Ambuja Cements Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2020

Apr 27, 2020

Ambuja Cement

ACL:SEC: 27th April, 2020

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Dear Sirs,

Sub: Investor Presentation on Financial Results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2020

Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, please find enclosed the Investor Presentation on financial results for the year first quarter ended 31st March 2020.

Kindly take the same on record.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully, For AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED

RAJIV GANDHI COMPANY SECRETARY Membership No A11263 Ambuja Cement Foundation has been driving health and food campaigns with health awareness that have reached over 500,000 people.

27th April 2020

• Performance Highlights
• Performance Analysis
• Standalone and Consolidated results
• Products Portfolio
• Ambuja Cement Foundation Community outreach measures to prepare for COVID-19

Q1 2020 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Q1 2020

• EBITDA Margin at 21.9% up by 560 bps YoY
• EBITDA up 30% YoY
• Profit after tax at ₹ 399 crore up 35% YoY
• Net Sales de-grew 3% YoY, however till February Ambuja had recorded a good growth
• Cement realisations up 6% YoY
• Higher growth in Premium Products, 3% growth YoY
• Total Operating expenses, ₹ PMT is at same level YoY

• Performance Highlights
• Performance Analysis
• Standalone and Consolidated results
• Products Portfolio
• Ambuja Cement Foundation Community outreach measures to prepare for COVID-19

Q1 2020 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Sales Volumes and Net Sales

Million Tonnes – Cement & Clinker

₹ Cr.

Volume de-grew by 10%, however till February Ambuja had recorded a healthy volume growth, which was impacted in March 2020 due to the nationwide lockdown.

EBITDA ₹ Cr and EBITDA / Tonne trend

Operating EBIDTA increased by 30% for the quarter on account of higher realisations, growth in premium products and lower fuel costs

Key Costs - Power & Fuel and Freight & Forwarding Costs trend

Power & fuel and logistics cost see reduction on account of low cost of fuel coupled with plant efficiency and optimisation in supply chain

Key Costs - Raw Material Costs and Other Expenses trend

₹/T

₹/T

Raw Material cost increased mainly due to increase in Flyash cost (mainly in North) Other expense in absolute terms sees a marginal increase of 0.4% YoY i.e. from ₹ 494 cr. to ₹ 496 cr.

Total cost flat YoY basis i.e. Q1 20 vs Q1 19

Costs lower backed by saving in fuel cost and logistics cost in Q1'20

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• Performance Highlights
• Performance Analysis
• Standalone and Consolidated results
• Products Portfolio
• Ambuja Cement Foundation Community outreach measures to prepare for COVID-19

Standalone Results: Jan-Mar 2020

Particulars	UoMJan		Jan	∆ %
		Mar	Mar
		2019	2020
Sales Volume	MnT	6.37	5.76	-9.6%
Price (Cement)	₹/bag	226	240	6.1%
Sales	₹ Cr	2,847	2,760	-3.1%
Other Operating Income	₹ Cr	80		-16.4%
Revenue from operation	₹ Cr	2,928		-3.4%
Revenue from Operation	₹ perton	4,578	4,904	7.1%
Other non operatingincome	₹ Cr	240	88	-63.3%
Total Income	₹ Cr	3,168	2,916	-8.0%
Operating Expenses	₹ Cr	2,464	2,224	-9.7%
Operating Expenses	₹per ton	3,853	3,858	0.1%
EBITDA	₹ Cr	463		30.2%
EBITDA Margin	%	16.3%		5.6 pp
EBITDA	₹ perton	724		44.4%
Finance cost	₹ Cr	17	23	31.9%
Depreciation	₹ Cr	131	138	5.0%
Profit beforetax	₹ Cr	555	530	-4.4%
Tax expenses	₹ Cr	128	131	2.9%
Profit after Tax	₹ Cr	427	399	-6.5%
Profitafter Tax without ACC Dividend	₹ Cr	295	399	35.1%
Earningper Share	₹	2.15	2.01	-6.5%

