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Qassim Cement’s profit grew by 4% in 2015
11 January 2016Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement Co's quarterly net profit during the fourth quarter of 2015 amounted to US$37.4m, up by 4.69% from US$35.7m for the same quarter of 2014.
The main reasons for the net profit increase were higher sales volume and value, lower general and administrative expenses and higher other income. Gross profit during the fourth quarter of 2015 was US$42.3m, some 0.83% higher than the US$41.8m in the same period of 2014. Its operating profit increased by 7.96% to US$40.6m during the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to US$37.6m in the same quarter of 2014.
The company's net profit in 2015 grew by 4.05% year-on-year to US$156m and its gross profit grew by 2.33% to US$168m. Its operating profit grew by 4.49% to US$160m during 2015.
Qassim Cement profit hits US$82m in H1 2012
26 September 2012Saudi Arabia: Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement has posted a net profit of US$82m for the first half of 2012, a rise of 5.4% from US$77.8m in the same period in 2011. The company attributed the increase to a rise in sales but did not provide any exact sales figures. It reported an operating profit of US$84.1m for the first six months of 2012, a rise of 6.1% from US$79.3m in 2011.
Saudi Qassim Cement to add production line
12 September 2012Saudi Arabia: The management board of Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement (QC)has approved the installation of a new production line with a daily production capacity of 5500t/yr. The company said the move is in line with its efforts to meet growing demand. No financial details were made available.
QC, based in Buraida in eastern Saudi Arabia, was established in 1976 and is one of the eleven listed cement companies operating in the Kingdom.
Qassim Cement's Q1 profit rises 7.65%
11 April 2012Saudi Arabia: The Qassim Cement Company has reported that its net profit for the first quarter of 2012 grew by 7.65%, from US$39.2m in 2011 to US$42.2m.
The firm added that its consolidated gross profit rose by 4.87% to US$45.5m, up from US$43.4m in 2011. Its consolidated operating profit in the quarter went up by 6.93% to US$43.2m, compared with US$40.44m in 2011. Qassim Cement's first-quarter consolidated net profit increased by 8.45% from US$39m as reported in the fourth quarter of 2011.