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Company Atlas/Building Materials/Dalmia Bharat
NSE: DALBHARAT· Building MaterialsValue · Aug 26Mid cap

Dalmia Bharat

Value: south/east capacity at half the EV/t

Last close
₹1,637.40
29 Sept 2026 · reference
1D · 1M
−0.9% · −11.3%
price-only
Weight
2.4%
31 Jul 2026 · Aug rank 18
Thesis review
8 Sep 2026
Why We Own, p51
Coverage owner: Research (per book); latest results Q Jun-26Buoyant AIF I Top 30 Holdings - Aug 2026.pdf · p1Buoyant_Why_We_Own_What_We_Own_Sep2026.pdf (portfolio as of 31 July 2026) · p51Screener ↗Tijori ↗NSE ↗
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What the company does

Dalmia Bharat · Building Materials

Dalmia Bharat Limited, a prominent cement company in India, emphasizes innovation and sustainability to offer top-notch, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly products, catering to a range of construction needs with customized solutions.

Full profile (Yahoo)

Dalmia Bharat Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its related products primarily in India. It offers ordinary Portland cement (OPC), Portland pozzolana cement (PPC), Portland composite cement (PCC), and Portland slag cement (PSC) under the Dalmia DSP Cement, Dalmia Cement, Konark Cement, Dalmia Bharat Weather365, InfraPro Cement, and InstaPro Cement brand names. The company also provides Dalmia Magic Premium Skim Coat, a natural colour tone alternative to wall putty; Dalmia Magic FIBROTHICK, a versatile cement based micro-texture; Dalmia Magic Premium Ceilingfast, a fiber polymer modified cement-based plaster; Dalmia Magic INNOBOND, a versatile thin-set block jointing mortar for thin bed applications; Dalmia Magic INNOFIX, a versatile adhesive material for very thin bed applications; and Dalmia Infra Green products. It serves institutional and commercial establishments, individual home builders, and government bodies engaged in infrastructure development. The company was formerly known as Odisha Cement Limited and changed its name to Dalmia Bharat Limited in April 2019. Dalmia Bharat Limited was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Sector (Yahoo)
Basic Materials
Industry (Yahoo)
Building Materials
Employees
5,841
Website
dalmiabharat.com

Key people: Mr. Puneet Yadu Dalmia B.Tech., M.B.A. (MD, CEO & Executive Director) · Mr. Manu Sood (Chief Digital & Information Officer) · Mr. Rajeev Kumar (Company Secretary & Compliance Officer) · Mr. Rajiv Kumar Choubey (Senior Executive Director, Group General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer) · Mr. Udaiy Khanna (Senior Executive Director, Head of Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer) · Mr. Gautam Dalmia M.S (MD & Executive Director)

Who are the competitors of Dalmia Bharat?

Dalmia Bharat major competitors are JK Cement, ACC, The Ramco Cements, Nuvoco Vistas Corpn., India Cements, Star Cement, JK Lakshmi Cement. Market Cap of Dalmia Bharat is ₹33,189 Crs. While the median market cap of its peers are ₹11,959 Crs.

Is Dalmia Bharat financially stable compared to its competitors?

Dalmia Bharat seems to be less financially stable compared to its competitors.Altman Z score of Dalmia Bharat is 2.73 and is ranked 5 out of its 8 competitors.

Snapshot and what to watch · Tijori · 17 Sep 2026
  • Dalmia Bharat makes cement through its operating subsidiary Dalmia Cement Bharat. Cement is almost all of revenue.
  • It sells mainly in the East, with growing presence in the South, North East and West. Trade sales are 62% of sales.
  • Earnings move with cement volumes. Premium sales bring growth.
  • It is building cement expansions at Kadapa and Belgaum-Pune and planning a cement project at Jaisalmer. Management guides about ₹4,000Cr capex for FY27.
  • Q1FY27 headline profit includes ₹177Cr of one-off acquisition costs. Underlying EBITDA margin is about 24.3%.
  • The balance sheet remains comfortable. A new fundraise is approved to fund expansion.
  • It is mid-expansion toward ~75 MnT by FY28 from ~54.7 MnT. Profit depends on acquired cement assets ramp, management's multi-year ₹150-200/T cuts and levy relief.
  • Industry overcapacity and weak pricing remain the main drag. Industry utilisation is about 70%.

