Cement News tagged: Corporate
Vicat sees 8% like-for-like advance in 1Q sales
Vicat reported a 1.2 per cent YoY (+7.9 per cent like for like (lfl)) uptick in consolidated sales to EUR911m in the first quarter of 2024 from EUR899m in the 1Q23. The company attributes the positive results to 4.1 per cent increase in cement volumes to 6.9Mt, a 5.4 per cent advance in concrete volumes to 2.2Mm3 and a still resilient pricing environment in most markets with a favourable cost/...
Huaxin Cement sees revenue advance 7% YoY
Huaxin Cement has posted revenue of CNY7.08bn (US$977m) in the first quarter of 2024, ended 31 March, up 6.9 per cent on the same period a year earlier. Net income over the same timeframe declined 28 per cent to CNY177.5bn. Meanwhile, the profit margin fell from 3.7 per cent in the 1Q23 to 2.5 per cent in the 1Q24, reportedly driven by higher expenses. Earnings per share in the 1Q24 stood...
Yamama Cement 1Q profit edges up 2%
Yamama Saudi Cement Co reported sales of SAR273.7m (US$73m) in the 1Q24 when compared with SAR279.9m in the year-ago period. The 2.2 per cent YoY drop was on the back of a decrease in sales volumes. However, the company’s net profit in the first three months of 2024 improved by 2.3 per cent to SAR115m from SAR112.4m. The positive change in net profit has been attributed to a decrease in th...
Usje sees 58% jump in net profit in 1Q24
Cementarnica Usje AD of North Macedonia, part of the Titan group, reported a six per cent increase in domestic sales to MKD840.2m (US$14.6m) in the 1Q24 while export sales are up seven per cent YoY to MKD348.1m. The company also posted a three per cent YoY increase in operating revenue to MKD1.2bn in the first three months of 2024. Operating costs were down 10 per cent to MKD812.7m. As a r...
UltraTech Cement sales up 9% YoY
India’s UltraTech Cement , part of the Aditya Birla Group, has reported a strong performance in the 4QFY24, ended 31 March 2024. Consolidated net sales for the three-month period came in at INR200,690m (US$2.4bn), marking a nine per cent advance YoY, while profit after tax advanced 36 per cent YoY to INR22,580m. For the full year 2024, the company reported a 12 per cent improvement in con...
Dangote reports 101% revenue surge in 1Q24
Dangote Cement has reported group revenue of NGN817.4bn (US$659m) in the first quarter of 2024, ended 31 March, marking a 101 per cent surge YoY. EBITDA advanced by 66.6 per cent over the same period to NGN309.5bn, giving a 37.9 per cent margin, while group volumes advanced 12.3 per cent to 7Mt. Profit after tax stood at NGN112.7bn, up 2.9 per cent YoY. In Nigeria, Dangote saw a strong r...
CBB posts 132% surge in 1Q income
Chile-based CBB reported sales of CLP97,781.67m (US$102.83m) in the 1Q24, up 11.1 per cent from CLP87,989.15m in the equivalent period of the previous year. In the 1Q24 EBITDA reached CLP22,803, up 44.8 per cent YoY as dispatches in all business lines increased and margins improved. Cement dispatches increased 22.6 per cent YoY to 315,000t in the 1Q24 from 257,000t in the while concrete d...
Cementos Molins closes 1Q24 with 38% net profit hike
Cementos Molins SA saw revenues slip to EUR336m in the 1Q24 due to the decline in activity in Argentina only being partly offset by increases in most businesses and regions. EBITDA picked up by five per cent YoY to EUR90m thanks to the contribution of the company’s businesses in Europe, Mexico and North Africa. Selling prices delivered a net contribution when compared with costs and the po...
Sanghi Industries sees revenue decline YoY
Sanghi Industries has posted revenue of INR2883.3m (US$34.5m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024. This compares to INR2270.1m in the same period a year earlier. Net loss over the same period came in at INR190.2m, versus INR1045.6m in the year-ago period. According to the company, the basic loss per share from continuing operations stood at INR0.74 over the three-month period, down from INR4....
Lucky Cement profit jumps 67% in 9MFY23-24
Lucky Cement Ltd announced its financial results for the 9MFY23-24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange website on 29 April. It posted unconsolidated earnings of PKR18.649bn (US$67m), a significant advance of 67 per cent YoY. Earnings per share (EPS) stood at PKR63.65. According to results from AHL Research, the top line in the 9MFY23-24 was PKR87.404bn, in contrast to PKR70.348bn in ...
Carbon Re highlights importance of digitalisation in net zero
Carbon Re has published its latest white paper titled “Digitalization: The Pathway to Net Zero”. The paper explores the significant role that digitalisation can play in reducing carbon emissions within the industry. It also advocates for industry-wide adoption of digitalisation as a means to secure a resilient, profitable and sustainable future. Drawing on case studies from leading ceme...
CEMEX divests assets in Philippines
CEMEX has announced that its subsidiary, CEMEX Asia BV, has signed an agreement with DACON Corp, DMCI Holdings Inc and Seminara Mining and Power Corp for the sale of its operations and assets in the Philippines. Once closed, this transaction will further advance CEMEX’s portfolio rebalancing strategy. The assets to be sold by CEMEX Asia BV include 100 per cent equity interest in CEMEX...
Kohat Cement Co posted a profit of PKR6.512bn in 9MFY23-24
Kohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) announced its financial results for the 9MFY23-24 on 25 April. It posted a profit after tax (PAT) of PKR6.512bn (US$23.3m) compared to PKR5.363bn in the same period in the previous year, up by 21 per cent YoY. Result highlights from AHL Research report that the topline in the 9MFY23-24 remained stable at PKR29.972bn. Earnings per share (EPS) increased to PKR3...
Shiva Cement reports loss in FY24
India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has reported revenue from operations of INR1444.5m (US$17.3m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024. This compares to INR978.5m in the previous quarter. The company saw a total loss for the three-month period of INR119.2m, down from the INR323.8m loss recorded in the previous quarter. Total expenses over the same period advanced from INR1423.1m to INR1605.4m. Fo...
Maple Leaf Cement Factory's profit falls 13% in 9MFY23-24
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCF) announced its financial result for the 9MFY23-24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange website on 25 April, posting a profit after tax (PAT) of PKR5.374bn (US$19.26m) compared to a PAT of PKR6.185bn in the same period of the previous year, down by 13 per cent YoY. Earnings per share (EPS) declined to PKR5.01 in the 9MFY23-24 from PKR5.76 in the year-ago period. ...
Saint-Gobain sales slip 6% in 1Q24
Saint-Gobain has reported total group sales of EUR11,356m in the first quarter of 2024, down 5.8 per cent from EUR12,406m in the same period a year earlier. According to the company, the decline was due to a contraction in new construction in Europe, but supported by growth in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Volumes also fell, down 4.7 per cent YoY, while prices slipped 1.1 per cent. In n...