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Transaction of major stake in Dandot Cement is completed

30 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Dandot Cement Co Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that Calicom Industries has acquired 63,542,787 shares of the company. Earlier, the company had reported that it received an intention from Calicom Industries to acquire control and 63,542,787 voting shares (67 per cent of paid-up capital) of the company. The buyer is expected to invest in the modernisation of electrical equipment at its facilities. In the FY18 capacity utilisation at Dandot Cement stood at 44 per cent and...

Pioneer Cement announces 28% fall in net profit

30 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Pakistan’s Pioneer Cement Limited (PCL) has announced a 28.1 per cent YoY decrease in net profit to PKR825m (US$5.82m) for the nine months ended 31 March, compared to PKR1.14bn in the year-ago period. However, net sales increased 3.8 per cent to PKR10.43bn from PKR10.05bn. The company incurred a distribution cost of PKR132m against PKR114m in the 9MFY17-18. Administrative expenses also rose 22.1 per cent to PKR83m from PKR68m incurred in the same period last year. The company has a cem...

Dewan Cement reports 60% fall in net profit

29 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Pakistan’s Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 31 March, reporting a 59.6 per cent YoY decline in net profit to PKR394m (US$2.78m) from PKR975m. The company’s net sales fell 8.5 per cent to PKR9.46bn from PKR10.34bn during the 3QFY18-19. It also incurred a higher distribution cost of PKR175m, against PKR158m of the year-ago period. Administrative expenses rose to PKR472m from PKR412m. DCL has a cement capacity of 1.76Mta in Dhabeji, Si...

Lucky Cement reports strong export sales in 9MFY18-19

29 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Pakistan’s Lucky Cement Ltd has reported a PAT of PKR8.29bn (US$58.53m) during the nine-month period ended 31 March, a 15.4 per cent fall compared to PKR9.80bn of last year. The profit declined despite the company having achieved an overall gross sales revenue growth of 3.3 per cent YoY to PKR52.32bn from PKR50.63bn, with the increase attributed to higher export sales volumes for clinker. However, the cost of sales during the 9MFY18-19 increased by 14.1 per cent per tonne, mainly due to an i...

Cement prices in Pakistan's northern region to advance

26 April 2019, Published under Cement News

According to BMA Capital Management Ltd, cement prices in northern Pakistan are expected to increase by PKR15‐20/bag (US$0.10-US$0.14/bag), effective from 1 May 2019, supported by supply adjustments. An analyst's market assessment suggests that the price jump, if sustained, will be followed by another PKR20‐25/bag increase in a phased manner later in May 2019. The current price range hovers around PKR490‐535/bag (US$3.46-3.78/bag) in the north region, where the 3‐4 per cent increase in pri...

Maple Leaf Cement Factory records net profits of PKR1.89bn in 9MFY18-19

25 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has announced its financial results for the nine-month period ended 31 March 2019 by declaring a net profit for the period of PKR1.89bn (US$13.34m), down 43.9 per cent YoY as compared to PKR3.37bn in the same period last year. Net sales of MLCFL during the 9MFY18-19 decreased to PKR18.28bn from PKR19.22bn during this period. MLCFL incurred a distribution cost of PKR607m, up when compared with PKR551m in the same period last year. The administrative e...

DG Khan Cement's net profit falls by 47%

25 April 2019, Published under Cement News

DG Khan Cement (DGKC) has announced its unconsolidated financial results for 9MFY19. It reported net profit after tax of PKR2.62bn (US$18.5m), down 47 per cent YoY. The company's net sales surged by 30 per cent YoY to PKR 30.37bn from PKR 23.37bn during this period on the back of increases in cement prices and volumes (mainly exports), a research house remarked. Other highlights include a 46 per cent YoY increase in distribution expenses to PKR1bn, reportedly on account of a rise in exp...

Thatta Cement's achieves net profit after tax of PKR164m

25 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Thatta Cement Company Ltd (TCC), announced its financial results for 9MFY19 on 24 April. It reported net profit after tax of PKR164m (US$1.16m), down 47 per cent when compared to PKR307m in the year-ago period. TCC's net sales increased to PKR2.89bn from PKR2.17bn during this period, representing a growth of 33 per cent YoY. The company incurred higher distribution expenses of PKR208m and administrative expenses fell to PKR77m compared to PKR7m and PKR95m, respectively in nine months of t...

Mixed outlook for Pakistan's cement sector

24 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Positive programmes for Pakistan's housing developments and cement demand in April have been dampened by changes to bank and interest rate rises, as well as expected lower fiscal expenditure by the government. Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has performed the ground-breaking of the first project of the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme. The cement industry has been waiting ambitiously for this moment, which will create cement demand. However, the State Bank of Pakistan has raised...

Pakistan's seaborne exports grow July 2018-March 2019

23 April 2019, Published under Cement News

Cement exports during the first nine months of July 2018 to March 2019 recorded a YoY growth of 32.8 per cent and 55.4 per cent in terms of value in dollar and quantity, respectively, according to Pakistan's Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The rise in cement exports came on the back of an increase in seaborne clinker and cement exports. However, exports to Afghanistan and India contracted by 17.2 and 20.1 per cent, respectively. Pakistan's cement industry earned foreign exchange revenues of...