Cement prices which started improving from the month of April'20 sustained during the second quarter under review with only marginal aberrations in some of the southern states
Gurunath holds chairmanships/directorships in Coromandel Travels Ltd, Coromandel Electric Company Ltd., ICL Shipping and India Cements Infrastructures Ltd
The Indian cement industry has started recovering from the impact of COVID-19 helped by pent-up demand and improved rural markets, India Cements Vice-Chairman & Managing Director N Srinivasan said. The company expects an uptick in demand on the back of government's push towards infrastructure projects such as construction of highways, rural infrastructure and irrigation projects, Srinivasan said while addressing the 74th Annual General Meeting of India Cements Ltd (ICL). "The industry has started recovering slowly from May 2020 given the pent-up demand and the improved rural demand," Srinivasan said while addressing the shareholders virtually. During the first quarter of FY2021, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments re-started their infrastructure projects and housing for poor schemes. "With further relaxation of lockdown measures, there are expectations of increased public spending on rural infrastructure, irrigation, road building and other projects. This along with pick up ..
Firm says given the current pandemic situation and the plight of the construction industry, the firm's performance can be considered as good
Company shut down operations late March, when govt announced the first nationwide restrictions to contain the coronavirus
The Chennai-headquartered company commenced operations in April following the partial lifting of the nationwide Covid-19 enforced lockdown.
Firm had earned a profit before tax of Rs 62.17 crore a year ago
All that happened in the markets today
Shares of India Cements on Wednesday were trading at Rs 128.00 on BSE, down 2.81 per cent from the previous close
The SGX Nifty, though, is trading with a slight cut and is indicating an open around 10,470 levels for the Nifty today
Damani, the owner of Avenue Supermarts, has informally reached out to the cement manufacturer's controlling shareholder
As per shareholding pattern data for the March quarter, Radhakishan Damani along with Gopikishan Damani holds around 20 per cent stake in the company
Damani, the owner of Avenue Supermarts Ltd., has informally reached out to the cement manufacturer's controlling shareholder, N. Srinivasan, to explore a takeover, the report said
On May 14, 2020, India Cements announced that Radhakishan S Damani, promoter of D-Mart supermarkets' chain, along with Gopikishan S Damani, has increased the stake in the company to 19.89 per cent
Radhakishan S Damani, promoter of D-Mart, along with Gopikishan S Damani, has increased the stake in the company to 19.89 per cent at the end of March quarter
Analysts say acquirer may have found the firm attractive at the valuation at which it was available at
Of 30 constituents, 20 declined and 10 advanced. Mahindra & Mahindra ended as the top loser on the index while telecom major Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer
Gopikishan Damani and Radhakishan Damani's combined stake in India Cements increased to 19.89% in March 2020 quarter from 4.73% in the previous quarter
So far in the calendar year 2020, shares of The India Cements have outperformed the market by surging over 34 per cent
Share prices of India Cements saw a one-month peak at Rs 104.6 per share on February 26