Except Ambuja Cements, Ultratech Cement, Ramco Cements, and India Cements need to surpass crucial key levels to lead to a rally ahead
Analysts expect industry margin to bottom out in Q2, with peaking of cost, higher exit of cement prices, and pick-up in construction activity in coming quarters
Brokerage says IT services firms score over cement on key parameters such as return on average capital employed, free cash flow to Ebitda ratio, dividend, and buyback payouts vis-a-vis PAT
Net sales up 7%; royalty agreement with Holcim terminated on Sept 16; paid Rs 264 cr as royalty and technical fees in CY21
Lenders said they are still awaiting the resolution of a debt worth Rs 21,658 crore with Jaypee Infratech -- the real estate arm of the group
Cement consumption in the Eastern region (131 Kg) is although lower than the national average (195 Kg), the market is likely to witness positive change in near future.
The higher demand will mitigate the impact of lower profitability on absolute operating profits and cash accruals of cement makers, cushioning their credit profiles, Crisil Research said
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.
Analysts remain positive on Ambuja Cement's long-term market share gains, but caution against any possible dent in the company's profitability due to excess supply in the market
The company's new board approved an infusion of Rs 20,000 crore by way of preferential allotment of 477 million convertible warrants at a price of Rs 419 to Harmonia Trade and Investment
The domestic broking industry has seen a sharp decline in new account openings in the past two months
The geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have resulted in sharp increase in pet coke and coal prices, thereby, denting overall profitability of the business.
Analysts have downgraded the related sectors, and have cut earnings estimates for FY23 and FY24 factoring the near-term challenges
In current times of weak demand, high fuel costs and entry of a new player (Adani group), any significant capacity announcement may be viewed negatively by the market, according to analysts
Shares of cement companies like UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, The Ramco Cements and Shree Cement were down in the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent.
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The management remained cautious over profitability of cement companies in the near future as it does not anticipate any relief in cost pressure.
According to a Bloomberg report, Gautam Adani's conglomerate is in advanced talks to acquire Holcim Ltd.'s businesses in India.
Holcim Ltd., the world's biggest cement maker, is considering a potential sale of businesses in India including Ambuja Cements.