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P/E (TTM)
18.3×
EPS ₹20.98
P / Book
1.60×
BVPS ₹240
ROE
10.0%
FY26, avg equity
Net margin
13.9%
FY26
Revenue YoY
−7.7%
Q1 FY27
Net profit YoY
−31.9%
Q1 FY27
Debt / equity
0.00×
₹53 Cr debt
Div. yield
0.52%
₹2.00 in 12 months
From NSE filings (consolidated) and the last close.
Shareholding Pattern Jun 2026
Promoter pledge: none reported
Peer Comparison
| Company | P/E | P/B | ROE | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTRACEMCO₹3.29L Cr | 38.4× | 4.29× | 11.1% | 9.3% |
| GRASIM₹2.17L Cr | 19.1× | 2.10× | 10.3% | 5.9% |
| AMBUJACEM₹94,868 Cr | 18.3× | 1.60× | 10.0% | 13.9% |
| SHREECEM₹81,252 Cr | 49.7× | 3.49× | 7.8% | 8.3% |
| JKCEMENT₹38,635 Cr | 41.2× | 5.49× | 15.1% | 7.2% |
| DALBHARAT₹32,304 Cr | 33.9× | 1.80× | 6.5% | 7.8% |
Cement & Cement Products: the companies closest in market value, of the 31 in that basic industry whose filings we hold. Computed from each company's NSE filings (up to Q1 FY27) and the last close; hover a column for its definition.
Forensic Flags4 Watch
Free cash flow was negative in 3 of the last 4 years
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, as filed.
Exceptional items above 5% of pre-tax profit in 3 of the last 5 years
FY23–FY26.
Effective tax rate averaged -3%
Tax over pre-tax profit, last 3 years. The base corporate rate is about 25%.
Share count changed +24.5% in three years, net of bonuses and splits
From 2023-03-31 to 2026-03-31. Shares issued for mergers, placements, conversions and stock options all count.
Other income is 25% of profit before tax
FY26.
9 checks within their thresholds
Operating cash flow was 0.81× net profit
Cumulative over FY23–FY26 (4 years).
Receivables grew 17% against revenue growth of 16%
FY26: debtor days moved from 17 to 17.
Inventory grew 7% against revenue growth of 16%
FY26: inventory days moved from 44 to 41.
Debt to equity is 0.00×
As at 2026-03-31; it was 0.00× at 2023-03-31.
Profit before interest and tax covers finance costs 15.7×
FY26.
Promoter holding is 67.33%, -0.24 points over a year
2026-06-30 against 2025-06-30.
No promoter shares are pledged
Shareholding pattern as at 2026-06-30.
No auditor change or resignation filings in three years
From NSE announcements on record.
Results were filed late in 0 of the last 8 quarters
Slowest filing came 34 days after the period end.
Computed from NSE filings (consolidated). Colours follow fixed thresholds, shown on hover. These are facts about the filings, not advice.
Formula Scores
Piotroski F-score: 3 of 9 · FY to 2026-03-31one point for each of nine tests on profitability, leverage and liquidity, and operating efficiency, comparing the year with the one before
- ✓ Return on assets positive: 6.96 — profit after tax over the year's opening total assets, %
- ✓ Operating cash flow positive: 5,361.5 — ₹ crore
- ✗ Cash flow above profit (accruals): -275.6 — operating cash flow less profit after tax, ₹ crore
- ✗ Return on assets improved: -0.94 — change in ROA, percentage points
- ✗ Long-term borrowings to assets fell: 0.03 — change in long-term borrowings over total assets, percentage points
- ✗ Current ratio improved: -0.38 — change in current assets over current liabilities
- ✗ No new shares issued: 0.35 — change in share capital, %
- ✓ Gross margin improved: 0.27 — revenue less material cost over revenue, change in percentage points
- ✗ Asset turnover improved: -0.034 — revenue over the year's opening total assets, change
Inputs: profit after tax ₹5,637 Cr (2026-03-31) · profit after tax ₹5,158 Cr (2025-03-31) · total assets ₹89,607 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹80,945 Cr (2025-03-31)
The paper's bands: 8–9: the paper's high group; 0–2: the paper's low group
Source: Joseph Piotroski, "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers", Journal of Accounting Research, 2000
Altman Z-score: 4.81 · FY to 2026-03-31Z = 1.2 × working capital / total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings / total assets + 3.3 × EBIT / total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity / total liabilities + 1.0 × sales / total assets
- working capital / total assets: 0.007 × 1.2
- retained earnings / total assets: 0.657 × 1.4 — reserves and surplus as retained earnings
- EBIT / total assets: 0.039 × 3.3 — profit before tax plus finance cost
- market value of equity / total liabilities: 5.491 × 0.6 — market capitalisation over total assets less equity
- sales / total assets: 0.454 × 1
Inputs: total assets ₹89,607 Cr (2026-03-31) · current assets ₹13,716 Cr (2026-03-31) · current liabilities ₹13,096 Cr (2026-03-31) · reserves ₹58,853 Cr (2026-03-31) · total equity ₹71,846 Cr (2026-03-31) · profit before tax ₹3,279 Cr (2026-03-31) · finance cost ₹224 Cr (2026-03-31) · revenue ₹40,656 Cr (2026-03-31) · market capitalisation (today) ₹97,529 Cr
The paper's bands: above 2.99: the paper's safe zone; 1.81–2.99: the grey zone; below 1.81: the distress zone
the 1968 form, fitted on manufacturers; reserves stand in for retained earnings, and profit before tax plus finance cost for EBIT
Source: Edward Altman, "Financial Ratios, Discriminant Analysis and the Prediction of Corporate Bankruptcy", Journal of Finance, 1968
Graham number: 320.8 ₹ per share · FY to 2026-03-31√(22.5 × earnings per share × book value per share): the price at which P/E × P/B = 22.5 (a P/E of 15 at a P/B of 1.5)
- earnings per share: 19.05
- book value per share: 240.1 — owners' equity over shares (paid-up capital / face value)
Inputs: earnings per share 19.05 (2026-03-31) · owners' equity ₹59,347 Cr (2026-03-31) · paid-up capital ₹494 Cr (2026-03-31) · face value 2 (2026-03-31)
a number the book uses as a ceiling for a defensive investor's purchase price; it is arithmetic on two reported figures, not a valuation
Source: Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor (1949; the 22.5 in the 1973 edition's criteria for the defensive investor)
Sloan accrual ratio: 0.32 % of assets · FY to 2026-03-31(profit after tax − operating cash flow) / average total assets
Inputs: profit after tax ₹5,637 Cr (2026-03-31) · operating cash flow ₹5,362 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹89,607 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹80,945 Cr (2025-03-31)
how much of the year's profit was not cash; the paper sorts companies by this and reports the top decile's later returns
Source: Richard Sloan, "Do Stock Prices Fully Reflect Information in Accruals and Cash Flows about Future Earnings?", The Accounting Review, 1996
Each score is its published formula applied to the company's own filings (consolidated); open one for the tests, the inputs and the paper. Arithmetic on the filings, not a view on the stock.