UltraTech Cement Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation for the period ended 30th September, 2022.
19th October, 2022
BSE Limited Corporate Relationship Department Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001. Scrip Code: 532538
The Manager Listing Department The National Stock Exchange of India Limited “Exchange Plaza”, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051. Scrip Code: ULTRACEMCO
Dear Sirs
Sub: Investor Presentation for the quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2022.
Attached is an investor’s presentation on the performance of the Company for the quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2022.
The same is for your information please.
Yours very truly,
For UltraTech Cement Limited
Sanjeeb Kumar Chatterjee Company Secretary
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UltraTech Cement Limited
Results Q2 FY23
Stock code: BSE: 532538 | NSE: ULTRACEMCO I Reuters: UTCL.NS | Bloomberg: UTCEM IS/UTCEM LX
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Macro and Sectoral update
02
Business update
03
ESG update
04
Financial Performance
MW - Mega Watts, Q1 - April-June, Q2 - July-September, Q3 - October-December, Q4 - January-March, CY - Current Year period,
MNT - Million Metric Tons, LMT - Lakh Metric Tons, MTPA - Million Tons Per Annum,
LY - Corresponding period Last Year, FY - Financial Year (April-March)
GLOSSARY
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Macro and Sectoral update
Rawan Cement Works, Chhattisgarh – A five-star rating is given to its Jhipan Limestone Mine which performed best on parameters such as scientific, efficient and sustainable mining, compliance of approved production, land, resettlement and other social impacts. This was awarded for FY21 at the felicitation ceremony held at the 6th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals (NCMM) on 12th July 2022 at New Delhi.
Macro Indicators
FY23 GDP growth forecast revised 20 bps lower to 7% by RBI.
September CPI rose to 7.4%, it should begin to fall October onwards with food inflation normalizes and fall in commodity prices.
Monsoon has been 6.5% above long period average. Rural demand outlook remains promising in FY23 given good rains, commodity prices and fall in MGNREGA demand.
Recent decline in oil prices will help reduce shortfall in India’s balance of payments, but capital flows could be impacted by global volatility.
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Sectoral Update Q2 FY23
Zone
North
Central
East
West
South
Volume Gr.
I
R
H
C
Key drivers
Infrastructure segment registered growth on account of execution of major projects Commercial demand registered growth in Rajasthan. Housing segment registered growth in all the regions supported by good monsoon and
cash flow from crop harvest except Punjab.
Housing segment growth driven by IHB demand. Infrastructure segment degrowth across all regions (excl. Kashi) due to heavy rains.
Overall growth driven by housing & rural segments. Infrastructure segment registered growth in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, but
degrowth in Chhattisgarh and Odisha due to sand mining ban and aggregates availability.
Maharashtra: Infrastructure segment grew in Mumbai led by Metro & Mumbai Trans
Harbour Link (MTHL) and degrowth in other regions due to completion of major projects and heavy rains.
Gujarat: Housing and rural segment impacted by heavy rains. Infrastructure segment
growth supported by major projects i.e., Bullet Train, Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor etc.
Housing segment growth led by affordable housing, improved expat income and
improved sand availability.
Infrastructure segment growth supported by execution of major projects i.e. Bangalore
and Chennai Metro and Central Institutional Projects, Expressway projects etc.
I: Infrastructure, R: Rural, H: Housing, C: Commercial, IHB: Individual Housing Builder
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02
Business update
Q2 Highlights
Domestic sales volume grew by 10% for the quarter on yoy basis with capacity utilization of 76%.
Operating margin dropped significantly to 14% mainly on account of higher energy costs (increased by 58% yoy) and
decline in realization.
Commissioned cement capacity of 1.3 mtpa at Dalla Cement Works, Uttar Pradesh in this quarter, taking the total grey
cement capacity of the company to 115.85 mtpa in India.
RMC business registered volume growth of 29% for the quarter on yoy basis.
