Pioneer Cement’s profit beats estimate buoyed by strong margins

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MG News | September 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM GMT+05:00

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September 18, 2024 (MLN): Pioneer Cement Limited (PSX: PIOC) posted a profit after tax of Rs1.35 billion [EPS: Rs5.94] in the quarter ending June 2024 and announced a final cash dividend of Rs10 per share.

That compares with industry expectations of Rs5.40 per share and a loss per share of Rs0.44 incurred in the same period last year (SPLY).

The strong performance was led by an increase in gross margins and a significantly lower tax rate.

Going by the results, the company's revenue fell 2.7% to Rs8.14bn as compared to Rs8.37bn in SPLY.

However, the cost of sales decreased by 14.3%, improving the gross profit by 29.3% to Rs2.88bn in Q4 FY24.

The gross margins rose to 35.4% as compared to 26.6% in SPLY.

Other income rose to Rs261.72m in Q4 FY24 as compared to just Rs8.3m in SPLY.

On the expense side, the company's administrative expenses rose 87.2% from a year ago to Rs94.02m, while selling and distribution expenses fell 44.3% to Rs26.81m.

The company’s finance cost inched lower by 2.3% and stood at Rs550.01m as compared to Rs562.66m in SPLY.

On the tax front, the company paid a significantly lower tax worth Rs759.58m against the Rs1.84bn paid in the corresponding period of last year, depicting a decrease of 58.6%.

This translates to an effective tax rate of 36.0% as compared to 105.8% in SPLY.

Unconsolidated (un-audited) Financial Results for quarter ended June 30, 2024 (Rupees in '000)
  Jun 24 Jun 23 % Change
Sales 8,144,344 8,369,202 -2.69%
Cost of sales (5,263,680) (6,141,614) -14.29%
Gross Profit/ (loss) 2,880,664 2,227,588 29.32%
Administrative Expenses (94,023) (50,229) 87.19%
Selling And Distribution Expenses (26,805) (48,082) -44.25%
Other Gains / (Losses) (190,254) (66,182) 187.47%
Provision Reversed / (Charged) (47,879) - -
Other Income 261,716 8,295 3055.11%
Other Operating Expenses (125,760) 226,489 -
Finance Cost (550,011) (562,657) -2.25%
Profit/ (loss) before taxation 2,107,648 1,735,222 21.46%
Taxation (759,579) (1,835,346) -58.61%
Net profit/ (loss) for the period 1,348,069 (100,124) -
Basic earnings/ (loss) per share 5.94 (0.44) -

Amount in thousand except for EPS

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