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CRH advances strongly in the Ukraine15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCRH’s first half turnover improved by 5.2 per cent to €8,588m, but the EBITDA came off by 1.1 per cent to €568m. The better weather conditions in North America were offset by a worse experience in Europe. The trading profit was stable at €184m, while the pre-tax profit improved by 23.2 per cent to €117m, helped by gains on disposal, and the net attributable profit advanced by 36.8 per cent to €104m. Net debt at the end of June was 0.7 per cent lower at €3915m, to give gearing of 37.5 per ce... |
Anhui Conch Cement reports 51% plunge in 1H profit15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement announced yesterday that its net profit in the first half fell 51.33% YoY to CNY2.92bn (US$462m) under Chinese accounting rules, due to sharp declines in cement prices amid weak demand. Earnings per share were CNY0.55 during the period, down 51.33 per cent YoY, said the company in its interim report. Operating revenue dropped 8.22 per cent YoY to CNY20.3bn in the first half. The company's gross profit margin declined 15.70 percentage points to 27.09 per cent in the p... |
Najran Cement CEO resigns15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Najran Cement said in a bourse filing yesterday that Ahmad Zuqeil had resigned from the position of CEO, effective August 31, according to reports by SeeNews Middle East and Africa. Najran Cement is currently working on an expansion project which will boost its annual production capacity to 5000t of cement. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2013. Najran Cement booked a net profit of SAR107.2m (US$28.6m) for the first half of 2012, down from SAR146.4m in... |
Credit Suisse: China materials sector outlook14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsWith 1H12 earnings season ahead, Credit Suisse believes "surprises are more on the downside for the China material sectors." It expects a "deep loss" in the steel and aluminium sector in general, followed by base metals and Chinese cement names with 1H12 earnings set to decline 30-50 per cent on average; earnings for coal and gold sectors should be more stable on-year, yet, moderate downside risk remains. "Nevertheless, we do not believe the negative earnings would be too much of a negative ... |
India Cements 1Q net profit drops 39.2%14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia Cements Ltd today said that it has reported a decline of 39.2 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter ended June 2012 at INR62.07 crore. The net profit of the company stood at INR102.03 crore during the same period a year ago, said India Cements in its filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on August 13, 2012. Meanwhile, the company has said it is exploring at possibilities of exports to Sri Lanka and South African countries. Speaking to Business Standard of India, N Srini... |
Kuwait Cement first half net profit rises14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsKuwait Cement Company said in a bourse filing yesterday it booked a net profit of KWD8.84m (US$31.3m) for the six months ended June 30, 2012, slightly up from KWD8.69m a year earlier. The cement producer reported earnings per share (EPS) of 14.31 fils for the first half of 2012, compared to 14.04 fils a year ago. For the second quarter of 2012, the company's net profit stood at KWD3.71m, down from KWD3.81m in the same period last year. The total assets rose to KWD 266.6m at end-June 2012 ... |
HSBC lifts Lafarge share price target, France14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsHSBC has lifted the share price target of Lafarge to EUR55 from EUR52 and reiterated its "overweight" recommendation. Analysts with HSBC revised up by three per cent their expectations for the EBITDA of the company, due to the increase in cement prices. The broker considers that in the first half of 2012, the building materials producer laid the foundations of good financial performance for the entire year. Lafarge booked a EUR13m (US$16.02m) net attributable profit for the first half of ... |
Fujairah Cement reverses loss, increases sales, UAE13 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsFujairah Cement reported increased sales in the six months to June 2012 of 16 per cent to US$$83.6m in the six months to June 30 and it reversed a $2.4m loss last year into a $5.5m profit. Earnings per share also climbed to 1.55 cents (5.7 fils), compared to a loss of 0.68 cents (2.5 fils) last year. Despite this, however, the company said that the recession that has been felt in the construction sector is "continuing". A statement accompanying the firm's results from general manage... |
Taiheiyo Cement falls 7% on weaker April-June operating profit13 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsShares in Taiheiyo Cement Corp opened lower Monday, weighed down by the firm's announcement on Friday that it recorded a JPY490m (US$6.3m) operating profit for the April-June quarter, an improvement over the previous year's JPY1.2bn loss but lower than the JPY1bn profit predicted by The Nikkei. |
Hilal Cement’s net profit drops, Kuwait13 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsHilal Cement’s net profit dropped to KWD 295,166 (US$1m) for the first half of 2012 from KWD808,427 a year earlier, the company said in a bourse filing. The company reported earnings per share (EPS) of 4 fils, compared with 8 fils. The total assets stood at KWD21.9m at end-June 2012, slightly up from KWD21.4m a year earlier. |