Ambuja Cements Ltd

Ambuja Cements Ltd

₹ 428 1.96%
29 Sep 1:31 p.m.
About

Ambuja Cements Ltd (Founded in 1993) is one of India’s leading cement manufacturers, with a presence in 80 countries, and a focus on cement, aggregate and concrete. It is a part of Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim Limited, a global conglomerate with a 70-country presence [1]

Key Points

Product Offerings
The company manufactures and sells various types of cements such as portland pozzolana Cement, ordinary portland cement, water repellent cements, etc. It also produces other related products such as aggregates, concretes and concrete blocks.[1]

  • Market Cap 85,015 Cr.
  • Current Price 428
  • High / Low 598 / 315
  • Stock P/E 37.7
  • Book Value 134
  • Dividend Yield 0.59 %
  • ROCE 12.6 %
  • ROE 10.8 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 71.8%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.20 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.5% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.0% over last 3 years.
  • Promoters have pledged 100% of their holding.

* 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

Jun 2020 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023
4,644 6,169 7,453 7,715 6,978 6,647 7,625 7,900 8,033 7,143 7,907 7,966 8,713
3,522 4,820 6,110 5,876 5,151 5,231 6,497 6,476 6,922 6,809 6,885 6,727 7,046
Operating Profit 1,122 1,350 1,342 1,838 1,827 1,416 1,128 1,424 1,111 334 1,021 1,239 1,667
OPM % 24% 22% 18% 24% 26% 21% 15% 18% 14% 5% 13% 16% 19%
113 100 -70 104 82 98 -31 97 143 75 -18 142 268
Interest 31 34 41 32 39 36 38 32 40 41 43 39 52
Depreciation 292 290 283 269 277 276 330 306 319 331 337 352 372
Profit before tax 912 1,125 948 1,642 1,593 1,201 728 1,183 895 39 623 989 1,512
Tax % 35% 29% -2% 25% 27% 26% 41% 28% 3% -33% 22% 23% 25%
593 804 968 1,228 1,161 891 431 856 865 51 488 763 1,135
EPS in Rs 2.30 3.13 3.69 4.77 4.42 3.35 1.46 3.32 3.79 0.47 2.19 3.25 4.56
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
9,749 9,161 9,955 9,437 20,094 23,609 26,041 27,104 24,516 28,965 30,983 38,937 31,729
7,276 7,492 8,022 7,895 16,913 19,751 22,030 22,507 19,511 22,755 27,088 33,815 27,467
Operating Profit 2,473 1,669 1,934 1,542 3,181 3,858 4,011 4,597 5,006 6,210 3,895 5,122 4,262
OPM % 25% 18% 19% 16% 16% 16% 15% 17% 20% 21% 13% 13% 13%
69 390 419 353 441 335 232 601 288 252 293 447 468
Interest 78 67 66 92 153 206 170 170 140 146 155 195 175
Depreciation 569 494 513 630 1,461 1,219 1,154 1,153 1,162 1,152 1,292 1,645 1,392
Profit before tax 1,896 1,498 1,774 1,173 2,008 2,768 2,919 3,875 3,992 5,164 2,741 3,729 3,163
Tax % 32% 15% 16% 31% 29% 30% -2% 28% 22% 28% 18% 19%
1,292 1,278 1,487 808 1,434 1,945 2,973 2,783 3,107 3,711 2,261 3,024 2,438
EPS in Rs 8.39 8.27 9.59 5.21 5.57 7.64 10.97 10.55 11.91 14.00 9.76 13.01 10.47
Dividend Payout % 43% 44% 46% 54% 50% 47% 14% 14% 151% 45% -0% 19%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 13%
TTM: 5%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: -6%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 25%
1 Year: -17%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 11%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
308 309 310 310 397 397 397 397 397 397 397 397
Reserves 8,489 9,153 9,760 9,961 19,424 20,275 21,973 23,681 22,360 24,957 25,650 26,301
60 48 34 35 29 24 40 41 471 477 483 523
3,487 3,446 3,774 3,827 12,974 14,813 14,981 16,059 16,490 19,374 23,498 24,501
Total Liabilities 12,345 12,956 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 50,028 51,721
5,951 6,147 6,310 6,170 21,410 20,898 20,636 20,701 20,486 22,254 23,327 23,551
CWIP 524 698 692 416 582 667 1,008 1,554 2,422 2,168 2,388 2,526
Investments 1,581 1,714 2,097 2,149 175 153 133 150 167 198 215 214
4,289 4,399 4,780 5,398 10,657 13,791 15,613 17,773 16,643 20,585 24,098 25,430
Total Assets 12,345 12,956 13,878 14,133 32,824 35,509 37,391 40,178 39,718 45,205 50,028 51,721

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
1,860 1,267 1,675 1,557 2,810 3,416 1,703 4,739 4,832 5,309 -836 735
-388 -496 -456 -83 -4,165 -738 -765 -1,191 -1,317 -2,007 -7,105 -14,481
-509 -672 -721 -900 -958 -1,015 -719 -629 -3,956 -516 3,052 2,931
Net Cash Flow 962 99 498 574 -2,312 1,663 220 2,919 -441 2,786 -4,890 -10,815

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 8 9 8 11 17 14 18 14 8 8 12 11
Inventory Days 419 379 394 339 323 333 208 193 337 329 234
Days Payable 251 265 299 324 370 339 231 259 359 237 198
Cash Conversion Cycle 8 176 123 107 32 -33 13 -9 -58 -14 105 46
Working Capital Days -54 -54 -61 -65 -67 -62 -34 -56 -80 -73 -20 45
ROCE % 26% 16% 18% 11% 11% 12% 12% 14% 14% 17% 9% 13%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023
63.27% 63.27% 63.29% 63.28% 63.26% 63.21% 63.19% 63.20% 63.22% 63.22% 63.22% 63.20%
16.79% 18.07% 17.75% 17.69% 16.52% 14.69% 12.97% 12.82% 11.05% 10.66% 11.16% 12.45%
13.29% 11.54% 12.11% 12.23% 13.35% 15.09% 16.25% 14.98% 16.26% 16.71% 14.48% 14.14%
0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26%
6.39% 6.85% 6.59% 6.53% 6.61% 6.74% 7.34% 8.75% 9.23% 9.13% 10.87% 9.94%
No. of Shareholders 1,85,7632,31,6842,37,2242,49,7422,90,2453,21,1924,37,8384,36,4494,98,4854,68,8167,04,9936,18,775

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