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Tata Sponge Q4FY18E Result Expectation@HighLight Investment

Our expectations for Q4FY18E:
  • Revenue - Rs219cr, up by 18.4% yoy, due to ~10% yoy rise in sponge iron prices
  • EBITDA - Rs58cr, up by 126% yoy
  • EBITDA Margin - 26.6%, a rise of 412bps qoq supported by lower raw material prices
  • PAT - Rs47cr, up by 123% yoy
Q3FY18 performance highlights:
  • Revenue - Rs214cr, up by 36% yoy, due to ~16% yoy rise in realisations and 18% yoy increase in sponge iron sales volumes
  • EBITDA – Rs48cr
  • EBITDA Margin – 22.4%
  • PAT – Rs36cr

Remarks:

  • The stock would react positively over the medium term, though near term reaction may be subdued as the stock has already rallied about 11% over the past five sessions.
  • We see sponge iron prices and volumes remaining firm over the medium term, as domestic steel production is expected to grow at over 5% over the next few years.
  • However, as Tata Sponge is already operating at over 95% utilization, there is limited room for volume growth.
Tata Sponge Iron Ltd is currently trading at Rs1,132.70 up by Rs2.05 or 0.18% from its previous closing of Rs1,130.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs1,132 and has touched a high and low of Rs1,145 and Rs1,126 respectively. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs1,248 on 12-Apr-2018 and a 52 week low of Rs770 on 11-Aug-2017. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs1,248 and Rs1,006.15 respectively.

The stock is currently trading above its 50 DMA.





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