Ambuja Cements Ltd

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Ambuja Cements Ltd

₹ 540 1.08%
30 Apr - close price
ambujacement.com BSE: 500425 NSE: AMBUJACEM
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
Ambuja Cement is a part of the Adani group. The group owns Ambuja Cement, ACC and Sanghi Cements in the cement sector.[1] Adani group has businesses in various sectors like Energy & Utility, Transport & Logistics, Materials, Metal & Mining and B2C.[2] Adani cement has 14% market share as of Q3FY24.[3]

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 1,32,897 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 540
  • High / Low ₹ 707 / 453
  • Stock P/E 31.8
  • Book Value ₹ 217
  • Dividend Yield 0.37 %
  • ROCE 10.6 %
  • ROE 8.81 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 5.27% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.20% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.2,646 Cr.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 14.4% of profits 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Cement Industry: Cement - North India

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
7,900 8,033 7,143 7,907 7,966 8,713 7,424 8,129 8,894 8,311 7,516 9,329 9,889
6,476 6,922 6,809 6,885 6,727 7,046 6,122 6,397 7,195 7,032 6,405 7,617 8,021
Operating Profit 1,424 1,111 334 1,021 1,239 1,667 1,302 1,732 1,699 1,280 1,111 1,712 1,868
OPM % 18% 14% 5% 13% 16% 19% 18% 21% 19% 15% 15% 18% 19%
97 143 75 -18 142 268 480 204 448 358 220 1,355 713
Interest 32 40 41 43 39 52 61 70 93 68 67 67 14
Depreciation 306 319 331 337 352 372 381 416 459 476 552 664 786
Profit before tax 1,183 895 39 623 989 1,512 1,340 1,450 1,595 1,094 713 2,336 1,780
Tax % 28% 3% -33% 22% 23% 25% 26% 25% 5% 28% 34% -12% 28%
856 865 51 488 763 1,135 987 1,091 1,521 783 473 2,620 1,282
EPS in Rs 3.32 3.79 0.47 2.19 3.25 4.56 3.99 4.15 4.78 2.60 1.85 8.59 3.88
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 15m Mar 2024 Mar 2025
9,161 9,955 9,437 20,094 23,609 26,041 27,104 24,516 28,965 38,937 33,160 35,045
7,492 8,022 7,895 16,913 19,751 22,030 22,507 19,511 22,755 33,815 26,760 29,074
Operating Profit 1,669 1,934 1,542 3,181 3,858 4,011 4,597 5,006 6,210 5,122 6,400 5,971
OPM % 18% 19% 16% 16% 16% 15% 17% 20% 21% 13% 19% 17%
390 419 353 441 335 232 601 288 252 447 1,401 2,646
Interest 67 66 92 153 206 170 170 140 146 195 276 216
Depreciation 494 513 630 1,461 1,219 1,154 1,153 1,162 1,152 1,645 1,623 2,478
Profit before tax 1,498 1,774 1,173 2,008 2,768 2,919 3,875 3,992 5,164 3,729 5,901 5,922
Tax % 15% 16% 31% 29% 30% -2% 28% 22% 28% 19% 20% 13%
1,278 1,487 808 1,434 1,945 2,973 2,783 3,107 3,711 3,024 4,738 5,158
EPS in Rs 8.27 9.59 5.21 5.57 7.64 10.97 10.55 11.91 14.00 13.01 16.28 16.92
Dividend Payout % 44% 46% 54% 50% 47% 14% 14% 151% 45% 19% 12% 12%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: 6%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 15%
3 Years: 14%
TTM: 24%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 26%
3 Years: 13%
1 Year: -13%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 9%
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 309 310 310 397 397 397 397 397 397 397 440 493
Reserves 9,153 9,760 9,961 19,424 20,275 21,973 23,681 22,360 24,957 31,301 41,016 52,951
48 34 35 29 24 40 41 471 477 523 699 788
3,446 3,774 3,827 12,974 14,813 14,981 16,059 16,490 19,374 19,501 23,107 26,714
Total Liabilities 12,956 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 51,721 65,261 80,945
6,147 6,310 6,170 21,410 20,898 20,636 20,701 20,486 22,254 23,551 32,388 42,643
CWIP 698 692 416 582 667 1,008 1,554 2,422 2,168 2,526 2,658 9,820
Investments 1,714 2,097 2,149 175 153 133 150 167 198 214 849 1,912
4,399 4,780 5,398 10,657 13,791 15,613 17,773 16,643 20,585 25,430 29,365 26,570
Total Assets 12,956 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 51,721 65,261 80,945

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,267 1,675 1,557 2,810 3,416 1,703 4,739 4,832 5,309 735 5,646 2,237
-496 -456 -83 -4,165 -738 -765 -1,191 -1,317 -2,007 -14,481 -8,941 -7,531
-672 -721 -900 -958 -1,015 -719 -629 -3,956 -516 2,931 5,689 5,592
Net Cash Flow 99 498 574 -2,312 1,663 220 2,919 -441 2,786 -10,815 2,394 298

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 9 8 11 17 14 18 14 8 8 11 13 17
Inventory Days 419 379 394 339 323 333 208 193 337 234 268 238
Days Payable 251 265 299 324 370 339 231 259 359 198 230 154
Cash Conversion Cycle 176 123 107 32 -33 13 -9 -58 -14 46 50 100
Working Capital Days -54 -61 -65 -67 -62 -34 -56 -80 -73 45 12 0
ROCE % 16% 18% 11% 11% 12% 12% 14% 14% 17% 12% 13% 11%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
63.20% 63.22% 63.22% 63.22% 63.20% 63.19% 63.19% 66.74% 70.33% 67.57% 67.57% 67.57%
12.82% 11.05% 10.66% 11.16% 12.45% 11.65% 11.88% 11.09% 9.59% 10.61% 9.14% 8.60%
14.98% 16.26% 16.71% 14.48% 14.14% 15.26% 15.56% 14.24% 13.03% 14.98% 16.41% 17.09%
0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.23% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%
8.75% 9.23% 9.13% 10.87% 9.94% 9.63% 9.10% 7.69% 6.83% 6.64% 6.66% 6.51%
No. of Shareholders 4,36,4494,98,4854,68,8177,04,9946,18,7765,98,1475,64,8475,42,7736,11,8046,05,5516,33,7186,44,696

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