Cement News tagged under: Results
Caribbean Cement Co returns to pretax profit26 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsCaribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) posted a pretax profits of $255m compared to a loss of $3m the previous year. The company said its performance was assisted by a new record year for sales which climbed from $12bn to $14.3bn. Domestic cement sales volumes only rose by one per cent to 594,164t, while cement exports inched up to 232,765t. Clinker exports, however, quintupled to 155,423t because of a supply agreement with Venezuela. Parent company Trinidad Cement Ltd earlier declared a T... |
Holcim Philippines income and revenues rise 13% YoY26 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines posted another record performance last year with a double-digit rise in sales on the back of strong and private infrastructure spending. The company said that its net income rose by 13 per cent to PHP5.14bn from the previous year’s PHP4.55bn. Revenues also advanced 13 per cent to PHP32.64bn from last year’s PHP28.89bn, the company said. “The healthy economy continues to provide opportunities for our business to thrive. Last year, with the sustained construction boom, ... |
Kuwait: Hilal Cement books full-year net loss26 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsKuwaiti cement producer Hilal Cement booked a net loss of KWD374,000 (US$1.3m) in 2014, versus a net profit of KWD518,500 a year earlier, the company said in a bourse statement. The loss per share stood at 5 fils, compared to earnings per share of 7 fils. For the final quarter of 2014, Hilal Cement registered a net loss of KWD92,000, versus a net profit of KWD241,600 in 2013. The company attributed the lower performance to higher sales costs and administrative expenses, coupled with a dec... |
TCL reports full-year loss25 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd recorded a loss of TTD211m for last year, as the company wrote down the value of its investment in Arawak Cement Company (Barbados) by TTD153m and in deferred tax assets by TTD86m. TCL chairman Wilfred Espinet said if the one-time impairment expenses were excluded from the results, the profit after tax figure would have amounted to TTD88m, which would have been 166 per cent higher YoY on a like-by-like basis. Revenues rose by nine per cent YoY driven by growth in it... |
Dewan Cement sales rise 23% YoY25 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) reported a 1.46 per cent decline in half-year profit to PKR202m (US$1.98m) compared to PKR202m a year earlier. However, sales increased by 23 per cent from PKR4.4bn to PKR5.42bn during 1HFY14-15. Distribution costs increased from PKR74m to PKR197m in half year period (July - December 2014). No cash dividend or bonus shares were earmarked for shareholders. DCL owns the Pakland Cement and Saadi Cement plants in Pakistan, which have a combined cap... |
Holcim sees 3% improvement in like-for-like net sales23 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim increased net sales by three per cent on a like-for-like basis in 2014. Growth mostly resulted from price improvements in many regions, particularly in North America against a favourable market environment as well as a response to cost inflation in Latin America. An unfavourable currency effect of 5.2 per cent and negative changes in consolidation structure impacted the consolidated net sales performance in 2014 which was down 3.1 percent to CHF19,110m (US$ 17.8 bn). Like-for... |
Lucky Cement first-half profit up 8.5%23 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's leading cement producer, Lucky Cement, reported a profit after tax of PKR5.6bn (US$55.1m) during the first half of FY14-15 versus PKR5.16bn a year earlier. During the six-month period, net sales rose nine per cent YoY to PKR21.4bn. The increase is attributed to a 9.2 per cent uptake in sales volumes to 2.02Mt, a 2.24 per cent improvement in exports to 1.23Mt and a 2.91 per cent rise in net retention. According to Al Habib Capital Markets, Lucky Cement's margins remained sta... |
UAE: Gulf Cement net profit down 11.3%23 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsGulf Cement, which is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, said last week it booked a net profit of KWD4.7m (US$15.9m), down 11.3 per cent from KWD5.3m a year earlier. For the fourth quarter of 2014, the UAE-based cement producer slipped into a net loss of KWD1m, versus a net profit of KWD1.8m in the corresponding period of 2013. |
Ukraine: Volyn Cement net loss widens23 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsVolyn Cement reported a net loss of UAH456.7m (US$16.3m) for 2014, compared to a loss of UAH46.9m during the year before. The Dyckerhoff subsidiary's assets came in at UAH1.14bn on 1 January 2015, long-term liabilities reached UAH1.17bn and current liabilities totalled UAH155.3m. Total receivables amounted to UAH 46.9m at the end of 2014, according to the report. Volyn Cement operates an integrated cement works in Zdolbuniv, Rivne region. |
Egypt: Qena Cement sees 15.3% rise in net profit20 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsQena Cement posted a 15.28 per cent rise in 2014 net profit, according a stock exchange filing on Thursday. Full-year profit came it at EGP312.91m (US$41m), up from EGP271.436m a year earlier. |