Pakistan Cement: Dispatches surge —another notch on sector’s belt,(AKD Daily, Oct 06, 2020)
- Local cement dispatches extended their outstanding run with an increase of 17.6/46.5% YoY/MoM to 4.1mn tons for Sep’20 where South fared better amongst the two regions, witnessing an increase of 26.8/88.4%YoY/MoM while North posted an increase of 16.3/41.5% YoY/MoM.
- Exports also remained buoyant with a YoY/MoM growth of 40.9/54.0% with major contribution from South-based players (exports from South formed 74.5% of the total exports). Overall, for 1QFY21, cement dispatches have increased by 19.5%YoY where local dispatches increased by 18.7%YoY and exports increased by 23.2%YoY.
- Prices in North are also reacting to strong demand and have increased by PkR10/bag in last two weeks in a sign of improved demand environment, with further price hikes difficult to rule out. Moreover, South’s export tilt is keeping prices stable in the region.
- We continue to like MLCF (TP: PkR41.9/sh, 17% upside) and LUCK (TP: PkR761.3/sh, 21% upside) from the AKD cement universe with the former being one of the lowest cost producers implying lower sensitivity to retail price variations, while latter’s cost efficiencies coupled with diversified investments make it a safe play.
Lucky Cement is a cement manufacturing and distribution company which is based in Pakistan. Co. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of Ordinary Portland, Sulphate Resistant, and Slag Cement. Co.'s brand names included Lucky Cement, Lucky Star, Lucky Gold, Chairman, and Lucky Sulphate Resistant Cement. Co. maintains production facilities in Pezu (Production capacity: 13,000 tons per day) as well as in Karachi (Production capacity: 8,000 tons per day). In addition, Co. is engaged in developing export markets for bulk loose cement from Pakistan to the Gulf Countries, African Markets, and Far East Region including Nepal & Sri Lanka.
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