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Fecto Cement reports loss in FY22-23

09 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Fecto Cement Ltd has announced its financial results for the year ending 30 June 2023 (FY22-23). It shows a loss after tax at PKR133m (US$0.478m)) against the profit of PKR286m reported in FY22-23. The high cost of sales is expected to be one of the main reasons for losses.   Fecto Cement ’s sales increased to PKR8.68bn in the FY22-23 from PKR6.77bn in the FY21-22. Similarly, the cost of sales rose to PKR8.36bn in the FY22-23 from PKR5.90bn in the year-ago period. The administrati...

Crafters Polypropylene Packages achieves record AD*STAR production

06 October 2023, Published under Cement News

By producing 199,000 AD*STAR block bottom sacks in 24 hours on a single conversion line, Crafters Polypropylene Packages (PVT) Ltd has achieved a production record that has never been reached before for this type of sack. Crafters supplies the AD*STAR sacks primarily to the cement industry, one of its main customers being Pakistan’s biggest cement producer, Lucky Cement . With a sack weight of 65g for a filling volume of 50kg, AD*STAR sacks are currently the most lightweight type of sack...

Lucky Cement receives the 38th Corporate Excellence Award

06 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement Ltd has won the Management Association of Pakistan’s (MAP) Top Corporate Excellence Award 2023 in the Industrial Category amongst all corporate sector organisations in Pakistan. Noman Hasan, executive director of Lucky Cement Ltd, received the award at the 38th MAP Annual Corporate Excellence Award Ceremony, held at the Marriott Hotel in Karachi on 4 October 2023. The Corporate Excellence Awards were instituted by MAP in 1982 to recognise and honour companies showing out...

Pioneer Cement's profit rises by 149% in FY23

04 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement Ltd (PIOC) posted a profit after tax of PKR2.61bn (US$9.07m) in FY23 versus PKR1.05bn in the previous financial year, the company said in a statement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 28 September.   This significant advance of 149 per cent YoY is mainly due to increased sales, which rose by 13 per cent to PKR36.16bn from PKR31.87bn in FY22. The cost of sales increased to PKR26.75bn from PKR24.67bn over the same period. The company incurred higher distribution costs of...

Power Cement looks to enhance financial and tax efficiencies

02 October 2023, Published under Cement News

The Board of Directors at Pakistan-based Power Cement Limited has requested the company's management explore and evaluate opportunities for a potential reorganisation of group companies. According to Mettis Global, the objective is to enhance financial and tax efficiencies across the group's entities. The decision came in response to an invitation from the group's leadership, urging the company to examine viable options that strengthen the balance sheets of group companies for financial...

Cherat Cement's local dispatches fall while exports rise

02 October 2023, Published under Cement News

The management of Cherat Cement Co Ltd ( Gulham Faruque ) held a corporate briefing session on 28 September 2023 to discuss the financial performance during FY23 and its outlook. To recall, the company posted earnings of PKR4.4bn (US$15.3m) in FY23 compared to PKR4.5bn in the previous year, a decline of one per cent YoY. The annual decline was due to higher financial charges and taxation, as presumed by AKD Research and AHL Research.  Dispatches local/export In terms of sales volumes...

Pakistan to expect a mixed trend in dispatches in September

29 September 2023, Published under Cement News

The cement dispatch trend in Pakistan will likely be mixed in September 2023 due to monsoon rain and transport issues, according to Topline Pakistan Research. However, the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has yet to release official data to support or contradict this scenario. A mixed trend of dispatches was recorded during the first two months of the current financial year. The research house believes that Pakistan's total cement sales in September 2023 are expect...

Gharibwal Cement's profit decreases in FY23

29 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Gharibwal Cement Ltd (GWLC) announced its financial results for 30 June 2023, on the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 27 September 2023 website.  The company saw a decrease in its profit to PKR1.23bn (US$430.1m) from PKR1.35bn earned in the same period last year. This represents a nine per cent YoY fall in profit YoY. The major factors responsible for this reduction were increased sales, selling and distribution expenses, and higher taxation and finance costs. The company sales increased by...

Dewan Cement reports losses on higher costs in FY22-23

28 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL), subsidiary of Mega Conglomerate Pvt Ltd posted its financial results for FY22-23 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 26 September 2023. It reported a loss after taxation of -PKR586m against a loss of -PKR703m reported in a comparative period last year. The lower loss is attributed to the high cost of sales during this period despite better earnings of other income. According to the company's results, its sales increased to PKR20.19bn from PKR16.51bn...

Thatta Cement's profit increased in FY22-23 and plans share buyback

28 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Thatta Cement Co Ltd (THCCL) announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2023 (FY22-23) at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 27 September. It reported an increase in profit after tax to PKR249m (US$0.86m) from PKR119m earned in the corresponding period last year. This reflects a growth of 109 per cent YoY, mostly due to higher sales and other income that made the company report a better profit this year. Its net sales increased to PKR5.41bn from PKR4.26bn during this peri...