Star Cement Ltd

Star Cement Ltd

₹ 219 1.99%
10 Jun - close price
About

Star Cements Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling of Cement Clinker & Cement. It sells its products across north-eastern and eastern states in India.[1] It is the largest cement manufacturer in North-east India.[2]

Key Points

Product Offerings[1]
Ordinary portland cement (OPC), Portland Pozzolana cement(PPC), Anti-rust cement (ARC), Portland Composite Cement (PCC) and Weather Shield Cement (WSC)

  • Market Cap 8,858 Cr.
  • Current Price 219
  • High / Low 248 / 172
  • Stock P/E 52.5
  • Book Value 71.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 8.38 %
  • ROE 6.04 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.08 times its book value
  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.4% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.31% over last 3 years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -9.66%

* 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 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
749 665 594 617 829 760 585 651 914 751 642 719 1,052
636 541 525 509 663 631 487 503 734 635 546 615 789
Operating Profit 113 124 70 108 166 129 99 149 180 116 96 104 263
OPM % 15% 19% 12% 18% 20% 17% 17% 23% 20% 15% 15% 14% 25%
9 14 14 12 13 9 6 4 8 1 2 3 5
Interest 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 4 6 7 10 9
Depreciation 35 30 32 34 35 32 36 37 42 73 83 89 88
Profit before tax 85 105 49 83 143 104 65 113 141 39 8 8 171
Tax % -4% 36% 37% 36% 33% 10% 38% 35% 38% 21% 25% -19% 28%
88 68 31 53 96 93 41 74 88 31 6 9 123
EPS in Rs 2.19 1.67 0.77 1.31 2.38 2.31 1.01 1.82 2.17 0.77 0.14 0.22 3.05
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,028 1,430 1,715 1,528 1,615 1,831 1,843 1,720 2,222 2,705 2,911 3,163
795 994 1,316 1,119 1,093 1,382 1,449 1,387 1,877 2,236 2,353 2,585
Operating Profit 233 436 399 408 521 449 394 333 345 468 557 579
OPM % 23% 31% 23% 27% 32% 25% 21% 19% 16% 17% 19% 18%
3 1 1 2 4 5 29 -36 33 52 25 11
Interest 83 87 83 78 52 14 9 7 13 10 13 32
Depreciation 157 224 171 118 121 106 93 90 122 131 147 332
Profit before tax -5 126 145 215 353 335 322 199 244 380 424 226
Tax % -28% 4% 4% 6% 5% 9% 11% 6% -1% 35% 30% 25%
-3 121 139 195 336 305 287 187 247 248 295 169
EPS in Rs -1.00 28.30 3.20 4.64 7.89 7.13 6.92 4.54 6.11 6.13 7.30 4.18
Dividend Payout % -250% 28% 0% 0% 13% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 13%
TTM: 9%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: -10%
3 Years: -12%
TTM: -43%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 35%
1 Year: -1%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 9%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 42 42 42 42 42 42 41 41 40 40 40 40
Reserves 801 879 1,013 1,104 1,434 1,682 1,816 2,033 2,128 2,376 2,670 2,839
964 880 940 801 432 74 13 18 16 35 147 403
309 388 471 534 597 499 488 470 561 680 745 825
Total Liabilities 2,116 2,190 2,466 2,480 2,506 2,297 2,358 2,562 2,745 3,131 3,602 4,107
1,143 1,028 919 863 785 722 696 823 923 891 1,416 2,421
CWIP 99 41 49 55 36 74 238 127 109 551 1,022 220
Investments 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 167 173 2 2
873 1,119 1,496 1,561 1,684 1,498 1,423 1,611 1,545 1,517 1,163 1,464
Total Assets 2,116 2,190 2,466 2,480 2,506 2,297 2,358 2,562 2,745 3,131 3,602 4,107

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
233 262 97 300 421 616 483 350 417 358 490 296
-114 -41 -79 -89 -25 -193 -136 -333 -289 -255 -650 -529
-132 -210 -14 -218 -393 -348 -201 -3 -176 10 86 224
Net Cash Flow -14 11 4 -7 2 76 146 14 -47 114 -74 -8

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 44 79 96 33 33 29 24 28 21 14 19 23
Inventory Days 378 174 221 173 356 232 233 212 124 400 255 314
Days Payable 176 122 148 101 228 105 87 89 135 297 167 164
Cash Conversion Cycle 247 130 168 105 161 156 171 151 10 117 107 173
Working Capital Days 57 68 112 208 192 119 96 91 31 3 -6 22
ROCE % 4% 12% 12% 14% 20% 18% 17% 13% 12% 17% 16% 8%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

3 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
67.37% 67.42% 67.03% 67.12% 66.76% 66.55% 66.48% 66.59% 66.49% 66.47% 57.69% 57.67%
0.28% 0.40% 0.53% 0.63% 0.69% 0.77% 1.05% 1.52% 1.61% 1.36% 1.20% 2.02%
6.14% 6.15% 6.15% 6.15% 6.23% 6.08% 6.02% 6.11% 5.03% 4.96% 4.95% 5.17%
26.21% 26.03% 26.29% 26.10% 26.33% 26.59% 26.43% 25.77% 26.89% 27.20% 36.17% 35.15%
No. of Shareholders 52,53950,30445,05442,37343,86652,00154,13056,63665,41565,62770,80465,091

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