Ambuja Cements

People holding leadership roles are now based out of Ahmedabad but their teams are working from Mumbai and the teams have to spend a substantial time travelling back and forth between the cities

Most Adani group stocks recovered some lost ground on Wednesday after a heavy sell-off a day earlier amid reports of the group's ability to service the debt levels.

The slide in the stocks resumed after a report by The Ken claimed that the Adani group has not completely repaid its loans taken against the promoters' shares

Issue stems from multiple disclosures made by the group; Promoter group entities are typically considered related parties

Adani Group said it has completed full prepayment of margin linked share backed financing aggregating to $2.15 billion, well before committed timeline of 31 March 2023

Adani on Thursday made a formal request to international lenders to sell 4 per cent to 5 per cent in Ambuja Cements, his cement business, the report said

Analyst recommends investors should wait for some constructive growth direction before venturing into the Group stocks.

The Darlaghat plant of Ambuja Cements has a capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum while that of ACC's Gagal produces 5.5 mtpa

An e-auction was conducted by the Odisha government for the Uskalvagu limestone block, situated in Malkangiri district, and spread over an area of 547 hectares, the company said

Ambuja Cements Ltd, a part of Adani Cement on Thursday said it has been declared as the 'preferred bidder' for the Uskalvagu limestone block in Odisha. An e-auction was conducted by the Odisha government for the block, situated in Malkangiri district, Ambuja Cements said in regulatory filings. The Adani Group firm has not disclosed the bid amount for the block but said it is spread over an area of 547 hectare with estimated limestone resource of about 141 million tonne. "The company shall get the statutory licences and permits related to mining operations to be declared a successful bidder' and subsequently enter into a Mine Development and Production Agreement (MDPA)' with Government of Odisha to commence the mining operation," it said. Preferred bidders are those who are selected by the vendor with the intention to sell the business or award a contract, subject to the completion of terms and conditions. Ambuja Cements with its subsidiary ACC Ltd has a capacity of 67.5 million to

Analysts remain cautious on mid-and-smallcap segments and suggest earnings need to catch up before the stocks start to recover

Ambuja Cements Q3 results: The revenue from operations of the company rose 10 per cent to Rs 4,128.5 crore from Rs 3,739.9 crore a year ago

Biocon, Gland Pharma, Mphasis and Bandhan Bank may move out, says note by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research

After the release, the total promoter holding pledged with lenders now stands at 2.16 per cent from 52.21 per cent earlier

The industry's combined quarterly earnings in Q2FY23 were the lowest since July-September 2013

With aggressive expansion strategy, and focus on cost efficiencies, analysts at ICICI Securities expect healthy revenue growth in CY21-23E despite high base

Analysts expect industry margin to bottom out in Q2, with peaking of cost, higher exit of cement prices, and pick-up in construction activity in coming quarters

ICL's challenges come at a time when the cement industry in India is under pressure owing to a sharp rise in raw material prices leading to a lower capacity utilisation of around 64%

Brokerage says IT services firms score over cement on key parameters such as return on average capital employed, free cash flow to Ebitda ratio, dividend, and buyback payouts vis-a-vis PAT

Small investors may look at gaining small stakes in the Adani group. However, bigger firms may soon launch joint ventures with the group in the coming days