Results     10-Nov-22
Analysis
The Ramco Cements
PAT down 99.4% YoY to Rs 3.08 cr in Q2FY2023.
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended September 2022 compared with Quarter ended September 2021.

Net sales (including other operating income) of The Ramco Cements has increased 19.34% to Rs 1793.74 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 26.60% to 10.47%, leading to 53.05% decline in operating profit to Rs 187.72 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 13.68% to 15.52%.   Employee cost decreased from 7.65% to 6.55%.   Other expenses rose from 51.90% to 67.53%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 19.17% to 36.94%.   Freight charges fell from 20.11% to 19.29%.   

Other income fell 4.85% to Rs 6.87 crore.  PBIDT fell 52.19% to Rs 194.59 crore.  Provision for interest rose 87.24% to Rs 55.05 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 4,840.99 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 3,570.44 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 960.12 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 663.98 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 476.11 crore as of 30 September 2022 compared to Rs 410.98 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 81.50 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 76.38 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Investments declined from Rs 308.88 crore as of 30 September 2021 to Rs 286.31 crore as of 30 September 2022.  

PBDT fell 63.05% to Rs 139.54 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 23.37% to Rs 121.99 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 11,453.42 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 9,925.81 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 100.53 crore to Rs 125.50 crore.  

Profit before tax down 93.70% to Rs 17.55 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 262.13% lower at Rs -8.51 crore.  Provision for tax was debit of Rs 5.33 crore, compared to credit of Rs 240.39 crore.  Effective tax rate was 58.96% compared to negative 86.98%.

Minority interest decreased 32.26% to Rs 0.63 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 99.40% to Rs 3.08 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 23.60 crore as of 30 September 2021 to Rs 23.63 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 42.30% as of 30 September 2022 ,compared to 42.52% as of 30 September 2021 .  Promoters pledged stake was 21.93% as of 30 September 2022 ,compared to 13.76% as of 30 September 2021 .  

Year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of The Ramco Cements has increased 30.51% to Rs 3573.15 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 27.99% to 13.74%, leading to 35.94% decline in operating profit to Rs 490.83 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 13.84% to 15.70%.   Employee cost decreased from 8.12% to 6.41%.   Other expenses rose from 50.24% to 64.27%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 18.39% to 33.03%.   Freight charges rose from 19.23% to 19.63%.   

Other income rose 4.55% to Rs 13.1 crore.  PBIDT fell 35.29% to Rs 503.93 crore.  Provision for interest rose 90.93% to Rs 102.53 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 4,840.99 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 3,570.44 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 960.12 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 663.98 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 476.11 crore as of 30 September 2022 compared to Rs 410.98 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 81.50 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 76.38 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Investments declined from Rs 308.88 crore as of 30 September 2021 to Rs 286.31 crore as of 30 September 2022.  

PBDT fell 44.64% to Rs 401.4 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 17.44% to Rs 228.8 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 11,453.42 crore as of 30 September 2022 from Rs 9,925.81 crore as of 30 September 2021.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 100.53 crore to Rs 125.50 crore.  

Profit before tax down 67.45% to Rs 172.60 crore.  Share of profit/loss was 1,692.86% lower at Rs -12.55 crore.  Provision for tax was debit of Rs 47.11 crore, compared to credit of Rs 158.88 crore.  Effective tax rate was 29.43% compared to negative 30.00%.

Minority interest decreased 26.96% to Rs 0.84 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 83.69% to Rs 112.10 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 23.60 crore as of 30 September 2021 to Rs 23.63 crore as of 30 September 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 42.30% as of 30 September 2022 ,compared to 42.52% as of 30 September 2021 .  Promoters pledged stake was 21.93% as of 30 September 2022 ,compared to 13.76% as of 30 September 2021 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 68.41 crore for YTD ended September 2022 from Rs 434.26 crore for YTD ended September 2021.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the YTD ended September 2022 stood at Rs 985.91 crore, compared to Rs 902.65 crore during the YTD ended September 2021.  


Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of The Ramco Cements has increased 13.47% to Rs 6003.69 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 29.43% to 21.49%, leading to 17.16% decline in operating profit to Rs 1,290.07 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) decreased from 15.61% to 14.92%.   Employee cost decreased from 7.98% to 7.24%.   Other expenses rose from 46.71% to 56.37%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 15.15% to 23.11%.   Freight charges rose from 19.56% to 20.20%.   

Other income fell 7.80% to Rs 28 crore.  PBIDT fell 16.98% to Rs 1318.07 crore.  Provision for interest rose 28.28% to Rs 112.4 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 3,949.67 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 3,109.78 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 834.47 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 599.34 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 350.71 crore as of 31 March 2022 compared to Rs 375.92 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 178.48 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 143.83 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Investments declined from Rs 306.97 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 297.09 crore as of 31 March 2022.  

PBDT fell 19.63% to Rs 1205.67 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 12.81% to Rs 402.23 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 10,697.98 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 9,246.55 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 86.98 crore to Rs 108.81 crore.  

Profit before tax down 29.74% to Rs 803.44 crore.  Provision for tax was credit of Rs 89.41 crore, compared to debit of Rs 379.92 crore.  Effective tax rate was negative 11.28% compared to 32.63%.

