Archive · 20 Jul 2026
JSW Steel Gains 2% on Strong Q1 Earnings
JSW Steel, a big company that makes steel, just reported its earnings for the first three months of the financial year 2027.
They made a lot more money than they did last year, which made their stock price go up by more than 2%.
The company also said they will sell some of their shares in another company called JSW One Platforms Ltd.
Different experts have different opinions about how well the company will do in the future.
Some think it will do really well because they expect the company to make a lot more money in the next few years.
Others think the company might face some problems because of higher costs and slower growth.
Overall, the company seems to be doing well, but there are some things to watch out for.
JSW Steel's Q1 FY27 net profit more than doubled to ₹4,696 crore.
Stock price gained over 2%, reaching an intraday high of ₹1,265.40.
Company approved participation in JOPL IPO, selling equity shares worth ₹811 crore.
Analysts have mixed views: Jefferies and Motilal Oswal are bullish, while Elara Capital is bearish.
Consolidated debt reduced to ₹462 billion, improving net debt-to-EBITDA ratio to 1.46x.
- Who
- JSW Steel Ltd
- What
- Reported strong Q1 earnings and participation in JOPL IPO
- When
- June quarter of FY27
- Where
- India
- Why
- Driven by better realisation and fall in finance cost
Bullish Analysts
Bearish Analysts
Stock Performance
Bullish Analysts
JSW Steel's stock is expected to perform well due to strong earnings and growth prospects.
Bearish Analysts
Stock performance may be limited by cost pressures and moderating volume growth.
Earnings Growth
Bullish Analysts
Earnings are expected to treble over FY26-29, supported by favorable domestic pricing and volume growth.
Bearish Analysts
Earnings growth may be constrained by higher coking coal costs and moderating volume growth.
Debt and Financial Health
Bullish Analysts
Improving debt metrics and financial health support a positive outlook.
Bearish Analysts
Continued cost pressures may impact financial health and debt metrics.
- Stock Price
- ₹1,260 (intraday high of ₹1,265.40)
- Previous Close
- ₹1,237.30
- Net Profit Q1 FY27
- ₹4,696 crore
- Net Profit Q1 FY26
- ₹2,209 crore
- IPO Participation
- JSW One Platforms Ltd (JOPL)
- Equity Shares Sale
- ₹811 crore
- Jefferies Target Price
- ₹1,650
- Motilal Oswal Target Price
- ₹1,470
- Emkay Global Target Price
- ₹1,400
- Elara Capital Target Price
- ₹1,259
- Consolidated Debt
- ₹462 billion
- Net Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio
- 1.46x