Yahoo profile 23 Sept 2026 · Tijori 23 Sept 2026

Segments

Revenue mix and market share

Product Wise Break-Up
  • Portland pozzolamd Cement55.0%
  • Portland Composite Cement18.0%
  • Portland Slang Cement14.0%
  • OPC13.0%
Location Wise Break-Up
  • India100.0%
Asset Break-Up
  • India100.0%
Segment Wise Break-Up
  • Cement100.0%

Latest reported mix as compiled by Tijori from company disclosures; percentages of revenue.

Operating metrics

Company-reported KPIs (Tijori) · latest quarter

As the company reports them. They can differ from the ratio table on the Financials tab, which uses Tijori's own definitions (for example NIM on average total assets rather than on interest-earning assets); the Cross-check panel there lines both up.

Realization / Tonne - Cement5,118.42 Rs/MT 2026-06
Manufacturing Capacity - Cement54.7 MMTPA 2026-06
Capacity Utilization - Cement61 % 2026-03
EBITDA / Tonne - Cement1,055 Rs/MT 2026-06
Quarterly Sales Volume - Cement7.6 Million tonnes 2026-06
Power & Fuel Cost/Tonne1,045 Rs/MT 2026-06
Business model

How the company earns

India's fourth-largest cement group by capacity with 54.7 mtpa at Jun-2026 (after adding 5.2 mtpa of Jaiprakash/JP central-India assets at Chunar, Rewa and Sadwa for Rs 2,850 cr), historically concentrated in the South and East (Tamil Nadu, Andhra/Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, North-East) and now expanding into Central and West India. Sells ~30 mt a year (Q1FY27 volume 7.6 mt) with a 25% premium-product mix in trade; targets ~67 mtpa by FY28 and 110-130 mtpa by FY31.

Economics and valuation note (book)

TTM P/E 29.2x and ~1.8x book (Rs 1,713 / BV Rs 959); ~11-12x forward EV/EBITDA per MOFSL (Feb-2026). 5-year average not sourced. EV/EBITDA n.m.; dividend yield 0.5%.

Competitive position · why this and not peers
Shree CementShree trades at ~52x TTM P/E and ~Rs 84,844 cr market cap with a 7.5% ROE; Dalmia's 29x P/E and lower EV/tonne offer more re-rating room for a similar ROE profile.
JK CementJK Cement has a superior 15.6% ROE but trades at ~40x P/E with Rs 6,183 cr of borrowings; it is a North/Central play with a larger white-cement/putty business - Dalmia is the cheaper South/East asset base.
Ramco CementsRamco is the most direct southern peer but has ROE of 0.4%, ~108x P/E and Rs 3,871 cr of debt on a Rs 20,587 cr market cap; Dalmia has a stronger balance sheet (1.47x net debt/EBITDA) and a diversified East/Central footprint.
Segment economics

Reported revenue mix

Product Wise Break-Up

share of revenue, %
  • Portland pozzolamd Cement
    55.0%
  • Portland Composite Cement
    18.0%
  • Portland Slang Cement
    14.0%
  • OPC
    13.0%
  • Cement and its related products
    0.0%
  • Refractories
    0.0%
  • Traded goods
    0.0%
  • Special Catogory Cement
    0.0%

Share of revenue as disclosed in filings (Tijori normalisation). Segment profit measure: not disclosed in this source — segment EBIT/EBITDA/PBT are not shown rather than estimated. Eliminations and unallocated costs not available here.

Location Wise Break-Up

share of revenue, %
  • India
    100.0%
  • Rest of the World
    0.0%

Share of revenue as disclosed in filings (Tijori normalisation). Segment profit measure: not disclosed in this source — segment EBIT/EBITDA/PBT are not shown rather than estimated. Eliminations and unallocated costs not available here.