Minority interest decreased 31.88% to Rs 0.47 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 12.49% to Rs 881.48 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 23.59 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 23.63 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 1.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 42.33% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 42.54% as of 31 March 2021 .  Promoters pledged stake was 20.63% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 13.01% as of 31 March 2021 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 1,134.89 crore for year ended March 2022 from Rs 1,892.36 crore for year ended March 2021.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2022 stood at Rs 1,816.58 crore, compared to Rs 1,767.01 crore during the year ended March 2021.  

Operational highlights:

Sales volume in Q2FY2023 stood at 3.31 million tons compared to 2.71 million ton in Q2FY2022 a growth of 22%.

During Q2 FY2023, the windfarms have generated 10.74 cr units as against 12.13 cr units in the Q2FY2022, a decrease of 11% YoY.

Expansion:

The cement production in Kolimigundla has commenced from Sep 2022 onwards.

The 6 MW of WHRS in Kolimigundla will be commissioned in Nov- 22. Balance 6 MW of WHRS will be commissioned in Mar-23. TPP of 18 MW and railway siding will be commissioned in 2023-24.

The modernisation of RR Nagar plant will be commissioned before Mar-23.

Expansion of capacity of its dry mix products, two units in Tamilnadu are ready for commissioning and market trials for products are in progress. The remaining two units in AP & Orissa will be commissioned during 2023-24.

The Company propose to increase the grinding capacity of Haridaspur plant, Odisha by 0.9 MTPA at a cost of only Rs.130 Crores since other infrastructures are already in place, thereby doubling its capacity to 1.8 MTPA.

CAPEX:

The company has incurred CAPEX of Rs 504 cr in Q2FY2023.



The Ramco Cements : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
Particulars202209202109Var.(%)202209202109Var.(%)202203202103Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)1,793.741,503.1119.343,573.152,737.7930.516,003.695,291.0013.47
OPM (%)10.4726.60-1,613 bps13.7427.99-1,425 bps21.4929.43-795 bps
OP187.72399.79-53.05490.83766.25-35.941,290.071,557.31-17.16
Other Inc.6.877.22-4.8513.1012.534.5528.0030.37-7.80
PBIDT194.59407.01-52.19503.93778.78-35.291,318.071,587.68-16.98
Interest55.0529.4087.24102.5353.7090.93112.4087.6228.28
PBDT139.54377.61-63.05401.40725.08-44.641,205.671,500.06-19.63
Depreciation121.9998.8823.37228.8194.8217.44402.23356.5612.81
PBT17.55278.73-93.70172.6530.26-67.45803.441143.5-29.74
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates-8.51-2.35-262.13-12.55-0.7-1,692.86-10.920.75PL
PBT before EO9.04276.38-96.73160.05529.56-69.78792.541164.25-31.93
EO Income00-00-00-
PBT after EO9.04276.38-96.73160.05529.56-69.78792.541164.25-31.93
Taxation5.33-240.39PL47.11-158.88PL-89.41379.92LP
PAT3.71516.77-99.28112.94688.44-83.59881.95784.3312.45
Minority Interest (MI)0.630.93-32.260.841.15-26.960.470.69-31.88
Net profit3.08515.84-99.40112.1687.29-83.69881.48783.6412.49
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations3.08515.84-99.40112.1687.29-83.69881.48783.6412.49
EPS (Rs)*0.1311.68-98.884.7422.37-78.8033.5233.161.08
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 23.63 crore, Face value of Rs 1, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


Previous News
  The Ramco Cements fixes record date for interim dividend
 ( Market Beat - Reports 10-Mar-21   15:31 )
  The Ramco Cements
 ( Results - Analysis 07-Aug-23   20:00 )
  The Ramco Cements
 ( Results - Analysis 19-May-23   06:59 )
  Ramco Cements Q4 PAT up 47% YoY
 ( Hot Pursuit - 24-May-21   15:13 )
  The Ramco Cement
 ( Results - Analysis 03-Jun-19   14:47 )
  The Ramco Cements announces board meeting date
 ( Corporate News - 22-Jan-24   20:28 )
  The Ramco Cements consolidated net profit rises 118.51% in the December 2020 quarter
 ( Results - Announcements 03-Feb-21   13:58 )
  Ramco Cements spurts after Q2 PAT rises 41% to Rs 243 cr
 ( Hot Pursuit - 03-Nov-20   09:58 )
  The Ramco Cements Limited: Ratings reaffirmed; rated amount enhanced
 ( Press Releases - 06-Oct-21   09:55 )
  The Ramco Cements consolidated net profit rises 51.08% in the March 2021 quarter
 ( Results - Announcements 24-May-21   15:30 )
  The Ramco Cements to convene board meeting
 ( Corporate News - 25-Sep-19   10:35 )
Other Stories
  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
  04-Jun-24   10:04
  ITL Industries
  01-Jun-24   02:14
  International Combustion (India)
  31-May-24   11:32
  Fluidomat
  31-May-24   11:28
  ISGEC Heavy Engineering
  31-May-24   11:24
  Sreeleathers
  31-May-24   11:20
  Cummins India
  31-May-24   11:18
  Bata India
  31-May-24   09:55
  Tata Steel
  31-May-24   08:36
  India Nippon Electricals
  31-May-24   07:03
Back Top