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Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Ambuja Cements Ltd is a good quality company .

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Ambuja Cements Ltd share price has appreciated 9.8% annually (CAGR) over the past ten years.

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What is the P/E ratio of Ambuja Cements?

The latest standalone P/E ratio of Ambuja Cements as of 18-Dec-2024 is 66.42.

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The latest standalone P/B ratio of Ambuja Cements as of 18-Dec-2024 is 3.06.

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The 52-week high of Ambuja Cements is Rs. 706.85 and the 52-week low is Rs. 452.90.

Ambuja Cements Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

Name: Ambuja Cements
Brand: Ambuja Cements

BSE: 500425 | NSE: AMBUJACEM | Cement & Construction Materials | Large Cap

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Ambuja Cement Share Price

₹569.85 -1.10 -0.19%
as on 18-Dec'24 11:17

10 Year X-Ray of Ambuja Cement:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Standalone Basis ^P Consolidated Basis ^P

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Value Creation ⓘ

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24	TTM
ROCE % ⓘ	18.8%	12.4%	14.6%	14.7%	14.3%	17.4%	17.6%	22%	13.7%	16.9%	-
Value Creation Index ⓘ	NA	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.5	-
Growth Parameters ⓘ Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ
Sales ⓘ	9,974	9,451	20,132	23,609	26,041	27,104	24,516	28,965	38,937	33,160	32,850
Sales YoY Gr.	-	-5.2%	113%	17.3%	10.3%	4.1%	-9.6%	18.2%	34.4%	-14.8%	-
Adj EPS ⓘ	9.2	4.7	5.7	7.6	11.5	10.6	11.9	14	13.7	15.3	12.1
YoY Gr.	-	-49.5%	22.6%	34%	50.9%	-8.5%	12.9%	17.9%	-2.8%	11.8%	-
BVPS (₹) ⓘ	64.9	66.2	99.8	104.1	112.7	121.3	114.6	127.7	134.5	176	204.5
Adj Net Profit ⓘ	1,426	722	1,132	1,516	2,290	2,095	2,365	2,787	2,711	3,354	2,980
Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ	1,675	1,557	2,810	3,416	1,703	4,739	4,832	5,309	735	5,646	-
Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	-

CAGR ⓘ

CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	9 Years	5 Years	3 Years	1 Years
Sales ⓘ	14.3%	5%	10.6%	-14.8%
Adj EPS ⓘ	5.8%	5.8%	8.6%	11.8%
BVPSⓘ	11.7%	9.3%	15.4%	30.9%
Share Price	9.8%	23.7%	15.7%	8.5%

Key Financial Parameters ⓘ

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24	TTM
Return on Equity % ⓘ	14.6	7.1	7.5	7.5	10.6	9	10.1	11.6	9.5	9.2	6.4
Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ	19.4	16.6	15.8	16.3	15.4	17	20.5	21.4	13.2	19.3	17.7
Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ	14.3	7.6	7.2	8.2	11.9	10.3	12.7	12.8	8.1	13.6	9.1
Debt to Equity ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Working Cap Days ⓘ	71	82	69	99	107	105	106	91	130	199	130
Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ	10	9	4	1	0	0	-8	-11	2	5	60

Recent Performance Summary

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 10.59%

Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 6.40%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years 8.61%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 2.77%

Latest Financials - Ambuja Cements Ltd.

	Standalone	Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹)	8.6	12.1
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.)	17,949	32,850
BVPS (₹.) ⓘ	186.5	204.5
Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ	45,432	49,883
P/BV ⓘ	3.06	2.79
PE ⓘ	66.42	47.18

From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹)	452.90 / 706.85
All Time Low / High (₹)	6.00 / 706.85
Market Cap (₹ Cr.)	1,40,632
Equity (₹ Cr.)	492.6
Face Value (₹)	2
Industry PE ⓘ	53