Asset Break-Up

share of revenue, %
  • India
    100.0%
  • Rest of the World
    0.0%

Share of revenue as disclosed in filings (Tijori normalisation). Segment profit measure: not disclosed in this source — segment EBIT/EBITDA/PBT are not shown rather than estimated. Eliminations and unallocated costs not available here.

Segment Wise Break-Up

share of revenue, %
  • Cement
    100.0%
  • Power
    0.0%
  • Distillery
    0.0%
  • Refractory Products
    0.0%

Share of revenue as disclosed in filings (Tijori normalisation). Segment profit measure: not disclosed in this source — segment EBIT/EBITDA/PBT are not shown rather than estimated. Eliminations and unallocated costs not available here.

Industry cycle

Building Materials chapter

Building Materials — 5.3%: consolidation, not capex faith

Cement is the one capex-linked industry where we are comfortable being large, because the investment case is about industry structure, not order books. Two groups — UltraTech (200+ mtpa) and Adani (~109 mtpa) — now control ~309 mtpa against 126 mtpa in 2016, and a fragmented industry that could never hold prices is becoming a duopoly-led one that can. Demand is solid: production rose 9.8% in CY2025 to 481 mt and ICRA expects 6–7% growth in FY27 on housing, roads and irrigation. Supply is the debate — 47–49 mtpa was added in FY26 and 35–37 mtpa follows in FY27 with utilisation around 70–72% — which is why all-India prices are flat at ₹349/bag and the ₹10/bag hikes attempted in August have not stuck. We are not underwriting a price boom; we are underwriting that the two leaders take share and keep costs falling (UltraTech's EBITDA/t of ₹1,214 versus Ambuja's ₹931 in Q1FY27 is the moat in one number), and that Dalmia's south and east capacity is worth far more than 30x depressed earnings implies.

Datapoints the team can quote
  • India cement production 480.6 mt in CY2025 (+9.8%); growth expected to moderate to 5–6% in 2026; FY26 demand +6–7.5% — CemNet; IBEF; ICRA
  • 47–49 mtpa added in FY26 and 35–37 mtpa in FY27; industry utilisation ~70–72% — ICRA
  • UltraTech >200 mtpa and Adani ~109 mtpa in 2026: the two ≈ 309 mtpa vs 126 mtpa in 2016 — CemNet, 2026
  • All-India trade price ₹349/bag in Aug-2026, flat MoM, 0.8% below Q1FY27; ₹10/bag hikes not yet absorbed — Centrum channel checks via ANI, Aug-2026
  • Q1FY27 EBITDA/t: UltraTech ₹1,214 vs Ambuja ₹931 (from ₹1,069) — Company results
What we deliberately do not own

Ambuja/ACC is the other consolidator but the Adani group's integration and cost delivery are lagging (EBITDA/t down 13% YoY) and the holding-company structure adds complexity; Shree Cement is the most efficient north Indian producer but trades at 50x+ on a self-imposed growth cap; JK Cement and Ramco are regional stories at leader-like multiples. Among pipes (in our Industrials bucket) we own Astral over Supreme (PMS) because the CPVC-led mix and adhesives optionality offer more growth for a similar price.

Market position

Market share (where tracked)

Cement Production - Market Share5.65 %as of Mar 25
Sector datapoints

From the one-pager

  • India cement demand grew ~8.5% in FY26; ICRA forecasts 6-7% in FY27 with capacity additions of 42-44 mtpa and utilisation of 70-71%; the South faces 'relatively moderate utilisation due to capacity overhang' (ICRA, Dec-2025).
  • CRISIL expects 160-170 mt of capacity additions over FY26-28, mostly brownfield and two-thirds split grinding units, with utilisation stabilising ~70% vs a 65% decadal average (Nov-2025).
  • April 2026 price hikes of Rs 15-20/bag: 6-7% in South and East, ~4% in West/North/Central (+5% MoM pan-India).
  • Dalmia's Q1FY27 cost base: power & fuel Rs 1,045/t (+10% QoQ), raw material Rs 823/t (+12% QoQ), cement freight Rs 947/t; ICRA FY27 industry EBITDA estimate Rs 880-930/t.