Project Report

Company:-TATA STEEL

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K PRATHYUSHA REDDY
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Tata Steel
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Tata Sons
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Areas Of Business
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Industry Overview
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Global Steel Industry
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Indian Steel Industry-An Overview
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Company Profile - Tata Steel
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Background
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Heritage
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The Founder
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Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-1904)
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Ratan Tata (1937)
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Mission Statement
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Global Points Of Presence Of Tata Steel
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 Strategic Business Units
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Tata Steel Vision And Mission Statement
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Vision
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Mission Statement
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Three Phases Of Tata Steel
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First Phase
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Second Phase
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Tata Steel’s Key Strategic Challenges
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Tata Steel’s Strategy
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Tata Steel Swot Analysis
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Strengths
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Weakness
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Opportunities
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Threats
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 Financial Analysis
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Return On Equity
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 Asset Turnover Ratio
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Current Ratio
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Net Profit Margin Ratio
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Debt Service Ratio
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World Steel Production
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 TATA STEEL

Backed by 100 glorious years of experience in steel making, Tata Steel is the world‘s 6th largest
steel company with an existing annual crude steel production capacity of 30 Million Tonnes Per
Annum (MTPA). Established in 1907, it is the first integrated steel plant in Asia and is now the
world`s second most geographically diversified steel producer and a Fortune 500 Company.

Tata Steel has a balanced global presence in over 50 developed European and fast growing Asian
markets, with manufacturing units in 26 countries.

TATA SONS

Tata Sons is the promoter of all key Tata companies and holds the bulk of shareholding in these
companies. The chairman of Tata Sons has traditionally been the chairman of the Tata group.

About 66 per cent of the equity capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts endowed by
members of the Tata family. The biggest of these trusts are the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir
Ratan Tata Trust, which were created by the families of the sons of Jamsetji Tata.

Areas of business
Tata Sons is the owner of the Tata name and the Tata trademark, which are registered in India
and several other countries. Various Tata companies in relation to their products and services use
these. The terms of use of the group mark and logo by Tata companies are governed by the
Brand Equity and Business Promotion Agreement, which is signed by Tata Sons and individual
group companies.
Apart from this, the company's activities are:
• To maintain shareholding in main operating companies
 To invest in operating companies to facilitate growth
 To promote the group's entry into new businesses
Tata Sons has two divisions:

 Tata Quality Management Services: Helps Tata companies achieve business excellence

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 through the Tata Business Excellence Model
 Tata Financial Services: In-house financial consultancy which carries out long- and short-
term financial planning for Tata companies

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Global Steel industry
The current global steel industry is in its best position in comparison to last decades. The price
has been rising continuously. The demand expectations for steel products are rapidly growing for
coming years. The shares of steel industries are also in a high pace. The steel industry is enjoying
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its 6 consecutive years of growth in supply and demand. And there is many more merger and
acquisitions which overall buoyed the industry and showed some good results.

The subprime crisis has lead to the recession in economy of different countries, which may lead
to have a negative effect on whole steel industry in coming years. However steel production and
consumption will be supported by continuous economic growth.

The countries like China, Japan, India and South Korea are in the top of the above in steel
production in Asian countries. China accounts for one third of total production i.e. 419m ton,
Japan accounts for 9% i.e. 118m ton, India accounts for 53m ton and South Korea is accounted
for 49m ton, which all totally becomes more than 50% of global production. Apart from this
USA, BRAZIL, UK accounts for the major chunk of the whole growth

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 Figure 2.1.Global Steel Production

The world steel industry outlook is promising with production seen rising to 1.5 billion tonnes in
2009, up from 1.4 billion tones, in 2008. The future outlook for the worldwide steel industry is
very good. Demand is also seen growing with apparent steel use expected to total 1.282 billion
tonnes this year, up 6.7 percent from 2007, according to data from the International Iron and
Steel Institute (IISI).

Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) were leading growth with an expected increase of 11.1
per cent for 2008 and 10.3 percent for 2009. China's apparent steel use is expected to grow by
over 10 percent in 2008 and by 10 percent in 2009. China accounted for 35 percent of the world
total this year.

