UltraTech Cement

The renewed investor interest in the cement shares came on the back of reports that cement dealers have initiated price hikes since the start of December

Leading cement maker UltraTech Cement has received a notice from the fair trade regulator CCI over its proposed acquisition of the South-based India Cements Ltd. UltraTech Cement, in a regulatory filing, said it has received notice from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), and the Aditya Birla group flagship firm is confident in the merits of its case. "The Company has received a communication from the Competition Commission of India under Section 29 (1) of the Competition Act, 2002, regarding the proposed acquisition of The India Cements Ltd. The Company will be responding to the same," said UltraTech. The southern market for grey cement, where India Cements primarily operates, is highly competitive and fragmented, with the presence of over 35 grey cement manufacturers. "We are confident of the merits of our case," the Aditya Birla Group firm said. Under the CCI Act, where the fair trade regulator is of the opinion that a combination is "likely to cause, or has caused an ..

In June, UltraTech announced it would acquire about a 23 per cent stake in India Cements

Shares of Ultratech Cement rose as much as 2.90 per cent at Rs 11,525 a piece on the BSE in Monday's intraday trade

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Average cement prices slumped to a 51-month low around July-end and the first half of August, and only rose marginally in the later part of the quarter

The company's profit after tax fell to Rs 7.54 cror (about $894,500) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, from Rs 83.03 crore s a year ago

Gap in the two competitors' reserves is narrower than that in manufacturing capacities

The management believe that new infrastructure project orders will start gaining momentum, although it has been a subdued start from Q1 and during the reported quarter.

Barring HeidelbergCement most of the cement stocks look technically weak on the charts; Ambuja Cements is on the verge of seeing a 'Death Cross' formation on the daily chart.

UltraTech Cement's consolidated profit dropped 36 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 825 crore in the September quarter of FY25, from Rs 1,280 crore in the September quarter of FY24.

Cement sale volume slow down, growing at three percent YoY in Q2

UltraTech Cement's consolidated net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 820.04 crore, down 36.01 per cent from Rs 1,281.45 crore in the year-ago period

Analysts tracking the cement sector say that subdued economic activity in the first quarter is likely to weigh on sector leader UltraTech Cement's numbers, which reports its Q2 results today

Cement players hiked prices in Sept'24, but had to roll back prices in the South. In the first week of Oct'24, price hikes have again been announced and it remains to be seen if these are sustained

The Indian cement industry, which is witnessing aggressive acquisitions by two of its leading players - Adani group's Ambuja Cement and Aditya Birla's UltraTech, will have further consolidation in the near-to-medium term, according to a report. In the report, rating agency Ind-Ra said that the aggressive medium-term capacity targets of leading players are unlikely to be fully achieved organically and the industry is likely to witness an increase in the competitive intensity. This will also lead to some pricing pressure due to which the gap between leading and small players could continue to widen given the wider presence and better cost efficiencies for large players, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said. "Ind-Ra expects the cement sector to witness further consolidation in the near-to-medium term, given the aggressive medium-term capacity targets of leading players that are unlikely to be fully achieved organically," the report said. The rating agency said it also expects dema

The company added that the transaction marks the second sustainability-linked financing raised by UltraTech, following its inaugural sustainability-linked bond issuance in 2021

Sustainability-linked finance is a method through which borrowers meet environmental, social and governance targets while raising funds

Leading cement maker UltraTech is expected to cross 200 million tonne per annum capacity by FY27 helped by recent acquisitions and expansion projects, Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday. The Aditya Birla Group flagship firm has embarked on a capacity expansion drive "on a scale that is globally unprecedented" in the cement sector, he said while addressing the shareholders in the annual general meeting of the company. UltraTech last month announced acquisition of Tamil Nadu-based India Cements Ltd (ICL). Its Rs 3,142 crore open offer for acquiring 26 per cent stake will tentatively open on September 19. It has already announced the acquisition of a 32.72 per cent stake in ICL from promoters and their associates for Rs 3,954 crore. Besides, UltraTech is acquiring Kesoram Cement Business from Kesoram Industries, for which it received approval from fair trade regulator CCI in March. UltraTech is also increasing the capacity of its existing units as it faces competition fr

UltraTech Cement's Rs 3,142 crore open offer for acquiring 26 per cent stake in India Cements Ltd (ICL) will tentatively open on September 19 and close on October 3. The Aditya Birla group flagship company has proposed to acquire 8.05 crore shares of ICL at Rs 390 apiece, said the draft of the offer submitted to bourses. The offer price is 6.3 per cent higher than the closing price of Rs 366.90 of ICL at BSE. The mandatory open offer was triggered after UltraTech on July 28 announced to acquire 32.72 per cent stake in ICL from promoters and their associates for Rs 3,954 crore. If subscribed fully, then based of the Rs 390 price, the open offer will come in at Rs 3,142.35 crore. Before this, UltraTech had acquired a non-controlling stake of around 23 per cent in ICL through two block deals, at around Rs 1,900 crore. The shareholding of UltraTech after the acquisition of 32.72 per cent stake in ICL from promoters and their associates, will be 55.49 per cent. UltraTech in the draft