Profit warning issued by Kenya’s Portland Cement
Published by Joseph Green,
Editor
World Cement,
Reuters are reporting that East African Portland Cement is expecting its profit to fall by more than 25% in the financial year ending 30 June citing year-earlier gains on land sales.
"The unrealised fair value gain on investment property and the gain on disposal of land will not recur this financial year," Portland commented in a statement.
The company's pre-tax loss increased to US$7.33 million in the first half on higher finance costs and foreign exchange losses.
East African Portland Cement recently announced that demand for cement was expected to remain strong due to numerous, ongoing infrastructure projects, but cautioned that an oversupply in the local market would weigh on prices in the short to medium term.
Portland has said that in response it plans to control costs and expected a technical support agreement it has entered into with Lafarge Holcim to boost its operations.
Edited from source by Joseph Green. Source: Reuters
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/africa-middle-east/25022016/profit-warning-issued-kenya-portland-cement-575/
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