Sharp focus on free cash flows helped us deleverage quickly: Tata Steel CFO

In a Q&A, Koushik Chatterjee says Tata Steel will continue pruning debt after surpassing the $1 bn goal, while keeping an eye on profitable and value-added growth

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Tata Steel | Koushik Chatterjee

Ishita Ayan Dutt  |  Kolkata 

Tata Steel delivered one of its best financial performances ever in the third quarter of the current financial year, and surpassed its deleveraging target of $1 billion.

In an interview, Koushik Chatterjee, executive director and chief financial officer, Tata Steel, tells Ishita Ayan Dutt that the company will continue to focus on deleveraging but profitable and value-added growth will be equally important. Edited excerpts: How do you read the commodity cycle and what is your expectation in the near future? Globally, commodities have recovered very sharply from the lows of the ...

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First Published: Sun, February 14 2021. 18:45 IST
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