Grasim Industries Backed 3rd Largest Cement Company Expands Production Capacity By 1.4 MTPA and Reports 12.95 Per Cent Revenue Growth In March 2025 Quarter
In the last 12 months, the stock has gained 19.5 per cent while in the last 5 years it has logged 253 per cent returns.
UltraTech Cement Limited, an Aditya Birla Group company, announced on May 5th, 2025, the successful commissioning and stabilisation of several debottlenecking and efficiency enhancement initiatives across its units. These efforts have resulted in an increased total production capacity of 1.4 mtpa (million tonnes per annum). The capacity additions are broken down as follows: the grinding unit in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has achieved an additional capacity of 0.6 mtpa; the grinding unit in Panipat, Haryana, has added 0.4 mtpa; and the grinding unit in Jhajjar, Haryana, has also contributed an additional 0.4 mtpa.
Following these expansions, UltraTech Cement's total domestic grey cement manufacturing capacity now stands at 184.76 mtpa. Including its overseas capacity of 5.4 mtpa, the company's global cement manufacturing capacity has reached 190.16 mtpa.
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In the Quarterly Results of March 2025, the company reported a revenue of Rs 23,063.32 crore, reflecting a YoY growth of 12.95 per cent compared to Rs 20,418.94 crore in March 2024. The operating profit stood at Rs 4,607.67 crore, marking a 12.00 per cent increase from Rs 4,113.92 crore in the same quarter last year. The profit after tax (PAT) increased by 9.92 per cent to Rs 2,482.04 crore from Rs 2,258.12 crore in March 2024.
In FY25, the company posted a revenue of Rs 75,955.13 crore, registering a 7.12 per cent growth compared to Rs 70,908.14 crore in FY24. The net profit for the year stood at Rs 6,039.11 crore, down 13.79 per cent from Rs 7,005.00 crore in the previous financial year.
UltraTech Cement Limited is the cement flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. It is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, ready-mix 1 concrete (RMC), and white cement in India. 2 Excluding China, UltraTech is the third-largest cement company globally, with a consolidated production capacity that now stands at 190.16 mtpa. The company has a wide operational presence in India, the UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka, with numerous integrated manufacturing units, grinding units, and bulk packaging terminals. UltraTech also has a significant network of channel partners across India, making its products widely available. In addition to cement, the company is a major player in the ready-mix concrete market and offers various building products. In the last 12 months, the stock has gained 19.5 per cent while in the last 5 years it has logged 253 per cent returns.
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