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PT Indocement sees 12% drop in 9M16 sales

01 November 2016, Published under Cement News

In the first nine months of 2016, Indonesia’s PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa noted a 12 per cent YoY fall in sales to IDR11.3trn (US$866m). The company’s net profit of the period slipped 2.2 per cent to IDR3.15trn while the cost of sales was down 7.2 per cent YoY to IDR6.6trn.

Pakistan: Dewan Cement profits up 61%

01 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) posted a net profit of PKR268m (US$2.55m) for the quarter ended 30 September, a 61.4 per cent increase YoY from the PKR166m registered last year. Company revenue increased 14 per cent YoY (-18 per cent QoQ) to PKR2.94bn, mainly as a result of increasing dispatches and rising prices following a higher federal excise duty on cement manufacturers. Gross margins remained unchanged from the previous year’s figure of 19 per cent. The company report added that “subpar gros...

India: JK Cement net profits climbs 182%

01 November 2016, Published under Cement News

On a stand-alone basis, JK Cement’s net profit was reported at INR410m (US$6.14m) for the July-September quarter, a 182 per cent increase from the INR145.4m net profit recorded in the same period last year. Stand-alone total income for the period under review increased by seven per cent to INR10.76bn, up from INR10.08bn in the same period last year. Total expenses registered higher during the quarter, reaching INR9.61bn. Total expenses for the same period last year were reported at INR9.4...

Indonesia: Holcim Indonesia reports 5.3% growth in 9M16

01 November 2016, Published under Cement News

Publicly-listed Holcim Indonesia reported 5.3 per cent sales growth YoY to IDR6.91trn (US$530m) in the first nine months of 2016. The company attributed the performance to a 10.4 per cent increase in its cement sales volume to 6.2Mt. Domestic sales growth stood at less than three percent, with total sales at 44.7Mt. However, as prices remained under pressure, the company continued to note losses, albeit on a smaller scale than in 9M15. Holcim’s net losses in 9M16 fell to IDR160bn from I...

Indonesia: Semen Baturaja 9M16 net profit down 34% YoY

01 November 2016, Published under Cement News

PT Semen Baturaja announced a near-34 per cent fall in January-September 2016 net profit from 9M15 to IDR174.74bn (US$13.4m) from IDR264.66bn. The drop in net profit was attributed to the rise in the cost of goods at a time when revenues increased only marginally. Revenues in the first nine months of 2016 edged up to IDR1.04trn from IDR1.03trn in 9M15.

India: ACC reports 10% fall in cement deliveries in 3Q16

31 October 2016, Published under Cement News

The Indian LafargeHolcim subsidiary ACC Ltd reported a 0.5 per cent reduction in cement deliveries for the first nine months of the year to 17.54Mt, while in the third quarter the reduction was a more notable 9.6 per cent to 5.07Mt.  The turnover declined by 3.6 per cent to INR82.74bn (EUR1133.50m) while EBITDA came off by 7.4 per cent to INR11.65bn (EUR159.58m), but the pretax profit rose by 18.6 per cent to INR75.84bn (EUR103.9m). The new 2.79Mt clinker plant  and the 1.1Mta grinding...

Dangote sees 21% rise in revenues, but drop in profit for 3Q16

31 October 2016, Published under Cement News

Dangote reported a revenue of NGN442bn (US$1.4bn) for the nine months ended 30 September 2016, representing a 21 per cent YoY increase from NGN365bn in 9M15. Profit after tax fell to NG133bn from NGN157.9bn in 2015, impacted by foreign exchange issues and resulting in a much higher cost of sales, up from NGN138.694bn in 9M15 to NGN231.684 in 9M16. The Managing Director of Dangote Cement, Onne Van der Weijde said the management is confident of delivering strong growth this year despite t...

Cemex' gearing declines to a still high 164 per cent

28 October 2016, Published under Cement News

During the first nine months of the year, Cemex' turnover eased by 1.9 per cent to US$10,467.4m, while EBITDA was 8.5 per cent ahead at US$2138.1m. The trading profit advanced by 15 per cent to US$1452.2m while the net interest charge declined by 6.3 per cent to US$888.9m. The pretax profit more than trebled from US$164.7m to US$689.5m. The tax charge declined from 128.4 per cent to 18.2 per cent, leading to a net attributable loss being turned into a US$533.6m profit. The net debt at the en...

Eagle Materials’ 1H16 profit rises by 55%

28 October 2016, Published under Cement News

Eagle Materials' 1H16 turnover to the end of September, including its share of the Texan cement joint venture with HeidelbergCement, improved by 1.7 per cent to US$682m. The trading profit advanced by 54.5 per cent to US$166.2m. After a net interest charge that was 8.3 per cent higher at US$9.6m, the pretax profit improved by 58.7 per cent to US$156.6m. The tax charge was 64 per cent higher, leaving the net attributable profit 56.2 per cent ahead at US$105.6m.   Turnover from cement was 6...

Pakistan: Lucky Cement 1QFY2017 profits up 16%

28 October 2016, Published under Cement News

In its financial statement for the first quarter of the financial year starting in July, Lucky Cement has declared profits of PKR4.04bn (US$38.6m), the Express Tribune reports. This represents an increase of 16 per cent compared to the same period last year. Revenues were five per cent higher at PKR19.8bn, but much of the gain was driven by non-cement subsidiaries. Considering the cement business in isolation, Lucky’s revenues were PKR10.6bn, up two per cent, on sales of 1.7Mt. Domesti...