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Andhra Cements Ltd

NSE ACL · BSE 532141 · Cement & Cement Products
₹39.33 +0.00%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range38.40 - 85.57
Market cap₹364 Cr.
Price band 20% Delivery 63.7%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales6598926355668910078110155142
Expenses579396696575959382105146138
Operating Profit85-5-5-10-8-57-4594
OPM %12%4.7%-5%-8%-19%-13%-6%7%-6%4.6%6%2.6%
Other Income1507512-711181
Interest192018181819202121263032
Depreciation131615171818181717232721
Profit before tax-9-31-30-36-45-44-50-30-42-44-41-48
Tax %-89%-31%-37%-35%-22%0%0%0%0%0%-219%-25%
Net Profit-1-21-19-24-35-44-50-30-42-4449-36
EPS in Rs-0.11-2.30-2.04-2.56-3.78-4.74-5.41-3.21-4.55-4.795.26-3.90
Mar 2016 9mMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales292349466321143000268274442485
Expenses258310411308151293125271303426472
Operating Profit34395513-8-29-31-25-3-291613
OPM %12%11%12%4.1%-5%-29,240%-1.2%-11%3.6%2.7%
Other Income3245-3811-19722311010
Interest7410512710812213015816717598109
Depreciation304045474848474756728488
Profit before tax-67-104-72-181-177-205-236884-107-175-156-175
Tax %-1%-1%-1%-0%-5%0%0%-7%-39%-13%-57%
Net Profit-67-103-71-180-168-205-236950-66-152-67-73
EPS in Rs-2.28-3.51-2.42-6.14-5.73-6.99-8.05103.03-7.12-16.50-7.29-7.98
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth4%436%%56%
Compounded Profit Growth-1%11%%52%
Stock Price CAGR18%18%-26%-54%
Return on Equity%%-47%-64%
Jun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital29429429429429429429429492929292
Reserves-151-255-358-428-608-774-974-1,21026320552-11
Borrowings8649039279379609619639705256757571,127
Other Liabilities36431338642041052265681736107243212
Total Liabilities1,3701,2531,2491,2221,0541,0039408719171,0801,1441,420
Fixed Assets8458187771,007973926878832738815759977
CWIP2652863023011102601066
Investments000000000000
Other Assets25915017018580766039152265280437
Total Assets1,3701,2531,2491,2221,0541,0039408719171,0801,1441,420
Jun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity15143559322117119151-1-2760-25
Cash from Investing Activity-207-17-3421031-35-96-81-248
Cash from Financing Activity62-34-55-119-45-118-122-152809011274
Net Cash Flow6-8-216-22-0-0044-33-110
Free Cash Flow-66255213223117119151-28-117-17-246
CFO/OP614%126%141%171%162%-1,508%-405%-492%4%809%-203%-155%
Jun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days61392821225127,996524038
Inventory Days43920223321114140563,55114,3689301,019398
Days Payable1,3787911,2801,0641,0754,109771,6513,2081,1722,164575
Cash Conversion Cycle-878-550-1,019-832-912-3,653-680,104-190-1,105-138
Working Capital Days-358-322-316-269-742-2,189-3,794,504-34-248-85
ROCE %1%0%2%-4%-10%-20%-45%-15%-6%-11%-6%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters95.00%95.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%90.00%75.00%75.00%
DIIs0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%0.34%
Public4.66%4.66%9.66%9.66%9.65%9.66%9.65%9.66%9.66%9.67%24.65%24.64%
No. of Shareholders90,11587,47590,71892,37591,81091,57891,19690,18786,82785,37885,27684,453

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 364 Cr.
Current Price₹ 39.6
Book Value₹ 8.76
ROCE-6.01 %
ROE-64.0 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)56%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)52%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 363 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 1,482 Cr
Price to book4.49x
Price to sales0.75x
EV / EBITDA63.89x
EV / sales3.06x
Earnings yield-20.27%
P/B, 3-year average3.40x
P/E, 5-year average0.05x
P/B, 5-year average1.97x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)3.63%
Operating margin (incl. other income)5.87%
EBITDA margin4.78%
Pre-tax margin-36.00%
Net profit margin-15.14%
Net margin, latest quarter-25.27%
ROE-59.62%
ROCE-5.55%
ROA-5.24%
ROE, 3-year average-49.56%
ROCE, 3-year average-6.70%
ROA, 3-year average-8.50%
ROE, 5-year average-91.48%
ROCE, 5-year average25.25%
ROA, 5-year average10.93%
ROIC (approx.)-2.33%
Tax rate57.08%
Other income / net worth12.26%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)61.46%
Sales CAGR, 5 years436.02%
Sales growth QoQ-8.19%
Profit growth QoQ-174.05%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)42.84%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -7.97
EPS (latest year)Rs -7.29
EPS (latest quarter)Rs -3.90
EPS, 3-year averageRs -10.30
EPS, 5-year averageRs 12.81
Book value per shareRs 8.76
Sales per shareRs 52.63
Cash flow per shareRs -2.73
Free cash flow per shareRs -26.69
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.31x
Fixed asset turnover0.45x
Inventory turnover3.56x
Inventory days102 days
Debtor days38 days
Debtors turnover9.54x
Creditor days575 days
Cash conversion cycle-138 days
Working capital days-85 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 1,127 Cr
Cash and bankRs 7 Cr
Net debtRs 1,120 Cr
Debt to equity13.96x
Net debt / EBITDA48.27x
Interest coverage-0.60x
Owners' fund to total sources5.69%
Debt to assets79.37%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -25 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -248 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 274 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -246 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 124 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.37x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 485 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 442 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 142 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 16 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 4 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 10 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 23 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs -86 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -175 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs -89 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -73 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -67 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs -36 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 88 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 21 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 109 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 290 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 426 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 452 Cr
Share capitalRs 92 Cr
ReservesRs -11 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 81 Cr
Total assetsRs 1,420 Cr
Net blockRs 977 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 6 Cr
ReceivablesRs 46 Cr
InventoryRs 81 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 212 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)9.22
Ownership
Promoter holding75.00% (-15.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 4.49 is at the 78th percentile (median 2.83).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodACLNifty 50Difference
1 week-7.6%-2.8% -4.8 pts
1 month-10.5%-6.8% -3.7 pts
3 months-23.0%-7.6% -15.4 pts
6 months-3.6%+0.4% -4.0 pts
1 year-55.9%-9.9% -46.0 pts
2 years-55.5%-13.6% -41.9 pts
3 years-59.6%+14.2% -73.8 pts
5 years+123.5%+27.9% +95.6 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹142 Cr +42.0% vs Jun 2025. Net loss ₹36 Cr.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales -11.2%, profit +35.7% beat. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 123 Cr, profit Rs -40 Cr (how).

Activity

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2024-06-19Annual General Meeting
2024-03-21Extra Ordinary General Meeting
2023-05-26Annual General Meeting
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
EPS in the scrip is zero (4 trailing quarters)

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Andhra Cements Ltd?

Andhra Cements Ltd (ACL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 364 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Andhra Cements Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Andhra Cements Ltd sales was Rs 142 Cr (+42.0% vs Jun 2025) with a net loss of Rs 36 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Andhra Cements Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 85.57 and the 52-week low is Rs 38.40.

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