SynopsisJSW Cement reported a sharp jump in March-quarter earnings, driven by higher sales volumes and improved operational efficiencies. The company’s net profit soared 2,162% YoY to Rs 362 crore from Rs 16 crore a year earlier, aided by a low base due to a non-cash exceptional expense in the previous year.ETMarkets.comJSW Cement reported a sharp jump in March-quarter earnings. JSW Cement on Thursday reported a sharp rise in operating profit for the March quarter as higher sales volumes and improved operating efficiencies boosted margins. The company posted a net profit of Rs 362 crore, which was up 2,162% year-on-year (YoY) from just Rs 16 crore in the last year period.The strong surge in profit was mainly due to the lower base of last year, which occurred due to a non-cash, exceptional expense.Consolidated revenues stood at Rs 1,895 crore in Q4FY26, up 11% YoY from Rs 1,709 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.The company's board has also announced a dividend of Rs 0.5 per equity share with a face value of Rs 10 each for FY26, subject to shareholder approval.Operating EBITDA rose 46% YoY to Rs 365 crore compared with Rs 250 crore in Q4 FY25. Operating EBITDA margin improved to 19.3% from 14.6% a year earlier.The company said total volume sold during the quarter increased 7% YoY to 3.99 million tonnes from 3.73 million tonnes last year. Cement sales volume rose 12% to 2.35 million tonnes compared with 2.10 million tonnes in Q4 FY25. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) volume increased 5% year-on-year to 1.57 million tonnes.Operating EBITDA per tonne came in at Rs 916 during the quarter. Adjusted for forex losses, operating EBITDA stood at Rs 378.4 crore, equivalent to Rs 950 per tonne.Total EBITDA, including other income, stood at Rs 385.6 crore during the quarter.For the full financial year FY26, revenue from operations increased 12% YoY to Rs 6,512 crore.Operating EBITDA for FY26 jumped 44% to Rs 1,240 crore, while operating EBITDA margin stood at 19%.Total EBITDA, including other income, came in at Rs 1,393 crore for the year. The company reported total sales volume of 13.96 million tonnes during FY26, up 11% YoY.Cement sales volume increased 9% to 7.73 million tonnes, while GGBS sales volume rose 12% to 5.78 million tonnes.The company highlighted several operational milestones during the year, including the commissioning of its greenfield integrated cement plant at Nagaur in Rajasthan during March 2026.The Nagaur facility includes a 3.3 million tonne clinkerisation unit and an initial cement grinding capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. The company also commissioned a 1 million tonne grinding unit at Sambalpur, Odisha, through subsidiary Shiva Cement.JSW Cement said it plans to further expand the Nagaur facility by adding another 2.5 million tonnes of grinding capacity at an estimated investment of Rs 430 crore.After the expansion, total grinding capacity at the Nagaur unit will increase to 6 million tonnes. The company incurred capex of Rs 1,962 crore during FY26, including maintenance capex.JSW Cement said it continues to maintain one of the lowest carbon emission intensities in the cement industry at 268 kg of CO2 per tonne of cementitious material during FY26.As of March 2026, JSW Cement had cement grinding capacity of 24.1 million tonnes per annum and clinker capacity of 9.74 million tonnes per annum. The company remains India’s largest manufacturer of ground granulated blast furnace slag with an estimated market share of around 84% in GGBS sales.Read More News on(What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price...moreless(You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel)Read More News on(What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price...moreless