STARCEMENTStar Cement Limited Forensic Risk Analysis

Cement & Cement Products
Risk ClassStable
Market Cap₹8,517 Cr
Primary DriverGovernance
Flagium AI Risk Score
Stable structural profile. Financial profile appears resilient.
7 / 100
-5 QoQ
Improving
Sentinel Insight

Financial profile remains stable for now. Pressure is receding in governance. This indicates that forensic pressure is currently receding. Risk levels are improving.

13.8th %ile (Sector)Accel: +0 Qtrs
Updated2026-06-02
Market View
₹211.41▼1.15%
PeriodQ4 FY26

Score Waterfall
Absolute contribution points of each forensic pillar to the final risk score. Derived from: Sector Baseline + Active Penalties - Mitigation Buffers.

Stability Adjustment
+7.0 pts
Final Composite Risk7 / 100

Investment Risk Thesis

Historical Trend

Current risk score has risen from 0 → 7 over 12 quarters.

Expected Direction
🟢 Improving
Primary Deterioration Drivers
  • Inventory Stress
  • Industrial Margin Stress
  • Working Capital Expansion
What to Watch Next Quarter
  • Working capital efficiency
  • Operating profit margins
  • Inventory turnover

Active Risk Objects (7)

CriticalHigh
Working Capital Expansion
💧 Liquidity & CoverageAnnualActive for 2 Years
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Impact Weight10/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalQ2 FY2025
Working capital expansion detected: Receivable days increased by 51.6%.

"Working capital pressure is receding. Cash previously locked in operations is being released."

Capex Efficiency Stress
📊 Earnings QualityAnnualActive for 2 Years
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Impact Weight8/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalQ2 FY2025
Aggressive Capex (57.2%) amidst slow revenue growth (8.8%).

"Earnings quality is stabilizing. The reliance on non-operational items is receding."

Profit Collapse
📊 Earnings QualityQuarterlyActive for 3 Qtrs
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Impact Weight8/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalQ3 FY2025
STARCEMENT: Net Profit collapsed by 87.7% from FY2024 Q3 to FY2025 Q3.

"Earnings quality is stabilizing. The reliance on non-operational items is receding."

Negative FCF Streak
⚖️ Governance SignalsAnnualActive for 1 Years
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Impact Weight6/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalFY2025
STARCEMENT: Negative Free Cash Flow for last 3 consecutive years.

"Free cash flow pressure is easing as capital intensity or working capital stress recedes."

Inventory Stress
📊 Earnings QualityAnnualActive for 1 Years
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Impact Weight15/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalQ2 FY2024
Inventory growth (92.8%) significantly outpaced revenue growth (-2.8%).

"Inventory overhang is clearing. Stock levels are normalizing as sales momentum returns."

Industrial Margin Stress
📊 Earnings QualityAnnualActive for 2 Years
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Impact Weight12/15
MomentumAccelerating
Last SignalQ3 FY2026
STARCEMENT: EBITDA margin compressed by 2.4 bps YoY and Raw material costs consumed an additional 4.2% of revenue YoY.

"Early signs of margin erosion. Input costs are beginning to eat into core profits."

Low Interest Coverage
💧 Liquidity & CoverageQuarterlyActive for 2 Qtrs
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Impact Weight8/15
MomentumDecaying
Last SignalQ3 FY2025
STARCEMENT: Low Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.78x in FY2025 Q3 (Threshold: 2.5x).

"The ability to cover interest is strengthening as earnings improve or debt is retired."

Risk Trajectory
Historical 12-quarter risk trend (Q-11 to Q0) followed by a 2-quarter predictive funnel (Q+1, Q+2).
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Resilience Matrix
Diagnostic benchmarking comparing structural sensitivity and risk buffers against sector medians.
MetricValuevs SectorSignal
Volatility (σ)710.50✅ RESILIENT
Sensitivity (ε_s)11.00✅ RESILIENT
Escalation Prob.5%5%✅ NEUTRAL
Safety Buffer+59.0+51.0✅ RESILIENT
Forensic Benchmark Context: Cement & Cement Products (n=30 peers)

Correlation Analysis
Visualizing the relationship between stock price movement and structural risk objects.

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Share Price
Risk Score (0-100)
Market Performance
₹211.41(-1.15%)
1M Divergence-10.47%
1 Week-1.81%
1 Month-8.2%
6 Months-4.56%
1 Year-2.01%
2 Year+0.25%
3 Year+50.72%
Sector Average (1M)+2.27%
Sentinel Forensic Assessment
ALGORITHMIC RISK PROFILE • NON-ADVISORY

The structural architecture is currently robust. Capital resilience buffers in governance remain well-maintained against forensic benchmarks. Systematic scans of structural transparency and audit trails confirm the absence of material structural stress. Initial structural recovery is visible; monitor for a sustained return to resilience.

STARCEMENT • MARKET STRUCTURE

Stage 4 — Declining

The company is in a defensive phase. Sentiment and fundamentals are deteriorating under persistent downward pressure, indicating elevated risk levels.

Stage Transition Prob.0%
Trend QualityDeteriorating
Phase Progression
Phase Progression Score15%
Readiness LabelLow (Early Base Consolidation)
Probability of Advancing0%
CoinTree Momentum
Composite Z-Score-0.3594σ
Weakening momentum trend
Universe Rank
A cross-sectional rank of this stock's composite momentum score compared to all other tracked equities in the universe. A rank of #1 of 1035 means it has the strongest overall price momentum in the market.
#1792 of 2716
Top 65.98% in momentum strength
Timeframe Sparklines
1W-1.8%
1M-8.2%
6M-4.6%
Weinstein Indicators
150 DMA₹221.51
200 DMA₹234.15
150 DMA Slope-2.3483%Declining
Relative Strength+0.99%Neutral
Relative Turnover (RTR)0.5500
ParticipationWeak

PEER COMPARISON

Ranked comparison against sector peers

This company appears relatively stable compared to the Sector Mean (15).
STARCEMENTStar Cement Limited
7 Risk
Sector %ile14th
Delta-5
Active Flags7
Accel+0
Governance

Stable

ACLAndhra Cements Limited
15 Risk
Sector %ile38th
Delta-5
Active Flags20
Accel+0
Balance Sheet Stress

Stable

BIGBLOCBigbloc Construction Limited
25 Risk
Sector %ile72th
Delta-5
Active Flags41
Accel+0
Balance Sheet Stress

Watch

ACCACC Limited
35 Risk
Sector %ile93th
Delta+25
Active Flags13
Accel+1
Earnings Quality

Watch

* Peer comparison is based on risk signals, not valuation or returns.

Risk Profiles

Solvency
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)
Governance
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)
Earnings Quality
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)
Balance Sheet Stress
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)
Competitive Position
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)
Growth Sustainability
10100th %ile
VS Sector Median (8.5)

Deterioration Timeline

2026

Industrial Margin Stress

2026

Industrial Margin Stress

2025

Working Capital Expansion

2025

Capex Efficiency Stress

2025

Negative FCF Streak

2024

Working Capital Expansion

2024

Inventory Stress

2024

Capex Efficiency Stress

Key Financials (INR Cr)

PeriodRevenueNet ProfitOCFDebt
FY20263,796390765586
FY20253,174169296390
FY20242,937295490130
FY20232,75724837526