ACC Ltd.

(ACC) established in 1936 is currently Indias one of the foremost cement manufacturing company having present operating capacity of 22.6 Mln Tons spreads across the country. To cash on the increasing cement demand in India, ACC undertook substantial capacity expansion by putting up new plants to raise the existing capacity to 30.5 Mln Tons, an increase of 7.9 Mln Tons .

The high quality cement that is manufactured and exported by ACC Ltd is produced in the ACC Ltd. Cement Plants. ACC Ltd is one of the front runners in the cement industry in India and produces some of the best quality cement in the country. It has a significant market share in the segments of housing, real estate, infrastructure and other development projects. With more and more developmental projects coming up, the profit and the market share of the company is expected to rise at a considerable rate.

Cement production during the year was 73,010 MT

RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 2009 .

Sales turnover increased by 10.2% to rs 8479.55 crore in 2009 from Rs 7693.94 crore in 2008 due to better realizations . There was nominal growth in 2.4 per cent in total cement sales volumes . Consolidated profit before tax in 2009 was Rs 2250.7 crore , up 98.5% from Rs 1,624.82 crores in previous fiscal , despite a week fourth quarter where profit before tax dropped

1.6% quarter on quarter . the company posted a profit tax of Rs 1563.91 crore in 2009 , as against Rs 1099.65 crore in the previous financial year . ACC,s operating EBITDA margin in 2009 was 30.4% , compared with 23.3% in 2008 . Better prices , exacting control on production , distribution and other cost together enabled ACC to achieve these results .

Results for the first quarter ended March 31 , 2010

The sales volume declined slightly in comparison to year 2009 , whereas the sales turnover has increased because of subsideies by government . There is a decline in the profits in comparison to previous year .

Result for the 3rd Quarter ended September 30, 2010

The performance during the quarter suffered a setback in terms of volume and profitability. The volume of clinker production and also cement came down due to shutdown at Wadi II for hook-up and commissioning for most of the quarter. Market conditions were weak in offtakes and prices due to severe economical reasons . The cost of production was also impacted due to hike in input costs for slag, fly ash and power

Results for the year ended December 31 , 2010

Sales volume of cement remained same more or less flat . Consolidated sales turnover during the year at Rs 8258.77 cr , was 2.6 % lower as compared to the turnover of rs 8479.55 cr in 2009 . Consolidated profit before tax and exceptional items during the year under review declined to rs 1415.52 cr as against Rs 2247.48 cr in preceeding year . consequently consolidated profit after tax in 2010 was also lower at Rs 1077.53 cr as compared to Rs 1563.91 cr in 2009 . Profits we adversely affected by a fall in selling prices as well by escalating in the costs of the major inputs such as slag , fly ash , coal and power .

Conclusion Year 2010

Net sales decreased by 3.86% during current year over previous year due to reduction in cement sales volumes by 1.12% which can be seen from the below mentioned table. The price per ton of cement has increased marginally by ` 26.51 per ton as compared to previous year
The Company started production of Portland Slag Cement (PSC) in the month of March 2010. Cement production during the year was 73,010 MT as against NIL during the previous period. Capacity utilisation was 34.77%. The sale of cement during the year was 72,825 MT (including 185 MT for self consumption) as against NIL during previous period April to December 2009.

The profit before tax for the financial year under review was `47.93 lacs as compared to a loss of `195.69 lacs in the previous year. Net profit after tax for the year 2010 is `38.83 lacs as compared to a net loss of `107.58 lacs, in the previous year .

Net sales decreased by 3.86%

Cement production during the year was 73,010 MT Net profit after tax for the year 2010 is `38.83 lacs

Year 2011

ACC has recorded superlative growth in dispatches in FY11 on the back of increased capacity. On a cumulative basis the company registered a volume growth of 10.7% on YoY basis. ACC's cement production and dispatches during the month of March 11 increased 5.0% YoY and 7.3% YoY to 2.30 mt & 2.34 mt respectively. Sequentially dispatches witnessed a growth of 8.8%