Cement Sector

Investors should remain upbeat on cement sector; price hike is a positive

Consider companies that can grow their market share and lower cost per tonne

Cement shares in focus; UltraTech, Dalmia Bharat hit 52-week highs

Most managements continue to be positive on the cement demand, led by the government's thrust on infrastructure projects, pick-up in urban real estate, and likely recovery in the rural segment.

Grasim, UltraTech: Cement stocks eye up to 10% upside on GST review

The overall sentiment towards the cement stocks has remained lacklustre amid a gradual decline in their share prices, and a reduction in GST could help to lift this sentiment.

Aided by subsidiary sale, India Cements record net profit of Rs 90.73 crore

The exceptional income item of Rs 294.28 crore is the profit on sale of investments made in Springway Mining Private Ltd

IRM India Affiliate, Ultratech to bolster risk-readiness in cement sector

The two will be organising webinars, roundtables, industry meetings, and thought leadership articles towards knowledge building for the sector

Is the worst over for the cement sector?

The cement industry has been one of the worst impacted this year with monumental declines in profits. But, as price hikes make a comeback, will the industry see a turnaround?

Acquisition of JP's cement capacity a good long-term move by Dalmia

After acquisition, Dalmia's capacity mix will include 52 per cent in the east, 26 per cent in the south, 16 per cent in the central region and 6 per cent in the west

Jaypee Power board meet on Monday over divestment of cement grinding unit

Jaypee group firm Jaypee Power Ventures will hold a board meeting on Monday to consider a proposal to divest its Nigrie cement grinding plant in Madhya Pradesh. In a regulatory filing, Jaypee Power Ventures informed that a board meeting has been convened on Monday to "apprise the board of the recommendations of the Audit Committee to consider the proposal of divestment of Jaypee Nigrie cement Grinding unit." Separately, Jaypee Group flagship firm Jaiprakash Associates informed that a board meeting has been convened on Monday to apprise the board of the recommendations of the audit committee and the progress on the various divestment initiatives. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) presently has an aggregate capacity of around 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd has around 4 MTPA. In October, Jaiprakash Associates and Jaiprakash Power Ventures had announced plans to divest their cement business as well as some non-core assets to reduce debt. Sources h

There's upside potential in Cement sector as prices rise across regions

Analysts expect H2 to be better and infra spending to be hiked in the Budget; benign energy prices and demand improvement are other triggers

JK Lakshmi Cement hits record high, stock soars 28% in November

The stock was trading higher for the third straight day and has gained 6 per cent during this period.

Price hikes may not stall cement companies' profit dip: CareEdge

Operating profit margins likely to contract by 320-380 basis points to 16.3-16.8 per cent in FY23, says CareEdge Ratings, as input cost pressures remain

Ultratech drops out of race to buy Jaiprakash Associates' cement assets

Lack of agreement over valuation spurs decision; deal would have provided relief to Indian lenders, which have an exposure of Rs 28,753 crore to Jaiprakash

India Cements looks to fortify base but future growth remains a question

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%

Similar P/E for cement & IT 'extraordinary': Kotak Institutional Equities

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

UltraTech to ramp up domestic cement capacity by a third by FY26

Cement major on track to reach 131.25 mtpa by Q4

ACC logs surprise net loss of Rs 87.35 crore on high fuel, power costs

Net sales up 7%; royalty agreement with Holcim terminated on Sept 16; paid Rs 264 cr as royalty and technical fees in CY21

Dalmia, Sagar Cements in race to buy debt-ridden Andhra Cements

Jaypee-owned firm undergoing bankruptcy process

ACC reports net loss of Rs 87 cr for Sept qtr, revenue rises 6%

According to ACC, its EBITDA in the quarter 'stood at Rs 16 crore largely due to steep rise in fuel cost' as against Rs 712 crore earlier

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Sale of cement units to Adani group a relief for Jaiprakash lenders

Lenders said they are still awaiting the resolution of a debt worth Rs 21,658 crore with Jaypee Infratech -- the real estate arm of the group