UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, is expected to report a 14 per cent rise in March quarter net profit at ₹2,818 crore against ₹2,482 crore logged in the same period last year, on the back of higher realisation and lower cost.
Revenue is expected to increase 12 per cent at ₹25,901 crore (₹23,063 crore) while Ebitda will jump 14 per cent to ₹5,277 crore (₹4,618 crore).
Brokerages expect dispatch growth across the consolidated business, though views differ on whether realisations improved or weakened sequentially.
The company ability to maintain volume momentum, pricing discipline and Ebitda per tonne will be watched keenly by investors.
Nuvama Research expects consolidated volumes to rise about 12 per cent YoY while blended Ebitda per tonne may decline about 2.4 per cent YoY to ₹1,099.
Nomura Research estimates operating cost per tonne to go up 2 per cent y-on-y due to higher raw material and power and fuel costs. Volumes are expected to grow 10 per cent y-o-y while Ebitda per tonne seen improving by ₹85 q-o-q to₹ 1,085.