ULTRACEMCO
UltraTech Cement Limited Fundamentals
UltraTech Cement Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets cement and related products in India. Supply of ordinary Portland cement, blast furnace slag, Portland cement, Portland cement, white cement and white cement products; and ready-mixed concrete, including specialty concrete, as well as construction products, including AAC blocks, mortars and more in retail form. The company also offers Super Stucco, a self-curing, water-resistant plaster; Power Grout, a self-curing industrial grout / grout; Sealing and waterproofing system for dry water, which saves water in tanks and aqueducts; and C'retePro, a slurry system for mortars and modifiers for concrete and repair mortars and concrete under the names Basekrete and Microkrete. UltraTech Cement Limited exports its products to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sri Lanka. provision of construction products; as well as value-added services including technical advice during construction, vaastu advice, various training programs and other related services. , India, UltraTech Cement Limited is a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited.
Business area of the Company
The company is engaged in the production and sale of cement and related products.
Products
UltraTech provides a range of products that cater to the various aspects of construction, from foundation to finish. This includes Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement, Portland Pozzalana Cement, White Cement, Ready Mix Concrete, building products and a host of other building solutions. Cement is sold under the brands ‘UltraTech, UltraTech Premium and Birla Super.’ White cement is manufactured under the brand name of ‘Birla White’, ready mix concretes under the name of ‘UltraTech Concrete’ and new age building products under the names of ‘Xtralite, Fixoblock, Seal & Dry and Readiplast’. UltraTech Building Solutions is a retail format that caters to the end consumer providing a variety of primary construction materials under one roof.
Awards
2010-11
Top Exporter Award from CAPEXIL for the 14th consecutive year.
The 9th Annual “Greentech Global Safety Award” 2010 from Greentech Foundation for Reddipalayam Cement Works (RDCW).
The Confederation of Indian Industry’s National Award for excellence in energy management 2010 “Excellent Energy Efficient Unit” upon RDCW.
Asian CSR Award, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Asian Institute of Management Center on Vikram Cement Works (VC) for its contribution to society.
Greentech Environmental Excellence Award for excellent contribution to environmental activities on VC.
2014-15
National Energy Conservation Award - Certificate of Merit by the Energy Secretary, Government of India to Aditya Cement Works, Rajasthan.
Golden Peacock award for Corporate Social Responsibility - 2014 to Rajashree Cement Works, Karnataka.
Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) National Award in Environment Category for the year 2013-14 to Redipallayam Cement Works, Tamil Nadu.
Outstanding Achievement Award 2014 from the Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Bhopal in recognition of excellence in the category of Large Enterprise for Vikram Cement Works, Madhya Pradesh.
Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Award in the category - Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practices from the World CSR Congress for Vikram Cement Works, Madhya Pradesh.
CII - National Award for Energy Efficient Unit 2014 to Birla White, Rajasthan.
2015-16
The company bagged the IICA NGO BOX CSR Awards for Birla White and Vikram Cement, FICCI Water Award for Jafrabad Cement and Greentech Awards for Hirmi and Vikram Cement.
Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award - 2015: Rajashree Cement Works, Karnataka (RC).
Greentech Environmental Award - 2015: RC.
IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award for Performance Excellence: Rawan Cement Works,
Chhattisgarh.
Greentech CSR Award 2015 - Gold Category: Hirmi Cement Works, Chhattisgarh.
India Sustainability Leadership Award in the category of community project of the year (Water) conferred by World CSR Day for integrated watershed management project: Vikram Cement Works, Madhya Pradesh.
2017-18
Golden Peacock National Quality Award: Aditya Cement Works.
Gold Medal for ‘National Awards for Manufacturing Competitiveness (NAMC) 2015-16’ in Building Material & Cement Sector: Aditya Cement Works.
National Energy Conservation Awards-2017 (TPP - Certificate of Merit): Andhra Pradesh Cement Works.
14th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management Conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry: Dalla Cement Works.
National Energy Conservation Award (Thermal Power Plant): Kotputli Cement Works.
2018-19
Silver Prize in ‘6th FICCI Quality Systems Excellence Awards 2018’ in the Large Category Manufacturing Sector - Aditya Cement Works.
CII-ITC Sustainability Awards-2018, Government of India - Aditya Cement Works.
CII-ITC Sustainability Awards (Commendation for Significant Achievement in Environment Management Category) - Vikram Cement Works.
ET Now CSR Leadership Award, Concern for health 2019 - Dhar Cement Works.
Golden Peacock Award - Environmental Management, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC).
Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award - Certificate of Merit, RMC.
Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award - Best Practice in Manufacturing Sector, RMC.
Economic Times Innovation Award - Innovation for Sustainability; RMC.
2019-20
Awards of Mines Safety Week 2019-20 - Awarpur Cement Works.
National Safety Awards 2019 (MSME) by National Safety Council - Ready Mix Concrete.
Green Pro Certification from the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) - Ready Mix Concrete.
1st Kaizen Award under Environment category -‘Lignite based TPP Fly Ash utilisation’ - Sewagram Cement Works (SCW).
