{"id":9814,"date":"2025-07-15T16:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=9814"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:47:59","slug":"can-chcc-deliver-155-profit-growth-in-q4fy25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/can-chcc-deliver-155-profit-growth-in-q4fy25\/","title":{"rendered":"Can CHCC deliver 155% Profit Growth in Q4FY25?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cherat Cement (CHCC<\/a>)<\/strong> is on track to report strong earnings growth in the fourth quarter of FY25. The company is expected to post a profit of Rs2.2 billion<\/strong>, translating to an EPS (Earnings Per Share) of Rs11.2<\/strong>, a 155% increase<\/strong> from the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what\u2019s driving this big jump in earnings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Reasons Behind CHCC\u2019s Profit Growth:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Tax Relief Boosted Profits:<\/strong>
    Last year, CHCC faced a higher tax burden, which pulled down profits. With that pressure off, this year\u2019s numbers look much stronger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Better Margins from Higher Cement Prices:<\/strong>
    Gross margins, which show how much profit CHCC makes after subtracting the cost to produce cement, are expected to rise to 37%<\/strong>, up 9 percentage points<\/strong> from last year.
    CHCC smartly increased cement prices in line with Punjab<\/strong>, even though it doesn\u2019t face royalty charges in KPK, where it’s based. This helped boost profits without extra costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Quarter-on-Quarter Performance:<\/strong>
    Compared to the previous quarter, CHCC\u2019s profit is expected to increase by 29%<\/strong>, showing solid ongoing momentum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Dividend Expected:<\/strong>
    CHCC is also expected to reward shareholders with a Rs8 per share dividend<\/strong> in this quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Earnings Snapshot (per share):<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Period<\/th>EPS<\/th>YoY Change<\/th>QoQ Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    4QFY25E<\/td>Rs11.2<\/td>+155%<\/td>+29%<\/td><\/tr>
    4QFY24A<\/td>Rs4.4<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
    3QFY25A<\/td>Rs8.7<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


    CHCC’s strong pricing strategy and favorable tax comparisons have led to impressive profit growth. With better margins, a dividend on the way, and positive quarterly momentum, CHCC looks well-positioned as a cement sector outperformer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: Sherman Securities <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Cherat Cement (CHCC) is on track to report strong earnings growth in the fourth quarter of FY25. The company is expected to post a profit of Rs2.2 billion, translating to an EPS (Earnings Per Share) of Rs11.2, a 155% increase from the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9252,"featured_media":6554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,138],"tags":[199],"class_list":["post-9814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-financials","tag-chcc"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CHCC-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CHCC-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CHCC-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CHCC-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9814","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=9814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9815,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9814\/revisions\/9815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}