JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd News

Cement shares: UltraTech, Shree Cement, JK Lakshmi, Nuvoco gain up to 5%

Despite the two-day rally, in the past one month, cement companies stocks have underperformed the market by falling up to 17%, as against 8% fall in the BSE Sensex.

Updated On : 25 Mar 2026 | 12:20 PM IST

UltraTech, Ramco, JK, India Cements crack up to 7%; what's worrying them?

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.

Updated On : 09 Mar 2026 | 1:36 PM IST

JK Lakshmi Cement sees pre-tax earnings improve from Q4 on higher sales

JK Lakshmi Cement expects its pre-tax earnings or EBITDA to improve in the fourth quarter and subsequent periods on the back of rising sales realisation and growing non-trade (B2B) volumes, its President & Director Arun Kumar Shukla said on Monday. Non-trade (Institutional) prices are firming up, demand remains strong, and costs are inching higher, which together will support better realisations compared to the December quarter. "So, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) will be better because institutional prices have gone up, demand is better, and cost is also going up. So, I think it is going to be better than Q3 realisation-wise," he said. Cement companies in their Q3 earnings have reported an impact on topline on account of softer cement prices due to GST reduction. When asked about the fourth quarter, Shukla said, "I see it (Q4/FY'26) good because volume and demand are good. Since cost has gone up, prices are also inching up. So, Q4 is going .

Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 4:35 PM IST

Cement majors post double-digit volume growth in Q3, eye price recovery

Leading cement makers reported strong double-digit year-on-year growth in sales volumes during the December 2025 quarter, even as their realisations came under pressure. The companies remain optimistic of further improvement in demand and prices in the coming months, aided by benign inflation, supportive tax rationalisation measures and healthy infrastructure-led growth. Industry leaders, including UltraTech, Ambuja Cements, Shree Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Lakshmi Cement and JSW Cement, saw higher capacity utilisation and expansion in volumes. However, overall profitability was impacted by rising input costs, provisions under new labour codes and elevated prices of pet coke and coal. Despite these challenges, toplines were supported by premiumisation, improved product mix and higher non-trade sales. Apart from grey cement, companies also reported robust growth in their Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) business, which registered high double-digit expansion. Leading cement maker UltraTech .