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Ambuja Cements

NSI:AMBUJACEM · INE079A01024
Construction MaterialsX-Large

360

33
EV / EBIT5
Price / Owner Earnings18
Owner Earnings Yield34
Dividend Yield59
Price/Sales38
EV / Gross Profit62
Price/Book63
Return on Capital19
Cash Return on Capital32
Return on Equity50
EBIT Margin29
Gross Profitability72
Cash Conversion17
Owner Earnings Margin38
Sales growth54
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth83
Reinvestment31
Price momentum17
Debt load95
Refinancing16
Debt Payback100
Liquidity72
Analyst ratings44
Opinion Changes26
Price Target Upside61
Market mood75
Value Creation7/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Ambuja Cements clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryIndia
IndustryConstruction Materials
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeBSE
Founded1981
Employees3,759
Websiteambujacement.com
ISININE079A01024
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
CleanTechOnshore and Offshore WindEnergy EfficiencyPollution ControlHome ImprovementBuilding MaterialConstruction

Description

Ambuja Cements Limited engages in the manufactures and markets cement and cement related products to individual homebuilders, masons and contractors, and architects and engineers. Business Segments The company primarily operates in the cement secto…

Analysis

Hope premium

Ambuja Cements Limited is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 57.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 20% a year, against analyst forecasts of 16%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 7/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
73
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Jan 2025

All-time low

46

Mar 2026

Average rank

68

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
38
39
30
51
Price/Earnings
22
38
23
54
Price/Book
63
58
53
56
Dividend Yield
59
45
46
46
Value (overall)
47
49
39
51

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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