Heidelberg Cement Q2 Review — Dolat Capital Maintains 'Sell', Says Lack Of Immediate Expansion A Concern

Anticipating subdued volume growth without any major expansion plans over FY25-28E, Dolat Capital maintains ‘Sell’ rating on Heidelberg Cement.

Heidelberg Cement’s net cash decreased by Rs 1.79 billion QoQ in Q2 FY26, reaching Rs 3.2 billion in Q2 FY26 vs Rs 5.0 billion/Rs 4.1 billion in Q1 FY26/FY25.

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Heidelberg Cement has built a strong retail franchise in the lucrative Central region and is trying to improve its operating efficiencies. As per Q4 FY25 call, the company has acquired a new mine in Madhya Pradesh and is currently undertaking a study for expansion; the site is yet to be identified.

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Dolat Capital Report

Heidelberg Cement India Ltd.’s Q2 FY26 results were broadly in line, however, adjusted profit after tax came below our estimates.

We expect revenue/Ebitda/APAT CAGR of 6.5%/20.1%/32.0% over FY25-28E, led by 7.5%/5.0%/5.0% volume growth and 1.0%/1.0%/0% realization growth in FY26E/FY27E/FY28E.

We maintain our FY26E/FY27E Ebitda estimates and introduce FY28E.

Anticipating subdued volume growth without any major expansion plans over FY25-28E, we maintain our ‘Sell’ rating with revised target price of Rs 165 (7.0x FY28E EV/Ebitda + 50% FY28E capital work-in-progress).

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