Orient Cement Ltd
NSE:ORIENTCEM
Orient Cement Ltd
Orient Cement Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of cement. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi and currently employs 1,200 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-07-12. The firm's product mix includes ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and Pozzolana Portland cement (PPC), which are sold under the brand name of Birla A1. Its products include Birla.A1 StrongCrete, Birla.A1 Premium Cement-PPC, Birla.A1 Premium Cement-OPC 53 Grade and Birla.A1 Premium Cement - OPC 43 Grade. Birla.A1 StrongCrete is a engineered cement for concrete applications, such as foundation, beams, columns and slabs. Birla.A1 Premium Cement is manufactured by the inter-grinding of clinker, gypsum and grained fly ash. Its products are suitable for all types of industrial, residential and commercial constructions. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Devapur in Telangana, Chittapur in Karnataka and Jalgaon in Maharashtra. Its cement manufacturing facilities has a capacity of eight metric tons per annum (MTPA).
Orient Cement Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of cement. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi and currently employs 1,200 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-07-12. The firm's product mix includes ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and Pozzolana Portland cement (PPC), which are sold under the brand name of Birla A1. Its products include Birla.A1 StrongCrete, Birla.A1 Premium Cement-PPC, Birla.A1 Premium Cement-OPC 53 Grade and Birla.A1 Premium Cement - OPC 43 Grade. Birla.A1 StrongCrete is a engineered cement for concrete applications, such as foundation, beams, columns and slabs. Birla.A1 Premium Cement is manufactured by the inter-grinding of clinker, gypsum and grained fly ash. Its products are suitable for all types of industrial, residential and commercial constructions. Its manufacturing facilities are located at Devapur in Telangana, Chittapur in Karnataka and Jalgaon in Maharashtra. Its cement manufacturing facilities has a capacity of eight metric tons per annum (MTPA).
Volume Growth: Ambuja Cements delivered industry-leading double-digit sales volume growth of 17% YoY in Q3, with consistent double-digit performance for the past nine months.
Record Volumes & Revenue: The company reported its highest ever quarterly sales volume at 18.9 million tonnes, and quarterly revenue rose 20% YoY to INR 10,277 crores.
Profit Surge: Profit after tax (PAT) jumped 258% YoY to INR 378 crores, while operating EBITDA rose 53% to INR 1,353 crores, despite some one-off costs in the quarter.
Cost Management: Q3 saw temporary cost inflation to INR 4,500/ton due to one-off items, but management says December exit cost was below INR 4,000/ton and guided for further improvement next quarter.
Premiumization: Premium cement volumes rose 31% YoY, now accounting for 35% of trade sales, supporting improved realizations (up INR 5/bag YoY).
Capacity Expansion: Total cement capacity now stands at 109 million tonnes. The company reaffirmed its target to reach 155 million tonnes by March 2028, with both brownfield expansions and debottlenecking underway.
Green Power & Digital: Nearly 900 MW of renewable energy commissioned, expected to reach 1,122 MW by FY27, supporting sustainability and future cost reduction. Digital initiatives continue to drive efficiency.
Guidance Affirmed: Management remains positive on demand (industry growth seen at 8% for FY26), expects further cost reductions and improved EBITDA per ton, and reaffirmed long-term cost and capacity targets.
