UltraTech Cement Q4 net profit rises 10% to ₹2,482 crore
For FY25, the company reported a 14% fall in year-on-year (YoY) consolidated net profit to ₹6,039 crore. Annual consolidated net sales grew 7% to ₹74,936 crore YoY.
Consolidated sales volumes reached 41.02 million metric tonnes for the quarter, growing by 17%. Energy costs were lower by 14% YoY, mainly on account of decrease in fuel cost which was ₹881/t in Q4 FY25 compared with ₹1,025/t in Q4 FY24. Effective capacity utilisation was 89% during the quarter and 78% for the full year, the company said.
As part of its ongoing capacity expansion programme, UltraTech commissioned 17.40 metric tonnes per annum capacity across several locations in the country during FY25.
The company's domestic grey cement capacity has increased to 183.36 metric tonnes per annum, on a consolidated basis. Together with its overseas capacity of 5.4 metric tonnes per annum, the company's global capacity stands at 188.76 metric tonnes per annum.
The company said it also achieved over 1GW capacity of renewable power installations, making it one of the first industrial companies in India to commission 1 gigawatt of Renewable Energy capacity for captive use.
It added 269 MW of renewable power during the quarter. Combined with its 342 MW in Waste Heat Recovery Systems (WHRS), its total green energy capacity has now reached 1.363 GW, which will cover about 46% of UltraTech's current power needs, the company added.
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