A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PROFITABILITY OF SELECTED CEMENT COMPANIES IN INDIA

Manojkumar T. Rathod

Assistant Professor,Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, Silvassa,Dokmardi ;

Abstract:

India is the second highest producer of cement in the world after China. The production of cement was 289 million tonnes (MT) in 2012-13 and it is expected to reach 550 MT in the financial year 2017-18. The business of cement has grown at a very fast pace in our country. Cement industry plays an important role in the construction business and infrastructure development of a nation. The researcherhas selected five major cement companies of India and tried to compare their profitability in this research paper. Different kinds of ratios and ANOVA test have been used for data analysis. The study is mainly based on secondary data for the period of 2012-13 to 2016-17.

Key Words: Cement, profit, Assets, Investments.

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