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Argos reports a 26% EBITDA growth in 1H2310 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgos (Group Argos) had a solid operating period in the 1H23 recording an EBITDA of US$278m, an increase of 26 per cent and a sales rise of eight per cent or US$1.5bn. During the accounting period, Argos shipped 7.9Mt of cement, a contraction of 2.7 per cent when compared with the 1H22 and 3.5Mm 3 of concrete, down 6.5 per cent on the 1H23. This was caused mainly by the higher number of rainy days in the USA, the slowdown in house building in Colombia and by the difficult social and po... |
Lucky Cement earned a net profit of PKR13.7bn in FY22-2309 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement earned an after-tax profit of PKR13.7bn (US$47,687m) in FY22-23 as compared to PKR15.3bn reported last year, mainly on account of higher tax charges because of the levy of super tax at 10 per cent on a perpetual basis in the Finance Act 2023. Lucky informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its gross sales revenue increased by 15.9 per cent compared to last year. Although the local sales volumes declined by 14.9 per cent, the sales revenue increased by 16.9 per cent (... |
Eagle Materials Inc's heavy materials division achieves revenue of US$396m in 1QFY23-2404 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc 's first quarter of FY23-24 ended 30 June 2023 saw revenue in the heavy materials sector joint venture (JV) and intersegment cement revenue reach US$396m, a 15 per cent improvement. Heavy Materials (cement, concrete and aggregates) operating earnings increased 19 per cent to US$81m primarily because of higher cement sales prices and sales volume partially offset by increased maintenance costs and the effects of an extended maintenance outage at the joint venture. ... |
BUA Cement posts 1H23 revenue of NGN221bn31 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsBUA Cement of Nigeria reported revenue of NGN221,067m (US$284.9m) in the 1H23, up 17.2 per cent from the NGN188,562m recorded in the 1H22. Operating profits totalled NGN86,940m in the 1H23, up 11.8 per cent from NGN77,737m in the 1H22. Profit before tax amounted to NGN76,425m, up from NGN77,378m in the 1H22. Profit after tax totalled NGN63,616m, a rise of 3.7 per cent from the NGN61,364m seen in the 1H22. |
Heidelberg Materials increases revenue by 5% in 1H2328 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials reports that its r evenue rose by 5.3 per cent in the 1H23 to EUR10,473m (previous year: EUR9950m). Excluding scope and currency effects, the increase amounted to 8.5 per cent. Operating EBITDA reached EUR1787m up from EUR1525 in the 1H22 and EBITDA margin grew by 17.1 per cent in the 1H23 compared to 15.3 per cent in the 1H22. Operating EBIT totalled EUR1189m in the 1H23 up from EUR980m in the 1H22 or up 37.5 per cent LfL. “We have closed the first half of 20... |
CEMEX grows sales by 10% in 2Q2328 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has reported its 2Q23 results with a 10 per cent growth in sales to US$4566m, a 29 per cent increase in operating EBITDA to US$961m, and an EBITDA margin expanding by 3.3 percentage points to 21.1 per cent. With these results, CEMEX is close to its goal of recovering 2021 margins, set in 2022 in response to unprecedented inflation. Net sales in Mexico increased 14 per cent in the 2Q23 to US$1298m, while operating EBITDA increased nine per cent to US$399m. EBITDA margin declined 1... |
Cementos Molins posts revenues of EUR705m in 1Q2327 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins has announced its financial results for the 1Q23. Revenues reached EUR705m, up 16 per cent compared to the 1Q22. The company has also improved sales across all businesses and regions, driven by both volume and selling prices. On a LfL basis, revenues rose by 30 per cent. EBITDA reached EUR179m, a 36 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2022. This improvement is primarily due to the positive impact generated by higher volumes, as well as the company’s efficien... |
Shree Cement 1QFY23-24 profits jumps INR5723m26 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement ’s first quarter profit for the FY23-24 rose to INR5723m (US$69.7m), up 104.8 per cent in comparison to INR2795m during the corresponding quarter of last year. It posted revenue from operations at INR50,648.3m, up 14.7 per cent as against INR4,4148.5m during the 1QFY22-23. The company’s EBITDA stood at INR9326m. The company posted total income for the quarter at INR52,339m, up 19.1 per cent in comparison to INR43,947.5m during the same period last year. However, the total... |
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh posts growth of 66% in 1H2324 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) has reported a 66 per cent growth in profit to BDT3615m (US$33.3m) in 1H2023 (Jan-Jun 2023) compared to BDT2173m in the same period last year, according to the company’s unaudited financial result made public on 19 July. The net sales increased to BDT15,256m from BDT11,272m, translating to a 35 per cent expansion during this period. Iqbal Chowdhury, CEO, said: “We achieved this performance together. My thanks, therefore, go to our employees, bus... |
FLSmidth reports 6% rise in cement revenue in 1Q2312 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn the 1Q23 FLSmidth’s cement revenue increased by six per cent excluding currency effects, and by nine per cent excluding Russia, when compared to the 1Q22. Cement EBITA continued the positive trend and increased by 28 per cent compared to the equivalent period in 2022. The corresponding Cement EBITA margin was 4.3 per cent in the 1Q23. Consolidated group revenue increased by 27 per cent excluding currency effects, and by 39 per cent excluding Russia, compared to the 1Q22. When adjusting... |