SHREECEM Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Shree Cement's Q3 FY26 call centered on its deliberate value-over-volume strategy, which successfully narrowed the price gap with UltraTech from INR 30 to INR 15 per bag. The company sacrificed volumes (Q3 sales of 8.7 million tons, up ~2% YoY) to achieve better realizations (December 2025: INR 4,652 vs December 2024: INR 4,554). Management remains confident on Q4 run-rate of 9-9.5 million tons. RMC expansion is a key growth lever—scaling from 19 to 45 plants by September 2026 at ~INR 5 crore per plant. The company is debt-free with INR 6,000 crore in free cash, guiding FY27 CapEx of INR 500 crore (INR 150 crore for RMC, INR 200 crore for railway sidings) while deferring 80 million ton capacity target beyond 2029 pending demand visibility. 7.5%-8% industry demand growth expected for FY27. Risks include low capacity utilization (~56%), rising fuel costs, and ongoing MCA routine inquiry.
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Guidance to track
- Management expressed confidence that January trend mirrors December (3.3M tons) and expects no letup through March due to government budget spending deadline. Likely 1-2% YoY volume growth.
- INR 150 crore for 26-30 RMC plants, INR 200 crore for railway sidings, INR 100-150 crore routine maintenance. Caveat: further capacity addition plans not yet finalized, which could substantially increase the number.
- Accelerating from current 19 plants to 45 within 6-8 months, a pace management contrasted with UltraTech's 100 plants over 25 years. All RMC plants will consume captive cement (~44-45%).
- Based on RBI's 7.4% GDP growth projection and cement sector typically growing at 1-1.1x GDP. Management expects demand to sustain due to government spending compulsion through March 2026.
Risks flagged
- Operating at mid-50s utilization vs 70% target pressures fixed cost recovery. Management admitted margins were flat YoY while UltraTech expanded margins due to this deliberate volume sacrifice.
- Management explicitly stated the 80 million ton by 2029 target 'may get deferred' pending demand recovery. Current capacity is 72 million tons with no new cement capacity planned for FY27.
- Multiple analysts questioned ~4% sequential realization decline; management deflected by inviting analysts to 'have tea and discuss' rather than clarifying on call. This suggests potential opacity in reported numbers.
- Section 210 inquiry initiated by MCA; management characterized it as routine information request with no findings yet. However, lack of proactive disclosure creates uncertainty.
Key quotes
- Please understand that since October 2024, I had been maintaining that we will be concentrating on value over volumes... If you will notice, by restraining our volumes, we have narrowed the gap from about INR 30 a bag to about INR 15 a bag.
- It is very difficult for me because much depends on how the demand scenario emerges. But certainly, all my RMC plants will be using my cement, and it will aid the cement quantity and capacity utilization.
- Ideally, we should reach 70% kind of a capacity utilization. Now, whether it takes place in one year or in one and a half years, time can only tell.
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