SAIL Q4 results preview: Net profit likely to nearly halve, margin may shrink by 270 bps

SAIL Q4 results 2023, SAIL Q4 results 2023 date, SAIL Q4 results 2023 expectations: Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is all set to report its financial results on May 25, Thursday for the quarter ended March 2023. Analysts expect the state-run steelmaker to report a weak quarterly performance with a steep fall in the EBITDA per tonne — a key measure of profitability for metal and alloy producers. According to Zee Business research, SAIL’s quarterly standalone net profit is estimated at Rs 1,244 crore — which translates to a fall of 48.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis. 

Its consolidated revenue is likely to drop 3.4 per cent to Rs 29,718 crore compared with the corresponding period a year ago, according to the research. The alloy maker is estimated to report Rs 3,355 crore in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ammortisation (EBITDA) for the three-month period, as against Rs 4,331 crore for the year-ago quarter. 

The Zee Business analysts peg Steel Authority of India’s margin — a key measure of profitability for a business — at 11.3 per cent as against 14 per cent a year ago. According to the research, the steel major’s EBITDA per tonne is estimated to contract 20.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 7,302 crore. 

SAIL share price: Past performance 

As of May 23, SAIL shares have grown nearly 11 per cent in value in the last one year, in line with a 14 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty index. 

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