QNCC nine-month net profit ahead

Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) net profit rose to QAR332m (US$91.2m) in the first nine months of 2014, up 3.1 per cent from the QAR322m posted a year earlier.

Earnings per share (EPS) rose to QAR 6.76 from QAR 6.56.

Total assets at end-2014 increased to QAR2.85bn from QAR2.78bn at the beginning of the year.