India Cements Ltd on Monday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 113.26 crore for the second quarter ended September 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 29.75 crore during the July-September quarter of the previous fiscal, India Cements said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 7.46 per cent to Rs 1,327.06 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal. The same stood at Rs 1,234.85 crore a year ago. The company's total expenses were at Rs 1,528.01 crore, up 27.16 per cent in the September quarter of FY23, as against Rs 1,201.61 crore a year ago. Shares of India Cements were trading at Rs 248.50 on BSE, up 1.02 per cent from the previous close.
ICL's challenges come at a time when the cement industry in India is under pressure owing to a sharp rise in raw material prices leading to a lower capacity utilisation of around 64%
The combined cement capacity of these units will be 5 million tonnes per annum
India Cements has sold its Madhya Pradesh limestone mine, and land to Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Cement for Rs 477 crore
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.
The Centre and southern states were expected to retain their thrust in giving a push to housing and infrastructure projects leading to cement demand to remain on track, The India Cements Ltd Vice-Chairman and Managing Director N Srinivasan said on Thursday. Increased house building and construction activity in metros, semi-urban and urban centres would boost cement demand although cost pressure is expected to remain with higher cost of fuel, power tariff, he said. "As in the last two years, the good rainfall reported this year from South -West monsoon season augurs well for improved prospects of rural economy," he told the shareholders at the 76th annual general body meeting held through virtual mode. During 2021-22, he said a revival was witnessed in the construction sector which led to the cement demand picking up and it sustained due to increased infrastructure spending by the Centre and States. The industry suffered from steep increase in the cost of production due to ...
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
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The company's revenue from operations too saw a marginal dip of 2 per cent during the quarter to Rs 1,160 crore
The company had registered standalone profits at Rs 62.02 crore during the corresponding quarter in the previous year
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Analysts expect margins of cement companies to bottom out in Q3FY22, with likely recovery in demand and prices.