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Consolidated revenue for Q1 was about INR 60,794 crores and consolidated EBITDA was INR 9,370 crores. Tata Steel said consolidated EBITDA improved by about INR 2,400 per tonne year over year and by about INR 1,490 per tonne quarter over quarter, and is tracking close to about INR 13,000 per tonne, roughly a 15% margin. India EBITDA increased 32% year over year to about INR 9,900 crores, with an EBITDA margin of about 27%; stand-alone India revenue was INR 36,897 crores and stand-alone EBITDA was INR 9,409 crores. The U.K. business reported EBITDA losses of minus GBP 27 million, improved from minus GBP 48 million in Q4; revenue was about GBP 484 million. Netherlands revenue was about EUR 1.4 billion and EBITDA was about EUR 4 million. On cash flow and balance sheet, capex was about INR 3,579 crores, net debt was about INR 84,000 crores, net debt to EBITDA was 2.3x, and group liquidity was about INR 45,950 crores including about INR 13,200 crores in cash and cash equivalents. For guidance, management said India Q2 realizations should be about INR 1,500 lower than Q1, U.K. realizations should be about GBP 70 to GBP 80 higher quarter over quarter, and Netherlands realizations should be about EUR 10 per tonne higher; they also expect Q2 volumes and EBITDA in Netherlands to improve versus Q1, and U.K. to move closer to breakeven in Q3/Q4 rather than necessarily Q2.

Management framed the quarter as resilient despite a difficult backdrop of West Asia disruptions, higher freight and energy costs, and pressure from Chinese steel exports. The CEO emphasized that Tata Steel’s business model is adapting, with India offsetting weakness elsewhere and the company pushing harder into downstream, branded, and approval-based businesses such as automotive, construction solutions, shipbuilding, data centers, oil and gas, and digital channels. He also highlighted the strategic importance of the NINL expansion, saying the company is deepening its presence in high-margin long products while keeping optionality across India and Europe.

The CFO focused on the quarter’s financial resilience despite about INR 1,200 crores of unplanned cost increases from the West Asia war. He cited consolidated EBITDA of INR 9,370 crores, India EBITDA of about INR 9,900 crores, a 26%-27% EBITDA margin in India, and U.K. losses narrowing to minus GBP 27 million, while noting that operating costs were pressured by lower volumes, coking coal, royalties, and logistics. He also pointed to a strong liquidity position of about INR 45,950 crores, net debt of about INR 84,000 crores, and net debt to EBITDA of 2.3x, saying the balance sheet can support the ongoing expansion program.

Analysts pressed on whether European prices can rise meaningfully given weak demand and high inventories, and management said price increases should come in phases, helped by CBAM, lower quotas, and contract renewals starting in November rather than via a sharp uptick. On the U.K., management reiterated that breakeven in the second half is still the goal, though they admitted the pace has been slower than hoped and said Q3/Q4 look more realistic than Q2. A major Q&A theme was Netherlands: management explained the direct sheet plant issue as a specific chrome-emissions problem tied to tunnel furnaces and said they have addressed the technical issue with new rollers, but broader regulatory uncertainty, prosecution risk, and the social license to operate mean they are reassessing the investment case before committing to further DRI/EAF spending there.