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Prediction Series · P-305

The monsoon quarter — cement does not pour in the rain.

90% probability UltraTech Cement sells at least 36.0 million tonnes on a consolidated basis in Q2 FY2027. Q1 delivered a record 41.31 Mt, up 12.2%, at 81% capacity utilisation — but Q2 is July to September, the Indian monsoon, and construction stops.

Type · Prediction Lock · level-anchored volume floor adjusted for monsoon, cement Locked · 2026-09-03 · before the Q2 FY2027 result Resolves · ~2026-10-22 · UltraTech Cement Q2 FY2027 results (ultratechcement.com) Scored · binary: reported Q2 FY2027 CONSOLIDATED sales volumes >= 36.0 Mt yes/no
UltraTech Q2 FY2027 consolidated sales volumes · our locked floor
36.0 Mt
consolidated quarterly sales volumes · vs 41.31 Mt in Q1 FY2027

UltraTech Cement reported Q1 FY2027 consolidated sales volumes of 41.31 million tonnes, up 12.2%, with DOMESTIC sales volumes of 39.2 million tonnes, up 13.1%. Consolidated net sales rose 16% to ₹24,465 crore from ₹21,040 crore, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent grew 16.8% to ₹2,599.3 crore (reported as ₹2,604 crore in one source). Capacity utilisation was 81% on installed capacity of 200.1 MTPA in India, with 205.5 MTPA globally. Grey cement capacity is expected to reach 212.7 MTPA in FY2027 and 242.5 MTPA in FY2028. Source: UltraTech Cement Q1 FY2027 results.

— 1 · The Locked Call

UltraTech's Q2 FY2027 consolidated sales volumes are at least 36.0 Mt — P = 0.90.

We lock a binary: UltraTech Cement's reported consolidated sales volumes for Q2 FY2027 are 36.0 million tonnes or more. Confidence 90%.

Q1 delivered 41.31 Mt. The threshold sits about 13% below that, and the monsoon is the entire reason.

— 2 · Two volume figures, 2.1 million tonnes apart

Domestic 39.2 Mt. Consolidated 41.31 Mt. Same quarter.

UltraTech reports domestic sales volumes of 39.2 Mt and consolidated sales volumes of 41.31 Mt for Q1 FY2027 — the difference being its international operations, and it is 2.1 million tonnes wide. On a threshold of 36.0 Mt that gap is more than half the buffer, so a criterion that said only "sales volumes" would be leaving a material part of the outcome to whichever line the scorer opened.

The criterion below names consolidated volumes. Note the net profit figure also appears inconsistently across sources, as ₹2,599.3 crore and ₹2,604 crore, which is a further reason to lock a volume rather than a rupee figure.

On seasonality: Q2 of the Indian fiscal year runs July to September, which is the south-west monsoon. Construction activity across most of India slows sharply, and cement is not poured in heavy rain. A quarter-on-quarter decline is the normal pattern, not a warning sign, and pricing a 13% buffer against Q1 is calibrating to the calendar rather than to a fear about demand.

The structural picture is strong: 81% capacity utilisation on 200.1 MTPA of Indian capacity, volume growth of 12.2% outpacing the industry, and capacity expanding to 212.7 MTPA in FY2027. The residual 10% is an unusually heavy monsoon extending into September, or a demand pause in infrastructure spending.

Locked on 2026-09-03 — scored against UltraTech's reported Q2 FY2027 consolidated sales volumes.

RAOSCAFF locks P-305 on 2026-09-03, before the Q2 FY2027 result. Scored against consolidated sales volumes as reported by UltraTech Cement for the quarter ended 30 September 2026.

Locked
2026-09-03 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-10-22 — UltraTech Cement Limited Q2 FY2027 results
Source
UltraTech Cement Limited Q2 FY2027 results, CONSOLIDATED sales volumes in million tonnes (ultratechcement.com investors)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported Q2 FY2027 (quarter ended 30 September 2026) CONSOLIDATED sales volumes are 36.0 million tonnes or greater; NO if below. CONSOLIDATED volumes, on the same basis as the 41.31 Mt reported for Q1 FY2027 — explicitly NOT domestic sales volumes, which were 2.1 Mt lower at 39.2 Mt in Q1. NOT grey cement volumes alone if reported separately, NOT capacity or capacity utilisation, NOT net sales in rupees, and NOT net profit (reported inconsistently as ₹2,599.3 crore and ₹2,604 crore for Q1).

The domestic-versus-consolidated gap of 2.1 Mt is more than half the buffer on this threshold. Naming the line is most of the work.