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News 12 November 2019

12 November 2019

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Strong cement earnings continue for Eagle Materials

12 November 2019

US: Eagle Materials has reported financial results for the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, a period that ended on 30 September 2019. Its overall revenue was US$414.5m for the period, a 9% year-on-year improvement.

Revenues from its cement activities, including joint venture and intersegment revenue, were up by 18% to US$227m, reflecting improved sales volume and net sales prices. Cement sales volume for the quarter were a record 1.8Mt, up by 14% compared to the prior year quarter. Operating earnings from cement were also a record at US$66.5m, 16% higher than the same quarter a year ago. The earnings improvement was primarily due to higher sales volume and net sales prices.

Commenting on the second quarter results, Michael Haack, President and CEO, said, "We are proud to have achieved record revenue and net earnings per share for the second quarter of our 2020 fiscal year. Our second quarter performance was driven mostly by increased cement shipments, cost control initiatives and strong operational execution, as we capitalised on the robust underlying demand across our geographic footprint.”

Commenting on the remaining six months of its 2020 fiscal year, Haack said “The outlook continues to be positive. Demand for our building materials and construction products is supported by a number of favourable market dynamics including ongoing growth in jobs, high consumer confidence and low interest rates."

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Taiheiyo reports on six-month results

12 November 2019

Japan: Taiheiyo Cement made a net profit of US$150m in the six months to 30 September 2019. This was a fall from US$160m in the same period of 2018. Its revenue for the same period of the 2019 fiscal year was US$395m, a fall from US$402m a year earlier. For the full year to 31 March 2020, Taiheiyo forecasts a net profit of US$570m.

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The India Cements may delay investment

12 November 2019

India: The India Cements, south India's largest cement maker by volume, has stated that it may have to delay its planned capital expenditure projects, if the Indian economy continues its relative ‘slump.’ The company’s proposed projects include an investment of US$195m on a greenfield plant in Madhya Pradesh and a grinding plant in Uttar Pradesh.

India is going through what many consider to be a ‘unprecedented’ economic slowdown following GDP growth of ‘a mere 5% in the third quarter of 2019, a six year low. This has led to a slowdown in government spending, directly affecting cement consumption and capacity utilisation rate at The India Cements’ plants.

“We may hold back capital expenditure," said N Srinivasan, the company’s Vice Chairman and Managing Director. “I want to expand. I want to go there, but I want to be sure before I go!"

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Kuwait Portland profit slumps 75%

12 November 2019

Kuwait: Kuwait Portland Cement reported a 75% decrease in its net profit during the third quarter of 2019. Its profit was US$2.0m in the third quarter of 2019 compared with US$8.0m in a year earlier. Kuwait Portland’s nine month profit came to US$20.3m, a 21% fall year-on-year compared with US$25.7m. It attributed the decrease in profit to lower net returns on investments.

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Tasek loss widens in first nine months

12 November 2019

Malaysia: Tasek Corp Bhd's net loss for the third quarter of 2019 narrowed to US$1.3m from US$1.45m a year earlier. It said that it was hampered by high production costs and increased price competition. Its revenue however, rose by 6.9% to US$38.7m compared with US$36.2m in the third quarter of 2018.

Over the first nine months, Tasek's net loss widened to US$5.6m, from a revenue of US$102.7m, up by 1.3% year-on-year. "The board views the outlook for the last quarter of the year to remain challenging if pricing pressure continues," reported Tasek, as cited by the Sun Daily.

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