India Cements Ltd

India Cements Ltd

₹ 396 -1.48%
30 Apr - close price
About

India Cements Ltd is a leading cement manufacturing company headquartered in Chennai. It was incorporated in the year 1946 by Shri S N N Sankaralinga Iyer and Sri T S Narayanaswami. While retaining cement over the years as its mainstay, India Cements has ventured into related fields like shipping, captive power and coal mining that have purposeful synergy to the core business. The co is also a sponsor of the IPL franchise “Chennai Super Kings”. [1]

Key Points

Product Offerings
The company primarily manufactures two standard types of cement including Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement, the mix being 35:65. [1]

  • Market Cap 12,269 Cr.
  • Current Price 396
  • High / Low 490 / 297
  • Stock P/E 154
  • Book Value 327
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 1.62 %
  • ROE 0.78 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 43.1 to 20.2 days.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -0.11% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -3.75% over last 3 years.

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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
1,486 1,437 1,264 1,113 1,236 1,027 1,022 940 1,198 1,025 1,117 1,114 1,229
1,533 1,428 1,260 1,067 1,199 1,051 1,185 1,130 1,200 942 1,036 1,035 1,076
Operating Profit -47 8 4 46 37 -25 -163 -190 -2 83 81 79 153
OPM % -3% 1% 0% 4% 3% -2% -16% -20% -0% 8% 7% 7% 12%
-106 7 8 56 34 256 -64 396 110 -115 23 15 15
Interest 50 58 60 59 64 82 73 73 38 27 25 24 23
Depreciation 55 54 55 57 57 56 55 55 75 74 74 75 76
Profit before tax -258 -97 -103 -14 -49 93 -355 77 -5 -132 4 -5 69
Tax % -5% -24% -17% -53% 2% 23% -5% -51% -486% -1% -101% -41% 13%
-229 -87 -80 1 -61 58 -339 119 18 -133 9 -3 60
EPS in Rs -7.32 -2.82 -2.58 0.02 -1.95 1.89 -10.94 3.95 0.47 -4.29 0.28 -0.09 1.92
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
5,057 4,879 5,158 5,267 5,770 5,186 4,511 4,858 5,608 4,998 4,149 4,485
4,294 4,006 4,267 4,548 5,131 4,588 3,715 4,373 5,749 4,912 4,507 4,088
Operating Profit 763 873 891 720 639 599 796 486 -141 86 -358 397
OPM % 15% 18% 17% 14% 11% 12% 18% 10% -3% 2% -9% 9%
22 21 17 14 26 24 32 23 224 99 662 -62
Interest 478 440 380 365 350 343 271 198 242 240 266 99
Depreciation 303 291 276 279 265 256 247 226 219 220 239 299
Profit before tax 4 164 252 90 50 24 311 85 -378 -275 -202 -63
Tax % 127% 29% 37% 21% 49% -126% 33% 23% -55% -17% -29% 4%
-1 119 159 69 26 51 209 87 -125 -227 -144 -67
EPS in Rs -0.11 3.80 5.41 2.11 0.68 1.62 6.67 2.53 -4.09 -7.34 -4.64 -2.17
Dividend Payout % 0% 26% 19% 38% 118% 37% 15% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -7%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -4%
5 Years: -18%
3 Years: 31%
TTM: 111%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 28%
1 Year: 30%
Return on Equity
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: -4%
Last Year: 1%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 307 308 308 308 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310
Reserves 3,073 4,742 4,867 4,961 4,936 5,188 5,388 5,637 5,466 5,265 9,884 9,814
3,502 3,296 3,100 3,197 3,356 3,593 3,052 3,091 2,945 2,633 1,165 1,305
1,805 2,345 2,674 2,479 2,696 2,579 2,340 3,005 2,746 2,493 2,471 1,974
Total Liabilities 8,687 10,692 10,950 10,946 11,297 11,670 11,090 12,043 11,467 10,701 13,830 13,403
4,599 7,488 7,260 7,146 7,072 7,206 7,065 7,101 6,803 6,874 11,638 11,187
CWIP 98 99 134 176 196 235 300 386 313 190 177 344
Investments 440 357 358 358 371 382 381 408 334 319 120 83
3,550 2,748 3,198 3,265 3,659 3,847 3,344 4,147 4,016 3,318 1,895 1,788
Total Assets 8,687 10,692 10,950 10,946 11,297 11,670 11,090 12,043 11,467 10,701 13,830 13,403

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
645 964 765 556 377 387 1,046 439 -19 344 -256 -27
-124 -220 -158 -306 -202 -282 -189 -250 435 248 2,015 -103
-520 -757 -605 -235 -180 -110 -860 -183 -397 -572 -1,738 40
Net Cash Flow 1 -14 2 16 -5 -6 -3 6 19 19 20 -89
Free Cash Flow 507 796 685 361 161 140 897 288 142 255 31 -115
CFO/OP 90% 112% 94% 84% 61% 70% 138% 100% 8% 422% 42% -5%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 37 42 37 45 47 52 46 70 54 51 58 20
Inventory Days 287 267 306 258 287 312 270 368 258 231 224 269
Days Payable 402 447 522 441 458 490 488 565 438 456 395 318
Cash Conversion Cycle -78 -138 -178 -138 -124 -127 -173 -127 -126 -174 -113 -28
Working Capital Days -41 -84 -37 -3 -14 -38 -56 -18 35 -10 21 -4
ROCE % 7% 8% 8% 5% 5% 4% 7% 3% -4% -1% -5% 2%

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Installed Cement Capacity
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Total Cement Sales Volume
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
28.42% 28.42% 28.42% 28.42% 28.42% 28.42% 55.49% 81.49% 81.49% 75.60% 75.00% 75.00%
13.65% 13.43% 13.58% 13.27% 17.64% 16.17% 14.50% 4.94% 2.97% 3.11% 3.41% 3.49%
9.43% 10.04% 8.94% 8.47% 5.84% 6.05% 6.68% 3.69% 5.76% 12.25% 12.80% 12.90%
48.52% 48.12% 49.06% 49.83% 48.08% 49.36% 23.32% 9.87% 9.77% 9.03% 8.80% 8.62%
No. of Shareholders 1,94,2541,85,7581,96,4262,06,6672,11,2622,06,2851,87,3271,75,9171,69,8441,63,0901,63,4801,56,567

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