Pakistan's Dandot Cement Co Ltd (DCCL) reported a loss after tax of PKR-110m in the first quarter ended 30 September 2017,compared to a loss of PKR-64m in 1QFY16.

Net sales declined 43.6 per cent to PKR289m in 1QFY2017 from PKR512m in the year-ago period. Distribution costs advanced from PKR0.8m to PKR1m YoY while administrative expenses increased from PKR4m to PKR5.6m.