New Delhi: Due to the crisis prevailing in West Asia, the increase in fuel and raw material prices, and a decline in sales revenue, Ramco Cements’ consolidated net profit fell by 63.05 percent to Rs. 31.24 crore in the quarter ended June of the 2026-27 financial year.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs. 84.56 crore in the April to June period of the 2025-26 financial year. Revenue from operations in this quarter increased by 9.6 percent to Rs. 2,273.05 crore.
Due to the increase in the prices of fuel and packaging materials caused by the West Asian war, and a 5 percent year-on-year decline in sales revenue, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year stood at Rs. 314 crore. This is a 22 percent decline compared with Rs. 404 crore in the first quarter of the 2025-26 financial year.
Despite demand-related disruptions caused by elections held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal, cement sales rose 12 percent to 4.48 million tonnes in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year. As a result, cement capacity utilization stood at 70 percent in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year. In the first quarter of the 2025-26 financial year, it was 68 percent.
Similarly, in the construction business, sales volume, which stood at 1.20 lakh tonnes in the first quarter of the 2025-26 financial year, rose to 1.35 lakh tonnes in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, registering 13 percent growth. At the same time, the company’s total expenses for the quarter ended June increased by 14.5 percent to Rs. 2,252.02 crore, while the company’s total income in the June quarter rose by 9.6 percent to Rs. 2,279.79 crore.
On the Mumbai Stock Exchange, shares of 'The Ramco Cements Limited' fell by 0.54 percent and closed at Rs. 931.60 per share.