Premium products contributed to 18.8% of trade sales volume in Q2 FY23.
Green power mix increased to 19.5% with WHRS capacity of 191 MW and renewable power capacity of 318 MW.
Net Debt increased to Rs 8,357 crs from Rs 5,561 crs in Jun-22 primarily on account of increase in working capital and
growth capex.
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Scaling up digital innovation
Manufacturing
Logistics
Customers
Adopted Artificial Intelligence (AI) based
Demand forecasting, Supply planning and
analytics to improve process performance and reliability, contributing to increase in alternative fuel consumption and WHRS generation.
Power of IoT sensors and analytics is being
harnessed to improve mechanical reliability and asset monitoring.
Use of AR/VR for training and remote
technical support, Drones for inspection, and Robots for automation.
Advanced algorithms are under evaluation
to demonstrate further potential in productivity improvement.
network optimization.
Order visibility, Freight bill generation. Safety training on multi-lingual app for
better engagement with drivers. E-bidding and digital agreements. GPS enabled vehicles and GPS based
freight invoicing.
Logistics Control Tower; Real time visibility of OTIF, Pending Orders, Truck availability.
Fin Services (Ledger, Credit, Balances). Auto truck registration in yard and
queuing.
Fin Services (Ledger, Credit, Balances).
Online order booking by customers.
Online dealer on-boarding.
Alerts, notifications and fleet tracking.
Delivery acknowledgement.
IoT - Internet of Things, AR/VR – Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality, EPoD – Electronic Proof of Delivery, WHRS – Waste Hear Recovery System
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New Product Launches
UltraTech Maxsheen, an amazing concrete solution that enables building artistic yet durable flooring. Maxsheen offers end-to- end customized flooring solutions – from design to on-site implementation by UltraTech experts.
UltraTech Tilefixo, to fill premium tile and marble joints. It not only protects but also enhances the stylish and unique decor.
UltraTech Corroprotect, a concrete built with a patented traversing type corrosion inhibitor (TTCI) providing up to 4X better protection against corrosion.
India’s 1st White Cement based Liquid Primer for better adhesion, whiteness and coverage
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UltraTech continue its winning streak at various platforms with impactful brand presence
E4M’s Golden Mikes Awards for excellence in Radio Advertising 4 Golds & 1 Silver
Digital Marketing Awards for excellence in Digital Advertising 1 Gold & 1 Bronze
Marketing Awards & Industry Recognition : 61 awards in FY22, 18 awards till date in FY23 with 7 in Q2 FY23
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03
ESG update
Spread over 52 locations in India
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24
39
507
States
Districts
Blocks
villages
• Population reach 1.6 million
• Education Reach 0.13 million students
Environmental Product Declaration granted for four of our key cement products
Four of our key cement products have been granted Environment Product Declaration (EPD). This is a key step in our endeavor to drive sustainability in our business with a life-cycle approach.
We are committed to enabling climate change mitigation through a holistic approach of decarbonizing our operations and by innovating to develop sustainable building products and solutions.
UltraTech’s green products portfolio currently includes more than 70 GreenPro certified products
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Accelerating Decarbonisation
Collaboration with other global companies with a focus on Net Zero. The collaboration will provide solutions extending to digitalization, carbon capture and transition to move to 100% renewable power (RE).
Initiated specific collaboration with Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to study transition to 100% renewable power.
Commissioned 5 MW WHRS and 32 MW RE power
in this quarter.
Blended cement mix increased to 71% which helped improving clinker conversion ratio to 1.41 in this quarter.
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Building a sustainable supply chain
Onboarding
Sustainability high risk & critical supplier identification
High risk & critical supplier ESG assessment
Supply chain risk minimization & Sustainability performance
ESG integration into Supply chain
Sustainable Supply chain performance
KPI
Coverage of Tier 1 suppliers through sustainable supply chain awareness Sessions – 25% of Tier 1 supplies are covered as targeted.
