Cement News tagged under: Arabian Cement
Two Saudi cement firms report declining 1H22 profits10 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsTwo cement companies have posted their interim financial results at the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) for the period ending on 30 June 2022, showing lesser earnings during this period. City Cement Co and Arabian Cement Co reported lower profits during the 1H22, continuing the trend of declining cement sector profits. The City Cement Co reported SAR42m (US$11.2m) in profit for the first half compared to SAR115.72m, down 63.71 per cent from the same period in 2021. Its revenues fell b... |
Arabian Cement posts 34% rise in 2Q profit10 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Arabian Cement Co reported a 2Q net profit after zakat and tax of SAR45m (US$12m), up 34.2 per cent from SAR33.5m in the 2Q21. The increase in profit was achieved despite sales slipping from SAR233m in the 2Q21 to SAR231m in the 2Q22 as the average sale price increased. In addition, there was an increase in the share of profit of associated companies and a decrease in finance costs. The 2Q22 also saw a decrease in sales volumes of Arabian Cement and its subsidiary i... |
Court ruling favours Arabian Cement in Emaar Economic City case13 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Co reports that it has received a Jeddah commercial court order in its favour, ordering Emaar The Economic City to supply to the company 4.57Mt of limestone based on the agreement signed by the two parties on 28 April 2012. The ruling will be deemed final if no appeal is filed within 30 days. In September 2021 Arabian Cement filed a lawsuit before Jeddah Commercial Court against Emaar EC which is building King Abdullah Economic City, claiming the remaining quantities of l... |
Arabian Cement exports advance 49%07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsEgypt-based Arabian Cement Co exports increased by 49 per cent YoY in the January-October 2021 period, according to Sergio Alcantarilla, the company’s CEO. Export destinations during this time included Libya, Spain, Sudan, the USA and Yemen. Arabian Cement posted a consolidated net loss of EGP23.21m (US$27,1844) in the 9M21, compared to EGP39.77m in the 9M20. |
Arabian Cement Co announces contraction in net loss15 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Arabian Cement Co has announced a consolidated net loss of EGP23.21m (US$1.48m) during the first nine months of 2021, an improvement from the EGP39.77m net loss seen in the 9M20. The standalone net loss reached -EGP24.53m against -EGP38.25m in the January-September 2020 period. |
Egypt's cement sector sees sales rise 15% YoY15 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's cement industry recorded strong sales in March with total sales reaching 4.99Mt, up 22 per cent MoM and 15 per cent YoY. The industry’s utilisation rate also surged to 74 per cent from 60 per cent in February. The average utilisation rate in 2020 was 59 per cent. Watania Cement (Beni Suef) recorded the highest sales of 990,000t with a market share of 20 per cent, according to Daily News Egypt. Therefore, volumes were up 40 per cent MoM and 141 per cent YoY. Sinai Cement reco... |
Arabian Cement 3Q profit triples29 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Co saw its net profits after zakat and tax surge to 320.8 per cent to SAR60.6m (US$16.2m) in 3Q19, compared to SAR14.4m in the 3Q18, reports Mubasher. Revenues of the Saudi cement company increased 64.1 per cent to SAR193.5m in the three-month period ended September. In 3M18 revenues reached SAR117.9m. In the first nine months of 2019, Arabian Cement achieved net profits of SAR135.1m, a considerable improvement when compared with losses of SAR42.5m in the year-ago period. ... |
Arabian Cement records 96% fall in profit16 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Arabian Cement has reported a 96.3 per cent YoY decline in consolidated profits for the first quarter of 2019, declining to EGP5.97m (US$350,284) from EGP162.01m in the year-ago period. Sales fell to EGP827.85m in the 1Q19, compared to EGP913.93 in the corresponding period of last year. Stand-alone results show a 97.4 per cent decrease in profits to EGP4.23m from EGP160.95m. |
Arabian Cement returns to profit in 1Q1926 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement net profits reached SAR37.1m in the first quarter of 2019, compared to net losses of SAR6.1m in the year-ago period, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange. Net profits surged 127.6 per cent QoQ from SAR16.3m in 4Q18. The company attributed the turnaround to higher revenues and lower costs. In addition, reduced general and administrative expenses and lower losses in its Jordan unit contributed to the more positive result. |
Saudi producers face declining results in 3Q1806 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsSaudi's Arabian Cement has posted a 51.2 per cent YoY decline in net profit during the 3Q18, falling from SAR29.5m (US$7.86m) to SAR14.4m. Furthermore, sales decreased 27.7 per cent to SAR117.9m from SAR163m. Elsewhere, Umm Al Qura Cement has recorded a net loss of SAR3.9m for the third quarter, compared to a profit of SAR5.1m in the year-ago period. Sales dropped 23.6 per cent YoY to SAR33.7m from SAR44.1m. |