Pakistan’s Gharibwal Cement Ltd has announced a 33.9 per cent YoY drop in net profit for the FY18 ended 30 June, falling to PKR1.509bn (US$12.2m) from PKR2.283bn. Despite this, sales increased 2.3 per cent to PKR11.48bn from PKR11.22bn.

Distribution costs rose 19.7 per cent YoY to PKR383m against PKR320m of the previous year, while administrative expenses decreased 3.7 per cent to PKR2.6m from PKR2.7m.