Assessment of all the critical suppliers have been completed and corrective action and guidance provided.
Developing a local supply chain ecosystem
Focus locally, even when operating from some of the remotest areas of the country. Responsible sourcing on our part also creates major gains for the communities around us as it creates employment and business opportunities and contributes locally.
11.2%
Contracts are from MSME suppliers
Procurement from local suppliers
FY20
FY21
FY22
69%
71%
79%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
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Sustainable Livelihood
Gujarat Cement Works, Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh Cement Works, Andhra Pradesh
More than 1500 women across all units imparted training in beautician course, tailoring etc and currently working as
entrepreneurs.
More than 800 farmers trained for integrated farming model in an organic approach.
Use of water in a sustainable way and supported with drip irrigation system to farmers.
Training for honey-bee cultivation.
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Social development
Baikunth Cement Works, Chhatisgarh ~1200 youth improved their skill through various development courses in the areas of electrical, diesel mechanic, welding, fabrication, Solar PV , computer skills etc in villages near the Unit.
Bela Cement Works, Madhya Pradesh
Supported to make village youth physically stronger so that they could join in Indian Security Forces.
Balaji Cement Works, Andhra Pradesh
Village infrastructure strengthened at different unit locations benefitting ~18000 people.
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Media Coverage
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04
Financial performance
Deoghar Airport, Jharkhand – UltraTech supplied more than 85% of the cement consumed in the project
Ahmedabad Metro, Gujarat – UltraTech supplied more than 90% of the cement consumed in the project
Sales: Q2 FY23
Grey Cement (India)
RMC White Cement
Others
Grey Cement (Overseas)
Consolidated
Volume (Mnt)
Growth (YoY)
21.75
10%
186 no. of plants
38 Nos
Revenue (₹ Crores)
11,428
883
Growth (YoY)
14%
44%
0.38
-0.2%
540
7%
284
109%
0.97
-20%
460
-8%
23.10
7%
13,596
16%
After elimination of inter company sales
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Performance Highlights : Q2 FY23
Net Sales
EBITDA
PAT
Net Debt
YoY
QoQ
₹ Crs
+15.8%
-29.5%
-42.5%
-9.4%
-37.2%
-52.3%
13,596
2,013
756
₹ 8,357 Crs
0.77x (Net Debt / EBITDA)*
* EBITDA basis trailing 12 months.
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Key Cost Indicators: Q2 FY23
Logistics Cost
Energy Cost
Raw Material Cost
27%
₹ 1239/t
37%
₹ 1731/t
13%
₹ 610/t
Increased 2% YoY Diesel prices lower by ~1%
YoY
Increased 58% YoY Increase in fuel prices
Increased 18% YoY Increase in input cost and
diesel prices
Above numbers are for Grey Cement – India
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Logistics Cost Trend
1219
1253
1239
YoY cost increase: 2%
) t
m / . s R (
t s o c
s c i t s i g o L
Q2FY22
Q1FY23
Q2FY23
Logistics cost v/s Diesel Price Index
160
148
111
165
154
145
137
107
106
Q1 20
Q2 22
Q1 23 Q2 23
Crude Prices (Index)
Diesel Prices (index)
Logistics Cost (index)
Inflationary increase in cost partially mitigated
by improved efficiency
QoQ cost decrease: 1%
Average diesel prices lower by 5% on QoQ basis
Above numbers are for Grey Cement – India
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Raw Material Cost Trend
) t
m / . s R (
t s o c
l
a i r e t a M w a R
577
610
YoY cost increase: 18%
518
Increase in cost of raw material; fly ash, slag and
gypsum
Q2FY22
Q1FY23
Q2FY23
Conversion Ratio and Fly ash Price Index
120
QoQ cost increase: 6%
109
111
Inflationary increase in cost of raw material due
103
104
105
to monsoon
