Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement reports increased loss

Tokyo Cement Plc reported losses of LKR605m (US$3.78m) in the June 2018 quarter as revenues fell and the sale of a vessel added LKR380m to the losses already sustained.

In the June 2018, revenues declined four per cent to LKR7.76bn while costs rose by four per cent to LKR6.2bn. Finance expenses increased 170 per cent to LKR380m. Gross profits fell 27 per cent YoY to LKR1.507bn.

The company attributed the losses to a slowdown in construction as delayed local government polls had halted small projects across Sri Lanka.