On a sequential basis too, the company's profit tanked 94 per cent from Rs 865 crore earned in the April-June period
Ambuja Cements, now part of the Adani Group, on Friday reported a fall of 94.24 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 51.30 crore for the September quarter, mainly due to rising fuel prices and related inflationary impact. The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 890.67 crore in the year-ago quarter, Ambuja Cements said in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations rose 7.46 per cent to Rs 7,143.17 crore as compared to Rs 6,647.13 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. Total expenses were at Rs 7,179.90 crore, up 29.51 per cent from Rs 5,543.51 crore a year ago. The consolidated results of Ambuja Cements includes the financial performance of its step-down firm ACC Ltd, in which it owns around 51 per cent stake. On a standalone basis, Ambuja Cements reported a decline of 68.74 per cent in its net profit to Rs 137.89 crore as against Rs 441.23 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its standalone revenue from operations climbed 13.37 per cent to Rs 3,67
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Ambuja Cement, now a part of Adani Cement, has issued the warrants at a price band of Rs 418.87
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Ambuja Cements lost 7 per cent in the previous two sessions before rising on Friday
The Adani group holds 63.15 per cent in Ambuja Cements and 56.69 per cent in ACC (of which 50.05 per cent is held through Ambuja Cements)
Despite an overall weak market, shares of Adani Wilmar was up 2 per cent at Rs 785.90, as they bounced back 7 per cent from its intra-day low of Rs 735 per share on the BSE.
Despite of Wednesday's fall, most of the cement stocks have outperformed markets in the past one month, on consolidation hopes in the cement industry.
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Adani stake is worth Rs 1.01 trillion as of Tuesday
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Ambuja Cements, which has been acquired by the Adani family, has called for an extraordinary general meeting with its shareholders on October 8. In the EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting), Ambuja Cements will seek shareholders' approval for the appointment of Gautam Adani and others on the board and a Rs 20,000 cash infusion in the company through preferential allotment of warrants. Ambuja Cements has sought approval for allotment of preferential allotment of 47.74 crore warrants at a price band of Rs 418.87 to Harmonia Trade and Investment Ltd, a promoter group entity, totalling Rs 20,001 crore in one or more tranches. The warrant holder would pay a minimum amount of Rs 104.72, around 25 per cent of the issue price at the time of subscription, and a further payment of Rs 314.15 at the time of exercise of the rights to convert in equity shares. Ambuja Cements, which also owns 50.05 per cent in ACC Ltd, has called for an EGM of the shareholders "scheduled to be held on Saturday, ...
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The response was poor as the current market price is far above the open offer price, bankers said