2nd Kaizen Award under 5S & Safety - Installation of Anti-collision Radar System for stacker and reclaimed in raw material handling area - SCW.
3rd Championship Award under Digitisation / New Technology - ‘Installation of Expert Optimiser system to improve cement unit operations stability’ - SCW.
Metalliferous Mines Safety Week - 2019 - Manikgarh Cement Works.
Milestones
1980: First cement plant set up for Grasim (Vikram Cement) and Indian Rayon (Rajashree Cement).
1998: Merger of cement business of Indian Rayon and Grasim Cement Capacity: 8.5 MTPA.
2003: Capacity: 14.12 MTPA
2004: Acquisition of L&T''s cement business: UltraTech Cement Ltd. Cement Capacity: 30.04 MTPA + 1.08 MTPA (SDCCL).
2008: SDCCL divested in 2008 Greenfield Projects Brownfield Expansions Debottlenecking Cement Capacity: 48.9 MTPA.
2010: Acquisition of Start Cement in the Middle East and greenfield expansions Cement Capacity – 52 MTPA.
2012: Brownfield expansions in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, grinding unit commissioned Hotgi, Maharashtra, and 1.5 MT at Rajashree, Karnataka Port Based bulk terminal of 0.5 MT at Cochin.
2013: New grinding unit capacity of 1.6 MTPA commissioned at Jharsuguda, Orrisa Acquired unit in Sewagram and GU in Wanakbori, Gujarat with a capacity of 4.8 MT Cement capacity - 62 MTPA.
2014: Commissioned new grinding unit at Jharsuguda (1.6 MTPA) Acquired Sewagram and Wanakbori units from Jaypee Cement (4.8 MTPA).
2016: Largest single cement company in India Capacity: 66.3 MTPA March: Grinding plants commissioned in Jhajjar, Dankuni, Patliputra.
2017: Acquires Jaypee Cement business (21.2 MTPA) Largest cement company in India, 4th in world (excluding China) Cement Capacity: 93 MTPA.
2018: Commissioned integrated unit in Dhar (3.5 MTPA) Acquired cement business of Binani Cement (6.25 MTPA) Cement capacity: 102.75 MTPA.
2019: Merger of cement business of Century Textiles & Industries Ltd with UltraTech Cement. UltraTech becomes the first cement company globally to have more than 100 MTPA capacity in a single country outside of China. Cement Capacity: 116.75 MTPA.
2019-20: Launched new value-added products like UltraTech Super (high strength) and UltraTech Weather Plus (water repellent) in cement; Litecon, Aquaseal, Free Flow etc. in RMC
2019-20: Launched next-generation of products such as Dry Mix mortars and waterproofing category to strengthen position of complete building solutions.
2019-20: Scaled up UBS retail stores to 2,000+ outlets - largest single branded retail chain across India.
UltraTech Cement Limited Stock Price Analysis and Quick Research Report
Let’s scrutinize however ULTRACEMCO is acting and if it's the proper time to buy the stock of ULTRACEMCO with careful analysis.
PE ratio: - Price to Earnings' ratio, which indicates for every rupee of earnings how much an investor is willing to pay for a share. A general rule of thumb is that shares trading at a LOW P/E are undervalued (it depends on other factors too). Ultratech Cement has a PE ratio of 36.05 which is high and comparatively overvalued .
Return on Assets (ROA): - Return on Assets measures how effectively a company can earn a return on its investment in assets. In other words, ROA shows how efficiently a company can convert the money used to purchase assets into net income or profits. Ultratech Cement has ROA of 7.02 % which is a bad sign for future performance. (higher values are always desirable)
Current ratio: - The current ratio measures a company's ability to pay its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets. A higher current ratio is desirable so that the company could be stable to unexpected bumps in business and economy. Ultratech Cement has a Current ratio of 1.17 .
Return on equity: - ROE measures the ability of a firm to generate profits from its shareholders investments in the company. In other words, the return on equity ratio shows how much profit each rupee of common stockholders’ equity generates. Ultratech Cement has a ROE of 13.10 % .(higher is better)
Debt to equity ratio: - It is a good metric to check out the capital structure along with its performance. Ultratech Cement has a D/E ratio of 0.40 which means that the company has low proportion of debt in its capital.
Inventory turnover ratio: - Inventory Turnover ratio is an activity ratio and is a tool to evaluate the liquidity of a company's inventory. It measures how many times a company has sold and replaced its inventory during a certain period of time. Ultratech Cement has an Inventory turnover ratio of 11.43 which shows that the management is inefficient in relation to its Inventory and working capital management.
Sales growth: - Ultratech Cement has reported revenue growth of 6.25 % which is poor in relation to its growth and performance.
Operating Margin: - This will tell you about the operational efficiency of the company. The operating margin of Ultratech Cement for the current financial year is 25.39 %.
Dividend Yield: - It tells us how much dividend we will receive in relation to the price of the stock. The current year dividend for Ultratech Cement is Rs 37 and the yield is 0.47 %.
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