International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research_______________________________ ISSN 2277-3630 IJSSIR, Vol. 4 (4), APRIL (2015), pp. 135-146 Online available at indianresearchjournals.com FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF TATA STEEL AND JSW STEEL LTD-A COMPARATIVE STUDY MRS. MADHURA BHAGWAT*; MR.ABDULZAHRA SALMAN ALRAWAZQEE** *ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY, GANESHKHIND, PUNE MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. **M.COM. STUDENT, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT , SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY, PUNE. ABSTRACT Financial Performance Analysis refers to the process of determining financial strength and weaknesses of the firm by establishing strategic relationship between the items of the balance sheet , profit and loss account and other operative data. In the research paper, the researcher has compared the financial performance of Tata Steel and JSW Steel Ltd during the period 2009-10 to 2013-14. KEY WORDS- Financial Performance Analysis, Ratio analysis, steel industry. REFERENCES 1. ‘Financial Reporting & Analysis’, by Lawrence, Daniel & Johnson, Pearson Publications, 2008 2. ‘Interpreting and analyzing Financial Statements’by Karen & Mark Holtzman, Pearson Publications, 2012 3. Determinants of Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis, by Noel Capon, John Farley, Scott Hoeing 4.Financial Performance Analysis -By Pawan Kumar Avadhanam , Ravi PrakashAchanta (Author), RajeshwarManthena , Lambert Publications, 2012 International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research_______________________________ ISSN 2277-3630 IJSSIR, Vol. 4 (4), APRIL (2015), pp. 135-146 Online available at indianresearchjournals.com WEBSITES 1. www. tatasteel.com 2. www.jsw.in 3. www.moneycontrol.com 4. www. steel.nic.in 5. www. steel.gov.in 6. www.accountingtools.com