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As of 6 Nov 2026, Orient Cement trades at 13.5× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 27.3×, and the shares are 38% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 13% is the second-highest among the 7 largest Building Materials peers, and sales fell 1.6% a year over 3 years while net profit grew 40%. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 0.4%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹2,587 Cr, ranked 19th of 58 Building Materials companies by market cap; the shares fell 41% over the past year.

As of 6 Nov 2026Prices are delayed about 15 minutes; fundamentals are from the quarter ended Sep 2026.How we calculate this

past year
Open
₹124.10
Day high
₹126.85
Day low
₹121.68
Prev. close
₹125.55
Volume
1.8 L

Health check

1 good · 2 fair · 3 to check
  • ReturnsBehind

    −40.8% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.

  • Price tagCheaper

    P/E 13.5 vs industry 27.3.

  • GrowthSteady

    Sales −1.6%, profit +40.1% a year over 3 years.

  • ProfitabilityAverage

    ROCE 13.3% vs peer median 10.2%.

  • Balance sheetStretched

    Practically debt-free, Piotroski 3 of 9.

  • Red flags3 to check

    Quarterly profit down 34.7% on a year ago.

Compared with 7 industry peers. Computed from reported figures. Educational, not a recommendation.

Building Materials

57 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹2,587 Cr, #19 of 58 in its industry by size.

Market sensitivity

Measuring against the NIFTY 50…

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Sep 2026: sales ₹2,452 Cr · profit ₹193 Cr
Market cap
₹2,587 Cr
Small cap
P/E
13.5
Industry 27.3
Price to book
1.15
Peers 2.12
Dividend yield
0.40%
ROE
8.9%
Peers 4.9%
ROCE
13.3%
Peers 10.2%
Debt to equity
0.03
Debt ₹73 Cr
EPS (TTM)
₹9.36
Face value ₹1
OPM (TTM)
17.0%
Net margin 7.9%
Sales growth
−12.1%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit growth
−34.7%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Price to sales
1.06
EV/EBITDA 6.4

Strengths and risks

Strengths

  • Practically debt-free.
  • P/E of 13.5 against an industry P/E of 27.3.

Risks to check

  • Quarterly profit down 34.7% on a year ago.
  • Quarterly sales down 12.1% on a year ago.
  • 38% below its 52-week high.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

About Orient Cement

Orient Cement Limited manufactures and sells cement in India. The company offers pozzolana and ordinary Portland cement under the Birla A1 Premium Cement, Birla A1 StrongCrete, Birla A1 OrientGreen, and Birla A1 Dolphin brand names. Its products are used in residential, commercial, infrastructure, industrial, and community projects. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Ahmedabad, India. Orient Cement Limited operates as a subsidiary of Ambuja…

Headquarters
Ahmedabad
Employees
1,070
Sector
Basic Materials
ISIN
INE876N01018

Price range

52 weeks

₹109.29₹202.77

Today

₹121.68₹126.85
Avg volume (3M)
4 L
1-year return
minus 40.8%
From 52-week high
minus 37.9%

Peers · Building Materials

Capital-heavy industry columns

Company
ULTRACEMCOUltraTech Cement12,450.00plus 1.63%3,66,11041.622.811.8%19.1%0.3811.9%plus 3.6%
GRASIMGrasim Industries3,227.00minus 0.02%2,18,88438.516.84.0%15.0%1.3514.3%plus 12.0%
AMBUJACEMAmbuja Cements390.60plus 0.67%97,05734.714.64.6%14.3%0.01–minus 31.6%
SHREECEMShree Cement25,100.00plus 0.82%90,56357.218.010.2%20.1%0.095.7%minus 9.8%
JKCEMENTJ.K. Cement5,239.80minus 0.20%40,48742.319.213.3%15.8%1.0112.1%minus 9.1%
DALBHARATDalmia Bharat1,470.30plus 0.27%27,60256.39.67.0%16.5%0.573.0%minus 28.5%
ACCACC1,236.20plus 0.77%23,21426.47.910.4%8.7%0.02–minus 33.1%
ORIENTCEMOrient Cement125.92plus 0.29%2,58713.54.813.3%17.0%0.03−1.6%minus 40.8%
Median of 7 peers–0.67%90,56341.616.810.2%15.8%0.3811.9%−9.8%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore
SalesSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26
643636647604565
478546539460490
16589.610814475
25.7%14.1%16.7%23.8%13.3%
122.96.2513
225.131
10147.944.94343
–−6.40.1––
7436.26410344
33.8%23.3%13.4%25.2%27.3%
4927.855.47732
–1.352.703.761.56

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore
Sales CAGR 3Y
−1.6%
Profit CAGR 3Y
+40.1%
EPS CAGR 3Y
+40.0%
ROE
8.9%
Net profitSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
2,9343,1772,7042,792
–+8.3%minus 14.9%+3.2%
2,5622,7252,4012,243
372451304549
12.7%14.2%11.2%19.6%
0.113.216.319.1
37.133.62212.3
147149153231
3.6−0.30.7−5.9
192281145318
36.0%37.9%37.3%−6.1%
12317591.2338
–+42.4%minus 47.8%+270.1%
5.998.534.4516.44

Forecast

Your assumptions, not a prediction

Balance sheet

At each financial year end, ₹ crore
Total assetsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
20.520.520.520.5
1,5831,7231,7872,125
39817069.772.5
875943925915
2,8772,8552,8033,133
2,0902,0571,9501,753
14088.924.232.3
4.412.313.825.6
69.476.477.316.2
5746217381,307
2,8772,8552,8033,133

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore
Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
111426205−38.6
−120−85.3−97.38.8
35.2−334−136−2.2
26.47−28.2−32.1
−130−79.1−59.6−31.7
−19347146−70.2
−46.1−35.9−30.7−10.3

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings

NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 1.8% (Yahoo estimate).

Major shareholders

NSE filing

Filings & events

News

No recent news coverage found.

My notes

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