Analysts say acquirer may have found the firm attractive at the valuation at which it was available at
Of 30 constituents, 20 declined and 10 advanced. Mahindra & Mahindra ended as the top loser on the index while telecom major Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer
Gopikishan Damani and Radhakishan Damani's combined stake in India Cements increased to 19.89% in March 2020 quarter from 4.73% in the previous quarter
So far in the calendar year 2020, shares of The India Cements have outperformed the market by surging over 34 per cent
Share prices of India Cements saw a one-month peak at Rs 104.6 per share on February 26
A quick study of BSE500 stocks show that as many as 9 stocks rallied 8 per cent or above between February 20 and March 2
According to NSE block deal list, Radhakishan Damani, Avenue Supermarts founder, and Gopikishan Damani together bought 11 mn shares in India Cements for Rs 111 cr
Among sectoral indices, Nifty Auto index slipped the most - over 2 per cent to 7,208 levels. Nifty Metal index dropped 1.63 per cent to 2,430
Over the past one year, shares of India Cements have underperformed the market.
First loss for the company in 19 quarters; total income, Editda also dip
Amid the gloomy GDP print; however, what is noteworthy is that the government spending rose sharply to 15.6 per cent during the quarter, as against 8.8 per cent in 1QFY20.
The performance was impacted by the fall in sales due to subdued demand in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
He expects increased spending on infrastructure projects by the Centre and acceleration in infrastructure projects and development schemes by the new government in Andhra Pradesh to spur the industry
The bright side is that manufacturers could also benefit as average prices in FY20 are likely to be better than FY19, while costs are likely to be lower
India Cements' EBIDTA increased by more than 50% when compared with the same quarter of the previous year
Capacity utilisation improved to 84 per cent in Q4 from 79 per cent in the same period previous year
Tough competition in the south takes toll on performance of units in the region; higher fuel prices, depreciating rupee add stress to bottomlines.
The stock slipped 7% to Rs 90.65 on the BSE after the company reported net profit of Rs 14 million in September quarter against Rs 237 million in a year ago quarter.
The India Cements Ltd is planning to set up a new cement manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh with a total investment of around Rs 10 billion, with the company expecting a better capacity utilisation from next fiscal year. The company is expecting the prices in South India also to pick up from the fourth quarter of the year, improving its performance from there on.The company has recently announced acquisition of entier share holding of Springway Mining Pvt Ltd, in a phased manner at a total cost of Rs 1.82 billion with an objective to set up a cement plant in the State of Madhya Pradesh. N Srinivasan, vice chairman and managing director of the company said, "Our objective to set up a cement plant. The investment will be around Rs 9-10 billion, we will fund it mostly internally". The company may also look at further expansion plans going forward, he added.With the new plant, the total manufacturing capacity for the Indian Cements will go up from the current 15.5 million tonne per .
Springway Mining is involved mainly in mining and quarrying business while India Cements is a leading cement manufacturer in the country