JK Cement

Among stock preferences, UltraTech Cement remains its top pick in the large-cap segment for Motilal Oswal, while it maintains a positive view on JK Cement and Dalmia Bharat in the mid-cap space

On-going escalation of the Iran-Israel-US conflict tends to spike global crude oil prices, which in turn drive up petcoke and diesel prices, affecting cement manufacturers margins, say analysts.

The Nifty Cement Index comprises stocks that are part of the Nifty Total Market Index and are classified under the 'Cement & Cement Products' basic industry

In its latest note, Choice Institutional Equities reaffirmed its 'Buy' rating on JK Cement, assigning a target price of ₹7,200, implying major upside from prevailing levels.

JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported an 8.56 per cent decline in consolidated profit to Rs 173.61 crore during the December quarter. It had posted a profit of Rs 189.87 crore in the year-ago period, JK Cement Ltd (JKCL) said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations was up 18.18 per cent at Rs 3,463.07 crore in the December quarter. It was at Rs 2,930.28 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. JKCL's total expenses were Rs 3,192.91 crore, up 18.42 per cent in the December quarter. JKCL's total income, including other income, was Rs 3,509 crore during the period under review, up 17.95 per cent. It has reported a 23 per cent volume sales growth on grey cement on a year-on-year basis to 5.36 million tonnes. Its EBIDTA per tonne was Rs 928 as against Rs 1,022 in the quarter. JKCL has a production capacity of 28.26 MTPA grey cement, 3.05 MTPA white cement and wall putty.

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JM Financial expects companies under its coverage to deliver robust growth of around 10 per cent Y-o-Y on a comparable basis in the third quarter

The brokerage has an 'Accumulate' rating on JK Cement for a target of ₹6,173 per share; 'Buy' rating on both JK Lakshmi and JSW Cement with a target of ₹891 and ₹143, respectively

Leading Indian companies like Tata Steel have joined hands with Swedish technology innovators to launch seven projects to drive decarbonisation in the domestic steel and cement sectors. As India advances towards its 2070 net-zero target, reducing emissions from these hard-to-abate sectors will be essential to support the country's infrastructure development, industrial growth, and long-term climate ambitions, a press statement has said. The projects include using hydrogen in rotary kilns for steelmaking, recycling steel slag to produce green cement, and deploying AI to support cement decarbonisation. Seven innovative projects have been selected to conduct pre-pilot feasibility studies in India under the Lead IT industry transition partnership, with funding from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Swedish Energy Agency, the statement said. Leading Indian and global companies, research institutes, and technology innovators are driving these seven ...

Low base, premium mix and new capacity supported gains

Choice Broking upgrades JK Lakshmi Cement to 'Buy' with a ₹7,200 target, citing strong expansion, earnings growth, and 25% upside potential

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JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported an increase of 17 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 159.25 crore for the September quarter. The company had posted a profit of Rs 136.15 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Cement Ltd (JKCL). Its revenue from operations was up 17.9 per cent at Rs 3,019.20 crore in the September quarter. It was at Rs 2,560.12 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. JKCL's total expenses were at Rs 2,827.36 crore, up 11 per cent in the September quarter. The total income of JKCL, which includes other income, was at Rs 3,070.08 crore, up 18.17 per cent in the September quarter. JKCL has a grey cement capacity of 26.26 MTPA.

Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Urban Company, Azad Engineering, Transcorp Internationals, Triveni Glass, Orient Cement, and Netweb Technologies are also to release their July-Sep earnings

While monsoons and consumption deferrals following the GST rationalisation impacted demand in Sep'25, prices largely held firm, signalling resilience in the sector, Nuvama analysts said

Elara Capital cautions that the near-term pricing environment remains weak, with operating leverage and higher costs likely to weigh on profitability in Q2FY26 and potentially spill over into Q3FY26.

JK Cement chart shows that stock has been trading above its 20-WMA post the breakout in March 2025; however given weak signals from key momentum oscillators the stock may crack up to 13% from here.

JK Cement share price today: On the bourses, JK Cement share price rose up to 1.21 per cent to an intraday high of ₹6,660 per share.

GST Council has approved a reduction in rates on cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, effective September 22, 2025

JM Financial Institutional Securities has picked UltraTech Cement and JK Cement as its top picks in the cement sector; here's why