Birla Corporation Ltd — Q4 FY26
Birla Corporation delivered a healthy Q4 FY26, with full-year revenue of ~₹800 crore and quarterly revenue of ~₹2,000 crore.
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How will Birla Corp shape growth in cement and building materials over coming quarters?
Asked by Sukrit Deepart, Eyesight Trade
Answered capacity plans but avoided specifics on sustainability and brand placement timeline.
no specific timeline for premium share increasevague on sustainability initiatives
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looking ahead, how do you see Berala Corporation shaping its growth in the cement and building materials over the next uh coming quarters and particularly in terms of capacity expansion sustainability initiatives and brand placement in the premium space.
Mr. Go (likely Harsh V. Lodha, Chairman)
we do not have any major capacity expansion plans... we will proceed according to that... with the Maher line two coming by financial year 29 we would go up to 27.5 million tons... our strategy moving towards almost 100% capacity of blended cement.
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How will capital allocation balance growth, debt reduction, and shareholder returns?
Asked by Sukrit Deepart, Eyesight Trade
Addressed capex and cost levers but avoided shareholder returns and debt reduction specifics.
no specific shareholder return plandebt reduction not addressed
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from a forward-looking point of view want to understand your plan of action on how you see capital allocation evolving to balance growth investments reduction in debt and shareholder returns and what structural cost levers are being built today to ensure margin stays strong.
Mr. Adita (likely Adita Saraogi, CFO)
we have got about 4,4,500 for capex plan... most of our internal accrual is going to be allocated towards cash capex program... debt is going to go up... gearing cannot exceed 2.5... cost reduction lever is that we have just started production or mining in our become coal.
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High priority
Confirm volume guidance of 20 million tons in FY27 and cost details.
Asked by Shan Sha, Dalat Capital
Clarified the volume number and confirmed the cost increase range.
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just to clarify or maybe reconfirm whatever the surrog has said on the CNBC kind of a 20 million volume in F27 which is a close to kind of a 7% growth 800 rupees bida per turn 900 cr capex for f27 and some 50 odd rupees price hike which is there in April and 150 to 175 rupees cost per turn increase from Q1 onwards.
Harsh V. Lodha (Chairman)
I said close to 21 million up to close to 20 million tons. I did not give a specific number in terms of volume growth.
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What was Q4 KKL cost and fuel mix? How much saving from Vikram coal?
Asked by Shan Sha, Dalat Capital
Provided specific KKL cost and savings from Vikram coal.
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on the KKL front for Q4 what was the KKL and in terms of fuel mix also... how much kind of a saving this year and maybe the next year once it will reach the full-fledged so what's the cost difference.
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
KL cost in Q4 it was 1.53... annual capacity is about 3.6 lakh tons and this year we expect to do about 1.2 two lakh tons... landed cost of victims is going to be in the region of 1 to 1.05 and the current prices of domestic coal around 1.45.
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When will new capacity at Pri and Ga phase one start?
Asked by Shan Sha, Dalat Capital
Confirmed timeline for new capacity.
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1.4 million ton each for pri and ga phase one. This we will be starting by FI28 and or it would be maybe Q3 Q4 FI 28.
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
Yes sir. Q3 Q4 Q3 Q4 Okay. Q3 Q4 uh that uh we will be uh starting.
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How will premium share and blended cement share increase?
Asked by Shan Sha, Dalat Capital
Acknowledged strategy but gave no quantitative target or timeline.
no specific targetdeferred to market conditions
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this current 63% premium share how one can look at to inch up and the blended cement also 87% when one can look at kind of a 100% kind of a number and how this will help us in terms of the extra.
Harsh V. Lodha (Chairman)
it's difficult to predict exactly how but what you would see in our trajectory quarter to quarter year on year if you see we have been moving in that direction... we are not veering from that... but it's difficult to say when we will reach 100.
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High priority
What was the incentive booked in Q4 and outlook for FY27?
Asked by Shan Sha, Dalat Capital
Provided specific incentive numbers for Q4 and FY27 outlook.
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the incentive in revenue in Q4 is just a one odd cor and if that is the case, how one can look at FI 27 incentive on a full year basis.
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
we have booked 140 course out of the about 90 was relating to earlier years and 50 course were relating to the current year... we expect the incentives to go up to 130 around 130 cross.
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Why did working capital tighten and hurt cash flows?
Asked by Siddhan, Goodwill
Explained the reason for working capital increase.
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I wanted to understand why why the working capital got very tight. You know, it hurt the cash flows from operation. Any particular reason?
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
we consciously started building up stocks because of the geopolitical situation. We were anticipating some tightness in so far as the particular coal is concerned coal and the fuel is concerned.
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What is current net debt and peak expected during capex cycle?
Asked by Siddhan, Goodwill
Provided specific net debt numbers.
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what's the current debt at the end of the year? Because of the investments I couldn't get the net debt number about 2,100 cr.
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
2,100 cr was the net debt number... our expectation is that the peak net should be in the range of 4,000 crores.
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What interest cost expected for FY27?
Asked by Siddhan, Goodwill
Declined to provide interest cost estimate.
refused to estimate
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what are the interest cost assuming the current rates for that you are expecting for FY27?
Adita Saraogi (CFO)
it's difficult to give a estimate on that because most of our term loans are linked to external benchmarks EBLR.
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Has the company considered a strategic investor for the jute business?
Asked by Siddhan, Goodwill
Clearly stated no strategic investor needed.
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for the jute business have we considered getting in a strategic investor or turnaround because it's been taking quite a bit of time.
Harsh V. Lodha (Chairman)
No, we don't have a problem in investing Jude business turnaround... we don't need a strategic investor we know the business.
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What is the strategy for RMC and construction chemicals?
Asked by Sakit Kapoor, Kapoor Company
Explained strategy but gave no quantitative targets for RMC or chemicals.
no specific revenue targetsvague on scaling
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our foray into the RNC and the construction chemical business if so you can outline to us what are we eyeing and exactly in this space where we intend to make our mark.
Harsh V. Lodha (Chairman)
our strategy of RMC is very different from others... it's more importantly a question of brand extension... we don't want to really go overboard on RMC... chemicals is never going to be a huge number.