Saudi Cement Q4 net profit falls 32.8pc

17/01/2016 12:11 AST

Saudi Cement reported a 32.8 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Sunday, missing estimates as sales fell and it booked an impairment for two kilns.

The company, one of the kingdom's largest cement producers by market value, made a net profit of SR180 million ($48.03 million) in the three months to December 31, down from SR268 million in the corresponding period of 2014, it said in a bourse filing.

The average forecast of five analysts polled by Reuters was for a quarterly net profit of SR228.4 million.

Saudi Cement attributed its net profit drop to lower sales and booking an impairment for two kilns at its Hofuf plant. It did not provide further details on its sales.

The company had said last month it would book a SR66.2 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter after writing off the value of two kilns that will remain out of operation indefinitely at its Hofuf factory.

It is the third successive quarter in which Saudi Cement has reported lower earnings, year-on-year. Construction-related firms have been put under pressure by a sector slowdown following cutbacks in state spending due to lower oil prices.

The company also expects the fuel and electricity price hikes announced in the 2016 government budget to increase its production costs by SR68 million ($18.1 million) this year.


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