Cemargos net profit drops 79% in H1 2013

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Colombia: Cementos Argos (Cemargos) has reported a year-on-year fall of 79.2% in net profits to US$38.9m for the first half of 2013. The Colombian cement producer attributed the decline to a sale of assets in the first half 2012 that had artificially inflated net profits.

Revenue for the first half of 2013 was US$1.24bn, a rise of 9% from US$1.2bn in the first half of 2012. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 23% to US$261m from US$212m. In the first half of 2013 Cemargos shipped 5.5Mt of cement, a 1% year-on-year increase.

"The results reflect the positive trends being seen in our markets and the strategies of segmentation, price and penetration being implemented," said the company in its financial statement. Cemargos said that columes recovered in Colombia in the second quarter of 2013 and the Caribbean region continued to support growth.

Last modified on 24 July 2013

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