Cement News tagged: Corporate
Power Cement sees net sales surge 459%
Pakistan’s Power Cement saw its net sales surge 458.9 per cent YoY in the quarter ending 30 September 2020, rising to PKR3.26bn (US$20.36m) from PKR583m. However, the company has also reported a loss after tax of PKR170.78m against a PKR7.9m profit in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
Lafarge Africa sees revenue increase 10%
Lafarge Africa has reported a 10.3 per cent YoY increase in revenue to NGN179.88bn (US$464.57m) for the 9M20, against NGN163.1m in the year-ago period. Its profit after tax from continuing operations also surged 37.5 per cent YoY to NGN28.2bn from NGN20.5bn. In the third quarter of the year, revenue advanced 31.4 per cent to NGN59.34bn from NGN45.17bn in the 3Q20. Profit after tax from cont...
EAPCC reports net loss for FY19-20
Kenya-based East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has reported a net loss of KES2.77bn (US$25.46m) for the year ending 30 June 2020, an improvement compared to the KES3.36bn loss in the previous fiscal year. Revenue for the year declined 13 per cent YoY to KES2.47bn from KES2.85bn. "Revenue for the year declined by 13 per cent owing to the increased competition that created a downward pre...
Cementos Molins records net profits of EUR62m for 9M20
Cementos Molins has announced its 9M20 results, with net profits reaching EUR62m, 12 per cent less than the same period last year. In comparable terms of exchange rates and hyperinflation adjustment, net profits to September grew by 13 per cent. Profits in the third quarter (July-September) stood at EUR29m, 44 per cent higher than the same quarter last year, when the net profit was ...
Saudi Cement sees revenue advance 25% YoY
Saudi Cement saw its revenue advance 24.7 per cent YoY to SAR387m (US$103m) in the 3Q20, supported by a 19.8 per cent growth in cement volumes to 1.6Mt.Gross profits and operating income increased by 23.8 per cent YoY and 22.8 per cent YoY, respectively. In the first nine months of 2020, Saudi Cement saw a volume growth of 9.9 per cent YoY.
Al Jouf Cement sees surge in net profit for the 3Q20
Saudi Arabia’s Al Jouf Cement reported a 643.4 per cent YoY surge in net profit to SAR8.22m (US$2.19m) for the third quarter of 2020, compared to SAR1.1m in the corresponding period of last year. The company’s revenue advanced to SAR68.9m in the July-September period, rising 155.5 per cent YoY. The growth in quarterly earnings was supported by an increase in sales volume and value, coupled ...
LafargeHolcim records 3Q20 net sales of CHF6.46bn
LafargeHolcim recorded 3Q20 net sales of CHF6.455bn (US$7.046bn), down 9.6 per cent on the 3Q19. Recurring EBIT totalled CHF1.45bn in the 3Q20, rising 1.9 per cent YoY. Group cement volumes saw a modest decline of one per cent YoY to 52Mt from 52.5Mt in the 3Q19, with the segment's net sales falling nine per cent YoY to CHF4.12bn from CHF4.51bn. For the first nine months of the year, g...
GCC reports a 7% decline in net sales
Mexico’s Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 6.8 per cent YoY decline in consolidated net sales to US$281.1m for the third quarter of 2020, compared with US$301.7m in the 3Q19. The fall was primarily due to decreased cement volumes in the US, concrete volumes in Mexico and the depreciation of the Mexican peso, according to its earnings report. However, it was partially offset by high...
BUA Cement shows 21% surge in revenue
Nigeria’s BUA Cement has shown 21 per cent growth in revenue for the first nine months of 2020, rising to NGN156.55bn (US$412.05m) from NGN129.43bn in the 9M19. Profit after tax also advanced 24 per cent YoY from NGN43.25bn to NGN53.57bn. "We are quite optimistic about the future because it affords us not only with the opportunity to further evolve our business model but also provides an op...
Umm Al-Qura Cement announces 37% revenue increase
Saudi Arabia’s Umm Al-Qura Cement has announced a 37 per cent YoY rise in revenue to SAR87.61m (US$23.36m) for the third quarter of 2020, compared to SAR63.96m in the year-ago period. Net profit also surged 68.5 per cent to SAR31.91m from SAR18.94m in the 3Q19.
Fecto Cement records 21% rise in net sales
Pakistan’s Fecto Cement saw its net sales advance 20.5 per cent YoY to PKR1.08bn (US$6.76m) in the third quarter of 2020, against PKR897.7m in the year-ago period. The company also announced a contraction in its loss after tax to PKR39.35m from PKR52.9m in the 3Q19.
Sberbank consolidates 100 per cent shares of Eurocement Group
Sberbank has consolidated 100 per cent of the share in the parent company of Eurocement Group (GFI Investment Ltd). The bank is currently searching for investors interested in Eurocement Group’s shares but is expected to write off part of the debt. Eurocement operates 19 cement plants and is the largest cement producer in Russia. Eurocement has more than 60Mt of cement and producer more t...
Cemex sees net sales rise to 3% to US$3.436bn in 3Q20
Cemex SAB de CV has announced its 3Q20 results with net sales increasing by three per cent on a like -for-like (LfL) basis to US$3.436bn, while EBITDA rose by 15 per cent to US$728m. Net operating earnings, before other expenses, rose by 20 per cent to US$453m on a LfL basis. Net debt plus perpetual notes fell by US$504m versus the previous quarter. Net sales in Mexico rose by 14 per...
Summit Materials sees revenue fall 3% in 3Q20
USA-based Summit Materials saw its net revenue decrease 3.1 per cent YoY in the 3Q20 to US$645.2m, compared to US$665.8m in the corresponding period of last year. For the three months ended 26 September 2020, sales volumes increased 3.1 per cent YoY in aggregates but decreased one per cent in ready-mix concrete, 6.4 per cent in asphalt and 11.3 per cent in cement. Average selling prices fel...
Siam Cement reports 57% rise in profit for 3Q20
Thailand’s Siam Cement saw a 57 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to THB9.74bn (US$311.6m) for the third quarter of 2020, with the result attributed to an 80 per cent increase in chemicals profit and increased efficiencies from its cement segment. However, consolidated revenue declined nine per cent YoY to THB100.94bn due to a fall in chemicals selling prices. For the first ni...
Cemex Latam Holdings records net sales decline of 8% in 3Q20
Cemex Latam Holdings announced that its consolidated net sales declined by eight per cent in 3Q20 and EBITDA improved by 19 per cent compared to 3Q19. A controlling interest net loss of US$109m was recorded during the 3Q20. Operating EBITDA in Colombia reached US$28m, 59 per cent higher on a like-to-like basis compared to 3Q19. Net sales rose by one per cent to US$115m on a like-to-like bas...