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<ul><li>Pakistan’s listed cement sector has reported highest ever earnings of Rs21.3bn up 46% YoY in 1QFY24. The positive earnings growth is primarily due to higher volumetric sales and improved gross margins.</li><li>The cement sector also witnessed a significant increase in pre-tax earnings (PBT), rising by 60% YoY and 51% QoQ to Rs32.8bn. This significant growth is due to factors mentioned above and QoQ decline in tax expense.</li><li>Sales jumped 34% YoY to Rs170bn in 1QFY24 led by 23.6% YoY increase in total cement dispatches and 12% YoY in average cement prices.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Pakistan’s listed cement sector has reported highest ever earnings of Rs21.3bn up 46% YoY in 1QFY24. The positive earnings growth is primarily due to higher volumetric sales and improved gross margins.The cement sector also witnessed a significant increase in pre-tax earnings (PBT), rising by 60% YoY and 51% QoQ to Rs32.8bn. This significant growth is due to factors mentioned above and QoQ decline in tax expense.Sales jumped 34% YoY to Rs170bn in 1QFY24 led by 23.6% YoY increase in total cement dispatches and 12% YoY in average cement prices.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pakistan Cements: Sector reported highest ever quarterly profit in 1QFY24