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China Shanshui Cement 2014 revenue reaches CNY15,596m

31 March 2015, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, the largest cement enterprise in the Shandong and Liaoning Provinces of China, recorded sales revenue of CNY15,596m (US$2516m) for the 12 months ended 31 December 2014. Gross profit during the year was CNY3347m while profit from operations was CNY1813m. Profit attributable to shareholders was CNY348m. The decrease in profit was mainly due to the fall of selling prices. Zhang Bin, chairman and general manager of Shanshui Cement, said: "Due to the slowdown...

China Shanshui seeks to refinance debt and trim 2014 capex

28 March 2014, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement is seeking to refinance debt and cut capital expenditure by half this year after earnings fell for a second year, according to CreditSights Inc. The cement maker, which had CNY6.9bn (US$1.1bn) of short-term debt including loans and corporate bonds at the end of last year, plans to use proceeds from a newly issued domestic medium-term note to repay CNY900m due today. Management is still considering how to refinance a CNY1.5bn bond which matures in July. Shanshui Ce...

Credit Suisse acquires shares in China Shanshui

08 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Credit Suisse Group AG acquired 10.47m shares in China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd for a total of HK$34.93m on 31 December 2013, according to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since the purchase, Credit Suisse holds 141.13m shares (a 5.01 per cent stake) in Shanshui Cement. The Shandong Province-based company is engaged in limestone mining and the manufacture of cement and cement clinker.

HSBC cuts target price for China Shanshui Cement

26 September 2013, Published under Cement News

HSBC Research cut its target price for China Shanshui Cement to HK$3 from HK$4.2, and downgraded the stock from "overweight" to "underweight". The research house thinks expectations for better pricing in 2H (during the peak season)  will disappoint given Shanshui's geographical exposure. Furthermore, HSBC forecast earnings to remain depressed in FY2014 due to persistently high tax expenses resulting from Shanshui's use of high-yield corporate bonds for offshore financing, as well as i...

China Shanshui Cement 1H hit by lower prices

27 August 2013, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement recorded a YoY drop in net profit attributable to shareholders in the first six month of 2013, as the group faced pricing pressures in key operating regions. Net profit attributable to equity shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2013 dropped 52.2 per cent YoY to CNY348m. The basic and diluted earnings per share were CNY12 cents. Revenue was CNY7.07bn, a decrease of 4.2 per cent from a year earlier. Gross profit margin dropped to 22.7 per cent from 24.9 per ce...

Shanshui Cement 1H hit by pricing pressures

19 July 2013, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement said it expects to record a significant YoY decrease in net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2013 of not less than 40 per cent due to to persistently lower prices. Since the start of this year, the Shandong region (one of the company’s core markets) have been affected by excess production capacity and prices have remained from the fourth quarter of 2012. Demand has also slowed in the northeast region due to weather-related issues, and sales prices have fail...

Credit Suisse lowers China Shanshui Cement target price

22 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Credit Suisse lowered its target price for China Shanshui Cement to HK$4.2 from HK$5.5, and maintained its "neutral" call. The house expects unit gross profit to soften in 2013 to CNY65/t due to moderate supply pressure in Shandong, combined with depressed margins in Shanxi and Xinjiang (13 per cent of 2013 sales). Credit Suisse said its recent visit to Shandong also suggests 2Q2013 construction demandmay disappoint versus expectations. The house slightly reduced its 2013 earnings by three...

Chinese producers report declines in net profit

19 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Three China-based cement producers have reported declines in net profit and operating revenue for 2012. China Shanshui Cement reported a 31.8 per cent decline in net profit to CNY1.52bn during the year. Operating profit slid 4.2 per cent YoY to CNY16.16bn, with basic earnings per share of CNY0.54. United Cement Group Corp, a centrally government-run cement company, saw a 65 per cent drop in net profit for 2012 to HK$26.83m while operating revenue was down three per cent YoY to HK$705m....

China Shanshui Cement first-half net profit falls 41 per cent

28 August 2012, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement has reported a net profit of CNY728m (US$114m) for the first half of 2012, representing a decline of 41 per cent YoY on the back of a slowing demand. In the period its operating revenue slid 5.8 per cent YoY to CNY7.38bn, with basic earnings per share of CNY0.26. Zhang Bin, Vice Chairman and General Manager of Shanshui Cement, said: “In the first half of 2012, affected by a contraction in China’s macro economy and slowdown in fixed asset investment, industry demand sl...

Daiwa cuts Shanshui Cement, China

18 July 2012, Published under Cement News

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 has already prepared for 1-2 more cuts of 20-30 days each in Shandong and believes Shanshui will sacr...