The Adani Group firm Ambuja Cements Ltd on Monday reported an over four-fold increase in profit after tax at ₹2,302 crore in the second quarter ended September 2025.
It had reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹496 crore in the July-September quarter of the last fiscal, according to a regulatory filing from Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL).
The PAT for the September quarter this fiscal includes income tax provision reversal of ₹1,697 crore, from favourable High Court decisions, Ambuja Cements said in a regulatory filing.
ACL's consolidated revenue from operations in the September quarter of FY26 was at ₹9,129.73 crore, up 25% from ₹7,304.77 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal.
Its revenue from cement business was at ₹8,753.62 crore during the quarter, up 20.15% year-on-year. ACL's revenue from Ready Mix Concrete was at ₹462 crore, up 56.5%.
ACL's total expenses were at ₹8,375.59 crore, up 19.16% annually, during Q2 of FY26.
Consolidated revenue of ACL, which includes other income as well, was at ₹9,431.53 crore in the September quarter, up 19% year-on-year.
Ambuja Cements, the second-largest cement manufacturer of the country, recordeds its consolidated volume of sales at 16.6 mn Tonnes (MT) during the quarter, up 20%.
This is the "highest ever volume in Q2 series", according to an earnings statement from ACL.
The consolidated results of Ambuja Cements include the financial performance of its step-down firm ACC Ltd in which it owns around 51% stake along with Sanghi Industries, Penna Industries and Orient Cements.
The consolidated financial results of ACL for the June quarter are not comparable due to the acquisition of several companies by Adani group through ACL and amalgamation of Adani Cementation.
"Accordingly, the results including the financial position for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025 are not comparable with quarter ended June 30, 2025, quarter and half year ended September 30, 2024 and year ended March 31, 2025 to that extent," it said.
On a standalone basis, which includes only ACL's performance, in the September quarter, its revenue from operations was up 26.17% to ₹5,139.48 crore and its PAT was up two-fold to ₹1,387.55 crore.
"This quarter has been noteworthy for the cement industry. Despite the headwinds from prolonged monsoons, the sector will benefit from the tailwinds of several favourable developments including GST 2.0 reforms, the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) 2, and the withdrawal of coal cess," Ambuja Cements Whole Time Director & CEO Vinod Bahety stated.
The company's capacity expansion is well-timed to capitalise on this positive momentum, he added.
"We have upped our FY28 target capacity by 15 MTPA from earlier 140 MTPA to now 155 MTPA. This increase of 15 MTPA from debottlenecking initiatives will come at a much lower capex of USD 48/MT," Bahety said.
In addition, debottlenecking of plant logistics infrastructure will help in improving existing capacity (107 MTPA) utilisation by 3%, he added.
"Our outlook for the balance period of FY26 remains positive. We remain optimistic about delivering double digit revenue growth and four digits PMT EBITDA. Exit of FY26 we target to deliver a total cost of ₹4,000 PMT, and further 5% reduction YoY for the next two years, helping us to achieve the cost target of ₹3,650 PMT by FY28," Bahety noted.
Shares of Ambuja Cements Ltd on Monday settled at ₹577.35 apiece on BSE, up 2.14% from previous close.
