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Birla Corporation Limited Corporate Office: 1, Shakespeare Sarani, A.C. Market (2nd Floor), Kolkata 700 071 P: 033 6603 3300-02 F: +91 332288 4426 E: Coordinator@birlacorp.com 31st October, 2026 BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, ‘Exchange Plaza’, C-1, Block G, Dalal Street, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai- 400 001 Mumbai- 400 051 Scrip Code: 500335/732571 Scrip Symbol: BIRLACORPN Dear Sir(s), Sub: Press Release Pursuant to Regulations 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed herewith a copy of the Press Release issued by the Company after the conclusion of the Board Meeting held on 31st October, 2026. A copy of the same will also be uploaded on the Company's website at www.birlacorporation.com. This is for your information and record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED (MANOJ KUMAR MEHTA) Company Secretary & Legal Head Encl: As above Registered Office: Birla Building, 9/1 R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700001 | CIN: L01132WB1919PLC003334 | | www.birlacorporation.com| P: 033 6616 6745/6826; +91 33 2248 2872/7983 Birla Corporation September quarter revenue up 9%, cement sales grow 7% KOLKATA, 31 Oct.--Birla Corporation Limited’s September quarter consolidated revenue rose 9% to Rs 2,441 crore from Rs 2,233 crore in the same period last year. The quarter saw weak cement prices and disruption in construction activities in core markets owing to excessive rainfall. The Company’s cement sales, by volume, during the quarter grew 7% year-on-year (yoy) to 4.54 million tons (mt), while realization rose 2% to Rs 4,925 per ton. It was, however, marginally lower sequentially as cement prices weakened through July and August in core markets. For the full quarter, realization for the cement industry declined 3% in the east and remained flat in central India. Modest improvements were witnessed in the west and north. Capacity utilization for the quarter was maintained at 85%—the same level as last year—but profitability was impaired owing to unprecedented increase in input costs, which couldn’t be offset due to subdued prices. Clinker cost rose 13% while power and fuel cost rose 15% yoy as pet coke prices rose 64% over the same period last year. The Cement Division’s EBITDA per ton for the quarter was at Rs 482 versus Rs 712 in the same period last year. Q2/FY Q2/FY 26-27 25-26 Change H1FY27 H1FY26 Change Rs 2,441 Rs 2,233 Rs 5,111 Rs 4,720 Revenue crore crore 9.3% crore crore 8.3% Rs 254 Rs 332 Rs 619 Rs 710 EBITDA crore crore -23.6% crore crore -12.8% Rs 190 Rs 265 Rs 488 Rs 573 Cash Profit crore crore -28.3% crore crore -14.8% Rs 37 Rs 90 Rs 153 Rs 210 Net Profit crore crore -58.9% crore crore -27.1% Realisation per ton* Rs 4,925 Rs 4,845 1.7% Rs 4,934 Rs 4,852 1.7% EBITDA per ton* Rs 482 Rs 712 -32.3% Rs 583 Rs 714 -18.3% *Cement Division only To mitigate cost pressure, the Company scaled up consumption of green power to 32% for the quarter from 30% in the same period a year ago. Also, the Company started extracting coal from its Bikram coal mine in Madhya Pradesh during the September quarter. Production from the mine is being ramped up and it is expected to deliver 180,000 tons of coal in the second-half of the current financial year, and significantly reduce fuel cost. Birla Corporation’s consolidated EBITDA for the quarter was at Rs 254 crore, compared to Rs 332 crore in the same period a year ago. Consolidated net profit for the quarter was at Rs 37 crore against Rs 90 crore a year earlier. The Cement Division’s EBITDA margin fell 490 basis points, from a year earlier, to 9.8%. In line with its stated strategy, Birla Corporation Limited continued to expand sales of blended cement, which accounted for 86% of total cement sales during the quarter. Sales by volume of blended cement grew 4% yoy with significant gains coming from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Sales from the newly commissioned production facilities at Kundanganj and Mukutban rose 20% and 8%, respectively. Similarly, sales of premium products registered healthy growth of 17% during the quarter. Sales by volume stood at 2.38 mt compared to 2.02 mt in the same period a year earlier. Sales of Perfect Plus, the flagship brand, continued to strengthen with 21% yoy growth during the quarter. Premium cement accounted for 64% of the Company’s sales through the trade channel compared to 61% in the same period a year earlier. Given its sustained high capacity utilization, Birla Corporation Limited remains focused on sales through the more remunerative trade channel. The Company’s sales through the trade channel during the September quarter was at 82% versus 79% in the same period last year. Q2/FY Q2/FY 26-27 25-26 Change H1FY27 H1FY26 Change Sales (by volume) 4.54m tons 4.25m tons 6.9% 9.59m tons 9.04m tons 6.1% Capacity utilisation 85% 85% 0.0% 91% 92% -0.9% Blended 86% 89% 87% 89% cement -3.0% -2.0% Trade 82% 79% 82% 78% channel 3.0% 4.0% Premium 64% 60% 63% 59% cement 4.0% 4.0% Jute: The Jute Division overcame acute shortage of raw jute to report a cash profit for the quarter of Rs 13.01 crore compared to Rs 4.64 crore in the same period a year earlier. Faced with supply constraints, Birla Jute was forced to rationalize production by reducing working days. As a result, production during the quarter declined 26% by volume yoy. However, thanks to better price realization, Birla Jute registered a 17% growth in revenue during the quarter. With 143% jump in export sales and 64% growth in sales of shopping bags, the Jute Division’s revenue for the quarter rose to Rs 155 crore versus Rs 132 crore in the same period a year earlier. As result, Birla Jute’s operating profit for the quarter was at Rs 6.16 crore against Rs 4.02 crore in the same period a year earlier. Outlook: Realization from cement sales has started to improve from October as construction activities regain momentum. Government spending on infrastructure is expected to be the key growth driver. Construction activities in the private sector, too, is gradually improving. But cost pressure will persist and may continue to impact overall profitability. Birla Corporation Limited is the flagship Company of the MP Birla Group. Incorporated as Birla Jute Manufacturing Company Limited in 1919, it was given shape by Syt MP Birla. The Company has interest in cement and jute goods. Its Birla Jute Mills is the first jute mill started by an Indian entrepreneur. The Company and its subsidiary, RCCPL Pvt Ltd, have 10 cement plants in eight locations across the country, with an annual installed capacity of 21.4 million tons. The Company produces an array of cement products, under the MP Birla Cement brand, suited to different climatic conditions as well as consumer segments. It also sells construction chemicals and wall putty. 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