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Key Ratios of Ambuja Cement

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24
Sales	9,974	9,451	20,132	23,609	26,041	27,104	24,516	28,965	38,937	33,160
Operating Expenses ⓘ	8,045	7,909	16,951	19,751	22,030	22,507	19,511	22,766	33,815	26,760
Manufacturing Costs	4,010	3,838	7,342	8,547	9,491	9,568	8,191	11,041	17,199	12,236
Material Costs	845	827	2,362	2,769	3,234	3,675	3,102	2,918	5,064	4,908
Employee Cost	586	594	1,370	1,511	1,524	1,571	1,540	1,529	1,857	1,353
Other Costs ⓘ	2,605	2,651	5,877	6,924	7,781	7,693	6,678	7,279	9,695	8,263
Operating Profit ⓘ	1,928	1,542	3,181	3,858	4,011	4,597	5,006	6,200	5,122	6,400
Operating Profit Margin (%)	19.3%	16.3%	15.8%	16.3%	15.4%	17.0%	20.4%	21.4%	13.2%	19.3%
Other Income ⓘ	424	353	520	323	371	581	450	363	738	1,166
Interest ⓘ	66	92	205	206	171	170	140	146	195	276
Depreciation ⓘ	513	630	1,461	1,219	1,154	1,153	1,162	1,152	1,645	1,623
Exceptional Items ⓘ	0	0	-39	0	-152	0	-176	-120	-319	212
Profit Before Tax ⓘ	1,774	1,173	1,997	2,768	2,919	3,875	3,992	5,164	3,729	5,901
Tax ⓘ	288	365	574	823	-54	1,092	885	1,453	705	1,163
Profit After Tax	1,487	808	1,423	1,945	2,973	2,783	3,107	3,711	3,024	4,738
PAT Margin (%)	14.9%	8.5%	7.1%	8.2%	11.4%	10.3%	12.7%	12.8%	7.8%	14.3%
Adjusted EPS (₹)	9.6	5.2	5.6	7.6	11.0	10.6	11.9	14.0	13.0	16.3
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	52%	54%	50%	47%	14%	14%	151%	45%	19%	12%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24
Equity and Liabilities
Shareholders Fund	10,061	10,271	19,821	20,672	22,370	24,078	22,758	25,354	26,698	38,675
Share Capital ⓘ	310	310	397	397	397	397	397	397	397	440
Reserves ⓘ	9,751	9,961	19,424	20,275	21,973	23,681	22,360	24,957	26,301	38,236
Minority Interest	1	1	4370	4608	5231	5737	6341	7145	7058	9391
Debt	32	24	16	24	40	35	44	44	34	19
Long Term Debt	32	24	16	24	40	35	44	44	34	19
Short Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Payables	622	680	2,068	2,816	3,006	2,333	2,213	2,913	2,774	3,109
Others Liabilities ⓘ	3,163	3,157	6,548	7,389	6,689	7,995	8,362	9,750	15,157	14,067
Total Liabilities ⓘ	13,878	14,133	32,824	35,509	37,337	40,178	39,718	45,205	51,721	65,261
Fixed Assets
Gross Block	11,534	12,119	22,869	23,567	24,427	25,598	26,636	29,488	32,336	42,596
Accumulated Depreciation	5,224	5,949	1,458	2,669	3,791	4,897	5,991	7,061	8,611	10,034
Net Fixed Assetsⓘ	6,310	6,170	21,410	20,898	20,636	20,701	20,644	22,427	23,725	32,562
CWIP ⓘ	692	416	582	667	1,008	1,554	2,422	2,168	2,526	2,658
Investmentsⓘ	2,097	2,149	175	153	133	174	191	221	214	849
Inventories	890	898	2,164	2,458	2,958	2,097	1,649	2,738	3,273	3,609
Trade Receivables	232	290	924	932	1,305	1,069	561	619	1,154	1,213
Cash Equivalents	2,462	2,853	4,564	6,232	6,439	9,355	8,936	11,693	2,961	11,069
Others Assetsⓘ	1,196	1,356	3,005	4,169	4,858	5,228	5,316	5,339	17,869	13,302
Total Assets ⓘ	13,878	14,133	32,824	35,509	37,337	40,178	39,718	45,205	51,721	65,261

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ	1,675	1,557	2,810	3,416	1,703	4,739	4,832	5,309	735	5,646
PBT ⓘ	1,774	1,173	2,008	2,768	2,919	3,875	3,992	5,164	3,729	5,901
Adjustment ⓘ	175	408	1,184	1,038	941	742	1,254	1,124	1,217	467
Changes in Working Capital ⓘ	15	17	214	142	-1026	651	757	-331	-3473	194
Tax Paid ⓘ	-289	-42	-596	-532	-1,130	-530	-1,170	-648	-738	-916
Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ	-456	-83	-4,165	-762	-766	-1,193	-1,317	-2,007	-14,481	-8,950
Capex	-821	-619	-885	-1,085	-1,092	-1,607	-1,725	-2,296	-4,066	-3,961
Net Investments	82	274	-3,622	117	90	19	-28	7	-10,862	-1,625
Others ⓘ	283	263	342	206	235	396	436	283	447	-3,364
Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ	-721	-900	-958	-1,015	-719	-629	-3,956	-516	2,931	5,689
Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ	43	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ	-13	1	4	-3	22	0	3	0	-4	-24
Interest Paid ⓘ	-33	-40	-87	-156	-92	-113	-113	-132	-158	-234
Dividend Paid ⓘ	-617	-744	-711	-715	-539	-429	-3,665	-202	-1,251	-496
Others ⓘ	-100	-143	-164	-142	-109	-87	-181	-182	4,344	6,443
Net Cash Flow ⓘ	498	574	-2,312	1,640	218	2,916	-441	2,786	-10,815	2,384

