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India Materials / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We anticipate margin contraction for steel companies within our coverage due to decreased steel price realizations (average HRC benchmark prices down 7% YoY and 5% QoQ in Q4FY24) and increased coking coal consumption costs (largely flat YoY but higher QoQ), despite a QoQ recovery in sales volumes driven by seasonally strong performance in Q4 (although volumes remain largely flat YoY).</li><li>We expect another good quarter for base metal stocks under our coverage.</li><li>Both Hindalco and NALCO are expected to report margin expansion YoY/QoQ on higher shipments, stable LME, and lower coal/power costs.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We anticipate margin contraction for steel companies within our coverage due to decreased steel price realizations (average HRC benchmark prices down 7% YoY and 5% QoQ in Q4FY24) and increased coking coal consumption costs (largely flat YoY but higher QoQ), despite a QoQ recovery in sales volumes driven by seasonally strong performance in Q4 (although volumes remain largely flat YoY).We expect another good quarter for base metal stocks under our coverage.Both Hindalco and NALCO are expected to report margin expansion YoY/QoQ on higher shipments, stable LME, and lower coal/power costs.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Metals - Q4FY24 Earnings Preview