India Cements Q1FY27: Volume-led turnaround lifts EBITDA and returns PAT to profit

Domestic cement volume was 2.58 million tonnes, EBITDA was INR 159 crore and operating EBITDA per ton was INR 603, as per the investor presentation for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Net sales realization for domestic cement (net of logistics cost) increased to INR 3,847 per ton in Q1 FY27 from INR 3,770 per ton in Q4 FY26, per the presentation.

PAT before exceptional items was INR 52 crore, while reported PAT was INR 27 crore due to exceptional items loss of INR 25 crore, per the consolidated financial table.

The presentation states INR 2,000 crore investment approved and about INR 1,553 crore committed till June 2026.

The presentation lists 24 MW of waste heat recovery system and 263 MW of renewable energy power, and an ESG roadmap that targets scaling green power (renewables plus WHRS) from 6% to 80% by FY29.

Fuel cost was INR 1,013 per ton in Q1 FY27, up 11% QoQ and 7% YoY. Power cost was INR 597 per ton in Q1 FY27, down 2% QoQ and down 3% YoY, per the cost indicators slide.