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Dull demand to weigh on JSW Steel, improving cash flows a challenge in FY21

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MUMBAI: JSW Steel Ltd’s Q4 figures were weak as demand remained subdued, and the 15 million tonne (mt) sales outlook for FY21, unchanged from last year, looks optimistic. “Sales volume guidance of 15 mt for FY21 might be a tall order now, which was otherwise an easily achievable target, due to a possibility of the second wave of covid-19.

Low margin exports will help volumes," said analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services in a note to clients. The management has said that it expects to export a higher quantity of steel in FY21, but even this could be a challenge given the global pandemic.

Further, the commissioning of its Dolvi plant has been postponed and could see some cost uptick in the near term. JSW Steel, however, continues to

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