Cement News tagged: Corporate
Cementos Lima reports 8.8% drop in 2Q net income
Peru’s largest cement producer Cementos Lima has reported a fall of 8.8 per cent YoY in second quarter net income to PEN53.6m (US$20.3m). Revenue for the quarter was PEN293m compared with PEN257m a year earlier.
India: mergers and acquisitions ahead?
CRH has reportedly emerged as the latest company to enter the foray for a stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement units in the Indian states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, which could pave the way for the Irish building materials major to increase its presence in a country teeming with long-term potential. Elsewhere, the recent ruling by India's antitrust body on local cement producers could ai...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed LSR's 'B' outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed OJSC LSR Group's (LSR) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B' with a Stable Outlook and the senior unsecured rating of the outstanding bond issues at 'B'. The affirmations reflect LSR's sustainably strong position as a developer and construction materials producer in its core region of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, Fitch said. LSR con...
Cemex seen reporting improved 2Q results
Cemex is expected show improvement in its second-quarter results as recovering US operations offset weakness in Europe, although a stronger US dollar is likely to limit sales in dollar terms and contribute to a net loss for the period. The company will probably report sales of US$4.03bn for the April-June quarter, according to the median estimate of six equities analysts consulted by Dow J...
Equita sees Buzzi Unicem 2Q EBITDA rising
Brokerage Equita expects Italian cement maker Buzzi Unicem to report second-quarter EBITDA of EUR158m, up by 13% on the year. SeeNews Italy reports that the broker expects the revenue to have grown 9% annually to EUR838m, thanks to the good performance in Russia and the USA which is seen to have offset the weak Italian demand. The sluggish Italian market can lead the management to carrying o...
CRH eyes stake in Jaiprakash cement units, India
CRH is said to be interested in buying a stake in Jaiprakash Associates cement plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, according to Indian press reports. Speaking to the Economic Times of India, a source familiar with the situation said: "The discussions between the two companies are in an advanced stage, but nothing has been finalised. Both sides are expected to meet in the last week of this...
Euro construction output advances in May
Euro-area construction output rose in May, as advances in Germany and Portugal offset declines in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Construction in the 17-nation euro area advanced 0.1 per cent from April, when it dropped 3.7 per cent, the European Union’s statistics office in Luxembourg said yesterday. From a year earlier, construction output declined 8.4 per cent. In Germany, Europe’s...
Fitch affirms Siam City Cement's rating, Thailand
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed Siam City Cement Public Company Limited's (SCCC) National Ratings at Long-Term 'A(tha)' and Short-Term 'F1(tha)'. The Outlook is Stable. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed SCCC's senior unsecured debentures at 'A(tha)'. SCCC's ratings reflect its leading position as the second-largest cement producer in Thailand, with strong brands in cement, r...
Sagar Cements net profit falls 77%, India
Sagar Cements Ltd’s net profit declined 77 per cent at INR 4.1 crore in the first quarter of FY12-13 compared to INR 18.1 crore in the year-ago period. Revenues of the Hyderabad-based company almost remained flat at about INR150 crore. “The operating environment for cement companies thus far has been challenging. With increasing power and fuel costs, margins are being impacted,” Mr Sreekanth...
ACC seen posting 12 per cent rise in 1QFY13 net profit
ACC is likely to post a 12 per cent YoY rise in net profit at INR3.78bn for the first quarter of the current fiscal (FY12-13), according to the average of 22 brokerages' estimates, Moneywire reports. India’s second-largest producer, in which Holcim holds a 50.3 per cent stake, is expected to post a 13 per cent rise in net sales for the quarter at INR27.25bn. On a QoQ basis, net sales are se...
UltraTech seen posting 8% YoY net profit rise
UltraTech Cement is expected to post an 8% YoY rise in net profit for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012-13 (FY12-13) on the back of better sales realisation and a low base effect, an average estimate of 21 brokerages showed. Net sales are seen rising 15 per cent to INR49.98bn for the country’s largest cement producer. "We expect Q1FY13 (Apr-Jun) to be yet another strong quarter for ceme...
UBS cuts Buzzi Unicem’s EBIDTA estimates on weak European markets
UBS has cut Buzzi’s 2012 EBITDA projections by three per cent and now expects it to remain flat for the year at EUR424m as lower European demand weighs on the Italian cement major’s performance. The new EBITDA estimates are in line with the group‘s guidance and eight per cent lower than the consensus estimate of EUR460m. The broker has also has cut its recommendation on Buzzi Unicem to “s...
Taiheiyo could surpass FY13 earnings outlook, Japan
Taiheiyo Cement’s president Shuji Fukuda has said the company’s earnings forecast for fiscal 2013 that was released in May could be on the conservative side as earthquake reconstruction efforts drive up cement demand. The report in the Nikkei said that rebuilding work has raised expectations that Taiheiyo’s earnings could exceed its earlier outlook, prompting shares in the company to rise o...
Hail Cement widens loss, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-based cement company Hail Cement has increased its losses in the second quarter of 2012 to US$2.29m, up by 36 per cent from the US$1.68m it lost in the first quarter. The loss is attributed to the pre-operating stage it is currently undergoing with operations due to begin in the first quarter of 2013. For the first six months of this year, the company’s net loss was US$3.97m...
Cementos Portland Valderrivas extends credit line, Spain
Cementos Portland Valderrivas has reached an agreement with its creditors to extend by end-July the maturity of a EUR-340m credit line, due to expire yesterday. The company has intention to refund its debt standing at EUR1.4bn. (Source: Cinco Días)
Daiwa cuts Shanshui Cement, China
Daiwa Research has lowered its price target for China Shanshui Cement to HK$4.2 from HK$8.7 and downgraded its stock from ‘outperform’ to ‘buy.’ Shanshui has revised down its target by 15 per cent to 55Mt. With more cement coming from Hebei Province, Daiwa sees downside risks for prices and a likelihood of more and longer production cuts in Shandong and Liaoning. It noted that Shanshui h...