{"id":10636,"date":"2025-07-29T13:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=10636"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:24:59","slug":"kohc-earnings-preview-profits-rise-on-lower-costs-but-no-dividend-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/kohc-earnings-preview-profits-rise-on-lower-costs-but-no-dividend-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"KOHC 4QFY25 earnings preview: profits rise on lower costs, but no dividend expected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kohat Cement (KOHC<\/a>) <\/strong>is expected to post steady profits for the last quarter of FY25, with earnings per share (EPS) likely to reach Rs13.7<\/strong>, that’s a 6% increase<\/strong> compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what’s helping KOHC earn more?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Lower coal prices<\/strong>
\u2705 Cheaper electricity rates<\/strong>
\u2705 Improved profit margins<\/strong>, up by 8.1 percentage points<\/strong> compared to last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though KOHC\u2019s cement sales (dispatches) dropped by 1% YoY, the revenue still rose by 4%<\/strong>, hitting Rs9 billion for the quarter. That\u2019s thanks to better pricing and cost savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, one area that dragged results a bit was “other income”<\/strong>, which is earnings from things like bank deposits. It dropped 31%<\/strong>, mostly because of falling interest rates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-year view (FY25)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • EPS expected at Rs63.9<\/strong>, up 32% YoY<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gross profits up 38%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • No dividend is expected this year (same as last year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Even with rising earnings, KOHC is not expected to announce any payout<\/strong> (dividend) to shareholders for FY25. That may disappoint some income-seeking investors, but strong margins show the company is in good shape operationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    KOHC continues to benefit from falling input costs, leading to stronger profitability. While there\u2019s no dividend this year, investors might take comfort in the margin gains and long-term strength of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: JS Global Capital Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Kohat Cement (KOHC) is expected to post steady profits for the last quarter of FY25, with earnings per share (EPS) likely to reach Rs13.7, that’s a 6% increase compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,138],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-10636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-financials","tag-kohc"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KOHC-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KOHC-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KOHC-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KOHC-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636","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\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10638,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10636\/revisions\/10638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}