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Lafarge Zimbabwe reports half-year loss05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe local Zimbabwe unit of LafargeHolcim reported an after tax loss of ZMD1.39m for the half year to June from a loss of ZWD1.32m in the prior comparable period, on weak demand as the country’s construction industry remains subdued. Lafarge Zimbabwe said volumes of cement sales were down seven per cent during the first half of the year, resulting in a decline in revenue to ZMD25.4m from ZMD28.2m. Operating loss widened to ZMD1.8m from ZMD1.7m incurred in 2014. “The construction industry r... |
Qalaa Holdings first-half revenues up by a third, Egypt23 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsQalaa Holdings (formerly Citadel Capital) released its consolidated financial results for the quarter ending 30 June 2015, reporting revenues of EGP2086.8m, up 33.7 per cent compared to the same quarter of last year. In the second quarter alone, the energy and cement divisions contributed some 70 per cent of total revenues. On a six months basis, revenues climbed 37.8 per cent YoY in 1H15 to EGP4,034.3m. EBITDA meanwhile stood at EGP565.1m in the first half of 2015, a 169 per cent increa... |
PT Semen Baturaja eight-month net profit rises 27% YoY23 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Baturaja Tbk reported a 27 per cent YoY increase in net profit to IDR224.7bn (US$15.3m) in the first eight months of the year, with strong sales growth seen by the publicly-traded state company. Sales rose by 29 per cent YoY to 925,034t over the period under from review from 714,863t a year earlier. "The income of the companysurged 29 percent to IDR880.1bn from IDR682.3bn," Corporate secretary Zulfikri Subli told Antara news on Tuesday. Outlook confident Subli said the com... |
Tanzania: Tanga six-months hit by devaluation of shilling17 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement Company has registered a net loss of TZS6.94bn- for the six months to June 2015, compared to a profit of TZS8.60bn in the corresponding period of year. Management partly attributed the decline to the devaluation of the Tanzanian shilling during most of the period. "The devaluation of the shilling resulted in a TZS7.9bn/- unrealised foreign exchange loss...The devaluation made the loan more expensive than when it was incurred," said Lawrence Masha, chairman of the company's Bo... |
Lafarge Zambia reports first-half increase16 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zambia plc has posted a four per cent profit after tax from ZMW180.7m ((US$18.4m) in 1H14 to ZMW187.1m in the same period of 2015 despite the country's economic challenges and political uncertainties in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which constitutes the company’s major export market. The company also recorded a 14 per cent turnover of ZMW699.1m in 2015 from ZMW614.3m in 2014. Lafarge Zambia CEO Emmanuel Rigaux said domestic demand in the second half is expected to continue t... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement and Pakcem results update16 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement and group company Pakcem have posted a positive bottom line. Net turnover increased by 5.4 per cent from PKR28.9bn (US$277m) to PKR30.5bn for Bestway and Pakcem saw a 9.4 per cent increase from PKR5.11bn from the corresponding period to PKR5.58bn to June 2015. “We are happy to share our annual results for 2014-15 for Bestway Cement and six-month period for Pakcem, with growth in sales of 4.18 per cent for Bestway and 11.5 per cent for Pakcem,’ said Zameer Choudrey, chief exec... |
Asia Cement issues 9M15 profit warning, China14 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsAsia Cement said it is expecting to record a net loss for the nine months ending 30 September 2015 compared to a net profit in the year-ago period. The expected loss is mainly attributable to the decrease in average selling price of the company's products and the foreign exchange loss from US dollar-denominated bank borrowings as a result of the devaluation of RMB. As a substantial portion of the Group's borrowings were US-dollar denominated which, in the past few years, had allowed ... |
Steppe Cement first-half loss narrows, Kazakhstan11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsSteppe Cement Ltd Friday said its first-half loss before tax narrowed to US$2.29m from US$6.40m in the previous year. Loss after tax totaled US$2.2m, narrower than the US$4.1m loss in the prior year. Consolidated turnover fell to US$44.7m from US$51.8m. Sales increased to 717,654t from 709,459t. The average ex-factory price decreased from 10 per cent to KZT10,797/t, due to competition from Russian companies helped by the Rouble exchange rate and the reaction of the main local factories... |
Maple Leaf FY15 profit boosted by higher dispatches10 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan producer Maple Leaf Cement boosted its FY15 profits by more than one-fifth to PKR3.5bn (US$33.55m), the company said in a filing to the Karachi Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Maple Leaf posted an after-tax profit of PKR3.5bn or PKR6.5/share in FY15. This translates to a 22 per cent increase compared with PKR2.8bn or PKR5.4/share in FY14. The earnings growth is attributed to higher dispatches and an expansion in margins which increased by 180 basis points, BMA Captial said in a report. |
Lucky Cement full-year profit advances, Pakistan09 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Ltd reported net profit of PKR12.43bn (US$119m) for the year ended 30 June 2015, representing a 9.6 per cent YoY increase. Revenue advanced by 3.9 per cent to PKR44.76bn compared to PKR43.08bn a year earlier. The increase was mainly attributed to higher sales local volumes which rose by seven per cent YoY to 4.42Mt. However, exports declined by 4.5 per cent to 2.37Mt compared with 2.48Mt during the year before. On a consolidated basis, Lucky Cement reported net profit of P... |