Steppe Cement Limited Preliminary Update for Year ended 31 December 2018 (7256M)
10 January 2019 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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Steppe Cement Limited
10 January 2019
10 January 2019
Steppe Cement Ltd
Preliminary Update for the Year ended 31 December 2018
Steppe Cement Ltd ("Steppe Cement") recorded revenue for the
year ended 31 December 2018 of 28,342 million Tenge ("KZT"), which
was 32% higher than the KZT 21,443 million recorded for the
corresponding year ended 31 December 2017. In 2018 cement sales
volume was 1,720,629 tonnes, a 6% increase over the 1,630,230
tonnes for the previous year. The average price (ex - VAT) for
delivered cement was KZT 16,480 per tonne in 2018, a 25% increase
compared with KZT 13,153 per tonne in 2017. The average ex-factory
price in 2018 stood at KZT 13,354 per tonne (23% above 2017)
representing USD 39 per tonne based on 2018's average exchange rate
of USD/KZT 345 vs 326 in 2017.
In 2018, the cement market consumption in Kazakhstan decreased
by 4% at 8.6 million tonnes.
Steppe Cement's local market share increased to 17.5% while
exports increased by 50% from 146,000 tonnes in 2017 to 220,000
tonnes in 2018. Overall, Kazakhstan imported 0.65 million tonnes of
cement, the same as the previous year, and exported 2 million
tonnes (vs 0.9 million in 2017).
The full results and audited accounts denominated in USD are
expected to be published in April 2019.
Steppe Cement's AIM nominated adviser and broker is RFC Ambrian
Limited.
Nominated Adviser contact: Stephen Allen or Andrew Thomson on
+61 8 9480 2500.
Broker contact: Charlie Cryer at +44 20 3440 6800.
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