higher freight costs and unavailability of lignite. It delivered EBITDA of Rs410mn against our estimate of Rs478mn and EBITDA/tonne of Rs670 v/s our estimate of Rs770. Sales volume declined by 21.3% yoy due to plant shutdown for 15 days. The company had to undertake some unscheduled repair & maintenance. Realization remained strong at 31% yoy, as cement prices were better in Gujarat. impact due to accounting changes for freight and (C) unavailability of lignite, leading to switch to imported coal. EBITDA/tn stood at Rs670 vs/ Rs541/Rs827 in Q4FY17/Q3FY18. Expansion plans of 4mt are on track and should get completed by Apr'20E. We prefer...