ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED Quarterly Result Update Q4'2425

UltraTech Cement Q4 Results: Sales increased 13% and Profit Rises 10%, Meets Estimates. Net sales (including other operating income) of UltraTech Cement has increased 12.95% to Rs 23063.32 crore. Operating profit margin has declined from 20.15% to 20.03%, leading to 12.26% rise in operating profit to Rs 4,618.44 crore. Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 14.23% to 15.46%. Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 2.50% to 2.56%. Employee cost increased from 3.76% to 4.30%. Other expenses fell from 58.89% to 57.45%. Power and Oil fuel cost fell from 24.26% to 22.88%. Freight charges fell from 23.30% to 22.68%. Other income fell 24.69% to Rs 102.13 crore. PBIDT rose 11.08% to Rs 4720.57 crore. Provision for interest rose 81.90% to Rs 475.04 crore. Loan funds rose to Rs 24,102.18 crore as of 31 March 2025 from Rs 11,402.95 crore as of 31 March 2024. Inventories rose to Rs 9,562.98 crore as of 31 March 2025 from Rs 8,329.74 crore as of 31 March 2024. Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 5,890.25 crore as of 31 March 2025 compared to Rs 4,278.16 crore as of 31 March 2024. Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 1,673.32 crore as of 31 March 2025 from Rs 783.21 crore as of 31 March 2024. Investments declined from Rs 8,248.95 crore as of 31 March 2024 to Rs 5,156.47 crore as of 31 March 2025. PBDT rose 6.45% to Rs 4245.53 crore. Provision for depreciation rose 38% to Rs 1124.57 crore. Fixed assets increased to Rs 93,116.63 crore as of 31 March 2025 from Rs 63,343.30 crore as of 31 March 2024. Intangible assets increased from Rs 6,345.49 crore to Rs 7,681.78 crore. Profit before tax down 1.65% to Rs 3,120.96 crore. Extraordinary items were increased to Rs - 9.35 crore. Provision for tax was expense of Rs 626.05 crore, compared to Rs 851.94 crore. Effective tax rate was 20.19% compared to 27.39%. Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 9.92% to Rs 2,482.04 crore.