In the European Union a total of 210 million tonnes of steel were produced in 2007, up 1.6
percent from the previous year. World steel production capacity is seen increasing by nearly 19
percent between 2007 and 2010. The steel industry has undergone a few structural changes in the
past 3-4 years. So, the outlook for the next few years is likely to be driven by the kind of
consolidation that has taken place in the past few years. The other factor that is likely to affect
outlook is the extent of demand emerging from BRIC countries.

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In addition to these two major factors, a cost-push is coming from raw material suppliers. Hence,
steel manufacturers have to contend with strong demand on one hand, and cost-push on the
other. The outlook for the domestic industry looks bright, since India has good iron ore deposits,
skilled manpower and growing demand for steel. There is an apprehension that if China slows
down, it may dump its surplus steel into India. An analysis of global data shows that even if an
economy slows down, steel consumption does not fall dramatically.

In the case of China, a slowdown can mean that the growth rate may fall from 19-20% to a lower
level. But that doesn‘t means growth will not take place. China produced around 470 million
tonnes (mt) of steel last year, out of which, 66 mt was exported and the rest was consumed
within the country. The measures undertaken by the Chinese government recently will reduce
exports significantly in the current year. There is also a change in the consumption pattern. For
instance, if construction activity slows down, the consumption of white goods will pick up and
demand for flat steel products will go up.

The new capacities coming up in China are on the flat products side and not on the long products
side. Overall, the impact on the supply side will be less. Similarly, the cost of production is very
high — it costs around $500 per ton to produce more than 100 mt of steel in China. Since the
cost of production is very high and exports are not allowed, many of these plants will be closed
down by ‘09-10.This will reduce the supply of steel.

There‘s a feeling that India doesn‘t have much iron ore,

considering the recent capacity expansion plans of
domestic and foreign steel companies in India.

There is a possibility that if we continue exporting iron

ore, we may run out of reserves. Currently, we export 90-
100 mt every year and this is steadily increasing. Ideally,
we should increase our steel production capacity — we are a net importer of steel — so that
rather than exporting iron ore, we can add value to it. India should also look at investing in
exploring new mines.

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 Indian Steel Industry-An Overview

India has traditionally been one of the major producers of steel in the world. Till the 1990s the
steel industry of India was regulated and controlled by government policies. After the economic
reforms of the early 1990s, the Indian steel industry has evolved significantly to conform to
global standards.

India has set a vision to be an economically developed nation by 2020. The steel industry is
expected to play a major role in India's economic development in the coming years. The steel
industry of India has a very high growth potential and is expected to register significant growth
in the coming decades. India is expected to emerge as a strong force in the global steel market in
coming years.

The two major aspects that are expected to play a significant role in the growth of the steel
industry in India are -
 Abundant availability of iron ore in the country

 The country as well established facilities for steel production. Steel production in India
has grown from 17 MT in 1990 to 36 MT in 2003. It is expected that by 2011, the steel
production in India will grow to 66 MT.
The major sectors where consumption of steel is expected to grow in the coming years are -
 Construction
 Housing
 Ground transportation
 Hi-tech engineering industries such as power generation, petrochemicals, fertilizers
The current scenario of the Indian steel industry indicates that there is huge growth potential in
this industry. The per capita-consumption of steel in India, according to latest available
estimates, is only 29 kg. This is much less compared to the global average of 140kg. The per
capita consumption level of developed nations like the United States of America is 400kg. In this
respect, one of the major initiatives that need to be taken is to focus on increasing the

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consumption of steel in the rural areas of India. The potential for the growth of consumption of
steel in the rural areas of India for purposes like rural housing, rural infrastructure, etc is high
which needs to be tapped efficiently.
In order to realize the growth potential in the steel industry of India, it is essential to ensure that
the industry can remain competitive. One of the major aspects in this regard is the availability of
inputs. Shortage of inputs like coke has led to increase in costs earlier. Moreover proper
infrastructure facilities like transport infrastructure, power etc are of prime importance in
maintaining the competitiveness of the industry.
Most developed countries have regulations that are aimed to protect the domestic steel industry.
The Indian steel industry has comparatively much lesser protection through regulations. Proper
regulatory measures should be adopted by the government to protect the domestic steel industry.
The performance of the Indian steel industry has been quite satisfactory over the last decade.
Aided by the cutting-edge technology, the steel industry in Asia has made advancements in all
areas of operation. There has been a substantial increase in demand for Indian steel products in
the global market in the recent times.
This has helped in the growth of Indian steel industry. The industry recorded the highest growth
rate in the period from 2004-2005, when the growth rate of the steel sector was 4%. The
increased consumption of the finished steel products in the domestic market acted as a positive
catalyst in the growth process of the Indian steel industry. The favorable market condition has
helped the companies operating in Indian steel industry to expand their operations and earn huge
profit.

