LUCK – Commissioning of new Iraq clinker line announced
Lucky Cement Ltd. (LUCK) has announced that the kiln of the 1.82mn TPA clinker line has been successfully fired. In addition, the company has announced a new grinding line expansion…
Pakistan Cement saw Apr’25 dispatches improve amid low base
Cement dispatches for Apr’25 clocked in at 3.34mn tons, an increase of 13%YoY, driven by 8%YoY surge in local offtakes, while exports increased by 35%YoY. We believe MRPs in the…
Lucky Cement eyes growth with renewables and diversified investments
Lucky Cement (LUCK), Pakistan’s leading cement producer, shared key developments at the Pakistan Cement Conference 2025, hosted by Topline Securities. Speaking at the event, CFO Atif Kaludi highlighted the group’s…
DGKC saw during 3QFY25 its earnings rise on lower finance costs and higher offtakes
D.G. Khan Cement Company Ltd. (DGKC) announced its 3QFY25 financial results, reporting earnings of PkR2.0bn (EPS: PkR4.6), a 69%YoY increase from the NPAT of PkR1.2bn (EPS: PkR2.7) in SPLY. The…
CHCC saw its earnings beat expectations on improved margins in 3QFY25
Cherat Cement Company Ltd. (CHCC) announced its 3QFY25 financial results, reporting profitability of PkR1.7bn (EPS: PkR8.67), up 35%YoY from PkR1.2bn (EPS: PkR6.4) in SPLY. Earnings came slightly above our expectations…
Lucky Cement demonstrates robust financial results for 9MFY25
LUCK held its corporate briefing on April 28 to discuss its 3QFY25 operational and financial performance. The company posted 3QFY25 NPAT of PKR17.9bn (EPS: PKR12.25), up 15% YoY but down…
FCCL has announced its 3QFY25 financial result
Fauji Cement Company Ltd. (FCCL) has announced its 3QFY25 financial results, with a net profit after tax (NPAT) of PKR 2.1 billion, translating to an earnings per share (EPS) of…
Maple Leaf Cement Factory posts strong 3QFY25 earnings
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd. (MLCF) has announced its 3QFY25 financial results, with consolidated earnings of PKR 2.8 billion (EPS: PKR 2.67), up 86% year-over-year. The company's revenue increased by…
MUGHAL achieved a topline of PkR46.8bn in 1HFY25
Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (MUGHAL) held its analyst briefing recently to discuss 1HFY25 financial results and future outlook: The company's topline was PkR46.8bn in 1HFY25, up 1% YoY,…
NRL discovers significant Copper-Gold Mineralization in Chagai, Balochistan
National Resources Limited (NRL) has discovered significant copper-gold mineralization in Chagai, Balochistan. Muhammad Ali Tabba, Chairman of NRL and CEO of Lucky Cement Limited, announced this today while addressing the…
Cement local dispatches continued downward momentum during March 2025
According to the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches by the industry during March 2025 were 2.961 million tons compared to 3.338 million tons…
Increase in royalty on cement in KPK proposed, may negatively impact sector
In a recent meeting, the Minerals Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) proposed to increase the royalty on cement. Currently, the royalty is ore-based at PKR 250/ton. The proposal aims…
Pakistan cement sector posted strong results in 2QFY2024-25
AHCML Research has reviewed the financial results of different cement firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the periods of 2QFY2024-25 and 1HFY2024-25. According to the analyst, the…
Pakistan’s cement sector domestic sales continued to suffer in February 2025
Domestic cement despatches that, after many months of negative momentum, showed a m-o-m (month over month) increase by 11.64% during January 2025, didn’t pick up as expected during February 2025.…
KSE-100 Cement sector’s profitability – During 1HFY25: profitability increased by 36% YoY
The cement sector (KSE100) saw a 36% YoY increase in profitability during 1HFY25, reaching PKR 56.0bn, up from PKR 41.1bn in the same period last year. Sales for the sector's…
Pakistan Cement Sector – Local cement dispatches set to increase by 6% YoY in Feb-25
Pakistan's local cement dispatches are likely to increase by 6% year over year but decline by 8% Month over Month, reaching 3.04 million tons in February 2025. Local cement dispatches…
Lucky Cement installled a 28.8MW captive wind power project at South plant
Lucky Cement Ltd. (LUCK) held its corporate briefing on Feb 21 to discuss 1HFY25 financial results and future outlook. Key highlights from the event are as follows: To recall, company…
LUCK announces a 5 for 1 stock split
Lucky Cement Limited (PSX Symbol: LUCK) announced a 5 for 1 stock split through its notice to PSX on February 21, 2025. The said recommendation was made in its Board…
FPCCI supports the proposed tax incentives for the Real Estate Sector
Mr Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of FPCCI, has appreciated the proposed tax measures to facilitate the general public's investments in real estate and construction. The 4 percent tax rate on…
Cement dispatches saw an increase of 11.64% in Jan 2025
According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches by the industry during January 2025 were 3.313 million tons compared to 2.967 million…
International Steels posts mixed results: IMS Research
ISL reported a 2QFY25 NPAT of PKR355mn (EPS: PKR0.82), doubling QoQ but a sharp 71% YoY decline. Cumulative NPAT for 1HFY25 plummeted to PKR534mn (EPS: PKR1.23), down 77% YoY. The…
Attock Cement Pakistan – Expected result preview 2QFY25
ACPL is anticipated to declare a profit after tax of PKR 154.8mn (EPS: PKR 1.127) in 2QFY25, reflecting a 150% QoQ increase. During the quarter, Sales are expected to reach…
APCMA: Domestic cement despatches declined by 4.76% during December 2024
According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches by the industry during December 2024 were 3.370 million tons compared to 3.539 million…
Pakistan local cement dispatches set to dip 4% MoM in Dec-24
Pakistan's local cement dispatches will likely go down 10% YoY and 4% MoM to clock in at around 3.19 million tons in Dec-2024. Local cement dispatches are down year over…
The cement sector has delivered a return of 84.3% during CY24TD
The cement sector has delivered a return of 84.3% during CY24TD, outperforming the KSE100 index, which posted a 74.4% return during the same period. In FY24, the sector achieved an…