Sagar Cements is a south based cement player with cement capacity of 8.25 MT. Region wise, AP/Telangana accounted for ~60% of sales followed by Tamil Nadu (16%), Karnataka (9%).
Going forward, the company will be developing a presence in the faster-growing eastern and central market with recent commissioning of new 2.5 MT capacity
Self-reliance in power (61.5 MW), ability to switch between coal and petcoke for fuel requirement and split grinding units near market gives it cost advantage
Q3FY23 Results:
Q3 performance broadly remained in line with our estimates.
Revenues were up 72.6% YoY to ₹ 575.7 crore, led by sales volume growth of 66.8% YoY
EBITDA improved sequentially with major delta coming from declining power & fuel costs
At the PAT level, the company reported a net loss of ₹ 27.2 crore led by higher interest cost (pertaining to loan taken for potential M&A) and depreciation (due to commissioning of new capacities)
Cement & Cement products company Sagar Cements announced Q3FY24 results:
Revenue increased by 16% YoY to Rs 66,941 lakhs and volume increased by 14% to 14,07,167 MT for Q3FY24.
Plants operated at around 55% during the current quarter.
Operating EBITDA of Rs 8,706 lakhs for Q3FY24 as against Rs 4,758 lakhs during Q3FY23.
Operating EBITDA of Rs 619 per ton during Q3FY24.
EBITDA margin increased by 500 bps to 13% for Q3FY24 (v/s Q3FY23).
Loss after tax stood at Rs 1,018 lakhs for Q3FY24 v/s Loss of Rs 2,368 lakhs during Q3FY23.
Commenting on the performance, Sreekanth Reddy, Jt. Managing Director of the Company said, “We had a good quarter marked by healthy volumes and steady realisations. Although overall volumes were affected by state elections and labor shortages during the festive season, we witnessed a 14% growth in volumes during Q3FY24 when compared with Q3FY23. Additionally, favorable prices prevailed in our key markets, leading to a 16% increase in revenue for the quarter.
As far as EBITDA and margins are concerned, we observed a significant enhancement on a per-ton basis, consistent with our earlier projections. The combination of increased operating leverage and consistent realizations contributed to improved profitability for the quarter. We anticipate this positive trend to persist in the future, supported in part by higher utilization levels of recently acquired units and strategic initiatives aimed at promoting the use of green power, and alternative fuels, as well as the deployment of electric trucks and wheel loaders.
Operationally, we believe we are on track towards meeting our guidance of attaining 5.6 MnT volumes for the fiscal. Performance and capex plans of our recently acquired unit, Andhra Cements is progressing as per plan.
To conclude, our widespread geographical footprint, advancing product mix, and increased emphasis on elevating the proportion of green fuel in the overall energy mix, collectively position us favorably to generate value for our shareholders.”
Sagar Cements Ltd was incorporated on January 15th, 1981. The Company is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of cement. A mini-cement company, commencing operations in 1985 to manufacture clinker and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Sagar Cements has adopted the world`s latest and widely accepted dry processing kiln technology. It commissioned an Electrostatic Precipitator System for environment protection and pollution control.
The OPC, sulphate resisting cement (SRC) and IRS T-40 grade cement manufactured by the company are marketed under the Sagar Priya brand. SRC conforming to IS-12330 standards is used in coastal areas, harbours, dockyards, bridges, sewerages and effluent-carrying drains. The slag cement grinding unit set up by it in 1993 consists of slag dryer, cement mill and packing plant. Slag cement is more resistant than OPC to soil and water containing excessive amounts of sulphates of alkali metals, alumina and iron, as well as acidic waters. It can, therefore, be used in marine works and in coastal areas.
The clinker unit was expanded to increase productivity. It obtained government approval to set up mini-hydel power projects on GBC canal and KC canal through a new company, Sagar Power. The entire power generated by this unit will be used by Sagar Cements.
In 1996 the company installed a second mill of 20 tph at the Mattampally unit at a capital outlay of about Rs. 250 lacs.
During 2009-10, the Company had set up two mini hydel power projects. The Company and Parficim S.A.S., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vicat S.A. of France jointly promoted Vicat Sagar Cement Pvt Ltd to set up a 5.5 mtpa cement plant along with a captive power unit of 60MW capacity in Gulbarga Dist. of Karanataka State. In 2012-13, a separate entity under the name `Vicat Sagar Cement Private Limited` (VSCPL) was later formed for the purpose. This project was implemented in two phases, each phase with a capacity of 2.75 Milllion ton cement per annum. To facilitate the speedy implementation of the captive power plant mentioned above, the VSCPL and Parficim SAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vicat SA jointly formed an SPV, "Gulbarga Power Private Ltd". First Phase of the cement project commenced its commercial operations. Resulting to this formation, Sagar Cements and the Vicat Group respectively invested a sum of Rs.86 Crores and Rs. 414 Crores and were holding 47% and 53% of the Equity Capital of the said Joint Venture.
