Ambuja Cements Ltd.
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Construction materials remain supported by healthy building activity. Core industries cement growth accelerated to 13.1% YoY (2026-07), while finished steel consumption was 8.0% YoY (2026-06); steel output itself was softer at 2.9% YoY (2026-07). FPI positioning is still mildly negative at INR -497 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, but the fundamental demand backdrop remains constructive.
PROS
- Company is almost debt free
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.18x)
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 30 to -79
- Stock looks reasonably valued - P/E of 26.3 is below its historical median
- Company comfortably covers its interest (7.8x coverage)
CONS
- A large part of profit comes from other income (65.6% of PBT)
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 7.2%
- Company has a low return on equity of 8.1% over last 3 years
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -3.0pp
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTRACEMCO | 10896.00 | 37.60 | 321082.42 | 2.20 | 2603.72 | 17.24 | 24648.20 | 15.85 | 13.25 | 20.35 |
| AMBUJACEM | 396.05 | 22.49 | 98411.18 | 0.51 | 660.00 | -31.93 | 9500.00 | -7.67 | 6.24 | 16.78 |
| SHREECEM | 22911.30 | 50.71 | 82665.68 | 0.65 | 531.12 | -17.48 | 6233.13 | 18.03 | 10.61 | 20.41 |
| JKCEMENT | 4989.80 | 40.78 | 38555.31 | 0.40 | 274.62 | -15.31 | 4031.72 | 20.26 | 14.89 | 16.07 |
| DALBHARAT | 1734.10 | 34.86 | 32525.81 | 0.52 | 192.00 | -51.39 | 3890.00 | 6.99 | 8.15 | 20.69 |
| ACC | 1257.80 | 12.37 | 23619.88 | 0.60 | 147.00 | -60.84 | 5808.00 | -4.59 | 11.60 | 7.90 |
| RAMCOCEM | 865.45 | 31.71 | 20449.92 | 0.29 | 31.24 | -63.06 | 2273.05 | 9.60 | 10.75 | 13.49 |
| JSWCEMENT | 120.85 | 21.67 | 16476.27 | 0.41 | 153.43 | 111.23 | 1896.41 | 21.58 | -4.21 | 16.41 |
| NUVOCO | 335.15 | 31.01 | 11970.09 | 0.00 | 159.63 | 19.88 | 3128.71 | 8.91 | 7.11 | 18.16 |
| INDIACEM | 351.65 | 117.82 | 10897.54 | 0.00 | 26.85 | 120.20 | 1019.42 | -0.52 | 0.30 | 15.28 |
| STARCEMENT | 191.50 | 20.94 | 7740.05 | 0.52 | 73.91 | -24.71 | 942.89 | 3.39 | 8.42 | 20.63 |
| BIRLACORPN | 836.25 | 11.63 | 6439.57 | 1.49 | 115.73 | -3.21 | 2646.45 | 7.83 | 10.88 | 12.93 |
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,730 | 3,970 | 4,440 | 4,780 | 4,552 | 4,229 | 5,082 | 6,619 | 5,515 | 5,149 | 5,913 | 6,974 | 6,328 | |
| 3,781 | 3,196 | 3,588 | 3,983 | 3,906 | 3,548 | 4,481 | 5,554 | 4,643 | 4,444 | 5,398 | 6,326 | 5,937 | |
| Operating Profit | 949 | 773 | 851 | 798 | 646 | 681 | 601 | 1,065 | 872 | 704 | 515 | 649 | 391 |
| OPM % | 20.06% | 19.48% | 19.17% | 16.69% | 14.19% | 16.09% | 11.82% | 16.09% | 15.81% | 13.68% | 8.71% | 9.30% | 6.18% |
| 189 | 378 | 108 | 161 | 407 | 265 | 772 | 402 | 454 | -116 | 71 | 134 | 235 | |
| Interest | 40 | 43 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 64 | 5 | 76 |
| Depreciation | 232 | 229 | 233 | 244 | 249 | 240 | 253 | 518 | 230 | 254 | 296 | 597 | 468 |
| Profit before Tax | 867 | 880 | 680 | 681 | 763 | 673 | 1,084 | 941 | 1,066 | 285 | 226 | 182 | 626 |
| Tax % | 25.58% | 26.79% | 24.51% | 21.84% | 25.65% | 25.66% | -62.18% | 41.01% | 19.72% | -387.66% | 9.84% | -805.20% | 19.49% |
| Net Profit | 645 | 644 | 514 | 532 | 567 | 501 | 1,758 | 555 | 855 | 1,388 | 204 | 1,644 | 504 |
