Orient Cement Ltd

Orient Cement Ltd

₹ 136 0.48%
20 May 9:09 a.m.
About

Orient Cement Ltd is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of Cement and its manufacturing facilities at present are located at Devapur in Telangana, Chittapur in Karnataka and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.[1]

Key Points

History
Established in 1979, Orient Cement was formerly a part of Orient Paper & Industries. The company was formed via the demerger of the cement business of Orient Paper & Industries Ltd in 2012. [1]

  • Market Cap 2,801 Cr.
  • Current Price 136
  • High / Low 355 / 122
  • Stock P/E 8.19
  • Book Value 104
  • Dividend Yield 0.37 %
  • ROCE 16.5 %
  • ROE 17.3 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 3.75% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.2% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 56.3 to 110 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 31.7 days to 77.1 days

* 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

Figures in Rs. Crores

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
876 825 721 751 888 696 544 643 825 866 643 636 647
737 726 634 636 740 600 500 585 722 684 478 546 539
Operating Profit 139 99 87 115 148 96 44 58 103 183 165 90 108
OPM % 16% 12% 12% 15% 17% 14% 8% 9% 12% 21% 26% 14% 17%
5 4 2 2 8 6 4 3 8 2 12 -4 6
Interest 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 3 3 2 5
Depreciation 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 38 37 37 101 48 45
Profit before tax 98 57 42 72 110 58 3 17 68 144 74 36 64
Tax % 31% 35% 42% 37% 38% 37% 26% 39% 38% -42% 33% 23% 13%
67 37 25 45 68 37 2 10 42 205 49 28 55
EPS in Rs 3.29 1.81 1.20 2.20 3.33 1.79 0.11 0.49 2.05 10.00 2.39 1.35 2.70
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,545 1,462 1,875 2,222 2,522 2,422 2,324 2,725 2,938 3,185 2,709 2,793
1,239 1,277 1,696 1,916 2,210 2,039 1,773 2,134 2,573 2,736 2,407 2,248
Operating Profit 307 186 179 306 312 383 551 591 365 449 302 545
OPM % 20% 13% 10% 14% 12% 16% 24% 22% 12% 14% 11% 20%
6 8 11 19 14 18 18 10 12 15 20 17
Interest 14 54 135 129 118 122 94 51 38 34 23 13
Depreciation 47 78 122 126 133 141 142 145 147 149 153 231
Profit before tax 251 61 -66 70 75 137 334 404 192 281 145 318
Tax % 22% -2% -52% 37% 36% 37% 36% 35% 36% 38% 37% -6%
195 62 -32 44 48 87 214 263 123 175 91 338
EPS in Rs 9.51 3.04 -1.57 2.16 2.32 4.23 10.45 12.85 6.00 8.53 4.45 16.44
Dividend Payout % 18% 33% -32% 35% 32% 18% 19% 19% 25% 26% 11% 3%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: -2%
TTM: 3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 41%
TTM: 277%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: -1%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 3%
1 Year: -61%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 17%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21
Reserves 955 1,020 967 1,002 1,033 1,098 1,285 1,505 1,583 1,723 1,787 2,125
1,106 1,285 1,336 1,314 1,290 1,226 798 316 398 170 70 72
484 571 560 601 584 555 708 809 875 943 925 915
Total Liabilities 2,566 2,896 2,883 2,937 2,927 2,900 2,812 2,650 2,877 2,855 2,803 3,133
798 2,207 2,296 2,251 2,355 2,272 2,207 2,115 2,010 2,021 1,990 1,779
CWIP 1,319 239 98 158 48 67 41 40 140 89 24 32
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 14 4 11 42 13
448 450 489 528 525 562 448 481 723 734 746 1,309
Total Assets 2,566 2,896 2,883 2,937 2,927 2,900 2,812 2,650 2,877 2,855 2,803 3,133

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
156 268 259 279 281 292 714 524 111 426 205 -39
-922 -371 -124 -149 -120 -73 -162 70 -120 -85 -97 9
727 98 -108 -161 -171 -206 -552 -586 35 -334 -136 -2
Net Cash Flow -40 -5 27 -31 -10 13 0 8 26 7 -28 -32
Free Cash Flow -766 -104 153 132 160 215 663 471 -18 348 146 -69
CFO/OP 68% 152% 144% 95% 96% 84% 140% 100% 40% 106% 87% 5%

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 19 23 21 25 26 24 17 17 21 26 33 110
Inventory Days 213 236 196 230 269 269 192 192 331 269 276 125
Days Payable 214 340 268 280 270 201 207 238 203 181 198 259
Cash Conversion Cycle 19 -81 -52 -25 25 93 2 -29 150 114 112 -24
Working Capital Days 4 -16 -42 -36 -12 -5 -24 -39 -25 2 16 77
ROCE % 16% 5% 3% 9% 8% 11% 19% 23% 12% 16% 9% 16%

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Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Dec 2025
Cement Sales Volume
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Capacity Utilization
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Installed Cement Capacity
MTPA
Thermal Substitution Rate (TSR)
%
Green Power Share
%
Channel Partners
Count
Clinker Factor
%
Specific Power Consumption
kWh/T

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
37.90% 37.90% 37.90% 37.90% 37.90% 37.90% 37.86% 37.86% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66% 72.66%
5.87% 6.30% 6.71% 8.24% 6.96% 6.75% 6.76% 8.41% 6.65% 5.92% 4.14% 4.70%
10.64% 12.89% 13.14% 14.65% 16.62% 16.78% 15.81% 13.36% 2.95% 2.18% 1.81% 1.97%
0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.41% 0.00%
45.54% 42.90% 42.26% 39.19% 38.52% 38.58% 39.58% 40.37% 17.74% 19.24% 20.97% 20.67%
No. of Shareholders 1,02,50690,23886,86484,94090,87191,85381,97676,71884,98595,5171,01,89297,344

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