Quarter ended Sep 2021 compared with Quarter ended Sep 2020

Net sales (including other operating income) of UltraTech Cement has increased 15.69% to Rs 12016.78 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 25.97% to 22.59%, leading to 0.63% rise in operating profit to Rs 2,714.73 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 13.18% to 14.15%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 1.77% to 1.76%.   Employee cost increased from 5.53% to 5.55%.   Other expenses rose from 53.18% to 56.34%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 18.01% to 20.60%.   Freight charges fell from 22.45% to 21.85%.   

Other income rose 3.76% to Rs 140.05 crore.  PBIDT rose 0.78% to Rs 2854.78 crore.  Provision for interest fell 35.74% to Rs 229.98 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 20,848.17 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 15,238.25 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 5,413.55 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 3,907.04 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 2,629.52 crore as of 30 September 2021 compared to Rs 2,242.08 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 1,255.87 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 945.50 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Investments declined from Rs 9,864.57 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 6,784.29 crore as of 30 September 2021.  

PBDT rose 6.06% to Rs 2624.8 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 0.05% to Rs 677.4 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 51,511.72 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 45,173.54 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Intangible assets declined from Rs 11,818.10 crore to Rs 8,233.89 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 8.33% to Rs 1,947.40 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 50% lower at Rs 0.08 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 637.14 crore, compared to Rs 566.15 crore.  Effective tax rate was 32.72% compared to 32.66%.

Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 12.61% to Rs 1,313.53 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 288.63 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 288.66 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters' stake was 59.96% as of 30 September 2021 ,compared to 59.91% as of 30 September 2020 .  

For year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of UltraTech Cement has increased 32.57% to Rs 23846.62 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 26.51% to 25.25%, leading to 26.27% rise in operating profit to Rs 6,022.22 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 12.24% to 13.45%.   Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 1.81% to 1.88%.   Employee cost decreased from 6.38% to 5.18%.   Other expenses rose from 52.50% to 54.82%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 18.21% to 20.27%.   Freight charges fell from 22.17% to 21.80%.   

Other income fell 16.63% to Rs 344.92 crore.  PBIDT rose 22.84% to Rs 6367.14 crore.  Provision for interest fell 25.84% to Rs 556.09 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 20,848.17 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 15,238.25 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 5,413.55 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 3,907.04 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 2,629.52 crore as of 30 September 2021 compared to Rs 2,242.08 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 1,255.87 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 945.50 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Investments declined from Rs 9,864.57 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 6,784.29 crore as of 30 September 2021.  

PBDT rose 31.08% to Rs 5811.05 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 1.41% to Rs 1337.2 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 51,511.72 crore as of 30 September 2021 from Rs 45,173.54 crore as of 30 September 2020.  Intangible assets declined from Rs 11,818.10 crore to Rs 8,233.89 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 43.63% to Rs 4,473.85 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 1464.05 crore, compared to Rs 926.45 crore.  Effective tax rate was 32.72% compared to 35.34%.

Minority interest decreased 1,384.62% to Rs -5.79 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 77.89% to Rs 3,016.16 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 288.63 crore as of 30 September 2020 to Rs 288.66 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters' stake was 59.96% as of 30 September 2021 ,compared to 59.91% as of 30 September 2020 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 3,464.87 crore for YTD ended September 2021 from Rs 5,118.41 crore for YTD ended September 2020.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the YTD ended September 2021 stood at Rs 2,146.33 crore, compared to Rs 518.01 crore during the YTD ended September 2020.  

Capital Expenditure:

The company commissioned cement capacity of 1.2 MTPA ( metric ton per annum) in Oct 2021 at the following locations, which is the 1 st phase of 19.5 mtpa capacity expansion announced in Dec, 2020:

• Patliputra Cement WOrks, Bihar-Additional capacity of 0.6 mtpa has been commissioned, taking the units capacity to 2.5 mtpa.
• Dankuni Cement Works,West Bengal-Additional cement capacity of 0.6 mtpa has been commissioned, taking the units capacity to 2.2 mtpa.

Outlook: 

Recovery in rural housing, higher MSP (minimum support prices) for kharif crop; improved food grain production in rabi harvest; a third consecutive normal monsoon pick-up in infrastructure led construction activity are likely to drive cement demand off-take. Continuous increases in input costs like coal, pet coke and diesel pose a challenge to the industry.