Star Cement (STARCEMENT)₹176.08+0.22%Cement & Cement Products
In the Jun 2026 quarter (consolidated), Star Cement reported sales of ₹946 Cr, up 3.4% from Jun 2025, and net profit of ₹74.22 Cr, down 24.5% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹3,789 Cr and net profit ₹391 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Jun 2026
| Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 587 | 654 | 917 | 753 | 644 | 721 | 1,055 | 915 | 814 | 882 | 1,178 | 946 |
| Expenses | 485 | 501 | 731 | 633 | 544 | 613 | 786 | 681 | 618 | 676 | 854 | 745 |
| Operating Profit | 98.60 | 149 | 179 | 116 | 95.66 | 104 | 262 | 227 | 189 | 201 | 314 | 193 |
| OPM % | 17.0% | 22.9% | 19.9% | 14.9% | 15.0% | 14.0% | 25.0% | 24.9% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 26.9% | 20.9% |
| Other Income | 6.02 | 4.01 | 8.02 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 3.01 | 5.01 | 2.01 | 3.01 | −1.01 | 3.01 | 8.02 |
| Interest | 2.99 | 2.99 | 3.99 | 5.98 | 6.98 | 9.99 | 8.99 | 9.97 | 10.97 | 11.97 | 12.98 | 13.97 |
| Depreciation | 35.97 | 36.97 | 41.98 | 72.92 | 82.88 | 88.98 | 87.94 | 84.94 | 89.88 | 90.98 | 98.95 | 91.01 |
| Profit before tax | 64.88 | 113 | 141 | 38.93 | 7.98 | 7.99 | 171 | 135 | 91.87 | 98.87 | 207 | 97.83 |
| Tax % | 38.0% | 35.0% | 37.9% | 21.0% | 25.0% | −19.1% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −3.99 | −3.99 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 41.12 | 74.16 | 88.27 | 31.08 | 6.01 | 9.02 | 123 | 98.32 | 71.20 | 74.24 | 147 | 74.22 |
| EPS (Rs) | 1.00 | 1.81 | 2.16 | 0.76 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 3.04 | 2.43 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 3.65 | 1.84 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,721 | 1,533 | 1,620 | 1,835 | 1,849 | 1,725 | 2,229 | 2,713 | 2,919 | 3,173 | 3,789 | 3,820 |
| Expenses | 1,312 | 1,115 | 1,090 | 1,377 | 1,444 | 1,383 | 1,871 | 2,227 | 2,343 | 2,574 | 2,829 | 2,894 |
| Operating Profit | 398 | 407 | 519 | 447 | 393 | 332 | 344 | 466 | 555 | 577 | 933 | 898 |
| OPM % | 22.9% | 26.9% | 31.9% | 24.9% | 20.9% | 18.9% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 24.9% | 23.5% |
| Other Income | 1.01 | 2.01 | 4.01 | 5.01 | 29.09 | −36.12 | 33.08 | 52.10 | 25.08 | 10.02 | 8.02 | 13.03 |
| Interest | 82.79 | 77.83 | 51.91 | 13.97 | 8.98 | 6.99 | 12.97 | 9.98 | 12.97 | 31.95 | 45.91 | 49.89 |
| Depreciation | 171 | 118 | 121 | 106 | 92.87 | 89.91 | 122 | 131 | 147 | 332 | 365 | 371 |
| Profit before tax | 145 | 215 | 353 | 335 | 321 | 199 | 244 | 379 | 423 | 226 | 531 | 495 |
| Tax % | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 6.0% | −1.0% | 35.0% | 29.9% | 25.0% | 27.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −58.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.99 | 0.00 | −7.98 | −7.98 |
| Net Profit | 139 | 195 | 337 | 306 | 288 | 188 | 248 | 249 | 296 | 169 | 391 | 367 |
| EPS (Rs) | 3.19 | 4.63 | 7.88 | 7.12 | 6.91 | 4.53 | 6.10 | 6.12 | 7.29 | 4.17 | 9.72 | 9.10 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.1% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 42.01 | 42.03 | 41.98 | 42.01 | 42.04 | 41.06 | 41.01 | 39.99 | 39.99 | 40.01 | 40.07 | 40.02 |
| Reserves | 877 | 1,010 | 1,102 | 1,429 | 1,678 | 1,813 | 2,029 | 2,123 | 2,371 | 2,665 | 2,835 | 3,141 |