Finance Ratio

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Dec'14	Dec'15	Dec'16	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Mar'23	Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)	15.24	7.95	9.46	9.61	13.81	11.98	13.27	15.43	11.62	14.5
ROCE (%)	18.76	12.4	14.6	14.67	14.33	17.39	17.61	22.03	13.73	16.87
Asset Turnover Ratio	0.84	0.77	0.98	0.74	0.78	0.79	0.69	0.78	0.91	0.64
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)	1.13	1.93	1.97	1.76	0.57	1.7	1.56	1.43	0.24	1.19
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days	8	9	10	13	14	14	11	6	7	12
Inventory Days	30	30	24	33	35	30	25	24	25	34
Payable Days	256	287	212	322	329	265	267	321	205	219

Ambuja Cements Ltd Stock News

Ambuja Cements Ltd FAQs

What is the share price of Ambuja Cement?

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Ambuja Cement on 18-Dec-2024 11:17 is ₹569.9.

What is the market cap of Ambuja Cement?

Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 18-Dec-2024 11:17 the market cap of Ambuja Cement stood at ₹1,40,632.

What is the P/E ratio of Ambuja Cement?

The latest P/E ratio of Ambuja Cement as of 18-Dec-2024 11:17 is 66.42.

What is the P/B ratio of Ambuja Cement?

The latest P/B ratio of Ambuja Cement as of 18-Dec-2024 11:17 is 3.06.

What is the 52-week high and low of Ambuja Cement?

The 52-week high of Ambuja Cement is ₹706.9 and the 52-week low is ₹452.9.

What is the TTM revenue of Ambuja Cement?

The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Ambuja Cement is ₹17,949 ( Cr.) .

About Ambuja Cements Ltd

Ambuja Cements, a part of the global conglomerate LafargeHolcim, is among the leading cement companies in India. To further add value to its customers, the company has launched innovative products like Ambuja Roof Special, Ambuja Cool Walls, Ambuja Kawach and Ambuja Cement Compocem. The products not only fulfill important customer needs but also help in significantly reducing carbon footprints. It is the industry leader in responsible use of resources, both natural and man-made. The company’s multi-pronged strategy, including triple bottom line accounting method; True Value; good corporate governance practices; overarching corporate environment policy; and sustainable supply chain policy have helped cement the company's credentials as a sustainable manufacturer.

Business area of the company

The company is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in India. It focuses on cement, aggregates and concrete. It has provided hassle-free, home-building solutions with its unique sustainable development projects and environment-friendly practices since it started operations.

Products

Ambuja Cement
Ambuja Roof Special
Ambuja Cool Walls
Ambuja Cement Compocem
Ambuja Buildcem
Ambuja Powercem
Ambuja Railcem
Alccofine micro materials

Awards and Recognitions

2005:

Rabriyawas unit has been awarded the ‘National Energy Conservation Award 2004’ (1st prize in cement sector) by the Ministry of Power, Government of India for its efforts on energy conservation.
CAPEXIL has conferred the ‘Top Export Award’ to the company for its outstanding export performance for the year 2003-04.

2006:

CAPEXIL has conferred the ‘Top Export Award’ to the company for its outstanding export performance for the year 2004-05.

2007:

Asian Institute of Management, Philippines, conferred on the company the ‘Asian CSR Award 2007’ in the ‘Concern for Health’ category for its robust programme on health and HIV/AIDS for the welfare of the communities.
Bagged Greentech Environment Excellence Gold Award - 2007 for outstanding achievement in Environmental Management for Himachal Unit by Greentech Foundation, New Delhi.
Was adjudged as the top Indian company in the cement sector for the ‘Dun and Bradstreet-American Express Corporate Awards 2007’.

