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Monday, 27 July 09
COKING COAL, IRON-ORE LIKELY TO BENEFIT NON-INTEGRATED STEEL PRODUCERS
 Economictimes reported that, The second half of the financial year 2008-09 was one of the toughest periods for steel companies, especially the non-integrated players without access to captive sources of raw material. The double whammy of falling sales realisation and higher input costs pulled down operating profit margins significantly.
The non-integrated producers continued to pay higher raw material prices as a part of long-term contracts signed during the beginning of the year. However, as old contracts have come to an end and new ones are being signed, these companies are breathing a sigh of relief.
The new contracts have taken into consideration the current market realty. The prices of two key inputs –
–iron ore and coking coal – have come down more than 50% in the spot market. As per reports, steel firms have signed long-term contracts for coking coal at around $110-120 per tonne and iron ore at $65-70 per tonne.
The new contract prices mark a decline of around two-thirds and one-third from their yearago levels for coking coal and iron ore, respectively. Steel prices have also fallen sharply during the same period. Because of these developments, it is essential to understand the impact of the new prices on the profitability of major steel producers, especially the non-integrated ones, for the next few quarters.
Steel prices in a number of countries have been regulated in past year, and India is no exception. Current international steel prices are 50% lower than year-ago levels and in India the decline has been 25-35 %. Accordingly, depending on the company’s market (domestic and overseas) exposure, the impact on profitability of new long-term contract will vary.
Going by international prices, a company with an operating margin of around 25% last year is expected to see a contraction in margin by around 1,000-1 ,300 basis points compared to year-ago levels. It means the fall in steel product prices outweighs the drop in input costs. The only solace for such a company is the improvement in margin from the previous two quarters. Sequentially, there could be an improvement of more than 500-1 ,000 basis points in the operating margin to 10-15 %.
For instance, many international steel producers reported either losses or a 5-8 % operating margin during the Mar ’09 quarter. Such companies are definitely going to see better days ahead. In India, Tata Steel, which has significant operations in Europe, is going to be one of the key beneficiaries. The operating margin of Corus, however, is not expected to exceed 2%. The new pricing will have a bigger impact on domestic companies.
Domestic steel prices have not fallen much due to government intervention and relatively higher domestic demand. Also, coking coal, which accounted for around two-thirds of raw material cost last year, has witnessed a much sharper decline in prices compared to iron ore. And most of the coking coal consumed in India is imported and its pricing depends more on the international environment rather than the domestic market. Hence new coking coal contract prices will capture the poor international market conditions.
The benefit of new long-term contracts for domestic players would depend on factors such as the extent of dependence on external suppliers for raw materials, actual contract prices and the month from which the contract became effective, among others. Higher the dependence on external suppliers, more the benefit.
Of the top five listed steel companies, JSW Steel and Ispat Industries are likely to benefit the most. The average operating margin from the September quarter onwards is expected to expand by around 1,000-1,500 basis points compared to the Mar ’09 quarter. The June quarter, however, will see a partial impact, depending on when the new contracts came into force.
Other top players that are likely to benefit are Steel Authority of India (Sail) and Jindal Steel & Power. Both of them are self-sufficient in iron ore but depend on outside suppliers for coking coal. The positive impact on the operating margin of these companies on account of the new prices would not be more than 500 basis points though.
Source: Economic Times - India Times
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Wednesday, 19 August 09
STEAM COAL PRICES ARE SINKING - THE GERMAN COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
COALspot.com (German): Oversupply in the World Market. In 2Q 2009 the steam coal prices sank massive in comparison to the previous years quart ...
Wednesday, 19 August 09
MMTC SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL COAL TENDER
Most of NTPC’s coal-based projects don’t have sufficient stock of coal
State-owned trading firm MMTC Ltd has scrapped its controversi ...
Wednesday, 19 August 09
THE 3RD ASIA PACIFIC COAL TRADING & INVESTMENT OUTLOOK 2009 WILL BE HELD IN CHINA IN SEPTEMBER 2009
COALspot.com (China): Due to the inversion of domestic and overseas coal price in China, China coal import increased dramatically and continuously. ...
Wednesday, 19 August 09
COAL INDIA PLANS SUBSIDIARY IN MOZAMBIQUE
Business Standard reported that, Coal India Ltd (CIL), which was awarded two exploratory coal blocks in Mozambique in March this year, has decided t ...
Tuesday, 18 August 09
INDIA PLANS 'SIMPLER' MINING LAW TO BOOST INVESTMENT
Bloomberg reported that, India aims to cut permit delays and attract overseas capital through “simpler” resource investment laws to help ...
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