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Ramco Cements 1Q net profit falls 34%

03 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Indian cement producer The Ramco Cements saw its revenue from operations expand by 44 per cent to INR17.72bn (US$225.5bn). The company reported a stand-alone net profit of INR1.127bn in the 1Q22, down 34 per cent YoY as input and raw material costs spiked. “EBIDTA for Q1 this fiscal is INR308 crore [INR3.08bn] against INR370 crore [INR3.7bn] during Q1 last year with de-growth of 17 per cent, mainly due to sharp increase in fuel price and weak cement prices. The industry could not pass on...

Star Cement 1Q net profit drops 24%

03 August 2022, Published under Cement News

India-based Star Cement has seen its net profit decline by 23.7 per cent YoY to INR413.2m (US$5.23m) in the first quarter of FY22-23 (ended 30 June 2022) when compared with a net profit of INR541.8m in the year-ago period. Net revenue increased by 28.7 per cent to INR6.393bn in the 1QFY22-23 from INR5.044bn in the 1QFY21-22. Operating expenses were up by 32.7 per cent YoY to INR5.721bn in the 1QFY22-23. Other income advanced y 32 per cent YoY to INR83.4m. Operating profit edged up by 5...

Orient Cement profit hit by fuel costs

01 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Orient Cement has recorded unaudited revenue from operations of INR7139.3m (US$90.1m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022. This compares to INR6909m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the same period, however, advanced from INR5558.7m to INR6560.5m, mainly driven by soaring power and fuel costs which advanced from INR1320.8m to INR2286.8m. As a result, net profit for the quarter ended 30 June 2022 came in at INR3741.7m, down from the INR8945.8m seen in the same peri...

JK Lakshmi Cement sees revenue gain

28 July 2022, Published under Cement News

JK Lakshmi Cement has reported unaudited standalone revenue from operations of INR15,510m (US$194.3m) in the three months ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR12,315m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the same period advanced from INR10,871m to INR14,060m with power and fuel expenses rising from INR2413m to INR3659m, and transport, clearing and forwarding charges increasing from INR2483m to INR3120m. EBITDA in the three months ended 30 June 2022 came in at INR2243m, ...

UWCL reports on revenue rise

28 July 2022, Published under Cement News

India's Udaipur Cement Works Ltd (UWCL) has reported unaudited revenue from operations of INR2781.1m (US$34.8m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR2163.3m in the same period a year earlier. Total expenses over the three-month period came in at INR2594.4m, up from the INR1951.9m seen in the same quarter in 2021. Cost of materials consumed had jumped from INR272.7m in the quarter ended 30 June 2021, too INR318.5m in the same period this year. Meanwhile, power and fuel expen...

UltraTech Cement decreases CO2 intensity by 9% in FY2021-2022

27 July 2022, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla group ) has released its 2021-22 Sustainability Report. The company claims that in FY2021-2022 it decreased its CO 2 intensity by 9.1 per cent at 551.86kg CO 2 /t of cementitious materials produced. This resulted in achieving   15.1 per cent of Scope 1 intensity target against the target of 27 per cent reduction target by 2032 from the 2017 baseline. Greenhouse gas emissions totalled 195kg CO 2 /m 3 for concrete production. UltraTech Cement now has a re...

UltraTech Cement Ltd reports net sales of INR150,070m in 1QFY23

25 July 2022, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd ( Aditya Birla Group ) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2022 with consolidated net sales of INR150,070m (US$1.88bn) versus INR116,980m over the corresponding period of the previous year.  After a strong end to FY22, cement demand was impacted by overall inflationary trends and lower labour availability in May 2022. However, cement demand picked up in June 2022 on pre-monsoon construction activity.   Profit before interest, depre...

UltraTech Cement expected to report 29% fall in profit

22 July 2022, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement is expected to report a 29 per cent YoY drop in net profit to INR12,140m (US$151.9m) for the three months ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR17,000m in the same quarter a year earlier. According to The Economic Times, the fall is due to a 10-15 per cent YoY surge in power and fuels costs, as petcoke and thermal coal prices remain elevated, along with an estimated 5-7 per cent uptick in freight costs. Revenue for the quarter is expected to come in at INR142,380m, up 2...

Grasim Industries to set up building materials e-commerce platform

21 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Grasim Industries, the flagship company of the  Aditya Birla Group , is investing INR20,000m (US$250m) in a B2B e-commerce platform for building materials.  The platform will primarily focus on micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in the building materials segment with the potential to extend into other relevant categories, reports the Financial Express.  The key value proposition would be an integrated procurement solution, including on-time delivery and a superior product range at ‘...

Ambuja Cement reports 18% revenue growth

20 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement has reported revenue of INR39.58bn (US$495.2m) in the April-June 2022 quarter, compared to INR33.42bn in the same quarter a year earlier. EBITDA over the same period fell from INR9.6bn to INR6.85bn, impacted by a significant rise in fuel prices, although this has been partly mitigated by the company's efficiency initiatives under its 'I CAN' programme. Total expenses expanded from INR25.65bn in the April-June 2021 quarter to INR34.87bn in the same quarter this year, with power ...