Orient Cement Ltd
NSE: ORIENTCEM BSE: 535754Cement
Orient Cement Ltd is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of Cement and its manufacturing facilities at present are located at Devapur in Telangana, Chittapur in Karnataka and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.[1]
₹135
52W: ₹122 — ₹360
PE 8.06 · Book ₹104 · +30% vs bookMarket Cap₹2,767 Cr
Stock P/E8.06Price to Earnings
ROCE16.5%Return on Capital
ROE17.3%Return on Equity
Div. Yield0.38%Face Value ₹1
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 3.75% over past five years.
- −Tax rate seems low
- −Company has a low return on equity of 11.2% over last 3 years.
- −Debtor days have increased from 56.3 to 110 days.
- −Working capital days have increased from 31.7 days to 77.1 days
Shareholding Pattern
Promoters72.66%
FIIs4.7%
DIIs1.97%
Public20.67%
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.86%▼0.0 | 37.86% | 72.66%▲34.8 | 72.66% | 72.66% | 72.66% |
| FIIs | 6.96% | 6.75%▼0.2 | 6.76%▲0.0 | 8.41%▲1.7 | 6.65%▼1.8 | 5.92%▼0.7 | 4.14%▼1.8 | 4.7%▲0.6 |
| DIIs | 16.62% | 16.78%▲0.2 | 15.81%▼1.0 | 13.36%▼2.5 | 2.95%▼10.4 | 2.18%▼0.8 | 1.81%▼0.4 | 1.97%▲0.2 |
| Public | 38.52% | 38.58%▲0.1 | 39.58%▲1.0 | 40.37%▲0.8 | 17.74%▼22.6 | 19.24%▲1.5 | 20.97%▲1.7 | 20.67%▼0.3 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 751 | 888 | 696 | 544 | 643 | 825 | 866 | 643 | 636 | 647 |
| Expenses | 636 | 740 | 600 | 500 | 585 | 722 | 684 | 478 | 546 | 539 |
| Operating Profit | 115 | 148 | 96 | 44 | 58 | 103 | 183 | 165 | 90 | 108 |
| OPM % | 15% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 21% | 26% | 14% | 17% |
| Net Profit | 45 | 68 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 205 | 49 | 28 | 55 |
| EPS ₹ | 2.2 | 3.33 | 1.79 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 2.05 | 10 | 2.39 | 1.35 | 2.7 |
AI Insights
Revenue Trend
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹2,793Cr, up 3.1% YoY. OPM at 20%.
Debt Position
Borrowings at ₹72Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.03x. Healthy balance sheet.
Capex Cycle
CWIP at ₹32Cr (2% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
Institutional Flow
DIIs: 1.97% (-8.67pp change). FIIs: 4.7% (-1.17pp change). Promoters hold 72.66%.
Margin & Efficiency
ROCE improving from 16% (Mar 2015) to 16% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 77.
Valuation
PE 8.06x with 16.5% ROCE. Price is 30% above book value of ₹104. Dividend yield: 0.38%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 13 May - Orient Cement to meet investors and analysts in Singapore on May 18-19, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript 10 May - We are submitting the transcript of earnings call held on May 04, 2026, for the Audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter and …
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 6 May - Company has informed about interaction with Investors / Analysts on May 11, 2026, May 12, 2026 and May 13, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 6 May - Company has informed about interaction with Investors / Analysts on June 03, 2026 and June 04, 2026
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 4 May - Audio recording of analysts’ call on audited Q4 and FY2026 results uploaded on May 4, 2026.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse