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Qassim Cement profit falls 29% in Q1

Qassim Cement profit falls 29% in Q1
The cement producer's net profit amounted to SAR 57.18 million in Q1-18
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Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia-based Qassim Cement on Thursday posted a 28.67% year-on-year drop in its net profits during the first quarter of 2018.

The cement producer's net profit amounted to SAR 57.18 million in Q1-18, down from SAR 80.16 million in Q1-17, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).

Quarter-on-quarter, profits levelled down 14.91%, the Tadawul-listed company said. 

The firm attributed the fall of its first-quarter profit to sales decrease due to lower demand for cement, a decline in sales prices, in addition to an increase in sales cost, general, administrative, and marketing expenses.

The stock remained unchanged to close Wednesday at SAR 40.99