Figure 2.4. Steel Production in India

India continually posts phenomenal growth records in steel production. In 1992, India produced
14.33 million tones of finished carbon steels and 1.59 million tones of pig iron. Furthermore,

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the steel production capacity of the country has increased rapidly since 1991 – in 2008, India
produced nearly 46.575 million tones of finished steels and 4.393 million tones of pig iron.

Both primary and secondary producers contributed their share to this phenomenal development,
while these increases have pushed up the demand for finished steel at a very stable rate.

In 1991, a substantial number of economic reforms were introduced by the Indian government.
These reforms boosted the development process of a number of industries – the steel industry in
India in particular – which has subsequently developed quite rapidly.

In 1992, the total consumption of finished steel was 14.84 million tones. In 2008, the total
amount of domestic steel consumption was 43.925 million tones. With the increased demand in
the national market, a huge part of the international market is also served by this industry. Today,
India is in seventh position among all the crude steel producing countries. The top companies of
the Indian steel sector mostly operate in four different forms like producers of pig iron, producers
of stainless steel, producers of finished steel products, and producers of semi-finished steel. The
companies functional in the steel industry of India are both public sector companies and private
sector companies.

Some of the leading companies in Indian steel industry are as follows:

 Bokaro Steel Plant: Steel manufacturer.
 Essar Steel: Producer of sponge iron, steel and iron ore pellets.
 Jindal Iron & Steel: Producer of galvanized steel products.
 Jindal Steel & Power: Manufacturer of mild steel slabs and sponge iron.
 Steel Authority of India: Manufacturer of steel and iron.
 Tata Steel: Producer and supplier of wire rods, bars, and steel flats.
 Vizag Steel: Producer of pig iron and steel.

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The rate of production of steel in India has been going up at a steady rate in the last few
years. In the recent times Orissa and Jharkhand have been identified as the potential steel
destinations of India - the ones that would provide the Indian steel industry with its necessary
raw material.

There are also a number of steel companies in India like Tata and Arcelor-Mittal that are either
coming up or have established themselves as prominent forces in the world steel scenario.

In the recent times a lot of foreign direct investment is being made in the Indian steel industry. In
fact the rate of investment has increased in the last few years and, to a certain extent, this
increase has been contributed to by the growth potential of the steel industry of India that is
thought of as being impressive in the international steel circle.
In the recent years a number of major steel corporations of the world have come flocking to India
to avail the benefits of the flourishing steel industry of India. The number of steel projects in
India has increased as well and this implies that the number of companies lining up to participate
in these projects would be increasing too.

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Company Profile - TATA STEEL

Background

Tata Steel, formerly known as TISCO and Tata Iron and Steel Company limited, is the world‘s
sixth largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 30 Million Tonnes Per Annum
(MTPA). It is the second largest private sector steel company in India in terms of domestic
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production. Ranked 315 on Fortune Global 500, it is based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
It is part of Tata Group of companies in private sector with consolidated revenues of
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Rs.1,32,110 crore and the net profit of over Rs.12,350 crore, during the year ended March 31 ,
2008. Its main plant is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, with its recent acquisition; the
company has become a multinational with operations in various countries.

The registered office of Tata Steel is in Mumbai. The company was also recognized as the
world‘s best steel producer by the World Steel Dynamics in 2005. The company is listed on
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE), and employs about 36000
people (as of 2007).

It was the vision of the founder; Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata., that on 27th February, 1908, the
first stake was driven into the soil of Sakchi. His vision helped Tata Steel overcome several
periods of adversity and strive to improve against all odds.

Tata Steel`s Jamshedpur (India) Works has a crude steel production capacity of 6.8 MTPA which
is slated to increase to 10 MTPA by 2010. The Company also has proposed three Greenfield
steel projects in the states of Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh in India with additional capacity
of 23 MTPA and a Greenfield project in Vietnam.

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Through investments in Corus, Millennium Steel (renamed Tata Steel Thailand) and NatSteel
Holdings, Singapore, Tata Steel has created a manufacturing and marketing network in Europe,
South East Asia and the pacific-rim countries. Corus, which manufactured over 20 MTPA of
steel in 2008, has operations in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway and
Belgium.