In 2015, the Company acquired the entire equity stake in BMM Cements Limited, which was renamed as Sagar Cements (R) Limited. It commissioned a Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant of 6 MW at Mattampally unit in 2017. It acquired a grinding unit of 1,81,500 MT capacity at Bayyavaram in Visakhapatnam Dist in Andhra Pradesh which ramped its capacity from 0.18 MTPA to 1.5 MTPA in 2018-19.
In 2019, the Company acquired 65% stake in Satguru Cement, MP and 100% stake in Jajpur Cement, Odisha.
Sagar Cements (R) Limited, a Wholly-owned Subsidiary was merged with Company through the the Scheme of Amalgamation effective from 15th March 2022. In 2022, it commissioned 1 MTPA integrated plant at Jeerabad, MP and 1.5 MTPA grinding unit at Jajpur, Odisha, resulting to this, the Jaipur Cement Plant started their commercial operations in Odisha during the year 2021-22.
The Company acquired 95% stake in Andhra Cements Limited (ACL) through a Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Process in March, 2023, by virtue of which, the said ACL became subsidiary of the Company. The Dachepalli unit resumed its grinding operations post the above acquisition.
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Sagar Cements Ltd was incorporated on January 15th, 1981. The Company is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of cement. A mini-cement company, commencing operations in 1985 to manufacture clinker and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Sagar Cements has adopted the world`s latest and widely accepted dry processing kiln technology. It commissioned an Electrostatic Precipitator System for environment protection and pollution control.
The OPC, sulphate resisting cement (SRC) and IRS T-40 grade cement manufactured by the company are marketed under the Sagar Priya brand. SRC conforming to IS-12330 standards is used in coastal areas, harbours, dockyards, bridges, sewerages and effluent-carrying drains. The slag cement grinding unit set up by it in 1993 consists of slag dryer, cement mill and packing plant. Slag cement is more resistant than OPC to soil and water containing excessive amounts of sulphates of alkali metals, alumina and iron, as well as acidic waters. It can, therefore, be used in marine works and in coastal areas.
The clinker unit was expanded to increase productivity. It obtained government approval to set up mini-hydel power projects on GBC canal and KC canal through a new company, Sagar Power. The entire power generated by this unit will be used by Sagar Cements.
In 1996 the company installed a second mill of 20 tph at the Mattampally unit at a capital outlay of about Rs. 250 lacs.
During 2009-10, the Company had set up two mini hydel power projects. The Company and Parficim S.A.S., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vicat S.A. of France jointly promoted Vicat Sagar Cement Pvt Ltd to set up a 5.5 mtpa cement plant along with a captive power unit of 60MW capacity in Gulbarga Dist. of Karanataka State. In 2012-13, a separate entity under the name `Vicat Sagar Cement Private Limited` (VSCPL) was later formed for the purpose. This project was implemented in two phases, each phase with a capacity of 2.75 Milllion ton cement per annum. To facilitate the speedy implementation of the captive power plant mentioned above, the VSCPL and Parficim SAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vicat SA jointly formed an SPV, "Gulbarga Power Private Ltd". First Phase of the cement project commenced its commercial operations. Resulting to this formation, Sagar Cements and the Vicat Group respectively invested a sum of Rs.86 Crores and Rs. 414 Crores and were holding 47% and 53% of the Equity Capital of the said Joint Venture.
In 2015, the Company acquired the entire equity stake in BMM Cements Limited, which was renamed as Sagar Cements (R) Limited. It commissioned a Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant of 6 MW at Mattampally unit in 2017. It acquired a grinding unit of 1,81,500 MT capacity at Bayyavaram in Visakhapatnam Dist in Andhra Pradesh which ramped its capacity from 0.18 MTPA to 1.5 MTPA in 2018-19.
In 2019, the Company acquired 65% stake in Satguru Cement, MP and 100% stake in Jajpur Cement, Odisha.
Sagar Cements (R) Limited, a Wholly-owned Subsidiary was merged with Company through the the Scheme of Amalgamation effective from 15th March 2022. In 2022, it commissioned 1 MTPA integrated plant at Jeerabad, MP and 1.5 MTPA grinding unit at Jajpur, Odisha, resulting to this, the Jaipur Cement Plant started their commercial operations in Odisha during the year 2021-22.
The Company acquired 95% stake in Andhra Cements Limited (ACL) through a Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Process in March, 2023, by virtue of which, the said ACL became subsidiary of the Company. The Dachepalli unit resumed its grinding operations post the above acquisition.
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Sagar Cements share price as on 28 Mar 2024 is Rs. 208.3. Over the past 6 months, the Sagar Cements share price has decreased by 9.53% and in the last one year, it has increased by 11.15%. The 52-week low for Sagar Cements share price was Rs. 180 and 52-week high was Rs. 305.
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