Grasim Industries, the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, on Thursday reported a 66% fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 390 crore in the second quarter, compared with Rs 1,164 crore in the last year quarter. Revenue from operations, meanwhile, rose 11% YoY to Rs 33,563 crore in the reporting period. EBITDA for … Read more
At a time when the ‘Buy China, Sell India’ play seems to be on top of minds of foreign investors, Amar Ambani, Executive Director, YES Securities says China had multiple short-term recovery moves which lasted approximately two months before resuming the downtrend. While arguing that the China trade is a tactical one and not a … Read more
UltraTech Cement does not intend to delist shares of India Cements after it acquires additional stake in the company through an open offer, the company said on Monday. This comes a day after the country’s largest cement producer’s acquisition of additional stake in the Chennai-based company. The Aditya Birla Group company had acquired a near … Read more
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
Equity benchmarks resumed their decline on Wednesday amid sluggish trends in global markets. The 30-share Sensex plunged 551 points to settle at 65,877, while the Nifty declined 140 points to end at 19,671. Stocks that were in focus included names like Ultratech, which fell 0.17%, Maruti Suzuki, which gained 0.23%, and Trident, whose shares dropped … 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
Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has an ‘Overweight’ stance on IndusInd Bank, Nomura has recommended a ‘Buy’ rating on Samvardhana Motherson and Morgan Stanley has initiated a ‘Buy’ rating on AU Small Finance Bank. CLSA picks Dalmia Cement and UltraTech as preferred bets in the cement sector. We have collated a list of recommendations from top … Read more
Brokerage firm Goldman Sachs initiated a ‘Buy’ stance on UltraTech Cement and KPIT Technologies. Morgan Stanley remains ‘Underweight’ on India’s largest non-agri commodity index, MCX. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow: Goldman Sachs on UltraTech Cement: Buy | CMP: 8,458.90 | Target: Rs 8,720Goldman Sachs has given a … Read more
Mumbai: Almost a generation of market participants have been trained to abide by the golden rule: don’t fight the Fed. But, an army of investors and traders these days is defying this tenet, even as the American central bank retains its hawkish policy tone. The Sensex and Nifty on Friday closed at record levels just … 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