ULTRACEMCO · Construction Materials
UltraTech Cement Ltd. reported revenue of ₹16,294 cr for July to September 2024, +1.8% on the year and −13.4% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹2,026 cr, a margin of 12.4%, −350 bps on the year and −360 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 6 quarters (range 12.4% to 20.1%). Operating costs grew +6.0%, faster than revenue at +1.8%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹708 cr, −44.7% on the year and −52.6% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹24.34. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 57.0%, so 12 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate was 19% against an average of 24% over the previous 5 quarters, which lifted profit this quarter.
Capital goods and EPC revenue follows project execution, which makes quarters uneven; the order book and new orders tell more about the year than one quarter does. The quarterly statements do not carry the order book, new orders and working capital; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹215.89 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹10,922.00 trades at 50.6 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Finance cost rose fast and now takes a large bite of operating profit. New borrowing, or a higher rate?
Finance cost ₹393 cr, +67.9% on the year; 19% of EBITDA.
Source: Quarterly statements
Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?
EBITDA margin 12.4%, −350 bps on the year (−360 bps on the quarter).
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Exceptional items that recur, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
This quarter's filing carries a balance sheet and a cash flow statement. The cash, receivables and borrowing checks run once the filing read is in.
| Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹16,012 cr | ₹16,740 cr | ₹20,419 cr | ₹18,819 cr | ₹16,294 cr | ₹17,779 cr | ₹23,063 cr | ₹21,275 cr | ₹19,607 cr | ₹21,830 cr | ₹25,799 cr | ₹24,648 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | +6% | +2% | +6% | +13% | +13% | +20% | +23% | +12% | +16% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.9% | 19.4% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 12.4% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 15.8% | 17.9% | 21.7% | 20.3% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 10% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 26% | 15% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 24% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹1,280 cr | ₹1,775 cr | ₹2,259 cr | ₹1,493 cr | ₹708 cr | ₹1,363 cr | ₹2,475 cr | ₹2,221 cr | ₹1,238 cr | ₹1,729 cr | ₹3,000 cr | ₹2,604 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | −12% | −45% | −23% | +10% | +49% | +75% | +27% | +21% | +17% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | −15% | −57% | −35% | −1% | +62% | +127% | +55% | +30% | +17% |
| EPS | ₹44.39 | ₹61.55 | ₹78.22 | ₹51.78 | ₹24.34 | ₹47.09 | ₹84.23 | ₹75.54 | ₹41.79 | ₹58.55 | ₹101.22 | ₹88.21 |
| Flags | · | · | · | ✓ | 2 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
UltraTech Cement Ltd. reported revenue of ₹16,294 cr (+1.8% on the year) and net profit of ₹708 cr (−44.7% on the year) for July to September 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −57.0% on the year, against −44.7% for reported profit.
2 checks raised a question: Finance cost rose fast and now takes a large bite of operating profit. New borrowing, or a higher rate?
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