Tata Steel Thailand is the largest producer of long steel products in Thailand, with a
manufacturing capacity of 1.7 MTPA. Tata Steel has proposed a 0.5 MTPA mini blast furnace
project in Thailand. NatSteel Holdings produces about 2 MTPA of steel products across its
regional operations in seven countries.

Tata Steel has lined up a series of Greenfield projects in India and outside which includes:

a) 6 million tonne plant in Orissa (India).

b) 12 million tonne plant in Jharkhand (India).
c) 5 million tonne plant in Chhattisgarh (India).
d) 3 million tonne plant in Iran.
e) 5 million tonne capacity expansion at
Jamshedpur (India).
f) 4.5 million Plant in Vietnam (feasibility study
underway).

The iron ore mines and collieries in India give the Company a distinct advantage in raw
material sourcing. Tata Steel is also striving towards raw materials security through joint
ventures in Thailand, Australia, Mozambique, Ivory Coast (West Africa) and Oman. Tata
Steel has signed an agreement with Steel Authority of India Limited to establish a 50:50 joint
venture company for coal mining in India. Also, Tata Steel has bought 19.9% stake in New
Millennium Capital Corporation, Canada for iron ore mining.

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HERITAGE
THE FOUNDER

Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-1904)

At the age of 43, Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata read a report by a

German geologist, Ritter Von Schwartz on the, availability of iron
ore in Chanda district in the central Provinces, which gave him the
idea of giving India a steel plant. Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata
formed the Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited in 1907 at
Mumbai.

Ratan Tata (1937)

He is the present chairman of TATA STEEL. With his efficient leadership TATA is soaring new
heights.
Tata Steel is India's largest integrated private sector steel company.
Established in 1907, its steel plant at Jamshedpur produces four
million tonnes of hot and cold rolled flat and long products.
The company has backward integrated with owned iron ore mines
and collieries. With its competitive advantage in raw materials,
efficient operations and the benefits of a recently-completed $2.3
billion programme of modernization, Tata Steel is among the lowest
cost steel producers in the world.

Mission Statement: Consistent with the vision and the vision of the founder Jamshedji Tata,

Tata Steel strives to strengthen India‘s industrial base through the utilization of men material.
The means envisaged to achieve this are high technology and productivity, consistent with
modern management. Tata Steel recognizes that, while honesty and integrity is essential

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ingredient of a strong and stable enterprise, provides the main spark for economic
activity. Overall, the company seeks to scale heights of excellence in all that it does in an
atmosphere free from fear and one which encourages innovativeness and creativity.

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Global Points of Presence of TATA STEEL

Courtesy: www.tatasteel.com

Strategic Business Units

Apart from the main steel division, Tata Steel's operations are grouped under the following
strategic business units.

 Bearings Divisions: Manufactures ball bearings, double row self-aligning bearings, clutch
release bearings and tapped roller bearing for two wheelers, fans, water pumps, etc.

 Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division: Operates chrome mines and has unit for making
ferro chrome and ferro manganese. Its one of the largest players in the Rings and Agrico
Division global ferro chrome market.

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 1. Tata Agrico is the first organized manufacturer in
India of hand tools and implements for application in
agriculture.

2. Tata Growth Shop (TGS): Has designed, developed,

manufactured, erected and commissioned thousands
of tonnes of equipments ranging from overhead
cranes to high precision components, including a
rocket launch pad for the Indian Space and Research Organization.

 Wire Division: A pioneer in the manufacture of steel wires in India, it produces coated
and uncoated wires, branded as Tata Wiron. The division also operates a wholly owned
subsidiary
SriLanka.

Tubes Division: The biggest steel tube manufacturer with the largest market share in the country,
it aspires to strengthen its market presence by expanding and modernizing its commercial and
precision tube manufacturing capacity

TATA STEEL VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

Vision

―We aspire to be the global steel industry benchmark for Value Creation and Corporate
Citizenship
We make the difference through:

 Our people, by fostering team work, nurturing talent, enhancing leadership capability and
acting with pace, pride and passion.

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 Our offer, by becoming the supplier of choice, delivering premium products and
services, and creating value with our customers.

 Our innovative approach, by developing leading edge solutions in technology, processes

and products.

