Raysut Cement profit jumps over 12 fold to RO4.31mn

Raysut Cement Company on Wednesday announced that the company has achieved over twelve-fold increase in its net profit at RO4.31mn for the financial year ended on December 31, 2019, mainly driven by reduction in overall expenditure.

The Salalah-based cement maker has reported a net profit of RO343,642 in the year ended on December 31, 2018, according to the company’s unaudited financial result submitted to the Muscat Securities Market (MSM).

For the year under consideration, the cement maker’s total revenue declined by around 7.6 per cent to RO85.67mn as against RO92.76mn in the corresponding period, an year ago.

Another highlight of the company’s performance for the year 2019 was its ability to curtail expenditure. For the year ended on December 31, 2019, Raysut Cement’s total expenses stood at around 80.02mn, which is 12.16 per cent lower at RO91.1mn than its expenditure incurred in the year ended on December 31, 2018.

For the year ended on December 31, 2019, the company spent RO353,627 as investment expenditure which is around 42.85 per cent lower than RO618,733 it incurred as investment expenses, it said in the filing to the MSM.

The company’s shareholders also cheered the news of better than expected profit as its share prices jumped nearly 8 per cent to close at 484bz per share on Wednesday.

Oman Daily Observer Contribution Time: 16-Jan-2020 12:41 (GMT)
Oman Daily Observer Last Update Time: 16-Jan-2020 12:41 (GMT)