Shree Cement Gains on Five-Fold Profit Growth, Expansion Plans

Shree Cement Gains on Five-Fold Profit Growth, Expansion Plans
A builder carries a bowl of cement during the construction of a toilet block (Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)

Shares of Shree Cement rallied after the company posted a nearly five-fold increase in net profit to Rs 507.7 crore in the April to June quarter from Rs 104 crore in the same quarter last year.

Revenue jumped 43.5 percent to Rs 2,467.8 crore from Rs 1,719 crore on a year-on-year basis, according to the company's filing on the National Stock Exchange. Other income stood at Rs 71.5 for the June quarter.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation more than doubled to Rs 757.2 crore from Rs 357 crore over the year. EBITDA margin saw a sharp increase to 30.4 percent from 21 percent.

The company also announced expansion of 3.6 million tonnes per annum by March 2018, which will involve an investment of Rs 285 crore.

Shares of the cement major rose as much as 5.6 percent to Rs 17,650, post earnings.

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