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India Cements to restructure non-core assets

07 June 2013, Published under Cement News

India Cements has said it will restructure its non-core assets, enabling the company to focus on core areas of its business and increase profitability. The company is expected to announce businesses in which it wants to partially or fully exit when it announces its quarterly results later this year. “We are working on whether to merge, hive-off or to sell to make all these businesses profitable and if we can grow independently,” N Srinivasan, vice-chairman and managing director, said. ...

India Cement's net profit hit by rising production and transportation costs

22 May 2013, Published under Cement News

Rising production costs and subdued demand in the southern markets has resulted in India Cements reporting a 31 per cent decline in FY13 net profit. Net profits (consolidated) fell to INR178.62 crore for the fiscal, down from INR259.86 crore last year, while revenues rose nine per cent to INR5159.47 crore from INR4631.04 crore last year. According to N Srinivasan managing director of India Cements, profit took a hit due to an increase in cost of diesel and freight charges and high cost o...

HSBC Global increases stake in India Cements

15 March 2013, Published under Cement News

HSBC Global Investment Funds has purchased 384,345 shares of India Cements Ltd for an undisclosed sumy, the cement producer said in a notice to the stock exchanges. Following the acquisition, HSBC Global Investment's stake in the company has risen to 5.12 per cent, India Cements noted. 

India Cements looks to construct new line in Rajasthan

15 February 2013, Published under Cement News

India Cements is studying the possibility of expanding capacity in Rajasthan to cater for growing demand in the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Mr N Srinivasan, vice chairman and managing director, India Cements told Business Standard that the company is “examining whether we can expand the capacity at Rajasthan plant". The Rajasthan plant’s current capacity is 1.3Mta and the company is aiming to add another kiln line of similar capacity to serve the markets of Gujar...

Mixed bag of Q3FY13 earnings for Indian cement producers

10 January 2013, Published under Cement News

A weakness in cement prices and softening demand in the region is expected to hit Q3FY13 earnings of some of India’s cement producers. Only ACC and Ambuja are forecast to record a YoY earnings growth, says research house Jefferies. Grasim, ICEM and UltraTech are predicted to see more modest earnings. Ambuja should benefit from a 1.2 per cent YoY rise to 5.8Mt in cement and clinker volumes. Average realisation is anticipated to improve nine per cent YoY, largely cancelling out the two per ...

India Cements net profit falls 30%

06 November 2012, Published under Cement News

India Cements Ltd on Monday said its second quarter net profit fell 30 per cent YoY to INR49.08 crore from INR69.71 crore from a year earlier. "Our profits were lower as we suffered from increased input costs due to power and fuel," N Srinivasan, vice chairman and MD of India Cements said. The company’s power and fuel costs were up 21 per cent during the quarter ending 30 September at INR328.48 crore.

India Cements 2Q profit falls 29.6%

05 November 2012, Published under Cement News

India Cements, the largest cement producer in South India, reported fall of 29.59 per cent in net profit for the quarter ended September 2012 on lower margins. During the quarter, the net profit of the company fell to INR490.8m as compared with INR697.1m in the same period last year. This was lower compared to analysts' expectation of INR730m. Net sales during the quarter rose 3.12 per cent to INR11.25bn compared with the same period last year.

India Cements plans Tamil Nadu capacity expansion, India

25 October 2012, Published under Cement News

India Cements is planning work on a brownfield expansion to add over 3Mta at two of its cement plants in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Dalavoi plant, in the Ariyalur district, the company plans to construct a new line that will add over 2.55Mta to the existing 2.16Mta capacity, according to reports by Business Line India. This will take total capacity at the plant to 4.71Mta. A 2x20 MW captive power plant will also be set up to fully meet the power requirement there. A simil...

Deutsche upgrades India Cements to buy

07 September 2012, Published under Cement News

Deutsche Bank has upgraded India Cements to "buy" from "hold", while cutting its target price to INR106 from INR120, citing favourable risk-reward on attractive valuations and improving returns on equity profile.

India Cements 1Q net profit drops 39.2%

14 August 2012, Published under Cement News

India Cements Ltd today said that it has reported a decline of 39.2 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter ended June 2012 at INR62.07 crore. The net profit of the company stood at INR102.03 crore during the same period a year ago, said India Cements in its filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on August 13, 2012. Meanwhile, the company has said it is exploring at possibilities of exports to Sri Lanka and South African countries. Speaking to Business Standard of India, N Srini...