| Borrowings | 882 | 943 | 803 | 433 | 74.22 | 13.04 | 18.05 | 16.05 | 35.07 | 147 | 404 | 605 |
| Other Liabilities | 386 | 470 | 533 | 598 | 500 | 490 | 472 | 562 | 683 | 749 | 829 | 856 |
| Total Liabilities | 2,188 | 2,465 | 2,479 | 2,503 | 2,295 | 2,357 | 2,560 | 2,742 | 3,129 | 3,601 | 4,108 | 4,643 |
| Fixed Assets | 1,028 | 920 | 863 | 785 | 722 | 696 | 823 | 923 | 892 | 1,418 | 2,422 | 2,611 |
| CWIP | 40.97 | 48.99 | 54.98 | 35.99 | 73.92 | 238 | 127 | 109 | 551 | 1,022 | 220 | 94.90 |
| Investments | 1.99 | 1.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 167 | 173 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 258 |
| Other Assets | 1,117 | 1,495 | 1,560 | 1,681 | 1,496 | 1,422 | 1,610 | 1,542 | 1,514 | 1,161 | 1,463 | 1,679 |
| Inventories | 109 | 209 | 161 | 296 | 278 | 257 | 235 | 195 | 375 | 336 | 447 | 467 |
| Trade receivables | 311 | 450 | 138 | 146 | 144 | 122 | 132 | 129 | 105 | 152 | 201 | 243 |
| Cash & equivalents | 20.01 | 24.01 | 20.01 | 19.99 | 211 | 284 | 472 | 385 | 312 | 96.93 | 51.97 | 125 |
| Total Assets | 2,188 | 2,465 | 2,479 | 2,503 | 2,295 | 2,357 | 2,560 | 2,742 | 3,129 | 3,601 | 4,108 | 4,643 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 261 | 96.74 | 299 | 420 | 615 | 482 | 349 | 416 | 357 | 488 | 295 | 763 |
| Cash from investing activity | −41.14 | −79.34 | −89.29 | −25.11 | −194 | −137 | −334 | −290 | −256 | −652 | −531 | −846 |
| Cash from financing activity | −209 | −13.94 | −217 | −391 | −346 | −200 | −2.99 | −175 | 9.96 | 85.73 | 223 | 51.76 |
| Net cash flow | 11.01 | 4.01 | −7.01 | 2.01 | 76.04 | 146 | 14.03 | −47.06 | 114 | −74.06 | −8.01 | −27.01 |
| Capex | 43.01 | 82.01 | 89.01 | 32.01 | 80.04 | 228 | 108 | 199 | 572 | 1,036 | 581 | 493 |
| Free cash flow | 218 | 15.99 | 211 | 388 | 536 | 256 | 243 | 220 | −211 | −546 | −279 | 278 |
| CFO / OP % | 65.0% | 31.0% | 80.0% | 93.0% | 150.0% | 135.0% | 114.0% | 131.0% | 91.0% | 102.0% | 63.0% | 93.0% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 78 | 95 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| Inventory days | 173 | 220 | 172 | 355 | 231 | 232 | 211 | 123 | 399 | 254 | 313 | 342 |
| Days payable | 122 | 148 | 101 | 228 | 105 | 87 | 89 | 135 | 297 | 166 | 164 | 189 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 131 | 169 | 106 | 162 | 157 | 172 | 152 | 11 | 118 | 108 | 174 | 178 |
| Working capital days | 21 | 35 | 137 | 163 | 110 | 94 | 88 | 31 | 0 | −13 | 11 | 16 |
| ROCE % | 12.0% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 19.9% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 16.0% | 7.9% | 16.9% |
For the Jun 2026 quarter, Star Cement reported sales of ₹946 Cr, up 3.4% year on year and net profit of ₹74.22 Cr, down 24.5% year on year. The operating margin was 20.9%.
Star Cement's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹3,789 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹3,820 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹391 Cr, and ₹367 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹9.10.
Star Cement reported borrowings of ₹605 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹125 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹763 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹278 Cr.