| 3.25 | 3.24 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.35 | 2.03 | 7.14 | 2.80 | 3.47 | 5.62 | 0.83 | 6.65 | 2.03 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,985 | 17,919 | 19,454 | 25,062 | 24,364 | |
| 16,765 | 14,548 | 16,488 | 22,132 | 22,105 | |
| Operating Profit | 3,220 | 3,371 | 2,965 | 2,930 | 2,259 |
| OPM % | 16.11% | 18.81% | 15.24% | 11.69% | 9.27% |
| 795 | 837 | 1,886 | 445 | 324 | |
| Interest | 128 | 162 | 96 | 173 | 194 |
| Depreciation | 832 | 938 | 1,038 | 2,035 | 1,614 |
| Profit before Tax | 3,055 | 3,107 | 3,718 | 1,167 | 1,318 |
| Tax % | 16.42% | 24.87% | -1.00% | -204.82% | -183.63% |
| Net Profit | 2,553 | 2,335 | 3,755 | 3,558 | 3,739 |
| EPS | 12.49 | 10.62 | 15.24 | 14.40 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 19.44% | 18.83% | 13.12% | 13.89% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- 8%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- 12%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 4%
- 5 Years:
- -2%
- 3 Years:
- -4%
- 1 Year:
- -30%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- 8%
- Last Year:
- 7%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 397 | 440 | 493 | 494 |
| 23,108 | 33,787 | 48,113 | 52,061 | |
| 671 | 293 | 256 | 833 | |
| Trade Payables | 1,571 | 1,381 | 1,594 | 5,215 |
| 10,156 | 8,228 | 6,674 | 8,564 | |
| Total Liabilities | 35,904 | 44,129 | 57,129 | 67,168 |
| 8,620 | 8,803 | 10,701 | 28,416 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 842 | 1,548 | 5,322 | 4,967 |
| 11,776 | 14,058 | 25,726 | 21,570 | |
| 1,639 | 1,590 | 1,670 | 2,471 | |
| 0 | 693 | 692 | 1,198 | |
| Cash & Bank | 2,533 | 8,127 | 4,190 | 253 |
| 10,494 | 9,308 | 8,828 | 8,292 | |
| Total Assets | 35,904 | 44,129 | 57,129 | 67,168 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,344 | 2,757 | 1,769 | 6,847 | |
| Cash from Investing | -9,327 | -7,607 | -6,542 | -9,393 |
| Cash from Financing | 3,612 | 5,697 | 7,377 | -1,116 |
| -3,706 | 847 | 2,605 | -3,661 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-08-29 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange about interaction with Investors / Analysts on September 3, 2026.
2026-08-28 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication intimating completion of dispatch of notice of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) convened meeting.
2026-08-27 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Court Covened General Meeting to be held on September 29, 2026
2026-08-27 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication intimating completion of dispatch of notice of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) convened meeting.
2026-08-26 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Court Covened General Meeting to be held on September 28, 2026
2026-08-21 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-08-20 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange about Credit Rating
2026-08-12 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the exchange about interaction with Investors / Analysts on August 19, 2026.
2026-08-10 - Ambuja Cements Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Commissioning of Project'.
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