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JSW Cement Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a>  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)  is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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<ul><li>UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)</li><li>In Q1FY26, UTCEM’s delivered 10% volume growth (sub-par +3% LTL), aided by India Cements (ICEM) consolidation</li><li>Unit EBITDA expanded INR 72/MT QoQ to INR 1,197/ MT on healthy pricing</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)In Q1FY26, UTCEM’s delivered 10% volume growth (sub-par +3% LTL), aided by India Cements (ICEM) consolidationUnit EBITDA expanded INR 72/MT QoQ to INR 1,197/ MT on healthy pricingContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, Havells India, JK Cement, Can Fin Homes, Mastek

<ul><li>Subdued demand growth, despite a low base, cement prices continue to recover in east/south regions: Cement demand in Q1FY26 has been muted with ~4-5% growth YoY, despite a low base</li><li>This is majorly attributed to early onset of monsoon in India this time</li><li>We estimate our coverage universe to report 7% YoY volume growth in Q1FY26</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Subdued demand growth, despite a low base, cement prices continue to recover in east/south regions: Cement demand in Q1FY26 has been muted with ~4-5% growth YoY, despite a low baseThis is majorly attributed to early onset of monsoon in India this timeWe estimate our coverage universe to report 7% YoY volume growth in Q1FY26Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Cement: Margin Recovery Continues as Prices Firm Up

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<ul><li>Cement demand expected to grow 10% YoY: After a subdued performance in H1FY25, with year-on-year (YoY) growth of only 2–3%, cement demand witnessed a notable recovery in Q3 and Q4FY25, expanding at a high singledigit pace.</li><li>This positive momentum is expected to sustain into Q1FY26, supported by increased government capital expenditure and a revival in construction activity.</li><li>For the full year FY25, the industry recorded overall growth in the range of 4–5%.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Cement demand expected to grow 10% YoY: After a subdued performance in H1FY25, with year-on-year (YoY) growth of only 2–3%, cement demand witnessed a notable recovery in Q3 and Q4FY25, expanding at a high singledigit pace.This positive momentum is expected to sustain into Q1FY26, supported by increased government capital expenditure and a revival in construction activity.For the full year FY25, the industry recorded overall growth in the range of 4–5%.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>Sundaram Finance: Sundaram Finance (SUF) reported a steady set of earnings with sustained reflation in NIMs and muted provisioning (-1bps), offset by lower other income</li><li>AUM growth marginally moderated further to +17% YoY (Q3FY25: 19% YoY, FY24: +27% YoY), driven by subdued disbursements (+11% YoY, +9% YoY for FY25) across segments, except cars and CE segments</li><li>Disbursement uptick remains a key monitorable as the overall CV and PV cycles remain soft</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Sundaram Finance: Sundaram Finance (SUF) reported a steady set of earnings with sustained reflation in NIMs and muted provisioning (-1bps), offset by lower other incomeAUM growth marginally moderated further to +17% YoY (Q3FY25: 19% YoY, FY24: +27% YoY), driven by subdued disbursements (+11% YoY, +9% YoY for FY25) across segments, except cars and CE segmentsDisbursement uptick remains a key monitorable as the overall CV and PV cycles remain softContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: Sundaram Finance, JK Cement, Metro Brands, Ashoka Buildcon...

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JK Cement Limited produces and manufactures Portland and White cement products.

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JK Cement Ltd (JKCE IN)

JSW Cement Pre-IPO - Leveraging Synergies of the JSW Group but Has High Debt

JSW Cement has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 36bn (US$412m) in a INR139–147 range, with the primary component cut down to INR 16bn from INR...

Akshat Shah

HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, Havells India, JK Cement, Can Fin Homes, Mastek

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,800 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)

HDFC Securities

Cement: Margin Recovery Continues as Prices Firm Up

Subdued demand growth, despite a low base, cement prices continue to recover in east/south regions: Cement demand in Q1FY26 has been muted with ~4...

HDFC Securities

Q1FY26 Earnings Preview - CEMENT

This positive momentum is expected to sustain into Q1FY26, supported by increased government capital expenditure and a revival in construction...

Axis Direct

HSIE Results Daily: Sundaram Finance, JK Cement, Metro Brands, Ashoka Buildcon...

Sundaram Finance: Sundaram Finance (SUF) reported a steady set of earnings with sustained reflation in NIMs and muted provisioning (-1bps), offset...

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