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Kohat Cement earns net profit of PKR1.526bn in 1HFY1921 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Co Ltd (KCCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2018, declaring a net profit for the period of PKR1.526bn (US$10.9m), a fall of 7.17 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR1.644bn in the same period last year. The company had net sales during the half year PKR8.391bn from PKR6.867bn during this period, an increase of 22.19 per cent. KCCL incurred increasing distribution costs of PKR 73m against PKR68m in the same period last year. The administr... |
Vicat's net underlying 2018 profits 12% ahead20 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsVicat's turnover edged ahead by 0.7 per cent in 2018 to EUR2582m and EBITDA eased by 2.2 per cent to EUR435m, while at unchanged exchange rates and other parameters the changes would have been +5.9 per cent and +2.7 per cent, respectively. The trading profit was ahead by 0.8 per cent to EUR249m, with the advance at unchanged parameters being 5.9 per cent. The net financial charge was 31.6 per cent or EUR8.9m lower at EUR19.3m. After a reduction in the contribution from associates from EUR5.6... |
Gulf Cement Co sees fall in profit in 201820 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsUAE-based Gulf Cement Co reported revenues of AED475.707m (US$129.5m) in 2018, according to the company’s preliminary results. This represents an 18.4 per cent drop from AED583.203m the previous year. The company’s net operating profit of AED24.360m in 2017 declined to a loss of AED49.072m in 2018 while net profit fell from AED40.613m to a loss of AED32.99m over the same period. |
Fauji Cement's profit increases by 43.88% in 1HFY1920 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2018, by declaring of net profit for the period of PKR1.82bn (US$13m), increased by 43.88 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR1.26bn in the same period last year. Net sales of FCCL during the half year increased at of PKR10.431 bn from PKR10.268 bn, up by two per cent during this period. It incurred a distribution cost of PKR120m against PKR119m in the same period last year. The administrative ex... |
HeidelbergCement achieves 10% revenue growth in 201819 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has presented its preliminary, unaudited figures for sales volumes, revenue and result from current operations before and after depreciation and amortisation for the 4Q18 and the whole of 2018. Group revenue rose by 10 per cent to EUR 4.7bn, up from EUR4.3bn in 2017. In 2018 the cement and clinker sales volumes of the group increased moderately by three compared with the previous year to 130Mt, up from 126Mt in 2017. Deliveries of aggregates rose slightly by one per c... |
Ambuja sees 188% 4Q net profit surge19 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements' sales rose 6.7 per cent to 13.63Mt in the quarter ended 31 December 2018 from 12.78Mt in 4Q17. This resulted in a total income of INR68.552bn (US$959.7m) in the October-December 2018 quarter, up 9.3 per cent YoY, while consolidated net profit surged 188 per cent to INR13.779bn. In its outlook LafargeHolcim-owned Ambuja Cements said the higher investment in the road network and housing sector, announced in India’s interim Budget 2019 will help boost economic development in ... |
Saurashtra Cement reports net loss of INR6.7m18 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement producer Saurashtra Cement saw its net profit fall to INR6.7m (US$93,790) in the quarter ended December 2018 when compared with INR33.2m in the year-ago period. Sales rose 11.3 per cent to INR1.585bn in the October-December 2018 from INR1.424bn in October-December 2017. |
Cementos Mélon reports profit up 9% in 201818 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCementos Mélon saw an 8.9 per cent increase in profits to CLP9.067bn (US$13.7m) in 2018 but EBITDA fell 2.9 per cent to CLP28.572bn. The fall was attributed to lower sales of cement and concrete as well as a rise in raw material costs. The Chile-based cement producer reported a 4.5 per cent rise to CLP191.347bn from CLP193.014m in 2017. |
Cherat Cement records PKR1.02bn net profit in 1HFY18-1914 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2018. CCCL declared a net profit of PKR1.02bn (US$7.29m), down by 23.9 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR 1.349bn earned in the same period last year. CCCL's Executive Director and Company Secretary, Abid Vazir, said the company's net sales during the 1HFY18-19 fell to PKR7.032bn from PKR 7.585bn during the first six months of FY17-18. It incurred a higher distribution cost of PK... |
Cementos Pacasmayo revenues sees 5% rise in 4Q1814 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Cementos Pacasmayo reported a rise of 4.6 per cent in revenues to PEN340.7m (US$102.3m) in the fourth quarter of 2018 with sales volumes of cement, concrete and precast increasing 5.6 per cent to 656.2t as the public sector recovered. Demand from self-construction and small- and medium-sized projects also advanced. The cement EBITDA margin slipped by 5.8 percentage points to 26.6 per cent, mainly due to higher production costs and a non-cash effect generated by the provision of ... |