Profits at NSE Nifty 50 Index members fell about 15% last quarter from the same period last year, the worst drop since at least 2014, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.
Corporate results would get a lot worse in the coming quarters
UltraTech and Shree Cement now together account for a fifth of the combined m-cap of Asia's leading listed cement makers, against their 6 per cent share in industry's revenues
Declining costs, recent uptick in cement prices, improving utilisation levels and turnaround of acquisitions should drive future performance
While UltraTech and Shree Cement have risen 13-16 per cent since their December lows, ACC and Ambuja Cements have lagged, with gains of 6-9 per cent
Post consolidation of Century and Binani Cement assets, new acquisitions at stretched valuations may not bode well, say analysts
UltraTech Cement had a revenue of Rs 35,703.50 crore in 2018-19 financial year
The last part of the series on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code takes a look at how Ultratech's acquisition of Binani helped it become North India's biggest cement firm by capacity
Its argument is based on the grounds that the use of the word 'Ultra' is neither a copyright violation, nor does UltraTech have exclusive rights over the word under dispute
Weak demand and monsoon impacted volumes, while net profit missed estimates due to higher expenses
Better realisations though helped post strong profitability and helped company beat analysts' expectations
Birla, 52, had received an annual salary of Rs 19.13 crore in FY 2017-18
The debt reduction focus will continue into FY21, said Atul Daga, chief financial officer for UltraTech
Ultratech's acquisition spree has also led to an increase in debt for the company
UltraTech is extremely well positioned to turnaround BCL's operations
It plans to achieve a breakeven at the profit before tax level for these acquired assets in the April-June 2019 quarter
UltraTech Cement recently upped its offer to Rs 79.6 billion after a second round of revision, outbidding Dalmia Bharat's offer by Rs 11 billion
Increasing capacities will help gain market share, improve geographical presence and drive volumes
The mined limestone will be used for the manufacturing of cement in the existing line
UltraTech will pay Rs 16,189 crore to buy Jaypee Group's cement operations that have a total capacity of 17.2 MTPA