The company's consolidated net profit more than doubled at Rs 1,234 crore in Q2FY21, against Rs 579 crore in Q2FY20.
The stock of the cement major was trading higher for the third straight day, ralling 7 per cent during the period and was trading at its highest level since March 6, 2020
Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services remain positive on the cement sector and expects industry volume to start improving from the January-March quarter (Q4FY21)
We can witness short-covering move along with addition of fresh position only if Nifty breaches level of 11,350. Therefore, traders should try to create long position, keeping close eye on 11,200
Birla informed shareholders that cement demand for most of FY2020 was sluggish, with improvement expected December onwards
NIfty has been forming higher tops and higher bottoms on the daily charts. Nifty is placed above 20,50,100 and 200 days moving averages, indicating bullish trend on all time frames
Leading cement maker UltraTech Cement expects a "subdued performance" in the wake of weak real estate and overall slowdown in the economy coupled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Better-than-expected realisations and lower costs led to improvement in per-tonne profitability
The cement manufacturer said it achieved 60 per cent capacity utilisation in first 68 operating days since the national lockdown
Consolidated Ebitda margins improved to 31 per cent in Q1FY21 from 27 per cent in the corresponding quarter of previous year
Virus-led disruption, availability of labour major concerns
Firm realisation and lower costs bode well for profitability
Damani, the owner of Avenue Supermarts, has informally reached out to the cement manufacturer's controlling shareholder
Most firms not indicating financial impact
In a regulatory filing, the Aditya Birla Group firm said the capital and financial resources of the company remain entirely protected
Strong cost controls, lower diesel, petcoke and coal prices helped
Manufacturers in India and China were anticipating growth on the back of an infrastructure splurge. The pandemic has forced them to cut back, and revival this year looks tough
Reliance Industries will be in focus today as its mega rights issue opens today and closes on June 3
As per weekly option data, handful of put writing on lower strikes ranging from 9,200 to 9,400 is seen which shows Nifty would witness firm support in sub 9,200 zone
The stock price has broken out from the symmetrical triangle on the daily chart