Birla Corporation

M P Birla group flagship company Birla Corporation Ltd on Wednesday reported a Rs 25 crore loss in the second quarter ending September 2024 as against a net profit of Rs 58 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue of the cement maker during the July-September quarter decreased 14.8 per cent to Rs 1,970 crore from Rs 2,312 crore in the previous corresponding period. The company, in a statement, said that it posted a consolidated EBITDA of Rs 194 crore in the quarter under review as compared to Rs 316 crore in the same period last year. In the traditionally weak monsoon quarter, cement demand was sluggish and prices plummeted to record lows in all the key markets. The company achieved an overall capacity utilisation of close to 80 per cent, and around 90 per cent in core markets. The annual installed cement manufacturing capacity of the company is 20 million tonnes. On the outlook, the cement maker remains cautiously optimistic about the third quarter ending in December. The jute div

The company attributed the loss to sluggish cement demand during the traditionally weak monsoon quarter, with prices plummeting to record lows in all key markets

M P Birla group flagship firm Birla Corporation on Thursday posted a 45 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 33 crore during the first quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal as compared to Rs 60 crore in the year-ago period. A company statement said that revenue of the company during the April-June period also decreased by 8.9 per cent at Rs 2,207 crore as against Rs 2,423 crore in the similar previous quarter It said weak cement prices coupled with sluggish demand have weighed down the profitability of the June quarter. Sales volumes also declined marginally in the face of contracting demand. Faced with challenging market conditions, the Kolkata-headquartered company focused on reducing variable costs in cement production across its units. The jute division of the company registered a cash loss of Rs 3.9 crore in the quarter under review against a cash profit of Rs 6.4 crore in the similar previous period. Realisation of cement sales per tonne during the first three months of the curr

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Revenue on a consolidated basis stood at Rs 2,328.31 crore in Q3FY24, up by 14.7 per cent from Rs 2,024 crore in the year-ago period

The company attributed the jump in profitability to the ramp-up of Mukutban operations, cost-initiatives, premiumisation and optimization of power and fuel mix and softening fuel prices

Consolidated post-tax profit of Birla Corporation Limited, the flagship company of M P Birla group, stood at Rs 58.37 crore at the end of the second quarter ending 30 September 2023. The company posted a loss of Rs 56.46 crore in the similar previous period. During the first quarter of the current financial year, the company, primarily a cement manufacturer, stood at Rs 59.71 crore. Total income of the company during the second quarter increased 13.3 per cent at Rs 2313.23 crore as against Rs 2041.58 crore in the similar previous corresponding period, Birla Corporation said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The debt-equity ratio of Birla Corporation in the current second quarter stood at 0.75, the company said. The operating margin of the company during the second quarter stood at 12.88 per cent, as compared to 4.78 per cent in the similar previous period.

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Birla Corporation's consolidated capacity stands at around 20 mt after commissioning of the 3.9 mt greenfield plant at Mukutban in Maharashtra at the beginning of FY23

M P Birla group's flagship company, Birla Corporation Limited, on Tuesday said the cement major posted a net profit of Rs 85 crore for the March 2023 quarter, down by 23 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The consolidated revenue for the March quarter was Rs 2,512 crore, representing a 7.6 per cent growth. The consolidated cement sales by volume for the March quarter grew 4.5 per cent year-on-year to 4.44 million tonnes, a record high, and even with the price remaining weak, the realisation was up 4.3 per cent over the same period last year at Rs 5,261 per tonne. The company stated that it concluded a challenging FY 2022-23 despite sluggish demand in most key markets during the year. During the year, the biggest challenge for the entire cement industry was an abnormal rise in power and fuel costs, which typically account for around 30 per cent of total production costs for all manufacturers. For Birla Corporation Limited, power, and fuel costs went up 32 per cent fo

On a comparable basis, Birla Corporation said, consolidated revenue was up by 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY).

The company said profitability was impaired by a sharp increase in power and fuel costs, which could not be passed on to consumers

M P Birla group flagship company Birla Corporation Ltd (BCL) posted a loss of Rs 56 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal against a net profit of Rs 86 crore in the same period previous financial year. Revenue of the company increased 19.3 per cent at Rs 2042 crore during the second quarter as compared to Rs 1711 crore in the previous similar period, a statement by the primarily cement manufacturing firm said on Tuesday. The company said that the profitability of BCL during the second quarter was impaired by rising power and fuel costs which could not be passed on to the consumers. EBITDA, a measure of underlying profitability, of the company in the current second quarter declined 51.6 per cent to Rs 136 crore from Rs 281 crore in the similar previous period of 2021-22. BCL said that the newly-commissioned Mukutban plant in Maharashtra is yet to stabilise operations and also had a negative impact on profitability. Sales of the company increased 11.4 per cent at 3.64 ..

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Current consolidated capacity is about 20 mn tonnes; mix of greenfield and brownfield projects, de-bottlenecking existing operations to help add another 10 mn tonnes

MP Birla Group firm Birla Corporation plans to increase its cement production capacity by 50 per cent to 30 million tonnes per annum by 2030, the company said in its latest annual report. The company, which has commissioned a greenfield unit at Mukutban, Maharashtra with an investment of Rs 2,744 crore, has plans to set up some new units and expand the production capacity of the existing units. "Birla Corporation Ltd is committed to increasing its annual cement production capacity to approximately 30 million tonnes (MT) by 2030. Our current production capacity stands at 20 million tonnes," it said. This ambitious expansion plan promises a buoyant outlook by ensuring improved profitability and cash flow and efficiency, said Birla Corporation. Birla Corporation and its subsidiary RCCPL Private Limited (formerly Reliance Cement Company Private Limited) currently operate 11 cement plants. Besides, it also operates a jute mill. As part of the expansion, Birla Corporation has inaugurat

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The management remained cautious over profitability of cement companies in the near future as it does not anticipate any relief in cost pressure.