Cement News tagged under: corporate
Bestway Cement announces 13% net profit fall22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Bestway Cement Ltd has announced a net profit of PKR6.19bn (US$55.9m) in the 1HFY18 period, representing a 12.8 per cent fall from the year-ago period. The decrease in profit has been attributed to the rising cost of sales. While net sale increased to PKR38.44bn from PKR35.35bn, costs also advanced to PKR16.55bn (1HFY17: PKR14.03bn). The company reported an administrative expense of PKR1.15bn, compared to PKR1.13bn of the 1HFY17. |
LafargeHolcim's Ambuja Cement to build new 3.1Mta Rajasthan plant21 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim will strengthen its presence in India with the construction of a new cement plant in Marwar Mundawa, in the state of Rajasthan. The CHF200m (US$213.4m) investment will serve customers in the north, including Delhi. The new plant, which is being set up by the group’s subsidiary Ambuja Cement will have a clinker capacity of 3.1Mta and is due for commissioning in the second half of 2020. Jan Jenisch, group CEO of LafargeHolcim, said: "India is the second-biggest global cement ... |
Pioneer Cement reports 1HFY18 profit fall21 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement Ltd has announced that its net profit for the period 1HFY18 fell by 51 per cent to PKR737m (US$6.6m). T his was reportedly due to a decrease in sale, increase in cost of sales as well as higher in distribution and administrative expenses. The financing cost has also increased to PKR49m from PKR2.5m. The company's net sales fell from PKR5.19bn to PKR4.89bn, whereas, cost of sale increased to PKR3.4bn from PKR3.07bn during this period. No dividends were announced by the comp... |
DG Khan Cement sees net profit fall by 17% in 1HFY1821 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsDG Khan Cement (DGKC) of Pakistan has announced that its net profit for the 1HFY18 fell by 17 per cent YoY to PKR4.50bn (US$40.6m). Despite an increase in total net sales of seven per cent to PKR15.76bn, the company's profit reportedly declined due to increase in the cost of sales. According to a company bourse filing on Tuesday, the company incurred a distribution cost of PKR460m and administrative expense of PKR296m compared to PKR505m and PKR261m, respectively in 1H16/17. The fina... |
Ambuja Cements Ltd posts 89% leap in 4Q17 profits21 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements Ltd (LafargeHolcim Group) has reported an 89 per cent jump in quarterly profit, helped by higher cement sales volume. Stand-alone profit rose to INR3.38bn (US$52.2m) in the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2017, from INR1.79bn a year earlier. Cement sales volume rose to 5.87Mt in the quarter, from 5Mt in the 4Q16. Net quarterly sales advanced 19 per cent YoY to INR26.12bn. |
HeidelbergCement announces 4Q17 and FY17 preliminary results20 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement's preliminary results for the 2017 financial year highlighted a significant rise for cement and clinker sales volumes, due to consolidation, increasing by 22 per cent to 126Mt, compared to 103Mt in 2016. Aggregates sales volumes recorded a growth of 12 per cent to 305Mt, up from 272Mt in 2016, while ready-mixed concrete volumes increased by 11 per cent to 47Mm 3 compared to 43Mm 3 in 2016. In the reporting year, sales volumes of the core products cement, aggregates, and ... |
Vicat's 2017 profits lower at pretax, but higher at net level20 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsVicat's turnover improved by 4.5 per cent in 2017 to EUR2563.5m while EBITDA eased by three per cent to EUR444.2m, while at unchanged exchange rates and other parameters the changes would have been +6.4 per cent and -3.4 per cent, respectively. The trading profit declined by 4.1 per cent to EUR247.2m, with the decline at unchanged parameters being 5.9 per cent. The net financial charge was 26.85 per cent or EUR9.9m lower at EUR28.2m and after a reduction in the contribution from associate... |
Cemento Melon reports 14% decrease in 2017 sales20 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsChile’s Cemento Melon saw its sales decrease by 14 per cent to US$298m in 2017 from US$345m in 2016. The company’s profit declined 54 per cent to US$14m from US$30m in 2015 due to lower sales of cement and concrete. The company has attributed the slide by the poor performance of the country’s construction sector, which contracted by three per cent. |
Arabian Cement posts SAR97m profits in 4Q1720 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement reported a 276YoY surge in net profits of SAR97m (US$25.9m) in 4Q17, compared to SAR25.8m in 4Q16, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange. However, QoQ profits fell 46.3 per cent. For the full-year 2017, the cement producer’s profits decreased to SAR262.7m from SAR489.6m in 2016. The company attributed to decline in profits to a drop in sales volumes and prices as well as a fall of other revenues. |
Fauji Cement of Pakistan reports falls in profit of 6MFY17-1820 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement (FCCL) has announced its July-Dec 2017 results with net profit for the period falling to PKR1.26bn (US$11.3m) from PKR1.3bn (US$11.7m), earned in corresponding month of last fiscal year. This translates to a fall in profit of 2.7 per cent on a YoY basis. Experts say the profit falls are due to the increased costs of sale and distribution. According to a company bourse filing, its sales were up by 0.8 per cent to PKR10.26 bn in 6MFY17-18. The company incurred a distribution c... |