Gulf Cement, which is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, said last week it booked a net profit of KWD4.7m (US$15.9m), down 11.3 per cent from KWD5.3m a year earlier.
For the fourth quarter of 2014, the UAE-based cement producer slipped into a net loss of KWD1m, versus a net profit of KWD1.8m in the corresponding period of 2013.
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