Cash conversion trending down
Cash conversion (CFO ÷ profit) has averaged 2.77× over the last 3 profit-making years versus 3.44× before that.
Importance 64 / 95 · cash quality
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Cash conversion (CFO ÷ profit) has averaged 2.77× over the last 3 profit-making years versus 3.44× before that.
Importance 64 / 95 · cash quality
ROE of 27.3% is well above the iron and steel median of 9.0%.
Importance 63 / 95 · profitability
Profit has swung sharply over 4 years (from ₹3,491 to ₹25,508) — one year is a weak guide to the earnings power.
Importance 61 / 95 · growth
Over 4 years the stock returned 16.4% a year while profit compounded at 5.1% a year.
Importance 55 / 95 · business vs stock
Classified by the exchange under Commodities › Metals & Mining › Ferrous Metals › Iron & Steel.
Peer set used on this page: 4 iron & steel.
Profit has swung sharply over 4 years (from ₹3,491 to ₹25,508) — one year is a weak guide to the earnings power.
Rule EARNINGS_VOLATILE
Reported net profit grew 630.7% (FY2025 → FY2026), but pre-tax profit was ₹29,725 — a large exceptional item this year accounts for most of the gain, so the underlying trend is softer than the headline.
Revenue has compounded at 6.1% a year over 4 years (₹1,46,371 → ₹1,85,470) — steady rather than rapid.
Quarterly results, the trailing-twelve-months snapshot, and verified corporate actions — kept separate from each other and from the annual story above. Every figure traces to a filed number; nothing here is external news or commentary.
Q1 FY27 net profit was ₹4,696 cr, up 112.6% from ₹2,209 cr a year earlier.
Rule QTR_PROFIT_GROWTH_YOY
Q1 FY27 net profit grew 112.6% while revenue grew 9.8% vs the same quarter last year — a gap of 102.8 percentage points.
Rule QTR_PROFIT_VS_REVENUE_GROWTH
Q1 FY27 EBIT was ₹7,970 cr, up 47.9% from ₹5,389 cr a year earlier.
Rule QTR_OPERATING_PERFORMANCE_CHANGE_YOY
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net profit | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY25 | 39,684 | — | 404 | — | 1.0% |
| Q3 FY25 | 41,378 | −1.3% | 719 | −70.7% | 1.7% |
| Q4 FY25 | 44,819 | −3.1% | 1,501 | +13.5% | 3.3% |
| Q1 FY26 | 43,147 | +0.5% | 2,209 | +154.8% | 5.1% |
| Q2 FY26 | 45,152 | +13.8% | 1,646 | +307.4% | 3.6% |
| Q3 FY26 | 45,991 | +11.1% | 2,410 | +235.2% | 5.2% |
| Q4 FY26 | 51,180 | +14.2% | 19,243 | +1182.0% | 37.6% |
| Q1 FY27 | 47,364 | +9.8% | 4,696 | +112.6% | 9.9% |
Trailing twelve months to 30 Jun 2026 · sum of the last 4 contiguous quarters
ROE of 27.3% is well above the iron and steel median of 9.0%.
Rule ROE_ABOVE_PEER_MEDIAN
ROE rose from 4.3% to 27.3%, but reported profit this year was lifted by a large exceptional item this year (pre-tax profit was ₹29,725) — the operating return moved less than this.
EBITDA margin improved from 14.0% to 16.8% of revenue.
EBITDA margin has ranged from 11.8% to 27.7% over 4 years and sits at 16.8% now.
Cash conversion (CFO ÷ profit) has averaged 2.77× over the last 3 profit-making years versus 3.44× before that.
Rule CASH_CONVERSION_DETERIORATING
Operating cash flow has matched or exceeded reported profit in 4 of the last 5 profit-making years (latest 0.99×).
Free cash flow has been positive in 4 of the last 5 years.
Operating profit covers interest only 2.36× (FY2026).
Debt-to-equity fell from 1.17× to 0.91× year on year.
Ranked against 4 iron & steel (FY2026, consolidated).
JSWSTEEL · 1st of 4 · set median 7.5%
JSWSTEEL · 2nd of 4 · set median 16.1%
JSWSTEEL · 1st of 4 · set median 9.0%
JSWSTEEL · 1st of 4 · set median 18.3×
Trades at 10.72× earnings — 42% below the iron and steel median of 18.33×.
Rule PE_BELOW_PEERS
On the trailing twelve months. Last full year: P/E 11.8× · P/S 1.6× · ROE 27.3%.
Over 4 years the stock returned 16.4% a year while profit compounded at 5.1% a year.
Rule STOCK_RAN_AHEAD
Price-action indicators as of 2026-10-01. Secondary to the fundamentals above — included for timing context, not as a signal.
Observations the engine tagged watch or deteriorating — prompts for your own research, not conclusions.
The full statements, kept deliberately secondary. Every figure traces to a BSE Integrated Filing (inline XBRL); ratios are recomputed from the normalised facts.
| Metric | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,18,820 | 1,31,687 | 1,35,180 | 1,27,702 | 1,32,847 |
| Total income | 1,20,749 | 1,33,259 | 1,36,884 | 1,29,567 | 1,34,577 |
| EBITDA | 33,797 | 16,943 | 23,684 | 20,246 | 21,921 |
| Profit before tax | 24,715 | 6,968 | 12,102 | 6,543 | 8,807 |
| Net profit | 16,702 | 4,937 | 8,041 | 5,837 | 6,522 |
| EPS (₹) | 69.5 | 20.6 | 33.2 | 23.9 | 26.7 |
| Net worth | 63,501 | 63,659 | 75,283 | 79,839 | 85,660 |
| Total debt | 50,435 | 55,171 | 58,823 | 65,495 | 66,999 |
| Operating cash flow | 23,335 | 20,444 | 5,449 | 16,891 | 15,143 |
| Free cash flow | 15,906 | 14,189 | 239 | 12,476 | 6,203 |
| Ratio | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | |||||
| Revenue growth YoY | — | 10.8 | 2.7 | -5.5 | 4.0 |
| Profit growth YoY | — | -70.4 | 62.9 | -27.4 | 11.7 |
| Profitability | |||||
| EBITDA margin % | 28.4 | 12.9 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 16.5 |
| Net margin % | 13.8 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Return on equity % | 26.3 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Return on capital % | 25.7 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
| Leverage & cash | |||||
| Debt to equity | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.78 |
| Cash flow ÷ profit | 1.40 | 4.14 | 0.68 | 2.89 | 2.32 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.04 |