CERA SANITARYWARE

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Net sales (standalone) FY17-18: Rs.11.82 billion<br /> Employee strength: 2,473</span><br /> <br /> A fast-growing Indian tile company, Cera Sanitaryware manufactures, markets and distributes sanitaryware and faucet ware, and trades in tiles and other bathroom products. In the sanitaryware space, the company's market share stands at 23 per cent. Having increased its sanitaryware production capacity from 2.7 million pieces to 3 million pieces a year, the company plans to maintain its leadership status in the industry. In terms of revenue, sanitaryware contributes 56 per cent while faucets and tiles contribute 22 per cent and 12 per cent respectively. In order to grow its business, Cera Sanitaryware is expanding to new markets · the company is likely to scale up production capacity from the current 75,000 pieces per month at a new faucet plant in Kadi and increase sanitaryware production from 20 lakh pieces to 27 lakh pieces per annum to make it one of the largest manufacturing plants in the sanitaryware space. Financially, Cera Sanitaryware posted a top-line of Rs 11.93 billion in FY2018 (FY2017: Rs 10.09 billion) and PAT stood at Rs 1 billion (FY2017: Rs 1.01 billion).