Results     26-Jul-23
Analysis
Shree Cement
Net Profit more than doubled to Rs 572.3 crore in Q1FY2024
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended June 2023 compared with Quarter ended June 2022.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Shree Cement has increased 14.72% to Rs 5064.83 crore.  

Operating profit margin has jumped from 18.14% to 18.66%, leading to 17.99% rise in operating profit to Rs 944.92 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 7.10% to 7.89%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.53% to 0.08%.   Employee cost decreased from 5.40% to 5.21%.   Other expenses fell from 69.21% to 68.29%.   Power and Oil fuel cost fell from 33.57% to 33.28%.   Freight charges rose from 20.28% to 21.09%.   

PBIDT rose 42.69% to Rs 1113.99 crore.  Provision for interest rose 34.06% to Rs 74.31 crore.  

PBDT rose 43.35% to Rs 1039.68 crore.  Provision for depreciation fell 2.92% to Rs 339.45 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 86.41% to Rs 700.23 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 128.29 crore, compared to Rs 96.78 crore.  Effective tax rate was 18.32% compared to 25.76%.

Minority interest increased 43.75% to Rs -0.36 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 104.76% to Rs 572.30 crore.  

Promoters’ stake was 62.55% as of 30 June 2023 ,compared to 62.55% as of 30 June 2022 .  

Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Shree Cement has increased 18.94% to Rs 17852.33 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 24.70% to 16.58%, leading to 20.18% decline in operating profit to Rs 2,959.50 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 7.44% to 7.91%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.58% to 0.50%.   Employee cost decreased from 6.01% to 5.45%.   Other expenses rose from 61.56% to 69.63%.   Power and Oil fuel cost rose from 23.83% to 33.92%.   Freight charges fell from 21.72% to 21.10%.   

Other income fell 15.90% to Rs 459.08 crore.  PBIDT fell 19.64% to Rs 3418.58 crore.  Provision for interest rose 21.63% to Rs 262.87 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 2,724.67 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 2,129.22 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 2,759.68 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 2,497.02 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 1,211.57 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 788.29 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 289.65 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 160.93 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Investments declined from Rs 9,032.64 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 8,683.14 crore as of 31 March 2023.  

PBDT fell 21.84% to Rs 3155.71 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 44.93% to Rs 1660.67 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 10,202.81 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 8,278.51 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 57.25 crore to Rs 74.67 crore.  

Profit before tax down 48.30% to Rs 1,495.04 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 225.9 crore, compared to Rs 555.21 crore.  Effective tax rate was 15.11% compared to 19.20%.

Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 45.51% to Rs 1,270.70 crore.  

Equity capital stood at Rs 36.08 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 36.08 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 62.55% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 62.55% as of 31 March 2022 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 2,568.74 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 2,667.88 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 3,314.45 crore, compared to Rs 2,218.22 crore during the year ended March 2022.  

 

Operation highlights

Volume growth stood at 19% YoY.


Expansion:

The Company has started 12 million tons cement capacity expansion projects in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka at a total investment of Rs 7,000 crore.

During the Quarter ended June 30, 2023, Shree Cement East Pvt. Ltd . (Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company) has commenced trial production at its clinker Grinding Unit at Village Digha & Parbatpur, in Purulia district of West Bengal with Cement capacity of 3.0 MTPA on June 29, 2023

The company makes strategic diversification to Ready Mix Concrete, Starting with plan to set up 5 ready mix units by this year.

 

Management Commentary:

 

Commenting on the performance during the quarter, Mr. Neeraj Akhoury, Managing Director, Shree Cement Ltd. said, Shree Cement’s quarter performance confirms that our strategic intents are starting to deliver results. Our bold actions to grow ahead of the industry with a focus on organic growth, sharpening operational efficiencies & improve special product sales will continue to be executed in the coming years. Shree has embarked on an ambitious journey to push the limits of its performance. We are also determined to bring world class technology enablers, especially digital tools, to create robust route to markets and plant operations. Shree leads on green power share and we will continue

to examine every step to make Shree the greenest cement company. We have started the trial commissioning of our new unit at Purulia, West Bengal and are confident to commence operations of new plants at Nawalgarh in Rajasthan

and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh within scheduled timelines. We are also happy to announce our next phase of capacity expansion projects of 12 million tonnes that will take the group’s cement capacity to 72.4 million tonnes.”

 

He added that “The current macro-economic environment in the country combined with Government focus is supporting growth for the cement sector. Accordingly, we are accelerating our growth plans to ensure that we seize the opportunity to the maximum. We have set an ambitious goal of taking our capacity beyond 80 million tons in the coming years and are aggressively charting out action plans to implement the same.”



Shree Cement : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear ended
Particulars202306202206Var.(%)202303202203Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)5,064.834,414.8514.7217,852.3315,009.5618.94
OPM (%)18.6618.1452 bps16.5824.70-813 bps
OP944.92800.8217.992,959.503,707.93-20.18
Other Inc.169.07-20.10LP459.08545.89-15.90
PBIDT1,113.99780.7242.693,418.584,253.82-19.64
Interest74.3155.4334.06262.87216.1221.63
PBDT1,039.68725.2943.353,155.714,037.70-21.84
Depreciation339.45349.65-2.921660.671145.8844.93
PBT700.23375.6486.411495.042891.82-48.30
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates00-00-
PBT before EO700.23375.6486.411495.042891.82-48.30
EO Income00-00-
PBT after EO700.23375.6486.411495.042891.82-48.30
Taxation128.2996.7832.56225.9555.21-59.31
PAT571.94278.86105.101269.142336.61-45.68
Minority Interest (MI)-0.36-0.6443.75-1.564.67LP
Net profit572.3279.5104.761270.72331.94-45.51
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations572.3279.5104.761270.72331.94-45.51
EPS (Rs)*158.6277.47104.76352.18646.31-45.51
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 36.08 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


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