 Our conduct, by providing a safe working place, respecting the environment, caring for
our communities and demonstrating high ethical standards.

Mission statement

 Achieve sustainable, profitable growth in steel and related businesses.

 Create differential value for our customers through innovative offerings.
 Continuous improvement of business processes and technologies.
 Foster partnership with key stake holders.

 Enhance employees' competencies to create a high performing and innovative

organization. Be a responsible corporate citizen and enhance the quality of life of
employees and key community.

Three phases of Tata Steel

There are three phases in Tata Steel's history. Tata Steel is 97 years old, having being founded on
26 August 1907.

First phase
The first phase is the years up to 1991. Tata Steel was the first steel company; there were price
controls - an administered control of the economy. Tata Steel was not greatly innovative, not
greatly business-minded - Tata Steel was a good citizen of the country. There were no challenges
of business. Instead, there were challenges of starting a company in British India. Consultants
used to say that Tata Steel was a dead company. Technology-wise, Tata Steel was a dead
company by 1991.

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Second Phase
The ten years from 1991 to 2001 was about laying business foundations. Tata Steel threw out the
old furnaces and scrapped capacity. Tata Steel spent Rs. 10,000 crores doing all this. Tata Steel
re-engineered its business processes. Towards the end of 2001, Tata Steel became one of the
lowest-cost producers and one of the most modern companies in the world.

Third Phase
Very recently, in 2001, Tata Steel started thinking of growth and globalization. To start with,
Tata Steel concentrated on growth, and in the last 3-4 years, Tata Steel has been trying to
concentrate on globalization. That is the third phase.

Tata Steel’s Key Strategic Challenges

Tata Steel‗s strategic challenges include-

1. Raising production
2. Ensuring availability of raw material at lowest cost
3. Finding ways to grow in key strategic locations
4. Unlocking maximum value out of its value chain
5. Containing costs
6. Positioning itself as a solution provider in the global steel arena.

Tata Steel’s Strategy

Like any manufacturing industry, steel has its own value chain. For the sake of simplicity, let us
divide it into two - primary steel-making and finishing. Tata Steel's strategy is based on breaking
up this value chain and putting each part where it is the most cost-effective. So primary steel will
be produced in India, where there are large deposits of iron ore. But the other Asian markets like

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Thailand, Vietnam, Shanghai, etc., are now a key focus for Tata Steel and will be better
addressed by taking the semi-finished steel to these countries for finishing and then selling there.

For the last few years, Tata Steel has been doing some thinking on the central strategy of growth.
A long value chain is there in any business and each part of this value chain has a cost incidence.
Not all countries have iron ore and coal. Only five or six countries have these resources. Not all
countries have natural gas. Not all countries demonstrate the same extent of growth potential.
Demand in countries like the US, Japan and South Korea has flattened and growth will take
place only at 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent - for replenishment of consumption. Certain other
countries like China and India will show robust growth. So the customers are going to be in the
developing world. There is iron making, steel making, rolling, finishing, the customer and
demand - all these things are not at the same place. In China, there is no iron ore but there is steel
consumption. In South-east Asia, there is no iron ore but consumption is growing. Tata Steel
believes globalization is a method by which you put the right part of the value chain in its right
place in the world and link it up properly - finishing facilities in places where customers exist,
and primary manufacturing facilities in places where manufacturing is competitive.

TATA STEEL SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS

1. Tata Steel‘s Indian operations are self-sufficient in the case of its major raw material iron
ore through its captive mines.
2. Very advanced Research and Development wing which is carrying out researches and
experiments in the areas of raw materials, blast furnace productivity, steel making,
product development, process improvement etc.
3. Tata had a strong retail and distribution network in India and SE Asia. Tata was a major
supplier to the Indian auto industry and the demand for value added steel products was
growing in this market.

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 4. The Company is on its way to reach a crude steel capacity of 10 million tonnes
per annum by FY 2011. The first phase of reaching the crude steel capacity of 6.8 million
tonnes per annum, Brown field projects, is nearing completion
5. The Company has in place adequate internal control systems and procedures
commensurate with the size and nature of its business. The effectiveness of the internal
controls is continuously monitored by the Corporate Audit Division of the Company.
Corporate Audit‘s main objective is to provide to the Audit Committee and the Board of
Directors, an independent, objective and reasonable assurance of the adequacy and
effectiveness of the organisation‘s risk management, control and governance processes.
Corporate Audit also assesses opportunities for improvement in business processes,
systems & controls and may provide recommendations, designed to add-value to the
organisation. It also follows up on the implementation of corrective actions and
improvements in business processes after review by the Audit Committee and Senior
Management
6. Tata Steel has been on a path of accelerated growth with foray into several geographies
and markets through aggressive mergers and acquisitions.

