At ACC, Sridhar Balakrishnan, former chief commercial officer (CCO), has been elevated as the CEO and MD while Akhoury continues as a director on ACC's board.
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Cement maker ACC Tuesday reported a 38.19 per cent increase in its consolidated profit at Rs 346.02 crore for the first quarter ended March 2019, helped by increase in sales volume. The company had posted a consolidated profit of Rs 250.39 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, ACC Ltd said in a BSE filing. ACC's total income during the period under review was up 10.99 per cent to Rs 4,075.71 crore as against Rs 3,671.95 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. The company, which follows January-December period as financial year, reported its total expenses at Rs 3,555.84 crore as against Rs 3,299.16 crore, up 7.78 per cent. "The prices of fuel and slag rose in the quarter, which were mitigated by market initiatives, sustained cost reduction initiatives viz. material source-mix & fuel mix optimisation and productivity improvement measures. Plant capacity utilisation improved during the quarter," the company said in a statement. ACC's cement sales volume ..
Rising cement prices, lower fuel prices expected to add Rs 200-300 per tonne to operating profit of the company
Cement sales volume grew 10% to 6.55 million tonnes (MT) in the quarter, while expenses rose 9.8%
ACC, India Cements, Ambuja Cements, Dalmia Bharat, Orient Cement, Birla Corporation, Grasim Industries, JK Cement, Heidelbergcement India, UltraTech Cement and Shree Cement were up 3% to 13%.
Revenue from operations in June quarter of FY2019 at Rs 38.48 billion, 3% lower from Rs 39.58 billion reported in the same quarter a year back
JK Cement, Birla Corporation, India Cements, Ramco Cement, HeidelbergCement India, ACC and Amubja Cements were trading lower in the range of 2% to 3%
During the quarter, ACC's cement sales stood at 5.96 million tonnes (MT), up 17.55 per cent, compared to 5.07 MT