Qatar National Cement Company Discloses Interim Financial Statement for Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2017

 

April 24, 2017

 

Qatar National Cement net profit amounted QR 84,839,565 compared to QR 123,790,487 for the same period of the previous year.  The Earnings per Share (EPS) amounted to QR 1.30 compared to QR 1.89 for the same period of the previous year.

 

The Group's Comment

Qatar Cement's total income from cement sales dropped by 27.2% to QR83.9 million as result of

sales decline and rise of production cost. Adding other sources of income, deducting routine expenses worth QR 10.8 million, then net profit falls by 31.5% to QR 84.8 million. Comprehensive income declined to 78.3 million.