Ultra Tech

Cement maker UltraTech, which expects around 7 per cent growth in FY26, has allocated up to Rs 10,000 crore as capex to bolster its capacity as well as energy and efficiency initiatives, according to the company's latest annual report. The Aditya Birla group firm recently acquired South-based India Cements and the cement business of Kesoram Industries, and added 26.3 MTPA of grey cement capacity to its portfolio. It has planned an organic capacity addition of 28.8 MTPA by FY27. UltraTech, which crossed the Rs 75,000 crore revenue mark in FY25 and is now very close to 200 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) capacity, anticipate a reduction in "net debt to EBITDA ratio", helped by a higher volume growth and improving margins. "Although our net debt to EBITDA (pre-tax profit) ratio rose to 1.33x in March 2025, we anticipate higher volume growth and an improving EBITDA profile to reduce this rapidly," its Managing Director K C Jhanwar said while addressing the shareholders. Like other ceme

In Q4 FY25, pan-India cement prices stood at ₹362 per bag, down by 3 per cent year-on-year

India Cements Ltd, now a subsidiary of UltraTech, has announced the appointment of new leadership for the company, following the exit of its former promoters including N Srinivasan as Managing Director & CEO from the South-based cement maker. The board of India Cements Ltd (ICL) has approved the appointment of Suresh Vasant Patil as CEO and Krishnagopal Ladsaria as CFO, the company said in a regulatory filing. Both the appointments are with effect from Wednesday, it added. Patil, who joined the Aditya Birla conglomerate as a Management Trainee in 1988, has over 35 years of work experience. Currently, he heads the Ready-Mix Concrete, and Building Product Division at UltraTech. While Ladsaria, in his immediate previous role, was the Chief Financial Officer at Century Enka, a listed Aditya Birla conglomerate Company. Last week, the flagship firm of Aditya Birla group announced the completion of the acquisition of the promoters' 32.72 per cent stake in ICL. Following this, UltraTech'

Leading cement maker UltraTech has completed the acquisition of promoters a 32.72 per cent stake in India Cements Ltd, following which N Srinivasan and other promoters of the South-based cement maker have stepped down. The Aditya Birla Group firm has completed the acquisition of 10.13 crore equity shares of India Cements Ltd (ICL), representing 32.72 per cent of the equity share capital of the company. "This, together with the existing shareholding of 7.05 crore equity shares (22.77 per cent) of the equity share capital of ICL, has resulted in the Company's shareholding increasing to 17.19 crore equity shares representing 55.49 per cent of ICL's equity share capital," UltraTech had informed in a late-night regulatory filing on Tuesday. Consequently, ICL "has become a subsidiary of the Company" with effect from December 24, 2024, it added. On Wednesday, ICL informed that pursuant to the completion of the transaction and due to the consequent cessation of control by the existing ...

The Adani group has plans in the works to raise its production capacity to 140 MTPA by FY28, just a shade below market leader UltraTech's current capacity of 156.66 MTPA of grey cement

Revenue from operations climbed about 8% to Rs 16,740 crore for three months ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' average estimate of Rs 16,619 crore, as per LSEG data.

Operating performance in Q4 was in line with estimates

India Cements had indicated in its FY22 annual report that it had acquired 184.53 hectares of limestone-bearing land at Pawai Tehsil in Panna District of Madhya Pradesh.

Adani stake is worth Rs 1.01 trillion as of Tuesday

Birla said the new round of expansion by UltraTech will take its capacity to 159.25 mtpa, reinforcing its position as the third-largest cement company in the world, outside of China

The acquisition is expected to cost around $10 billion (Rs 76,000 crore), including the open offers for the shareholders of both Ambuja Cements and ACC

The shares have been acquired at a cost of USD 101.10 million, it said. This together with the existing shareholding, will result in UCMEIL holding 29.79 per cent of RAKWCT's equity share capital

Three top players, UltraTech, Ambuja and ACC post a robust performance in June quarter

Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement Ltd reported over two-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,700 crore in first quarter, helped by volume growth, increased operational efficiencies.

All-India average cement price, according to analysts' estimates, is likely to be up around 1 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and nearly 5 per cent YoY in Q4-FY21E

A total of 132 companies, including UltraTech Cement, Nestle India, and IDBI Bank, are scheduled to announce their results today

Leading business houses report pre-tax loss of Rs 19,342 crore in Q4

The lenders had expressed concern about the rising costs of proceedings, while approving UltraTech's offer