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NMDC
Our verdict on NMDC isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The company exceeded its Q1 target of 5.60 LT by achieving 8.10 LT of fines dispatch for pellets in Q2 FY26, showing continued momentum in beneficiation activities. (2 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)
“And we are targeting 2.5 million to 3 million tons for FY '26 in pellet sales?”
While specific Q1 capex spending is not explicitly broken out as a single line item, the total investment value in subsidiaries and JVs remains stable at 1,302.68 Cr, and operational expenses have increased by 45% YoY to 1,644 Cr, indicating active project execution. (1 in progress, 2 met, 1 revised across 4 tracked commitments)
“So this year you're saying INR4,000 crores... Amitava Mukherjee: INR4,200 crores...”
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How durable is the business?
Revenue from operations grew by 11% for the full year FY25, reaching Rs. 23,668 Cr, driven by higher domestic realizations despite a slight dip in production volumes. (5 expanding across 1 engine)
“Iron ore Sales: 5,949 (2025-26 Q3); Revenue from Operations: 7,486; EBITDA & Margin (%): 2,504 (33%)”
NMDC is aggressively expanding its core iron ore capacity from 50 million tons to a target of 100 million tons over the next 4-5 years, with a specific FY26 target of 55.4 million tons. (1 expanding)
“this is the first year in the block of 4 to 5 years where we plan to take NMDC from 50 million tons approximately to about 100 million tons... we have set ourselves a very, very steep target of 55 million tons”
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Where does growth come from?
NMDC is aggressively moving into value-added products with a new 2 MTPA pellet plant expected by the end of FY25, and plans to expand this to 8 MTPA in the near-term. (3 accelerating, 2 new trend across 5 signals)
“Ore transferred for Pellets - Job work (LT) 9.80 (Q3 FY26) 2.04 (Q3 FY25) 380%”
Production is showing a strong recovery and acceleration in the most recent quarter (Q3 FY25) after a dip in Q2. The 132.91 LT produced in Q3 is a 60% increase over the previous quarter and a 9% increase over the same period last year. (5 accelerating across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“Production (LT) 146.84 CPLY: 132.91 LT (Previous best) 10% Best ever Q3”
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What could break the thesis?
The risk is INTENSIFYING. Operational expenses for the full year FY25 rose by 19%, significantly outpacing the 11% growth in revenue from operations. (5 intensifying, 1 high-severity)
“Operational Expenses 2,539 (vs) 1,582 Variance 60%”
The risk is EASING. While realizations fell in Q4 FY25 (Rs 5,007/T) compared to Q4 FY24 (Rs 5,125/T), the full-year FY25 realization of Rs 5,135/T is a 9% improvement over the FY24 average of Rs 4,732/T. (4 easing, 1 intensifying, 1 high-severity)
“Average Domestic Realization (Rs./T) 4,681 (vs) 5,361 Variance (13%)”
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