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JK Lakshmi Cement
JK Lakshmi Cement on Tuesday reported 19.2 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 193.17 crore for March quarter FY25, helped by volume growth and cost efficiencies. The company had posted a profit of Rs 162.06 crore for the January-March period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd (JKLC), a flagship company of JK Organization. Revenue from operations was up 6.5 per cent year-on-year at Rs 1,897.62 crore in the March quarter. The profitability of the company improved sequentially on account of higher volume, better product & market mix and reduction in fuel cost, Chairperson & Managing Director Vinita Singhania said. Total expenses in the quarter were at Rs 1,667.44 crore, up 7.10 per cent year-on-year. Sales volume was down 10.3 per cent to 35.98 lakh tonne in the quarter. Total income, which includes other income, was also up 5.88 per cent to Rs 1,913.55 crore. However, in FY25, JKCL's net profit declined 38.1 per cent to Rs ...
JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd on Thursday reported a 59.7 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 60.46 crore for the December quarter on account of lower sales realisation. The company had posted a profit of Rs 150.15 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing from JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd (JKCL) -- a flagship company of JK Organization. Its revenue from operations was down 12 per cent to Rs 1,496.83 crore in the December quarter. It was at Rs 1,702.84 crore in the year-ago period. JK Lakshmi Cement Chairperson & Managing Director Vinita Singhania said, "The profitability of the company for the quarter has been impacted due to lower sales realisation in our primary markets." Its sales volume was down 4.54 per cent to 22.48 lakh tonnes in the December quarter. Total expenses of JKCL were at Rs 1,416.57 crore, down 5.9 per cent in the December quarter of FY25. JKCL's total income, including other income, was also down 12.42 per cent to Rs 1,505.87 crore. Over t
Leading bourses NSE and BSE have given consent to the merger of three subsidiaries into JK Lakshmi Cement. As per the scheme of amalgamation, three subsidiaries namely Udaipur Cement Works, Hansdeep Industries and Trading, and Hidrive Developers and Industries are getting merged into JK Lakshmi Cement. "We would like to inform you that BSE and NSE vide their letters dated 1st January 2025, have issued their Observation Letters as required under Regulation 37 of the Listing Regulations with No adverse observation'/ No objection', to the proposed scheme," JK Lakshmi Cement said in a BSE filing. On July 31, 2024, the board of JK Lakshmi Cement had approved the amalgamation scheme, which will simplify the group structure and make it more commercially meaningful to have one combined entity focused in the business of cement and cement products. For Udaipur Cement Works Ltd (UCWL), its shareholders will receive four shares of JK Lakshmi Cement for every 100 shares they hold in the ...
JK Lakshmi Cement has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 19.24 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024 on account of drop in sales realisation. The company had posted a profit of Rs 95.87 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd (JKCL), a flagship company of JK Organization. Its revenue from operations was down 2.16 per cent at Rs 1,234.29 crore in the September quarter. It was at Rs 1,574.53 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses of JKCL were at Rs 1,263.01 crore, down 1.27 per cent in the September quarter of FY25. JKCL's total income, which includes other income, was also down 2.17 per cent to Rs 1,242.67 crore. During the quarter, JKCL's sales volume declined 1.40 per cent to 18.66 lakh tonnes. "The profitability of the company for the quarter has been impacted due to a sharp drop in sales realisation in our primary markets," Chairperson & Managing Director Vinita Singhania said. The ..