2008:

Received the prestigious 'Business Superbrands' status in August, 2008.
Received ‘Greentech Environment Excellence Gold Award 2008’ at Goa.

2009:

Won 2009 IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality ‘Performance Excellence Trophy’ in the Manufacturing Category.
Ambujanagar unit won the national award on ‘Best Environmental Excellence in Plant Operation’ from NCBM.

2011:

Bagged Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award on Sustainability in the category ‘Commendation for Strong Commitment for Sustainable Development’.
The CII conferred ‘National Award for Excellence in Water Management’ to Rabriyawas plant in ‘Beyond the Fence’ Category.

2013:

Won CII ITC Sustainability Award for the third year in a row for ‘Significant Achievement on journey towards Sustainable Development’ under Large Industry category.
Won ‘The Asia’s Most Promising Brand’ at the Asian Brand & Leadership Summit-Dubai 2013.
Won the ET NOW Talent and HR Leadership Award 2013 for Best Talent Management and the Global HR Excellence Awards 2013 for Organization with Innovative HR Practices by World HRD Congress.

2015:

For the 5th time in a row, the company bagged the prestigious CII Sustainability Award 2015 for ‘Corporate Excellence-Commendation for Significant Achievement in category ’A’.
Awarded the ‘Best Sustainability Risk Management Company’ of the year by CNBC TV18.
Bagged ‘Eco Corporate of the Year 2014’ by Yes Bank’s Natural Capital Awards.

2016:

FICCI CSR Award 2016 for Ambuja's exemplary Water Resource Management program.
CII Sustainability Award 2016 in Corporate Excellence-Outstanding Accomplishment category.
Rajasthan Energy Conservation Award 2016 for the Rabriyawas Plant.
Conferred with the Bombay Chamber Civic Award for Social Development.
Sustainability Energy Development Award from Chattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency for Bhatapara unit.
Gold Award at the 16th Annual Greentech Safety Awards 2016.

2017:

CII ITC Sustainability Awards for ‘Outstanding Accomplishment for Corporate Excellence’, 8th time in a row.
NCB National Award for Environment Excellence.
NMDC Social Awareness Award by FMI.
CII National Award for Excellence in Energy Management.
Yes Bank Natural Capital Awards in Eco-Corporate category under Manufacturing Sector.
CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management.
Certified 5.5 times water positive by external certification body DNV-GL.
Ranked 7th by Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Ranked as India’s ‘Most Respected Companies’ by Businessworld.
Listed amongst top 40 brands in Interbrand ‘Best Indian Brands 2017’.
Ranked amongst India’s ‘50 Biggest Non-Financial Companies’ by Businessworld.

2018:

Ranked 5th globally in the Construction Material category for the internationally renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018.
Ranked 2nd in the global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the low-carbon transition. Ambuja also topped in Climate Governance & Strategy.
Wins 'Commendation for Significant Achievement' in the 'CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2018'. Including 8 awards for Corporate Excellence, Environment Management and CSR.
Ranked 2nd in Responsible Business Ranking 2018 - India's top companies for Sustainability and CSR 2018.
The Ambuja Cement Foundation was conferred with the prestigious 'ICSI CSR Excellence Award' as the Best Corporate (Large Category) by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

2019:

Features amongst the top 4 companies in Global DJSI Ranking-2019.
Ranked 4 among the world's most sustainable companies at the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) global ranking for 2019 in the Construction Material (COM) category.
CSR arm Ambuja Cement Foundation received the award for its focus on drinking water, water harvesting and water use efficiency interventions in the Gir Somnath district of Gujarat and Pali & Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
Topped India's list in the Forbes Asia's Best Over a Billion List in the sector.
Ranked 6th in ‘Responsible Business Ranking 2019’ report.
Won ‘Warehouse and Logistics Excellence-Manufacturing Company of the Year 2019’ award.
Received the award for ‘Best in Class Logistics Safety’ at the 13th Express Logistics and Supply Chain Conclave.
Integrated digital platform Ambuja Brahmaand won two prestigious awards, ‘Best Customer Relationship Platform’ and ‘Best Marketing Technology Stack’ at the MarTech Leadership Awards 2019.
Nalagarh plant won the coveted CII National Award 2019 as 'Energy Efficient Unit’.
MCW Chandrapur plant won the Vasundhara Award 2019 from Maharashtra Government for 'Embedding Best Environmental Practices’.