Cement News tagged under: business results
Cementos Pacasmayo sees 8% uptick in 4Q sales13 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 7.7 per cent rise in sales volumes of cement, concrete and precast in the 4Q19 due to higher sales to the public sector, El Niño reconstruction, some medium-size private projects as well as self-construction. The higher sales volumes resulted in a 9.8 per cent increase in revenues. Revenues increased 9.8 per cent mainly due to the increase in sales volumes. The company also posted a net income of PEN29.5m. The 52.1 per cent advance in net income i... |
Gulf Cement narrows loss13 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsUAE-based Gulf Cement reported a fall in revenues to AED443.6m (US$120.8m) in 2019, down from AED475.7m in 2018. This represents a YoY drop of 6.7 per cent. The company’s loss narrowed from AED33m in 2018 to AED26.8m. Gulf Cement operates a 2.7Mta integrated cement plant in Khor Khuir, Ras Al Khaimah. It has a clinker capacity of 3.8Mta. |
India’s Saurashtra Cement posts Oct-Dec 19 net profit13 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaurashtra Cement has reported a net revenue from operations of INR1.52bn (US$21.3m) in October-December 2019 from INR1.58bn in the year-ago period. The company achieved a net profit of INR189.5m in the October-December 2019 quarter, a considerable improvement when compared with the INR6.7m loss reported in October-December 2018. |
Yamama Cement reports full-year profit13 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based Yamama Cement Co has posted full-year 2019 sales of SAR801.9m, representing a 53.9 per cent increase when compared with SAR521.2m in 2018. The company’s net profit after zakat and tax was SAR256.3m in 2019, when compared with a loss of SAR58.1m in the previous year. |
FLSmidth sees order intake decline 10%12 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth’s order intake declined 10 per cent YoY to DKK19.554bn (US$2.86bn) in 2019, on the back of a decrease in large capital orders due to market uncertainty and a delay in customer decisions, according to a press release. "2019 has been a year of challenges but also successes. We maintained a stable growth in revenue and the service business gained momentum over the year. We see rising demand for our solutions to help customers obtain a more sustainable production, and good progress wa... |
Cherat Cement profits hit by high cost of sales in 1HFY2012 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Co Ltd (CHCC) of Pakistan has announced its financial result for 1HFY20 through Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 12 February 2020. It posted a loss after tax (LAT) of PKR560.1m (US$3.63m) during the first six months of FY20, against a profit after tax of PKR1.02bn earned during the same period last year. The high cost of sales and financing component impacted the company's bottom line. Although the net sales of company increased to PKR9.5bn from PKR 7.03bn, cost of sales rose ... |
Anjani Portland Cement sees profit rise 165%11 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Anjani Portland Cement has seen a 165 per cent increase in net profit to INR62.8m (US$881,229) for the quarter ending 31 December 2019, rising from INR23.7m in the year-ago period. However, net income declined 15 per cent YoY to INR938.1m from INR1.1bn. In the first nine months of the FY19-20, net sales fell 2.5 per cent YoY to INR3.1bn from INR3.18bn. Despite this, profit advanced 177.6 per cent to INR323.1m from INR116.4m. |
Buzzi Unicem cement sales reach 29.1Mt in 201910 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's sales volumes during 2019 exceeded the level reached in the previous year in all the areas where it operates, thanks to the robust growth recorded in the USA. Group cement sales stood at 29.1Mt, up 4.3 per cent compared to 2018. Ready-mix concrete output, amounting to 12.1Mm 3 , was in line with the volumes of the previous year (+0.2 per cent). Consolidated net sales increased by 12.1 per cent, from EUR2873m to EUR3221m. Variances in the exchange rates, mainly consisting of ... |
Taiwanese cement producers see revenue decline in January10 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s cement manufacturers have recorded a challenging start to the year, with Taiwan Cement Corp noting a 20.1 per cent decline in January revenue to TWD7.50bn (US$249.3m) from TWD9.39bn in the year-ago period. Elsewhere, Asia Cement Corp recorded a 34.1 per cent YoY decrease in revenue to TWD5.21bn for the first month of 2020. Lucky Cement saw a 16.1 per cent YoY fall in revenue to TWD296.4m from TWD353.19m in January 2019. |
India Cements reports net loss in 3QFY19-2010 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia Cements has reported an INR53.7m (US$751,232) standalone net loss in the quarter ending 31 December 2019, compared with an INR31.3m profit in the year-ago period. Total income also declined 4.3 per cent YoY to INR11.94bn from INR12.48bn. EBITDA was down by five per cent YoY to INR1.32bn from INR1.39bn in the 3QFY18-19. Despite this, the drop in EBITDA was reportedly mitigated by a reduction in the variable cost of production. "The overall demand in south is picking up with AP and T... |