Cement News tagged under: Dewan Cement Ltd
Dewan Cement reports fall in profit 1QFY1925 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) on 25 October announced that it earned PKR184m (US$1.37m) in 1QFY19, down by 24.8 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR245m reported in the same period last year. According to DCL's notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), company sales during the quarter declined by 2.3 per cent YoY to PKR2.91bn from PKR2.98bn of same period last year. The gross profits during the period dropped substantially by 23.41 per cent YoY. The company incurred higher distr... |
Dewan Cement's net profit falls to PKR902m09 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Limited (DCL) has announced that its net profit declined to PKR902m (US$7.33m) in financial year 2018 from PKR1.30bn earned in the same period last year. It shows profit dropped by 30.9 per cent, despite increase in net sale to PKR13.47bn from PKR12.85bn during this period. The company incurred a distribution cost of PKR206m against PKR261m incurred in the same period last year. The administrative expenses increased to PKR688m from PKR684m in previous fiscal year. The com... |
Mega Conglomerate withdraws bid to acquire Dewan Cement03 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Mega Conglomerate Private Ltd (MCPL) has reportedly withdraw its bid to buy controlling shares in two plants of Dewan Cement based in Dhabeji, Sindh and Hattar Industrial Estate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The two facilities have a combined capacity of 2.89Mta. Dewan Cement is yet to comments on failure of the deal, but markets predict it may be due to high prices and change in dynamic of cement industry in country. BMA Capital has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that in capa... |
New dam project to boost Dewan Cement sales22 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe PKR474bn (US4bn) Diamer-Bhasha dam is expected to raise cement demand in Pakistan by as much as 20-25Mt over the next four to five years. The dam will have an installed power capacity of 4500MW. The construction of Dam would boost approximately cement demand by approximately 5Mta in Pakistan. Dewan Cement Ltd's nearest cement manufacturing plant is located in Kamilpur Hattar Industrial Estate, district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is expected to be awarded the largest cement supply contr... |
Dewan Cement rejects Mega Conglomerate offer14 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsMega Conglomerate's plan to acquire 87.5 per cent majority stake in Dewan Cement could be over. The deal is thought to have collapsed after Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui, chairman of the Yousuf Dewan Companies, rejected the offer of Mega Conglomerate to acquire a majority stake in Dewan Cement, reports Pakistan Today. A letter sent on 21 April by Mega Conglomerate Executive Director, Aly Khan, to Mr Farooqui, reveals that the due diligence exercise assessed Dewan Cement's enterprise value... |
Dewan Cement reports 1% profit rise in 1HFY17-1826 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2017. It reported a profit after tax of PKR550m (US$4.96m), c ompared to PKR476m (US$4.29m) in the corresponding period last year – representing a growth of 15.5 per cent YoY. According to a notification of company to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the company's sales increased to PKR6.45bn from PKR6.19bn during this period. Distribution costs of PKR106m were incurred against PKR96m in 6... |
Dewan Cement to sell controlling shares of two plants01 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd is reportedly in talks with Karachi-based Mega Conglomerate Ltd to sell its controlling shares in two plants based in Dhabeji, Sindh and Hattar Industrial Estate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The two facilities have a combined capacity of 2.89Mta. BMA Capital has been appointed as the manager of the deal, overseeing the acquisition of 87.5 per cent of total shares from Dewan Cement. While 75 per cent of the controlling shares will be from major shareholders, the remainder will b... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement shelves plans to acquire Dewan Cement10 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement has announced it has shelved plans to acquire the North plant of Dewan Cement in Pakistan. “As a result of delay and uncertainty resulting from recent legal proceedings initiated in the Sindh High Court, Bestway Cement Limited has decided not to proceed with the acquisition of the north plant of Dewan Cement Ltd located at Kamilpur, near Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the company said in a notice issued to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Bestway did not cite the reason for its... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement to acquire Dewan Cement22 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd and Bestway Cement Ltd have both separately informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that they are signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU), wherein Bestway will acquire Dewan Cement, subject to approval by concerned authorities. Previously, three local cement companies and a Chinese company expressed their intention to acquire stakes in Dewan Cement. The Bestway Cement Ltd notification to PSX says that it has entered into a non-binding MoU with Dewan Cement Ltd ... |
Pakistan: Bestway Cement joins bidding for Dewan Cement assets03 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 30 Dec that it is considering acquiring the northern plant and related assets of Dewan Cement Ltd in Pakistan. Previously, three local cement companies and a Chinese company have expressed their intention to acquire stakes in Dewan Cement. “The final outcome will be dependent upon due diligence and any eventual bidding, if made, for purchase of Dewan’s assets,” said Sehar Hussain, Bestway cement's company secretary. The i... |