{"id":10835,"date":"2025-08-04T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=10835"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:38:51","slug":"maple-leaf-cement-mlcf-is-set-to-announce-strong-4q-fy25-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/maple-leaf-cement-mlcf-is-set-to-announce-strong-4q-fy25-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) is Set to Announce Strong 4Q FY25 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF<\/a>) <\/strong>is expected to post a solid financial performance<\/strong> for the quarter ending June 2025 (4QFY25), with analysts projecting a big jump in profits and steady sales growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a simple breakdown of what to expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected profit: over 2x growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The company is projected to earn PKR 2.1 billion<\/strong> in profit after tax, a massive 115% increase<\/strong> from the same quarter last year. This equals earnings per share (EPS) of PKR 2.01<\/strong>, compared to just PKR 0.91 in 4QFY24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales supported by strong cement prices & export growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Sales revenue<\/strong> is estimated at PKR 17.6 billion<\/strong>, up 12% year-on-year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • This is backed by:\n
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    • Higher cement prices<\/strong>: The average price of a 50kg bag rose 12% YoY<\/strong> to PKR 1,412.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Stronger export dispatches<\/strong>: Cement exports likely rose 75% YoY<\/strong> and over 230% from the previous quarter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Margins might dip slightly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      While profits are expected to rise, gross margins<\/strong> could slip to around 30%<\/strong>, compared to 35% last year<\/strong>. The dip is due to a larger share of exports, which usually bring in lower profits than domestic sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lower interest rates = huge cost savings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Finance costs are expected to fall by ~62% YoY<\/strong>, thanks to a sharp drop in interest rates (from 20.5% last year to 11% now).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • This could help boost net earnings despite margin pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Cement dispatches trending up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Local sales<\/strong> are forecasted to rise 7% YoY<\/strong>, reaching over 914,000 tons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Export volumes<\/strong> may jump to nearly 90,000 tons<\/strong>, showing growing international demand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Maple Leaf Cement is likely to report a strong quarter<\/strong> with rising profits, better export performance, and major savings from lower interest rates. Even though margins might tighten a bit due to export mix, overall earnings momentum remains strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Source: Al Habib Capital Markets Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) is expected to post a solid financial performance for the quarter ending June 2025 (4QFY25), with analysts projecting a big jump in profits and steady sales growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,138],"tags":[93],"class_list":["post-10835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-financials","tag-mlcf"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLCF-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLCF-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLCF-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLCF-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10835","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=10835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10836,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10835\/revisions\/10836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}