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Ramco Cements' profits hit by rising production costs

10 November 2022, Published under Cement News

Ramco Cements Ltd has reported unaudited standalone revenue of INR17,932m (US$220m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2022. This compares with INR17,793m in the previous quarter and INR15,010m in the same quarter a year earlier. Net profit in the September 2022 quarter came in at INR114.7m, down from INR1122.7m in the previous year and significantly lower than the INR5170.8m reported in the September 2021 quarter. Power and fuel costs have advanced from INR2862.5m in the September 2021 ...

Anjani Portland Cement sees revenue slip and profits tumble

09 November 2022, Published under Cement News

India's Anjani Portland Cement Ltd has reported standalone revenue from operations of INR1068m (US$13.05m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2022, compared to INR1047m in the same period a year earlier. The previous quarter, ended 30 June 2022, saw revenue of INR1106m. Net profit for the September 2022 quarter came in at a loss of INR106.6m, versus a gain of INR68.9m in the same quarter a year earlier. The quarter ended 30 June 2022 reported a loss of INR25.7m. Earnings per share fell f...

Fuel and power costs hit profits at JK Lakshmi Cement

07 November 2022, Published under Cement News

India-based JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd has reported consolidated revenue from operations of INR13,735m (US$166.9m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2022. This compares to INR16,541m in the previous quarter and INR12,088m in the same quarter a year earlier. EBITDA in the September 2022 quarter came in at INR1835m, versus INR2637m in the previous quarter and INR2116m in the same quarter in 2021. Net profit after tax fell from INR872m in the quarter ended 30 September 2021 to INR617.9m in the ...

Fecto Cement reports 37% revenue growth

10 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Fecto Cement ’s net sales revenue in the 2022 financial year came in at PKR6775m (US$30.8m), compared to PKR4961m in the previous year, marking a YoY increase of 36.56 per cent. Over the same period, net local sales revenue advanced to PKR6602m, versus PKR4653m, representing YoY growth of 41.89 per cent, against an increase in gross sales revenue of 33.5 per cent and local sales volume growth of 1.44 per cent. According to the company, this growth was achieved through improved retention ...

Plant disruption drives Lafarge Zimbabwe to a loss

02 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe recorded a US$695m loss in 2021, compared to a US$5bn profit in the same period a year earlier. The fall is reportedly due to the negative impact of disruptions from the roof collapse at one of its cement mills and the adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to a 21 per cent decline in 2021’s volume uptake and a subsequent loss before tax of US$364m, versus a US$3.2bn profit in the previous year. The collapse of the mill plant halted operations between Oc...

Lucky Cement sees double-digit profit growth

02 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Lucky Cement Limited has reported profit after tax on a consolidated basis of PKR26.53bn (US$142.9m), of which PKR5.81bn was attributable to non-controlling interests, in the nine months ending March 31, 2022. This translates into earnings per share (EPS) of PKR64.07, compared to PKR56.36 in the same period a year earlier. The company saw gross turnover of PKR265.70bn, up 31.2 per cent YoY. Consolidated net profit, attributable to the owners’ of the holding company, advanced by 13.7 per cent...

HeidelbergCement enjoys improved 1H results

29 July 2021, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement’s positive sales development in the first quarter of 2021 continued in the second quarter, leading to a 9.7 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker sales volumes to 61.8Mt in the first half of 2021 from 56.3Mt in the year-ago period. Deliveries of aggregates advanced by 7.5 per cent YoY to 145Mt from 134.8Mt in the 1H20 while ready-mixed concrete sales in the 1H21 were up by 8.3 per cent YoY to 23.5Mm3 from 21.7Mm3 in the 1H20. Asphalt deliveries increased by 11.5 per ce...

HeidelbergCement reports good 2019 results growth

18 February 2020, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement reports good 2019 results growth in addition to the preliminary unaudited figures already published on 12 February 2020, HeidelbergCement has today presented – as scheduled – preliminary unaudited figures for the group areas and the fourth quarter 2019. "We have concluded the 2019 business year successfully," said Dr Dominik von Achten, chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. “All group areas contributed to the good results – however with varied development in t...

South Valley Cement losses increase sharply

31 December 2019, Published under Cement News

South Valley Cement Company, Egypt, posted a 930 per cent year-on-year increase in losses during the first nine months of 2019, according to the company’s financial statements. The cement producer’s losses amounted to EGP173.9m (US$10.83m) in the January-September period, compared to EGP16.8m in the same period in 2018, according to a statement to the Egyptian Exchange. During the same period, the company’s sales fell by almost half to EGP345.26m from EGP656.3m in the same period in 2018.

Titan reports 13% advance in 1Q turnover but EUR6.2m net loss

23 May 2019, Published under Cement News

Greece-based Titan Group reported a 12.5 per cent rise YoY in consolidated turnover to EUR362.7m in the first quarter of 2019 ended 31 March 2019. The company attributed the higher sales to a robust US market and growth in southeastern Europe. EBITDA was up two per cent to EUR44m as the company faced a challenging business environment in Egypt and Turkey. Titan's net result was impacted by higher depreciation charges and unfavourable foreign exchange rates, recording a EUR6m loss (1Q18: E...