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UltraTech Cement: Expansion Mode On!
Sabse pehle baat karte hain UltraTech ki. Ye company apni market lead aur strong banane ke liye expansion par hi focus kar rahi hai. FY26 mein inone 8 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) capacity aur jod li, jisse total ho gaya 196.8 MTPA. Aur toh aur, April 2026 tak 200 MTPA domestic capacity cross kar li hai. FY28 tak ye log 37 MTPA aur add karne ka plan bana rahe hain, jisse total capacity 242.5 MTPA se bhi upar chali jayegi. Iske liye paisa bhi tagda lagaya ja raha hai, saalana ₹8,000 se ₹10,000 Crore tak ka capex. FY26 mein hi ₹9,600 Crore kharch kiye hain. Is expansion se cost advantage aur market reach dono badhegi. Stock ka rate abhi ₹12,000 se ₹12,041 ke aas-paas hai, pichhle mahine 8.6% bhaga tha, par saal bhar mein 1.9% gira hai. Analysts ise 'Strong Buy' bol rahe hain, aur target price ₹13,720.54 diya hai.
Ambuja Cements: Profitability Par Focus
Ab aate hain Ambuja Cements par. Ye company apna growth plan thoda change kar rahi hai. Zyada capacity add karne ke bajaye, inka focus operations ko zyada efficient banane aur margins improve karne par hai. Jo projects chal rahe hain, usse H1FY27 tak capacity 119 MTPA tak pahunch jayegi. CEO Vinod Bahety ka kehna hai ki FY27 mein focus efficiency aur premium products se margin badhane par rahega. Ye pehle ke 140 MTPA by FY28 wale target se alag hai. FY27 ke liye capital expenditure bhi kam karke ₹6,000 se ₹6,500 Crore rakha hai, jo FY26 ke ₹7,500 Crore se kam hai. Ye kharch market ke hisab se flexible rahega. Sanghi aur Penna Cement ka integration bhi ho gaya hai. Stock price abhi ₹433 se ₹447 chal raha hai, saal bhar mein 20% gira hai par pichhle mahine 0.7% badha tha. Analysts 'Moderate Buy' rating de rahe hain aur target price ₹586.67 hai, matlab 25% se zyada upside mil sakta hai.
Valuation Aur Sector Outlook
Ye dono ki strategy mein difference unke market valuation mein bhi dikh raha hai. UltraTech ki market cap lagbhag ₹3.53 lakh Crore hai aur P/E ratio 43 ke aas-paas hai. Wahi Ambuja, jiska market cap ₹1.11 lakh Crore hai, ka P/E ratio 29.5 ke kareeb hai. Shree Cement aur Dalmia Bharat jaise competitors ke P/E ratios alag hain. Indian cement industry mein FY27 mein 7-8% growth ka andaza hai, government ke ₹12.2 lakh Crore ke public capex se support mil raha hai. Par fuel aur freight jaise input costs badhne se FY27 mein margins par 6-11% pressure aa sakta hai.
Risks Aur Future
UltraTech ke liye zyada capex risk hai, agar demand kam hui toh dikkat ho sakti hai. Ambuja ke liye risk hai ki agar wo optimisation mein itna busy ho gaye toh competitors aage nikal sakte hain expansion se. Par dono companies financialy strong hain, Ambuja debt-free hai. Overall, analysts dono par positive hain. UltraTech 'Strong Buy' hai, aur Ambuja 'Moderate Buy' jisme risk aur reward dono balance mein hain. Cement sector ke liye outlook acha lag raha hai.