India covid-19 pandemic India

Muted demand to weigh on JSW Steel in coming quarters

Reading now: 377
www.livemint.com

JSW Steel Ltd’s Q4 figures were weak as demand remained subdued, and the outlook may not be much better. The company maintained a flat sales outlook for FY21, but overall demand is likely to remain lacklustre in FY21.

While steel production dipped 5% year-on-year in Q4, sales tumbled 14% to 3.70 million tonnes. Domestic steel demand grew a tad due to a quarter-on-quarter increase in buying from the automotive industry.

While the management has maintained steel sale guidance of 15 million tons for FY21, analysts point out that growth has downside risks to it. “Sales volume guidance of 15mt 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.

Read more on livemint.com
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA