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AMBUJACEM · Basic Materials ₹405.0 +0.5% Mkt Cap ₹100479 Cr

AMBUJACEM

Basic Materials Building Materials
₹405.0
+0.5% today · 30d -7.18%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“Ambuja Cement's Q4 Profit Surge: A 44.86% Jump Amidst FII and DII Shareholding Shifts.”
Ambuja Cement reported a significant net profit increase of 44.86% YoY to ₹1857 Cr for Q4 2026, despite a 30.44% YoY decline in operating profit. While annual revenue grew 16.01% to ₹40656 Cr, its TTM PE of 23.61 and ROCE of 6.0% position it below several sector peers, despite a strong sales growth ML rank of 0.805 in the recent 2-year window.
BULL CASE
+Q4 2026 net profit soared 44.86% YoY to ₹1857 Cr, outpacing revenue growth of 10.38% YoY.
+Annual revenue for FY2026 grew 16.01% YoY to ₹40656 Cr, demonstrating top-line expansion.
+ML sales growth rank is strong across various horizons, with 'sales_1y_recent_2y' at 0.805 and 'sales_1y_rolling_4y' at 0.764.
+The stock is trading at a PE of 23.61, which is considerably lower than several peers like Ultratech Cement (41.87) and Shree Cement (52.11).
BEAR CASE
Q4 2026 operating profit declined 30.44% YoY, indicating pressure on operational efficiency.
ROCE is only 6.0%, significantly lower than peers like Shree Cement (19.92%) and JK Cement (18.03%).
FII and DII shareholding decreased by 0.04% and 0.23% respectively in Q1 2026.
The share price has seen a considerable drop of -19.86% over the last year and is 27.93% off its 52-week high of ₹624.95.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹9500 Cr
-7.67% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹660 Cr
-31.93% YoY
OPM
18.18%
-2.84pp YoY
EPS
₹2.32
PE 23.61
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — Company is currently free-cash-flow negative (-1.0% of mktcap). DCF assumes a going concern generating positive cash flow; a meaningful intrinsic value can only be computed once FCF turns positive. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
Ambuja Cement's TTM PE of 23.61 and ROCE of 6.0% place it on the lower end compared to peers like Ultratech Cement (PE 41.87, ROCE 13.03%) and Shree Cement (PE 52.11, ROCE 19.92%).
PEERPEROCE %
AMBUJACEM23.616.0
ULTRACEMCO41.8713.03
GRASIM57.927.59
SHREECEM52.1119.92
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45
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance UNDERPERFORMER 20
Valuation REASONABLE 60
Growth STEADY 65
Profitability DECENT 52
Technicals WEAK 45
Risk ELEVATED 30
Key Stats
TTM PE
23.61
P/B
1.87
52W HIGH
₹600.8
OFF HIGH
-32.59%
DIV YIELD
0.45%
MKT CAP
₹100479 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBearish-0.6401
RSI(14)Neutral41.01
Near 52W LowBearish2.79
Street Consensus
41 analysts
₹523.66
mean target
Low ₹325.0Now ₹405.0High ₹784.0
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