New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Cement companies are expected to see a significant improvement in profitability in the second half of FY27 as falling global oil prices are likely to bring down the cost of key fuels such as petcoke and coal, while higher cement prices are expected to support earnings, according to a report by Systematix Group.

The report said the cement sector remained resilient in the second quarter of FY27, with volumes across the companies covered by the brokerage growing 7.2 per cent year-on-year.

Both higher sales volumes and improved realisations contributed to top-line growth during the quarter.

The report expects the impact of lower oil prices to gradually reflect in fuel costs, although the transmission is likely to happ...