The Ramco Cements Ltd on Monday reported an over two-fold jump year-on-year in its consolidated net profit at Rs 385.63 crore in the December quarter of FY26, helped by improvement in cement prices and operational efficiencies.
The company posted a net profit of Rs 181.58 crore during the October-December quarter of the previous fiscal, according to a regulatory filing by The Ramco Cements.
Revenue from operations was up 6.16 per cent to Rs 2,105.68 crore in the December quarter of FY26. It was at Rs 1,983.45 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
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"During Q3 FY26, the cement sale volume is 4.43 million tonnes, compared to 4.28 million tonnes in Q3 FY25 with a growth of 4 per cent," the company said in its earnings statement.
The construction chemical business registered a sale volume of 1.54 lakh tonnes for Q3FY26 as against 0.86 lakh tonnes during Q3FY25, registering a growth of 79 per cent.
"The overall sale volume for the current quarter has increased by 5 per cent when compared to Q3FY25. The cement capacity utilisation for the Q3FY26 is at 73 per cent as against 75 per cent during Q3FY25," it said.
Moreover, in Q3FY26, The Ramco Cements "earned Rs 506 crores as profit on sale of land".
It logged a loss of Rs 27 crore under the exception item on account of implementing new labour codes.
"Accordingly, profit before tax after exceptional items for Q3FY26 is Rs 486 crore," it said.
Total expenses of The Ramco Cements in the December quarter were up 6.38 per cent at Rs 2,118.79 crore.
"The net debt as on 31-12-2025 is Rs 4,145 crore as against Rs 4,481 crore as at 31-3-2025. The cost of debt for Q3FY26 is at 7.10 per cent as against 7.89 per cent in Q3FY25," it said.
Shares of The Ramco Cements Ltd on Monday settled at Rs 1,203.65 apiece on the BSE, up 3.75 per cent from the previous close.
