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Ashaka 1Q pretax profit down 59%, Nigeria13 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsNigeria's Ashaka Cement first-quarter pretax profit fell 58.8 per cent to NGN1.16bn (US$5.8m) from a year ago, the company said on Monday. The decline was partly attributed to a fall in sales and a contraction in gross margin. Revenue fell to NGN4.56bn during the three months to end-March, down from NGN6.5bn in the previous year, the local unit of Lafarge Cement said in a stock exchange filing. |
Cementir advances in Denmark and Sweden12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementir's first quarter turnover eased by 0.9 per cent to EUR204.7m and the EBITDA came off by 1.6 per cent to EUR24.2m, primarily reflecting difficult market conditions in Turkey and Egypt. At constant exchange rates, the turnover would have been down by 4.1 per cent to EUR198.0m. The trading profit declined by 31.5 per cent to EUR3.1m, but at the pre-tax level there was an improvement to EUR3.8m from a loss of EUR1.8m. Net debt at the end of March was 10.2 per cent lower than a year... |
Buzzi improves in the USA & central Europe11 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's first-quarter turnover increased by 3.4 per cent to EUR513.39m and the EBITDA went from a EUR10.26m to EUR27.15m. The loss at the trading level was reduced by 48.6 per cent to EUR19.24m. Net financial charges increased by 31.3 per cent to EUR43.01m giving a seasonal pre-tax loss 24.5 per cent lower at EUR46.16m. Net debt at the end of March was 6.6 per cent higher at EUR1133.3m, giving a gearing level of 45.1 per cent compared with 45.5 per cent a year earlier. Cement deli... |
Italcementi advances in India and Morocco08 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi's first-quarter turnover improved by 5.1 per cent to EUR980.5m while the running EBITDA eased 0.4 per cent to EUR95.2m. The trading loss was increased by 13 per cent to EUR4.7m and net interest charge rose by 2.6 per cent to EUR34m. The pretax loss declined by 23.1 per cent to EUR34m but a higher tax charge led to a 7.5 per cent increase in the net attributable loss to EUR73.4m. Net debt at the end of March was 8.7 per cent higher at EUR2343.9m to give a gearing level of 57.7 ... |
Titan achieves better results in USA and Greece08 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsTitan's first-quarter turnover improved 12.7 per cent to EUR283.8m and EBITDA declined by 23.7 per cent to EUR23.2m. The company posted a pretax profit of EUR7.6m versus a loss of EUR9.7m a year earlier, while the net attributable profit of EUR6.6m compared with a loss of EUR11m. Net debt at the end of March, however, was up by 22 per cent to EUR660m, giving a gearing level of 42.2 per cent, compared with 38.5 per cent a year earlier. Group cement shipments increased by four per cent t... |
HeidelbergCement benefits from additional capacities07 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement's first quarter turnover improved by 12.4 per cent to EUR2,835m and the EBITDA improved by 45.9 per cent to EUR299m and the trading profit jumped 183 per cent to EUR115m. The net interest charge declined by 1.3 per cent to EUR158m and the pre-tax loss was reduced by 12.9 per cent to EUR101m and the net attributable loss declined by 16.3 per cent to EUR123m. Capital expenditure for the full year should be around EUR1200m, half of which would for expansion. Net debt at the ... |
Lafarge Africa 1Q revenue rises 15% YoY07 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Africa Plc reported revenue of NGN57bn (US$286.36m) in the first quarter of this year, 15 per cent higher than the corresponding period of 2014. Profit after tax was NGN8.6bn and NGN14.6bn of cash was generated from operations. In his statement, the Chairman, Board of Directors, Chief Olusegun Osunkeye CON, OFR, said: "our Company has delivered a good performance in spite of the general elections and market uncertainty. We remain highly committed to delivering a strong result i... |
CRH: good advance in North America06 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCRH's underlying sales in the first four months declined by around two per cent in Europe and increased by about eight per cent in the Americas during the first four months of the year. Some EUR45m was spent on acquisitions and investment during the first four months, while EUR540m was raised from divestments during the period. The group EBITDA in the first half expected to be around 10 per cent ahead of last year. Europe Heavy building materials volumes in Ireland continued to recover a... |
Raysut sees sharp fall in operating profit06 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsOman-based Raysut Cement Co said operating profit fell sharply by 26.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 due to a doubling of the price of natural gas supplied by the government and rising transportation costs. Group operating profit fell to OMR6.02m from OMR8.23m in the same period of 2014. "This is mainly due to the increase in natural gas price by the government to US$3 per MMBtu from US$1.5 per MMBtu effective 1 January 2015 and increase in other costs," Raysut Cement said in its d... |
Vicat sees weak volumes in Europe & Turkey05 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first quarter turnover emerged 0.1 per cent ahead at EUR537m, which represents an underlying decline of eight per cent. The cement turnover improved by 5.9 per cent to EUR341m, as cement shipments declined by 7.7 per cent to 4.25Mt. The turnover in concrete and aggregates was 5.2 per cent lower at EUR189m as aggregates shipments declined by 18.7 per cent to 4.19Mt and ready-mixed concrete deliveries came off by 9.1 per cent to 1.72Mm³. Other products and services generated a turno... |