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Star Cement Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Q2 cement volume rose 4.8% YoY, but EBITDA fell 21% and PAT 44% on cost pressure. Management guides 12-13% H2 volume growth, citing coal supply relief and railway siding savings.

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Highlights
Revenue growthRevenue ₹831 Cr, +2.5% YoY; H1 ₹1,774 Cr, +3.0% YoY.
MarginsEBITDA ₹154 Cr vs ₹194 Cr YoY; sharp per-tonne contraction.
Demand visibilityNE Q2 hit by floods and elections; Assam, Nagaland down ~25%.
Management confidenceOptimistic but hedged; October volume growth above 12% cited.

Growth

Revenue +2.5% YoY to ₹831 Cr on cement volume +4.8%; EBITDA -21%, margin compressed, negative operating leverage.

Outlook

Q3-Q4 volume +12-13% YoY; Siliguri grinding ₹350 Cr vs Bihar ₹550 Cr; Nimbol capex within ~₹3,000 Cr.

Risks

New Northeast capacity (Ambuja, JK Lakshmi) may pressure pricing; coal supply tightness; flood and election disruption to volumes.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Q2/Jul vol ~-12% (cited) → cement +4.8% YoY (= BEAT)
  • NE price +₹3 (Aug) → +₹10 in Oct (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Capex ₹2,600-2,700 Cr → ~₹3,000 Cr (= PARTIAL)
  • FY27 vol 8-9% → Q2 +4.8%, H2 needs 12-13% (= PARTIAL)
  • ₹150 Cr non-cement ARR by Q4 → no figure; RMC plants launched (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • FY27 EBITDA/t ₹1,500-1,600 → Q2 EBITDA -21% YoY (= MISS)
  • Rajasthan groundwork mid-Oct–Nov → groundbreaking Dec (= MISS)
Source

Earnings Call Transcript filed with NSE, NSE: STARCEMENT. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.

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Star Cement Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹175.60
Market cap
₹7,097 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹3,776 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹393.4 Cr
P/E (TTM)
21.0×Sector 33.3×
Promoter holding
58.11%+0.01% QoQ
FII holding
1.66%Current quarter

Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.

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