JK Lakshmi Cement Net Profit jumps to Rs.82.33 Crores in July-September 2025

New Delhi, November 7, 2025: JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd (JKLC), a flagship company of JK Organization has announced its financial results for the second quarter of financial year 2026, reporting a net profit of INR 82.33 crore for the September quarter of FY26, helped by volume growth and cost efficiencies.

The company had posted a loss of INR 30.8 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 24.1 per cent at INR 1,531.77 crore in the September quarter compared to INR 1,234.29 crore in the year-ago period.

Total expenses of JKLC were at INR 1,451.74 crore, up 14.8 per cent in the September quarter of FY’26. Its sales volume was up 14.7 per cent to 28.43 lakh tonnes in the second quarter.

Commenting on the results of the company, Vinita Singhania, Chairperson & Managing Director of the Company said, “The profitability of the company improved sequentially on account of higher volume, better product & market mix and reduction in fuel cost.”

Composite Scheme of Arrangement

The Composite Scheme of Amalgamation & Arrangement, which inter-alia included the amalgamation of the 3 subsidiary companies, viz Udaipur Cement Works Ltd, Hansdeep Industries & Trading Company Ltd & Hidrive Developers and Industries Ltd into & with the company has become effective from 31st July 2025 with the appointed date of 1st April 2024.

Sustainability

The company is implementing a project for enhancing its TSR from 4 to 16 per cent in a phased manner at its Sirohi cement plant as a part of its green initiatives.

The share of renewable power in the company’s power mix was 46 per cent for the quarter.

CAPEX

The company has commissioned an additional grinding unit of 13.50 lakh tonnes per annum at Surat and also completed the de-bottlenecking of its cement mills at Jaykaypuram, Sirohi. With this, the total cement capacity of the company has increased from 16.5 MTPA to 18 MTPA.

The company is also putting up a railway siding at its Durg cement plant at a cost of INR 325 crore to be funded through a debt of INR 225 crore and the balance through internal accruals. The first phase of the project has already been completed.

The company is expanding the clinker capacity at its integrated cement plant at Durg in Chhattisgarh by putting up an additional clinker line of 2.3 million tonnes per annum and four cement grinding units aggregating to 4.6 million tonnes per annum at Durg in Chhattisgarh and also three split location cement grinding units with aggregate cement grinding capacity of 3.4 million tonnes per annum at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Madhubani in Bihar and Patratu in Jharkhand. The project is likely to cost INR 3,000 crore and is proposed to be funded through term loans from banks of INR 2,100 crores and the balance through internal accruals. The project would be commissioned in phases with the first phase of clinkerization and grinding unit scheduled for commissioning by March 2027 and the remaining 2.2 million tonnes cement capacity by March 2028.

Awards & Accolades

• JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. has been recognized at the 3rd Edition of the Annual Sustainability Symposium & Excellence Awards 2025, organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce
• Vinita Singhania, has been honoured with the ‘Women Achiever in Infrastructure 2025’ at the 10th Edition of ET Now Infra Focus Summit and Awards.
• JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd., Durg Plant, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Excellence in Energy Management 2025’ award, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at the Energy Efficiency Summit 2025
• JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd., Durg Unit, has been honoured with the Best Exemplary Initiative CSR Award in the Skills & Livelihoods category.
• JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. has been recognized among the Top 5 Cement Companies to Work For in India at the India HR Summit & Awards 2025.

Outlook

India’s cement sector outlook for Financial Year 2025-26 is better than the previous year with volume growth projected at 6 per cent driven by infrastructure activity and housing demand.