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JSW Steel Ltd

NSE: JSWSTEEL BSE: 500228

1236.20

(-0.29)%

Sat, 07 Feb 2026, 09:43 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (8.4x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be thoroughly covered by earnings (15.9x coverage).
  • JSW Steel's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • JSW Steel's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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Pros

  • JSW Steel's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
  • JSW Steel's earnings growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
  • JSW Steel's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • JSW Steel's earnings are expected to increase by more than the low risk growth rate in 3 years time.
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Metals and Mining industry average.
  • An improvement in JSW Steel's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • JSW Steel's revenue growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for JSW Steel is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • JSW Steel's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • JSW Steel's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • JSW Steel is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • JSW Steel's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • JSW Steel's revenue is expected to grow by 11.4% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

health

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Pros

  • JSW Steel is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • JSW Steel is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (24.1%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (161.5% vs 147.1% today).
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Cons

  • JSW Steel's short term (1 year) commitments are greater than its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Debt is not covered by short term assets, assets are 0.7x debt.
  • JSW Steel's long term commitments exceed its cash and other short term assets.
  • Interest payments on debt are not well covered by earnings (EBIT is 1.8x annual interest expense, ideally 3x coverage).
  • JSW Steel's level of debt (147.1%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the JSW Steel board of directors is about average.
  • More shares have been bought than sold by JSW Steel individual insiders in the past 3 months.
  • The average tenure for the JSW Steel management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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Cons

  • Sajjan's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Sajjan's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • JSW Steel has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • JSW Steel has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
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    Cons

    • JSW Steel's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
    • JSW Steel used its assets less efficiently than the IN Metals and Mining industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • JSW Steel's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • JSW Steel has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
    • JSW Steel's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Metals and Mining industry average.

    value

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    Pros

    • JSW Steel is good value based on expected growth next year.
    • 500228 matched the Metals and Mining industry (-28.6%) over the past year.
    • BSE:500228 is up 9.2% outperforming the Metals and Mining industry which returned 7.5% over the past month.
    • BSE:500228 is up 9.2% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • JSW Steel's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • JSW Steel's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • JSW Steel is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Metals and Mining industry average.
    • JSW Steel is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Metals and Mining industry average.
    • JSW Steel is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • 500228 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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