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My View On Ambuja Cement


About The Company

Ambuja Cements, part of the Swiss cement giant Holcim, has been one of the leader of the market in the cement sector.The product is well renowned for its quality and strength.

About The Results

The company has posted results for the year ended
31st Dec 2008, the company posted a decline of 25% in its consolidated net profit for the financial year to Rs 1,389.71 crore. Its consolidated net sales during the year stood at Rs 6,261.79 crore as against Rs 5,718.60 crore last financial year, up 9.5%.

Production increased 5% to 17.6 million tonnes (16.8 million tonnes). Domestic despatches were up 9%. Exports dipped by over 37%. Total expenditure rose 23% to Rs 4,716 crore as power and fuel costs jumped 30% to Rs 1,326 crore. This rise in power and fuel cost was due to the spike in coal prices, as captive power accounts for 80% of its total requirement. In Himachal Pradesh, the company buy’s from the grid. Freight expenses were up 12% to Rs 1,220 crore.

Key factors in this Stock

1. The board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Re 1 per share and the total dividend for the year works out to Rs 2.20 a share (110%).

2. The company has commissioned a grinding unit of 1.2 million tonnes at the ACL terminal at Surat in Gujarat.

3.
The captive power plant of 18.7 MW will be completed at Rabriyawas plant in Rajasthan.

4. Its additional power plants at Ambujanagar, Bhatapara and Chandrapur will add another 90 MW.

5. The projects at Bhatapara in Chhattisgarh and Rauri in Himachal Pradesh, to add 4.4 million of clinker capacity, are slated for completion by end-2009.


6. The bulk cement terminal at Kochi is to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2009.


7.In the next two years, the company plans to acquire three new vessels to strengthen its fleet of ships.


About The Stock

The long term story remain intact so partial investment may be made at panics.

Disclaimer: I do not have any personal investment in this stock.