Cement News tagged under: Results
FLSmidth maintains 2014 guidance14 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has reviewed and approved the company’s interim report for the six months to 30 June 2014, maintaining its 2014 guidance and noting a significant improvement in margins. However, its order intake declined declined due to a lack of large orders, whereas announced orders were stable. In 2Q14 FLSmidth's order intake fell by 17 per cent to DKK4643m and the order backlog fell by 20 per cent to DK21,713m. Revenue was down 19 per cent to DKK5577m. EBITA increased 52 per cent to DK472m, c... |
Oman: Raysut Cement first-half net profit ahead12 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsOman’s Raysut Cement reported a 5.9 per cent rise in net profit in the six months to the end of June 2014 while cement volumes held firm despite heightened competition. The company reported a net profit of OMR15.58m in the first-half of 2014, an increase of 5.9 per cent from the corresponding period last year. Group revenue inched down to OMR49.49m from OMR49.52m. Company chairman Sheikh Ahmed al Ibrahim said the group was able to maintain cement sales volumes at 2013 levels in spite o... |
CRC attributable profit surges, China12 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina Resources Cement (CRC) said its profit attributable to owners for the six months ended 30 June 2014 rose 79.5 per cent YoY to HK$2056m. Basic earnings per share were HK31.5 cents. Turnover reached HK$15,161m, an increase of 17.9 per cent from a year earlier. The consolidated gross margin was 31.9 per cent, representing an increase of 8.8 percentage points from 23.1 per cent for the corresponding period last year, which was mainly attributable to improved selling prices. |
Bamburi posts first-half pretax profit drop08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement posted a 28 per cent drop in first-half pretax profit to KES2.3bn (US$26.2m) from KES3.2bn a year earlier. The Lafarge group company attributed the decline to rising power costs, increased use of imported clinker and the introduction of a mining levy in Kenya. Operating profit fell 27 per cent to KES2.2bn compared KES3bn in the comparative period of 2013. However, turnover rose 9.5 per cent as a result of higher sales volumes in the first half of the year both to domestic ma... |
Tasek 2Q revenue lifted by domestic cement sales07 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsTasek Corp Bhd reported a 20.78 per cent rise in revenue for the second quarter, driven by higher demand for cement in its domestic market of Malaysia. Revenue for the three months to the end of June 2014 reached MYR171.5m, compared with MYR142m a year earlier. The company said that the higher revenue was mainly due to higher domestic demand, while its concrete unit recorded an operating loss due to lower sales volumes which were partly offset by higher average selling prices. "Sales v... |
Vulcan generates strong profit recovery06 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials' first-half turnover rose by 6.9 per cent to US$1365.6m and the EBITDA advanced by 27 per cent to US$211.7m. The trading profit jumped from US$36.8m to US$297.9m and after a net interest charge 55.0 per cent higher at US$160.6m, the pre-tax result went from a US$64.2mloss to a profit of US$141.9m. The net attributable earnings line went from a negative US$26.1m to a positive US$100m. Capital investment jumped by 93.7 per cent to US$116.3m, having advanced by 78.8 per c... |
Saudi listed firms see first-half net profits decline06 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsProfits of listed Saudi cement companies dropped by 6.6 per cent to SAR3.40bn (US$906m) compared with SAR3.64bn in the corresponding period last year, a report, filed by Al-Riyadh daily has revealed. In the second quarter, profits declined by 2.7 per cent to SAR1.77bn in the second quarter of 2014 Sales reached SAR3.66bn in the three months to the end of June 2014, while the cost of sales stood at SAR1.72bn, bringing revenues to nearly SAR1.94bn. |
Vicat advances in spite of weakness in France05 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first half turnover increased by 6.1 per cent to EUR1217.8m, which amounts to a 10.8 per cent advance on a comparative basis. EBITDA was ahead by 3.1 per cent to EUR207.7m and the margin narrowed from 17.5 per cent to 17.1 per cent. The trading profit, however, improved by 9.4 per cent to EUR115.2m, an underlying increase of 15.8 per cent. After a net financial charge 38.2 per cent higher at EUR29.7m and a 20 per cent decline in the income from associates to EUR1.7m, the pre-tax p... |
Buzzi Unicem: Italy still declining04 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's first half turnover improved by 2.7 per cent to EUR1180.7m and the EBITDA rose by 27.7 per cent to EUR138.5m. The depreciation and impairment charges include EUR30.9m in respect of writing off the goodwill in the Ukraine. The first half trading profit recovered from EUR3.1m to EUR14.1m and the interest charge declined by 1.2 per cent to EUR47m and the pre-tax loss was reduced from EUR26m to EUR11.1m. After a tax charge 9.1 per cent higher at EUR9.7m and a minorities charge ... |
Cementos Portland sees improvements in Spain, Tunisia and USA04 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Portland Valderrivas' turnover fell by 3.8 per cent to EUR259.9m in the six months to the end of June, reflecting the effects of non-profitable concrete, aggregate and mortar businesses in Spain being closed. Cement voulmes rose by more than five percent last year, of which international markets account for 63 per cent of sales, most notably in Tunisia and the US. While demand in the company's domestic market of Spain continues to decline, the group said results have improved... |