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Qena Cement's 1Q20 cement sales surge to EGP47m

10 June 2020, Published under Cement News

Qena Cement reports net profits surged to EGP47m (US$2.9m) in the 1Q20, compared to EGP12m for the same period of the preceding year. Standalone net sales revenues grew by 5.5 per cent in the quarter, while net debt shrank by 20 per cent, falling from EGP607m to EGP485m, compared to 1Q19. The group has successfully increased its consolidated net sales revenues by 2.6 per cent, marking EGP816m in the 1Q20, versus EGP795m for the same period of the preceding year. Net sales revenues climbed t...

Dangote Cement sees sales slow in 1Q20

29 May 2020, Published under Cement News

This week Dangote Group reported its 1Q20 results, which saw group sales volumes decline by 0.6 per cent with the onset of the coronavirus in March. ICR now looks deeper at the regional breakdown of the company’s results. The domestic Nigerian market saw temporary restrictions imposed only in the last week of for the COVID-19 outbreak and therefore,  cement volumes were not much affected in the 1Q20.  However, sales volumes in April were trending lower. Still, Dangote estimates consumption ...

Votorantim Cimentos sees net revenue up 9% in 1Q20

22 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos' financial statement for the period ended 31 March 2020 reported net revenue up nine per cent to BRL2747m (US$494.6m) from BRL2524m in the 1Q19, while adjusted EBITDA fell to BRL232m from BRL586m in the 1Q19. Group cement volumes declined slightly to 6.3Mt from 6.4Mt in the year-ago period. Net revenues in Brazil in 1Q20 rose to BRL1563m from BRL1536m in 1Q19. Positive market dynamics were seen before the outbreak of COVID-19 in March. However, the expansion project at ...

Titan successfully navigates pandemic in first quarter

15 May 2020, Published under Cement News

This week Titan Group released its 1Q2020 business results which saw the group's revenues rise by 6.1 per cent to EUR384.8m , compared to 1Q19. ICR looks a little closer now at how the group's operations have been performing.
 Dimitris Papalexopoulos, chairman of the group, said: "The Group successfully navigated the first phase of the [COVID-19] crisis. Since the first emergence of the pandemic which appeared in our countries of operation in early to mid-March, our first focus has been to...

Siam Cement Plc cement sales down 4% in 1Q20

14 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Thailand's Siam Cement Plc reported profits of THB6971m (US$217.1m), down two per cent QoQ and EBITDA slipped to THB15,424m down 126 per cent. Revenue from sales was steady at THB105,741m, with increased revenues from cement-building materials and the packaging business offsetting decreases from the chemicals division. First-quarter revenue from sales in the cement-building materials business registered THB46,245m, decreasing four per cent YoY, due to lower sales in domestic market. However...

Argos records revenues of COP2.2trn in 1Q20

06 May 2020, Published under Cement News

In the first three months of 2020, Argos (Grupo Argos) reported revenues of COP2.2trn (US$5.6bn), a figure that remains stable when compared to 2019. EBITDA, including the effect of IFRS16, was COP343bn, decreasing one per cent when compared to the same quarter of the previous year. During the period, the total volume of cement dispatched reached 3.6Mt, down 6.1 per cent, and ready-mix volumes fell 10.7 per cent to 2.1Mm 3 . "In general, the results were impacted mainly because of the clo...

Cemex Philippines sees net sales fall 10%

05 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc announced that net sales decreased by 10 per cent during the 1Q20, versus the 1Q19, amounting to PHP5.6bn (US$110.7m). Domestic cement volumes decreased by four per cent versus 1Q19. An eight per cent increase in volumes during the first two months of the year was offset by the effects of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon and other quarantine measures around the country during the second half of March 2020. CHP’s domestic cement prices fell by six pe...

LafargeHolcim's net sales fall to CHF5.293bn in 1Q20

01 May 2020, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim announced its 1Q20 results with net sales reaching CHF5.293bn (US$5.4bn), down 11.2 per cent from CHF5959m in the 1Q19. Recurring EBIT totalled CHF262m in the 1Q20, represening a decline of 14.1 per cent from CHF305m in the 1Q19. Jan Jenisch, LafargeHolcim CEO, said: "The company had a strong start to the year as 1Q20 performance remained well ahead of last year’s results until Mid-March, when the impact of COVID-19 spread beyond China into all business regions. Nevertheless ...

Cemex sees consolidated net sales rise by 2% in 1Q20

01 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced a like-for-like consolidated net sales increase of two per cent during the 1Q20 to US$3.1bn compared to the 1Q19. Operating EBITDA rose by one per cent to US$534m in the 1Q20. The company reported higher prices for products in local currency terms in most regions, as well as higher volumes for three core products in the USA and Asia, Middle East and Africa regions, and higher volumes in Mexico. This was partially offset by lower volumes in Europe and South, Central America ...

Cemex Latam Holdings sees an 11% decline in 1Q20 net sales

01 May 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH) announced consolidated net sales of US$214m in 1Q20, a decline of 11 per cent compared to 1Q19. Operating EBITDA reached US$46m in the period, down 12 per cent YoY. Consolidated prices of grey cement and aggregates rose by three per cent and 11 per cent, respectively in 1Q20. Consolidated volumes of grey cement, ready-mix and aggregates declined by 11, 25 and 33 per cent, respectively in 1Q20 compared to 1Q19. Total debt declined by eight per cent YoY, reaching US...