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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11.58AM / NSE with
additional comments from Lafarge
Lafarge Africa Plc released its report this morning, recording
a net sales of N234 billion for the nine month period and N72 billion for
Q3 ‘2018; an increase of 5% over 2017 (both versus the quarter and the nine
months period).
The positive performance, as represented by the company, was mainly
driven by strong volume growth in Nigeria and favourable pricing trends in
South Africa.
EBITDA for Q3 ‘2018 increased significantly as a result of improved
performance in South Africa (while it was down for the nine months period
due to South Africa’s performance in Q1 and Q2).
Source: NSE
The CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Michel Puchercos said:
“We continued to deliver strong margins in our Nigerian business as a
result of our successful commercial strategies with improved product visibility
and the fast tracking of the new route to market. Our energy efficiency
plan translated in increased use of Alternative Fuel and Coal. Our South African operations delivered first
positive recurring EBITDA and are focused on executing its turnaround plan.’’
He further stated that the company has successfully commissioned a new
grinding station in Ghana with a capacity of 600KT.
Outlook
Outlook for the cement market in Nigeria remains
favourable in Q4 ‘2018. In South Africa, the company expects the execution of
its turnaround plan will continue to yield positive results. All product lines
are expected to contribute to the performance.
Debt Restructuring
The Board of Lafarge Africa PLC has approved the refinancing of the
shareholder loan to $293m with longer maturity and a Right Issue of up to N90bn. The
restructuring is aimed at reducing the Company’s leverage position as well as
strengthening its profitability.
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