Shares of Ambuja Cements Ltd. will be in the spotlight on Thursday as the day marks the last session for investors to buy shares to qualify for receiving the dividend before the stock goes ex/record-date.
The record date determines eligible shareholders who will receive the dividend payment. The ex-dividend date, which mostly coincides with the record date, marks when the share price adjusts to reflect the upcoming payout.
Ambuja Cements' board announced a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share of face value of Rs 2 each fully paid-up for the financial year 2025, subject to approval of shareholders of the company, according to an exchange filing.
Under India's T+1 settlement cycle, shares purchased on the record date itself will not qualify for the dividend payment. The ex-dividend date, which precedes the record date, marks when the share price adjusts to reflect the upcoming payout.
The board also noted the company had achieved a historic milestone in its growth journey as it had crossed the 100 million tonnes per annum or MTPA cement capacity upon successful commissioning of a 2.4-MTPA brownfield expansion of a grinding unit in Farakka (West Bengal) and debottlenecking of 0.5 MTPA across various plants.
Q4 Earnings Highlights
Ambuja Cement's fourth-quarter profit stood at Rs 956 crore, while revenue witnessed an uptick in the quarter ended March 2025.
The Adani-owned cement manufacturer's consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 9,802 crore in the quarter ended March, compared to Rs 8,785 crore a year ago, according to an exchange filing. Net profit reported for the quarter was Rs 956 crore, beating estimates.
On the operating side, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation grew 12% to Rs 1,781 crore. Operating margin expanded to 18.2%.
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