7. Tata Steel now is in the process of implementing a structured approach in risk

management called Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The key objectives of the
Company through ERM are :

 To enshrine the process of ERM as a usual Business Process and integrate into all
decision making and planning processes.

 To ensure that all levels of Management identify and monitor risks through a properly
defined framework.

 To provide periodic information and updates to the Board and the Shareholders on the
significant risks and the ways of mitigating the same.

8. Tata Steel addresses the risk of cyclicality of the Steel industry by maintaining rich
product mix and higher value added products whose volatility is lower. Moreover, the

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 industry itself has been undergoing some structural changes with
Consolidations. These changes are expected to bring in greater stability to prices.
9. Corus acquisition brings Tata Steel 19 million tonne of capacity at once and at a cost,
which is roughly little more than half the cost of the Greenfield site.
10. It gives the steel major access to very matured and developed markets in Europe where it
can go downstream much more than in a developing country like India and even to some
extent China.
11. Tata Steel with its modernization plans has ensured that it deploys the best technologies
to ensure quality, cost-efficiency and environment-friendly processes. Through
acquisition of Corus and with new Greenfield ventures, Tata Steel has ensured that it has
diversified the concentration risk in single technology of Iron & Steel making.

WEAKNESS

1. Endemic Deficiencies
These are inherent in the quality and availability of some of the essential raw materials
available in India, ex., high ash content of indigenous coking coal adversely affects the
productive efficiency of iron-making and is generally imported. Advantages of high Fe
content in indigenous ore are often neutralized by high basicity index. Besides, certain
key ingredients of steel making, ex., nickel, Ferro-molybdenum are also unavailable
indigenously.
2. India is deficient in raw materials required by the steel industry. Iron ore deposits are
finite and there are problems in mining sufficient amounts of it. India's hard coal deposits
are of low quality and the prices of coking and non-coking coal are ever increasing
3. Raw materials for steel production are rapidly depleting and are non renewable, company
has to come up with sustainable methods in steel production.
4. Steel production in India is also hampered by power shortages.
5. Insufficient freight capacity and transport infrastructure impediments too hamper the
growth of Indian steel industry.
6. Low Labour Productivity

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 In India the advantages of cheap labour get offset by low labour productivity;
ex., at comparable capacities labour productivity of SAIL and TISCO are 75 t/manyear
and 100 t/manyear, for POSCO, Korea and NIPPON, Japan the values are 1345 t/man
year and 980 t/manyear.
7. High Cost of Basic Inputs and Services
High administered price of essential inputs like electricity puts Indian steel industry at a
disadvantage; about 45% of the input costs can be attributed to the administered costs of
coal, fuel and electricity, eg, cost of electricity is 3 cents in the USA as compared to 10
cents in India; and freight cost from Jamshedpur to Mumbai is $50/tonne compared to
only $34 from Rotterdam to Mumbai.

OPPORTUNITIES

1. The biggest opportunity before Indian steel sector is that there is enormous scope for
increasing consumption of steel in almost all sectors in India.
2. Unexplored Rural Market
The Indian rural sector remains fairly unexposed to their multi-faceted use of steel. The
rural market was identified as a potential area of significant steel consumption way back
in the year 1976 itself. However, forceful steps were not taken to penetrate this segment.
Enhancing applications in rural areas assumes a much greater significance now for
increasing per capital consumption of steel. The usage of steel in cost effective manner is
possible in the area of housing, fencing, structures and other possible applications where
steel can substitute other materials which not only could bring about advantages to users
but is also desirable for conservation of forest resources.
3. Excellent potential exist for enhancing steel consumption in other sectors such as
automobiles, packaging, engineering industries, irrigation and water supply in India. New
steel products developed to improve performance simplify manufacturing/installation and
reliability is needed to enhance steel consumption in these sectors

