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JK Lakshmi Cement reported a 28.67% year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 2026, with earnings falling to INR 125.06 crore amid rising expenditure despite stable revenue growth. The company’s revenue from operations remained largely flat at INR 1,901.53 crore during the quarter, while total expenses increased 5%. Sales volumes, however, rose 8.3% to 3.89 million tonnes, indicating stronger dispatch activity. For the full financial year FY26, the cement maker recorded a 49.52% rise in consolidated net profit to INR 412.61 crore, supported by a 10.2% increase in total income. The company also flagged geopolitical tensions in West Asia, rupee depreciation and supply chain disruptions as potential risks to government capital expenditure and cement demand growth in FY27.
JK Lakshmi Cement reported a 28.67% decline in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with earnings falling to INR 125.06 crore from INR 175.35 crore recorded during the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, according to a regulatory filing issued on Wednesday. Advertisement
The company’s revenue from operations remained largely unchanged during the quarter at INR 1,901.53 crore, compared to INR 1,897.62 crore in the year-ago period. Despite stable revenue, rising operational expenditure weighed on quarterly profitability.
Total expenses during the March quarter stood at INR 1,752.32 crore, marking an increase of around 5% compared to the same period last year. The company, however, reported stronger operational performance in terms of dispatches, with sales volumes increasing 8.3% year-on-year to 3.89 million tonnes during the fourth quarter of FY26.
Total consolidated income, including other income, rose 1.4% to INR 1,939.77 crore during the quarter under review.
For the full financial year ended March 31, 2026, JK Lakshmi Cement posted a consolidated net profit of INR 412.61 crore, registering a 49.52% increase from INR 275.95 crore reported in FY25. The company’s total consolidated income for FY26 rose 10.2% year-on-year to INR 6,874.88 crore.
The company indicated that macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions could influence demand trends in the upcoming financial year. In its outlook statement, JK Lakshmi Cement said geopolitical tensions in West Asia, depreciation in the rupee and ongoing supply chain disruptions were expected to moderate government capital expenditure activity, which could marginally reduce cement demand growth to around 6–7% in FY2026–27.
The company’s outlook reflects broader concerns within the construction materials sector regarding infrastructure spending momentum and input cost pressures amid global economic uncertainties. Cement demand in India remains closely linked to public infrastructure projects, housing construction and industrial development activity, all of which are influenced by government expenditure and financing conditions.
Shares of JK Lakshmi Cement settled at INR 636 apiece on the BSE on Wednesday, down 1.42% from the previous close.
Source - PTI
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