Q1 20
Q2 22
Q1 23 Q2 23
Conversion Ratio Index (Clinker to cement)
Flyash Price Index
Above numbers are for Grey Cement – India
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Energy Cost Trend
1573
1731
YoY cost increase: 58%
1099
) t
m / . s R (
t s o c
y g r e n E
Q2FY22
Q1FY23
Q2FY23
Energy cost v/s Pet coke Price Index
149
109
Q2 22
243
236
171
156
Q1 23 Q2 23
Pet coke Price (Index)
Energy Cost (Index)
Q1 20
Blended fuel prices of USD 200/t compared to
USD 120/t in LY Q2
Petcoke consumption at 40% vs 19% in LY Q2
QoQ cost increase: 10%
Blended fuel prices of USD 200/t compared to
USD 184/t in Q1
Above numbers are for Grey Cement – India
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Other Costs Trend
801
740
859
YoY cost increase: 7%
) t
m / . s R (
t s o c
r e h t O
Q2FY22
Q1FY23
Q2FY23
WPI Index
126
126
111
Q1 20
Q2 22
Q1 23 Q2 23
Inflationary increase in plant maintenance cost Preponed shutdown work Annual increase in employee cost
QoQ cost increase: 16%
Lower operating leverage due to lower volume
in monsoon period
Higher plant maintenance in the current quarter Normal increase in employee cost wef Q2
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Financial Performance : Q2 FY23
Consolidated
Q2 FY23
13,596
297 146
Q2 FY22
11,743
274 140
14,039
12,157
Particulars
Net Sales ^
Operating Income Other Income
Total Income Expenses:
2,004
325
(312) 691 4,296 3,044 1,977
2,013 819
1,731
215
(217) 680 2,520 2,673 1,699
2,855 1,253
Raw Materials Consumed
Purchase of Traded Goods
Changes in Inventory Employee Costs Power and Fuel Logistics Cost Other Expenses
EBITDA Operating EBITDA per ton
₹ Crores
India Operations
Q2 FY23 13,176
271 119
Q2 FY22 11,242
286 142
13,565
11,670
1,984
259
(288) 660 4,103 3,013 1,910
1,926 812
1,492
201
(213) 646 2,410 2,648 1,637
2,849 1,324
^After elimination of inter company sales
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Income Statement : Q2 FY23
Consolidated
Q2 FY23
Q2 FY22
Particulars
₹ Crores
India Operations
Q2 FY23
Q2 FY22
13,596
2,013
200
708
344
3
756
173.1
11,743
Net Sales ^
2,855
EBITDA
Finance Costs
Depreciation and Amortization
Tax expenses
Minority interest
PAT
230
677
637
(3)
1,314
222.4
13,176
1,926
187
679
333
0
727
11,242
2,849
225
649
646
0
1,328
219.8
EPS (₹) (basis trailing 12 months and before exceptional items)
169.3
^After elimination of inter company sales
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Cash Flow Statement India Operations : Q2 FY23
Particulars
PBIDT
Less : Interest & Lease
Less : Tax
Less : Increase in Working Capital
Operating Cash Flow
Less : Capex
Free Cash Flow to Firm
₹ Crores
Amount
1,926
(197)
(315)
(1,156)
257
(1,509)
(1,251)
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Disclaimer
Statements in this ‘presentation’ describing the Company’s objectives, estimates, expectations or predictions may be “forward looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied. Important factors that could make difference to the Company’s operations include global and Indian demand supply conditions, finished goods prices, feedstock availability and prices, cyclical demand and pricing in the Company’s principal markets, changes in governmental regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts business and other factors such as litigation and labour negotiations. The Company assumes no responsibility to publicly amend, modify or revise any forward-looking statement, due to any subsequent development, information or events, or otherwise.
UltraTech Cement Limited Regd. Office: Ahura Centre, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400 093 [Corporate Identity Number L26940MH2000PLC128420]
www.ultratechcement.com or www.adityabirla.com investorrelations.utcl@adityabirla.com
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