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 4. It is estimated that world steel consumption will double in next 25 years.
Quality improvement of Indian steel combined with its low cost advantages will
definitely help in substantial gain in export market.
5. The Tata Steel Group is leveraging the Group‘s collective Research and Development
experience in the Group‘s various geographies to further enhance the Group‘s
performance and also the integration process.
6. Corus acquisition brings in a tremendous technological advantage by access to best
practices in global steel industry.
7. Global M&A brought in following synergies
 Greater productivity leading to increased output and market size.
 Greater economies of scale leading to cost reduction through combined buying

 Cross fertilization of Research and Development capabilities and operational best

practices, leading to greater innovation and operational efficiencies.
8. Booming infrastructure has opened up high demand for steel worldwide

THREATS

1. In the developed world, industries have been facing rising environmental costs due to the
increased concerns on Global Warming. It is, therefore, a challenge and responsibility for
the Steel industry to be the trustee in conservation of nature for future generations
2. It is recognised that the steel and aluminium industries are significant contributors to

man-made greenhouse gas emissions as the manufacture of steel produces carbon dioxide
(CO2), and the manufacture of primary aluminium generates both CO2 and
perfluorocarbons (PFCs).
3. High raw material input cost and scarcity of non renewable raw materials are a threat to
the industry.( eg: Coal, limestone etc)
4. Threat of Substitutes
Plastics and composites pose a threat to Indian steel in one of its biggest markets
automotive manufacture. For the automobile industry, the other material at present with

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 the potential to upstage steel is aluminium. However, at present the high cost of
electricity for extraction and purification of aluminium in India weighs against viable use
of aluminium for the automobile industry. Steel has already been replaced in some large
volume applications large diameter water pipes (RCC pipes), small diameter pipes (PVC
pipes).

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Return on equity

Return on equity is been arrived at by dividing net profit with total share holder‘s fund. This ratio
tells that how much profit is been earned by each share of a company. If we look at the graph of
ROE we will find that the return for the year 1999, 2000, 2001 has been showing a steady
increase but in the year 2002 we see a small dip and this is because the expenditure has increased
by around 5%. Then in the year 2003 we see a big jump. This jump is because the revenue has
increased by around 30%. Then we can see that there is a sudden dip in the year 2006. This is
because there was a bumper profits in the year 2005 and that was used for purchasing gross
block which has resulted into increasing the reserves and in turn increasing the shareholders fund
hence the dip.

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Asset turnover ratio

Asset turnover ratio tells that how much is the profit earned on every 1 rupee spent on asset. It is
been arrived at by dividing the total profit with the total asset. If we take a closer look at the ratio
we will find that the ratio starts with .61. it shows a steady increase. It goes more than 1 then it
again dips back. This dip is happening because the company has purchased a lot of fixed assets
recently and the profits on the other hand has not increased proportionately. The ideal asset
turnover ratio is 1:1.

Current ratio

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This ratio is arrived at by dividing current assets with current liabilities. The ideal current ratio is
2:1. If we look at the current ratio graph closely we will find that in the year 1999 and 2000 the
ratio was more than 1 and it keeps on dipping and in the year 03 it goes below 1 which is
certainly not a sign of a sound company. This ratio of less 1 continues till 2006 and it improves
in the year 2007 and 2008. The improvement is substantial as it is around 4.75 in the year 2008.

Net profit margin ratio

This is one of the most important ratios as it tells us what percentage of the total revenue is net
profit. Generally we only look at the total revenue but it may be misleading as most of the
revenues may be absorbed by the expenditure. If we look at the ratio since 1999 we can see the
ratio is improving almost every year.

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Debt service ratio

Debt service ratio or interest coverage ratio is a ratio which tells us that how many times is my
total net profit of my total interest. The ratio has to be more than 1. In the case of TATA steel
they have always been more than 1 with an exception of the year 1999 and 2002. If we look at
the graph we‘ll find that in the year 2008 the ratio has dipped to around 5%. This has happened
because they have increased their debt by around 100% which has resulted into increase in the
total interest payment and hence the ratio has dipped.

World steel production

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Looking at the bar chart we can say that the global world production has been increasing every
year with an exception of 2008. The growth in the year 2006 and 2007 has happened because of
the Olympics 2008 been conducted by China. So the demand of steel increased a lot in these two
years. In the year 2008 the production remained almost at the same level because of the global
recession. Looking at the pie chart we can conclude that Asia contributes the most to the total
world production followed by the European Union.

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