{"id":76938,"date":"2023-10-31T15:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=76938"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:53:32","slug":"q3-2023-bua-cement-higher-net-finance-cost-undermines-earnings-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/q3-2023-bua-cement-higher-net-finance-cost-undermines-earnings-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Q3 2023: BUA Cement Higher Net Finance Cost Undermines Earnings Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUA Cement Plc has made public it’s nine months unaudited\u00a0 financials, reporting a standalone EPS of NGN0.37 (-1.6% y\/y) bringing the 9M-23 EPS to NGN2.25 (+2.8% y\/y).<\/p>\n

The lower EPS print was due to a 240.4% y\/y surge in net finance cost amid increases in cost of goods sold ex-depreciation (+63.4% y\/y) and OPEX ex-depreciation (+57.4% y\/y) in the review period.<\/p>\n

Revenue grew by 55.1% y\/y in Q3-23 (9M-23: +27.9% y\/y). Though management is yet to provide details behind the double-digit growth in revenue, it’s believed that topline performance was driven by the relatively higher prices in Q3-23 (+19.0% y\/y) compared to Q3-22.<\/p>\n

However, it can be highlighted that cement sales turnover on a q\/q basis grew slowly by 0.1%, attributable to reduced sales volume likely impacted by the heavy rainfall in Q3-23.<\/p>\n

Gross margin in Q3-23 declined by 300bps y\/y to 41.9% as cost of sales ex-depreciation (Q3-23: +63.4% y\/y) grew faster than revenue (Q3-23: +55.1% y\/y). The higher COGS was driven by increases in raw materials (+47.3% y\/y) and energy costs (+26.7% y\/y), primarily reflective of inflationary pressures and currency devaluation. Sequentially, EBITDA (-310bps y\/y to 34.0%) and EBIT (-60bps y\/y to 28.5%) margins weakened further pressured by OPEX ex-depreciation (+57.4% y\/y) printing higher.<\/p>

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Further down, BUACEMENT recorded a sharp increase in net finance cost (Q3-23: +240.4% y\/y) as the FX losses of NGN24.80 billion and higher interest expense (+59.2% y\/y to NGN10.58 billion) ultimately outweighed the accretion recorded in finance income (+20.54ppts to NGN6.08 billion).<\/p>\n

Accordingly, PBT dipped by 35.2% y\/y in Q3-23, with related PBT margin declining by 11.40ppts to 8.1%. Nonetheless, the Q3-23 tax credit of NGN3.13 billion (vs tax expense of NGN1.78 billion in Q3-22) moderated the decline in earnings as PAT settled slightly lower by 1.4% to NGN12.48 billion.<\/p>\n

Cordros Capital Limited said, In the review period that, “BUACEMENT\u2019s performance was negatively impacted by sluggish sales due to heavy rainfall, foreign exchange losses, higher interest expense, and production costs. Going into Q4-23, we are cautiously optimistic that the slash in ex-factory price that management implemented in October will likely drive demand for its products and improve sales volume. In addition, we expect the company to embark on strategies to protect margins by hedging FX positions and moderating production costs.\u00a0Our estimates are under review”, it added.<\/p>\n

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