Update shared on 18 Dec 2025
Analysts have slightly lifted their price target for Jindal Steel to ₹1,134.77, citing modest tweaks to the discount rate and valuation assumptions while keeping growth and margin forecasts broadly unchanged.
What's in the News
- Jindal Steel has successfully commissioned a 250 MT Basic Oxygen Furnace at its Angul integrated steel plant, adding 3 MTPA of crude steelmaking capacity and lifting Angul capacity from 6 MTPA to 9 MTPA, with a target of 12 MTPA within the current financial year (Business Expansions).
- The company has blown in the 5 MTPA Bhagavati Subhadrika Blast Furnace II at Angul, establishing the site as India’s largest single location steel facility and positioning it as the hub for future expansion projects, including a dedicated Paradeep port and new power and coke oven capacity (Business Expansions).
- The board has approved the appointment of Gautam Malhotra as Chief Executive Officer and Key Managerial Personnel effective October 28, 2025, following over 19 years of experience across operations, supply chain, sales, strategy, finance and M&A (Executive Changes, Board Meeting).
- Jindal Steel has formally appointed long serving finance executive Sunil Agrawal as interim Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel effective October 4, 2025, after he had been discharging CFO responsibilities since July 15, 2025 (Executive Changes, Board Meeting).
- A special shareholders meeting via postal ballot on November 22, 2025 will vote on amendments to the 2022 employee benefit scheme, changes to the memorandum of association, the appointment of independent director Parimal Rai and higher remuneration for two whole time directors (Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting).
Valuation Changes
- The consensus analyst price target and fair value estimate remain unchanged at approximately ₹1,134.77 per share.
- The discount rate has risen slightly from about 15.14 percent to 15.26 percent, reflecting a marginally higher perceived risk or required return.
- Revenue growth assumptions are effectively unchanged, holding steady near 21.88 percent.
- The net profit margin forecast remains broadly stable at around 15.54 percent.
- The future P/E multiple has increased slightly from about 12.94x to 12.98x, indicating a marginally higher valuation multiple on forward earnings.
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