Gulf Cement Co reported net profits of AED24.54m (US$6.7m) in the fourth quarter of 2015, against losses of AED13.3m (US$3.62m) in the same quarter of 2014, according to a bourse filing on Thursday.

Profits reached AED71.44m (US$19.45m) in the fiscal year 2015, a decline of 18 per cent from AED60.57m (US$16.49m) in FY14.

The board recommended seven per cent cash dividends or AED 0.7 per share pay-out for the FY15, totalling AED57.49m.