Mumbai: Aditya Birla Group‘s UltraTech Cement, Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Cement, and Lakshmi Mittal-promoted ArcelorMittal are among a dozen companies vying to acquire Vadraj Cement, formerly owned by ABG Shipyard, having secured creditors’ debt of about ₹8,000 crore, said people with knowledge of the matter. Nirma Group, JK Cement, Naveen Jindal group entity, and Oaktree Capital … Read more
On the valuation front, considering its estimated FY25’s earnings, the stock of UltraTech is trading at an EV/Ebitda of 14.4. Synopsis For the past four quarters, margins of cement firms have been largely impacted by high raw material costs. But in the year-to-date (YTD) period in 2023, pet coke and thermal coal prices have fallen … Read more
Cement makers such as UltraTech, Shree Cement and JK Lakshmi, which have cost-efficient operations, are likely to emerge as beneficiaries. Synopsis Demand from the housing sector, which forms two-thirds of the total demand for cement, has not improved materially. Therefore, there is still high dependence on government-funded infrastructure projects. ET Intelligence Group: Cement prices remained … Read more
The budget initiatives toward capital expenditure to boost urban infrastructure, housing, and transport sectors are expected to give a fillip to capital goods, industrials, metals, and cement stocks. Analysts anticipate infrastructure-led companies to see the benefits of the budget proposals in the second half of the next financial year and drive the re-rating of these … Read more
The year 2022 had seen the indices scaling the highest record as well as volatility as the central banks of many economies raised their key policy rates in order to control the rising inflation in their respective countries. The Reserve Bank of India is also slowly hiking key policy rates to rein in inflation in … Read more
The larger question here is that do people believe that the business model of , the digital payment bank and do they have the execution capability to turn it around using the underlying data base to sell loan products, to sell wealth brokerage, mutual funds so on and so forth says Hemang Jani, Equity Strategist … Read more
“The internet will soon cost lesser than the price of a vada pav,” roared Mukesh Ambani in September 2016 at the launch of Reliance Jio, the latest telecom entrant in an overcrowded market. One gigabyte of data used to cost about Rs225 in those days, and vada pav, Rs12. Fast forward a few years – … Read more
Brokerages have remained majorly positive on the cement pack, expecting companies to report decent growth in volumes, revenue and profit after tax (PAT) in the September quarter of the current fiscal year. However, the second is traditionally a soft quarter for cement producers from the demand point of view, considering the fact that monsoon hits … Read more
This has improved the pace of execution of projects and ensured demand for cement firms. Synopsis Cement firms, in their interaction with analysts, pointed out that except Maharashtra, demand across the country has improved materially. In the beginning of October, the average cement price in the country increased 7% to Rs 350 per 50 kg … Read more
The volume recovery seen in May and June, driven by strong demand from the rural and semi-urban areas, has largely sustained in the September quarter. Synopsis Prices moderated in the second quarter, traditionally soft because of the monsoon rains across India, but volume growth points to potential margin expansion in the second half (H2) of … Read more