{"id":9807,"date":"2025-07-15T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=9807"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:42:22","slug":"dgkc-earnings-are-expected-to-rebound-sharply-due-to-higher-sales-and-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/dgkc-earnings-are-expected-to-rebound-sharply-due-to-higher-sales-and-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"DGKC earnings are expected to rebound sharply due to higher sales and prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DG Khan Cement Company (<a href=\"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/tag\/dgkc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DGKC\">DGKC<\/a>) <\/strong>is expected to post a major turnaround in its earnings for the fourth quarter of FY25, reporting a net profit of <strong>Rs2.2 billion<\/strong>, or <strong>Earnings Per Share (EPS) of Rs5.16<\/strong>. This is a strong comeback compared to a <strong>Rs1.7 billion loss<\/strong> in the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s driving the recovery?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three key factors have supported this sharp earnings rebound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Higher Cement Sales<\/strong>: DGKC saw a <strong>29% year-on-year increase<\/strong> in cement volumes, showing strong demand recovery in both domestic and export markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Better Cement Prices<\/strong>: Prices have improved in both local and international markets, helping lift revenues and margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Lower Grid Electricity Costs<\/strong>: A drop in electricity prices helped reduce production costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Margins &amp; payout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gross margins<\/strong> jumped to <strong>27%<\/strong> this quarter, up from only <strong>8%<\/strong> in the same period last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite flat earnings on a quarter-on-quarter basis, the company has maintained solid profitability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DGKC is expected to announce a <strong>dividend payout of Rs4 per share<\/strong>, rewarding investors after a tough previous year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DGKC\u2019s strong Q4FY25 performance signals a return to growth, driven by volume recovery, better pricing, and cost control. If these trends continue, investors may see even stronger returns in the coming quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: Sherman Securities <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DG Khan Cement Company (DGKC) is expected to post a major turnaround in its earnings for the fourth quarter of FY25, reporting a net profit of Rs2.2 billion, or Earnings Per Share (EPS) of Rs5.16. This is a strong comeback compared to a Rs1.7 billion loss in the same period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9252,"featured_media":6754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,138],"tags":[186],"class_list":["post-9807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-financials","tag-dgkc"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DGKC-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DGKC-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DGKC-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DGKC-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9807","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=9807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9808,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9807\/revisions\/9808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}