{"id":10005,"date":"2025-07-18T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=10005"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:47:25","slug":"pioc-set-for-strong-4q-finish-earnings-and-dividend-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/pioc-set-for-strong-4q-finish-earnings-and-dividend-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"PIOC set for strong 4Q finish: earnings and dividend in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pioneer Cement (<a href=\"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/tag\/pioc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PIOC<\/a>)<\/strong> is expected to post healthy financial results for the fourth quarter of FY25, showing a strong recovery compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what investors and followers of the cement sector need to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key numbers at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expected Net Profit:<\/strong> PKR <strong>1.1 billion<\/strong> in 4QFY25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expected Earnings per Share (EPS):<\/strong> <strong>PKR 5.1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quarterly Growth:<\/strong> Profit up <strong>18%<\/strong> from last quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sales:<\/strong> Estimated at <strong>PKR 8.4 billion<\/strong>, up <strong>7% QoQ<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gross Profit Margin:<\/strong> Around <strong>28%<\/strong>, improving from last quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s driving the performance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PIOC\u2019s improvement this quarter is mainly due to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Better cement prices:<\/strong> In the North region, retail prices increased by around 3% QoQ.<br>\u2705 <strong>Slight increase in cement dispatches:<\/strong> Sales volume rose 1% compared to last quarter.<br>\u2705 <strong>Lower finance cost:<\/strong> Interest expenses dropped by 43% compared to last year, thanks to reduced debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, compared to the same quarter last year, profit is expected to be <strong>15% lower<\/strong>, mainly because costs have increased and other income has dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dividend outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PIOC is expected to announce a <strong>cash dividend of PKR 10\/share<\/strong> for the quarter.<br>That brings the <strong>total dividend for FY25 to PKR 15\/share<\/strong>, offering income to shareholders alongside the earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a tough year overall, PIOC is ending FY25 on a positive note. Rising prices and stable demand are helping the company regain momentum, and investors can look forward to strong cash returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: Taurus Securities Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneer Cement (PIOC) is expected to post healthy financial results for the fourth quarter of FY25, showing a strong recovery compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9252,"featured_media":6900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,138],"tags":[214],"class_list":["post-10005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-financials","tag-pioc"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PIOC-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PIOC-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PIOC-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PIOC-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10006,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10005\/revisions\/10006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}