Cement Sector Q2 Earnings Preview - Margins Shrunk Due To Higher Costs: Prabhudas Lilladher

Cement Sector Q2 Earnings Preview - Margins Shrunk Due To Higher Costs: Prabhudas Lilladher

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Prabhudas Lilladher Report

Ebitda of our cement coverage universe is expected to fall by 2% YoY due to margin contraction.

Volumes would grow by 4% YoY on back of growth across the regions except East.

Realisations are expected to increase by 3.5% YoY/Rs 165/tonne (down 1.7% QoQ/Rs 90/tonne).

Impacted by steep increase in coal, packaging and freight cost, cost/tonne is expected to increase by 8.7% YoY/Rs 325/tonne (up 4% QoQ/Rs 155/tonne) which would result in contraction of Ebitda/tonne by 6% YoY at Rs 1,195.

We believe cement stocks will remain under pressure in the near term given the -

  1. slow pace of price hikes,

  2. unabated rise in coal cost and

  3. high earnings base.

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