EBITDA Margin up from 16.3% to 21.9%

Particulars	UoM	Jan-Mar2019	Jan-Mar2020	∆ %
Cement Volume	MnT	13.84	12.19	-11.9%
Sales	₹ Cr	6,694	6,129	-8.4%
Other Operating Income	₹ Cr	137		121 -11.7%
Revenue from operations	₹ Cr	6,831	6,250	-8.5%
Other Non Operating Income	₹ Cr	263		142 -46.0%
Total Income	₹ Cr	7,093	6,391	-9.9%
Operating Expenses	₹ Cr	5,834		5,058 -13.3%
EBITDA	₹ Cr	997	1,191	19.5%
EBITDA margin	%	14.9%	19.4%	4.5 pp
Finance Cost	₹ Cr	38		34 -12.2%
Depreciation	₹ Cr	280	296	6.0%
Share in profitof joint venture	₹ Cr	5		4 -22.6%
Profit Before Tax	₹ Cr	946	1,007	6.4%
Tax Expenses	₹ Cr	251	264	5.2%
Profit Before NonControlling Interest	₹ Cr	695	743	6.8%
Non Controlling Interest	₹ Cr	200	188	-5.8%
Profit After NonControlling Interest	₹ Cr	495	554	11.9%
EPS	₹	2.50	2.79	11.6%

• Performance Highlights
• Performance Analysis
• Standalone and Consolidated results
• Products Portfolio
• Ambuja Cement Foundation Community outreach measures to prepare for COVID-19

Ambuja Product Portfolio

Buildem

Powercem 43

Powercem 53 Railcem

PPC

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• Performance Highlights
• Performance Analysis
• Standalone and Consolidated results
• Products Portfolio
• Ambuja Cement Foundation – Community outreach measures to prepare for COVID-19

Creation of SPOCs

Selected individuals from the community to be a Single Point of Contact (SPOCs) between the community and ACF. 3953 SPOCs created till date in 2000 villages

• A SPOC can be a lead farmer, field facilitator, SHG women, Sakhi, Village Volunteer
• The SPOCs works alongside health authorities
• Messages like social distancing, helpline numbers, emergency numbers are shared by the SPOCs

Self Health Group (SHG) women make face masks

Looking at an economic opportunity for our women during this lockdown to start their own micro-enterprise, ACF approached the women to help local authorities with face masks

SHG women making face masks Social distancing circles marked in community areas

Empowered women from 9 locations have created more than 54,000 face masks and distributed across locations.

Currently servicing orders from all Ambuja plants for staff and workers

Community Outreach through Ambuja Foundation Quick response by Ambuja Cement Foundation to help communities prepare for COVID 19 (2 of 2)

Dissemination of Mobile Messages

Since the team was restricted from reaching villages due to lockdown, they used mobile messaging systems to send daily messages/images about the virus to beneficiaries.

Farmer and SPOC listening to mobile message Farmers taking precautions in the fields

Reached over 5 lakh population of farmers and beneficiaries on with educative awareness images & messages through mobile messaging systems pushed out by the SPOCs

Creation and Distribution of Ration Kits

Critical Need for Ration Kits led to supporting 7068 families in Chandrapur, Dadri, Roorkee, Ropar, Bhatinda, Marwa Mundwa and Ambujanagar. Support provided to trainees held-up in towns/cities outside villages.

Distribution at the office area Distribution by women federation Distribution in the community

DISCLAIMER

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

This presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to Ambuja Cements Ltd. ("Ambuja", or "Company") and its future business, development and economic performance. These statements include descriptions regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its subsidiaries and associates and their respective directors and officers with respect to the results of operations and financial condition of the Company, subsidiary or associate, as the case may be. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to (1) competitive pressures; (2) legislative and regulatory developments; (3) global, macroeconomic and political trends; (4) fluctuations in currency exchange rates and general financial market conditions; (5) delay or inability in obtaining approvals from authorities; (6) technical developments; (7) litigation; (8) adverse publicity and news coverage, which could cause actual development and results to differ materially from the statements made in this presentation. Company assumes no obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements and projections made by third parties included in this presentation are not adopted by the Company and the Company is not responsible for such third party statements and projections.

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