Ambuja Cements Ltd

Ambuja Cements Ltd

₹ 434 -2.29%
15 May - close price
About

Ambuja Cements Ltd. is among the leading cement companies in India. It is a member of the Adani Group. Currently, Ambuja Cement has a cement capacity of 31 million tonnes with six integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units across the country.[1]

Key Points

Promoter group[1][2][3]
Ambuja Cement is a part of the Adani group. The group owns Ambuja Cement, ACC and Sanghi Cements, Penna & Orient Cement in the cement sector. Adani group has businesses in various sectors like Energy & Utility, Transport & Logistics, Materials, Metal & Mining, Incubator and Specialty. Adani cement has 16.6% market share as of Q2 FY26.

  • Market Cap 1,07,779 Cr.
  • Current Price 434
  • High / Low 625 / 394
  • Stock P/E 21.6
  • Book Value 240
  • Dividend Yield 0.46 %
  • ROCE 5.57 %
  • ROE 8.83 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.6% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.90% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
7,966 8,713 7,424 8,129 8,894 8,392 7,552 9,411 9,981 10,289 9,174 10,277 10,915
6,727 7,046 6,122 6,397 7,195 7,112 6,441 7,700 8,113 8,328 7,414 8,924 9,452
Operating Profit 1,239 1,667 1,302 1,732 1,699 1,280 1,111 1,712 1,868 1,961 1,761 1,353 1,464
OPM % 16% 19% 18% 21% 19% 15% 15% 18% 19% 19% 19% 13% 13%
142 268 480 204 448 358 220 1,355 713 300 39 77 138
Interest 39 52 61 70 93 68 67 67 14 67 77 59 21
Depreciation 352 372 381 416 459 476 520 607 694 798 885 911 1,053
Profit before tax 989 1,512 1,340 1,450 1,595 1,094 744 2,393 1,872 1,396 838 460 528
Tax % 23% 25% 26% 25% 5% 28% 33% -11% 28% 27% -175% 12% -252%
763 1,135 987 1,091 1,521 783 496 2,663 1,351 1,017 2,302 403 1,857
EPS in Rs 3.25 4.56 3.99 4.15 4.78 2.60 1.95 8.76 4.16 3.39 7.14 0.97 7.40
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Profit & Loss

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Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 15m Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
9,955 9,437 20,094 23,609 26,041 27,104 24,516 28,965 38,937 33,160 35,045 40,656
8,022 7,895 16,913 19,751 22,030 22,507 19,511 22,755 33,815 26,760 29,074 34,117
Operating Profit 1,934 1,542 3,181 3,858 4,011 4,597 5,006 6,210 5,122 6,400 5,971 6,539
OPM % 19% 16% 16% 16% 15% 17% 20% 21% 13% 19% 17% 16%
419 353 441 335 232 601 288 252 447 1,401 2,646 554
Interest 66 92 153 206 170 170 140 146 195 276 216 224
Depreciation 513 630 1,461 1,219 1,154 1,153 1,162 1,152 1,645 1,628 2,478 3,570
Profit before tax 1,774 1,173 2,008 2,768 2,919 3,875 3,992 5,164 3,729 5,896 5,922 3,299
Tax % 16% 31% 29% 30% -2% 28% 22% 28% 19% 20% 13% -71%
1,487 808 1,434 1,945 2,973 2,783 3,107 3,711 3,024 4,735 5,158 5,637
EPS in Rs 9.59 5.21 5.57 7.64 10.97 10.55 11.91 14.00 13.01 16.26 16.92 19.13
Dividend Payout % 46% 54% 50% 47% 14% 14% 151% 45% 19% 12% 12% 10%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 16%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 15%
3 Years: 21%
TTM: 20%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: -23%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 9%
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 310 310 397 397 397 397 397 397 397 440 493 494
Reserves 9,760 9,961 19,424 20,275 21,973 23,681 22,360 24,957 31,301 41,012 52,951 58,853
34 35 29 24 40 41 471 477 523 699 788 866
3,774 3,827 12,974 14,813 14,981 16,059 16,490 19,374 19,501 22,916 26,709 29,393
Total Liabilities 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 51,721 65,067 80,941 89,607
6,310 6,170 21,410 20,898 20,636 20,701 20,486 22,254 23,551 32,194 42,578 58,299
CWIP 692 416 582 667 1,008 1,554 2,422 2,168 2,526 2,658 9,886 9,085
Investments 2,097 2,149 175 153 133 150 167 198 214 849 1,912 113
4,780 5,398 10,657 13,791 15,613 17,773 16,643 20,585 25,430 29,365 26,566 22,110
Total Assets 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 51,721 65,067 80,941 89,607

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,675 1,557 2,810 3,416 1,703 4,739 4,832 5,309 735 5,646 2,237 5,362
-456 -83 -4,165 -738 -765 -1,191 -1,317 -2,007 -14,481 -8,941 -7,529 -7,935
-721 -900 -958 -1,015 -719 -629 -3,956 -516 2,931 5,689 5,592 -1,629
Net Cash Flow 498 574 -2,312 1,663 220 2,919 -441 2,786 -10,815 2,394 301 -4,203
Free Cash Flow 854 937 1,925 2,332 612 3,132 3,107 3,013 -3,331 1,685 -6,354 -594
CFO/OP 102% 104% 107% 102% 71% 115% 120% 96% 29% 103% 44% 78%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 8 11 17 14 18 14 8 8 11 13 17 17
Inventory Days 379 394 339 323 333 208 193 337 234 238 238 246
Days Payable 265 299 324 370 339 231 259 359 198 196 154 227
Cash Conversion Cycle 123 107 32 -33 13 -9 -58 -14 46 56 100 37
Working Capital Days -61 -65 -67 -62 -34 -56 -80 -74 45 8 -22 -3
ROCE % 18% 11% 11% 12% 12% 14% 14% 17% 12% 13% 10% 6%

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Green Power Share
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Shareholding Pattern

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Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Apr 2026
63.19% 63.19% 66.74% 70.33% 67.57% 67.57% 67.57% 67.57% 67.68% 67.68% 67.68% 67.33%
11.65% 11.88% 11.09% 9.59% 10.61% 9.14% 8.60% 7.43% 5.91% 5.80% 5.87% 5.83%
15.26% 15.56% 14.24% 13.03% 14.98% 16.41% 17.09% 18.49% 19.41% 19.64% 19.86% 19.62%
0.26% 0.26% 0.23% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
9.63% 9.10% 7.69% 6.83% 6.64% 6.66% 6.51% 6.30% 6.77% 6.67% 6.36% 7.00%
No. of Shareholders 5,98,1475,64,8475,42,7736,11,8046,05,5516,33,7186,44,6966,18,8556,20,4576,25,0136,07,5056,13,421

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