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Grasim board okays Samruddhi merger with UltraTech

Grasim Industries Ltd has informed BSE that the board of directors of Samruddhi Cement Ltd, an unlisted subsidiary of Grasim Industries, at its meeting held on November 15, has approved the merger of Samruddhi with UltraTech Cement, a listed subs idiary of the company. The merger is proposed to be undertaken through a scheme of amalgamation under Sections 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956. As per the deal, Samruddhi shareholders will be entitled to receive four shares of UltraTech for every seven shares held in Samruddhi. On completion of the merger, Samruddhi shareholders will get direct participation in the largest domestic cement company. The merger will result in UltraTech emerging as the largest cement company in India and the tenth largest in the world. The merged entity will have a capacity of 48.8 million tonnes per annum of grey cement across 22 plants; 504-MW of captive thermal power plants; and 11.7-million cubic metres of ready mix concrete across 68 plants.

UltraTech's Q2 net rises 53%

UltraTech Cement has posted a 53 per cent rise in its profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ended September 30 at Rs 251 crore, compared with Rs 164 crore in the corresponding period last year. The company’s net sales during the period stood at Rs 1,541 crore against Rs 1,396 crore, up 10 per cent. Improved realisations, higher sales and softened fuel prices helped the company put a good quarterly show. UltraTech sold 11 per cent more cement during the quarter, with its sales volumes reaching 3.58 million tonnes against 3.23 million tonnes last year. The earning per share for the quarter stood at Rs 20.15. The company has a capital outlay of around Rs 2,000 crore to be spent over the next two years. The cement division of its parent company, Grasim, will be merged with UltraTech next year, taking the company’s overall capacity to close to 50 million tonnes per annum. In its outlook, company said in a statement that despite a weak monsoon, industry demand may grow at 9 per cent durin...