Cement News tagged under: profits
Dalmia Bharat reports decline in profits21 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Bharat Ltd has reported a 60.1 per cent decline in consolidated net profits to INR490m (US$5.8m) for the September quarter due to a decline in cement prices. The company had posted a net profit of INR1.23bn for the same period last year. In this period, the company has noted that operations are also down 2.09 per cent to INR3.08bn from INR3.15bn in the previous year. Sales volume was up by 14.1 per cent to 6.7Mt YoY. Dalmia Bharat’s CFO, Dharmender Tuteja, said, “We delivere... |
Dandot Cement releases financial statement15 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsDandot Cement Company Ltd has issued its 44th Annual Report and audited financial statements for the year ending 30 June, 2024. For the year under review, the company produced 182,701t of clinker, 173,740t of cement and 172,012t of sales. The company recorded gross sales of PKR3.44bn (US$12.39m) and net sales of PKR2.46bn, both compared to PKRNil the year previous. The net profit amounted to PKR20.43m where in 2023 the company saw a net loss of PKR367.44m. The company c... |
Good indicators for cement industry in Pakistan05 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan government's intentions to lower the mark-up rates, encouraging cement dispatch data, a decrease in inflation figures and significant growing provincial export data have altogether renewed the investors' confidence in cement sector scripts at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Presently, Pakistan's central bank SBP Policy Rate is 13.25 per cent per annum, making borrowing too expensive for manufacturers in the country. The cement industry, along with other stakeholders of manufac... |
China’s cement industry sees CNY80bn profit in 1H1922 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsChina’s cement industry in the first half of 2019 saw profits advance by 20 per cent to CNY80bn (US$11.6bn), according to China Securities Journal. Cement output increased 6.8 per cent YoY to 1.05bnt in the January-June period, the highest growth rate in the last five years, as shown by data of the National Bureau of Statistics. The cement market expansion has been attributed to real estate and infrastructure growth. Fixed-asset investment, including capital spent on infrastructure, prope... |
Bamburi Cement forecasts profit drop of 25% in 201811 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement (LafargeHolcim group) has given a profit warning of earnings likely to drop by 25 per cent in 2018 following difficult market conditions and escalating international energy prices in Kenya and Uganda. "The company wishes to inform the shareholders and potential investors that, based on the preliminary assessment of the unaudited consolidated management accounts, the 2018 full-year earnings of the Group are expected to decrease by more than 25 per cent, compared with the year ... |
It's all about the costs26 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsDr Clark considers the value of measuring and comparing the costs of making cement as the first step to optimising, ie minimising, those outlays as he discusses cost benchmarking and optimisation. Raw materials can be cheaper to extract with bulldozers The Technical Forum has covered many technical topics related to the production of cement over the years. However, we must always keep in mind that cement-making companies and factories must also be money-making operations to s... |
Romania: sales and profits increase07 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsFor the year 2015 three major cement producers in Romania saw an increase in both sales and profits. Holcim Romania increased its sales by 15 per cent in 2015, achieving a turnover of EUR253m (US$287.5m). The company also reported a net profit of EUR29m, 81 per cent higher compared to 2014. HeidelbergCement reported sales of EUR118m and a net profit of EUR25m, up 19 per cent from the previous year. CRH Romania, which took over Lafarge’s local operations, surpassed competitor Heidelb... |
Arabian Cement Q1 profits drop 41%31 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement have announced a fall in earnings of 40.5 per cent in 1Q16. The company earned EGP34.1m (US$3.85m) in 1Q16, compared with the EGP57.3m (US$6.47m) in the same period last year, according to consolidated financial results. Further, the unconsolidated profits for 1Q also fell 40.5 per cent YoY to EGP33.3m, from EGP56m. In 2015 Arabian Cement’s consolidated profits decreased 26 per cent YoY to EGP277.2m (US$31.2m) from EGP373.7m (US$42m). |
Saudi Arabia: Yamama and EPPCO announce profits, Saudi Cement rebrands21 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsYamama Cement and Eastern Province Cement Company have announced their first quarter earnings for 2016 with mixed results. Yamama, the larger of the two, saw its profits fall by 14 per cent YoY in 1Q2016, to US$40m. Yamama put this down to rising fuel prices, overuse of fixed assets, a rise in general and administrative expenses and investment losses. Eastern Province Cement Company reported that its 1Q2016 profits were up 3.5 per cent YoY. It attributes this growth down to a turnaroun... |
Cementos Portland Valderrivas reduces losses29 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s Cementos Portland Valderrivas cut losses by nearly 99 per cent to EUR0.6m (US$0.8m) despite a sharp decline in domestic cement demand. In the 1H12, the company had made losses of EUR48.6m. Valderrivas also swapped assets with Ireland’s CRH in 1H13, which provided capital gains of EUR104.8m. Valderrivas chairman and CEO José Luis Sáenz de Miera said: “Results for the first half reflect efforts last year to reduce costs in Spain, where demand continues to shrink, and to improve e... |