Industry Bestway, Maple Leaf, Cherat: bleak path to FY19 Of the three cement manufacturers in question, MapleLeaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) is really pulling down the team average, as Published 26 Apr, 2019 06:04am
Industry PMPK: back to losses It’s not the financial start a tobacco company would have wanted to start off a tough business year. As per a company no Published 26 Apr, 2019 06:00am
Industry DGKC starting to bleed Despite a nearly 30 percent growth in revenues, DG Khan Cement (PSX: DGKC) watched its 9MFY19 earnings nearly drop to ha Published 25 Apr, 2019 04:54am
Industry Pakistan Tobacco: FED hurts Surprising that the leading cigarette maker posted a sizable decline in net profits in the opening quarter. As per lates Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:28am
Industry Industry 4.0: are we ready? While the majority in Pakistan is dispensing sermons about the country missing out on the knowledge economy, there is an Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:17am
Textile Skills development in garments Readymade garments are one of Pakistan’s top exports but a number of constraints are inhibiting the sector’s true potent Published 15 Apr, 2019 06:55am
Industry Attock Cement: racing to the mean With a whopping 36 percent growth in the top-line, Attock cement’s 9MFY19 revenues are definitely above expectations. Un Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:26am
Industry Cement cartel: do not resuscitate That the cement industry operates in a cartel is no secret. History suggests that the cartel breaks every time the indus Published 11 Apr, 2019 06:20am
Industry Get ready for sugar-flation? The rational expectations theory in economics posits that public’s expectations about future influence what actually tak Published 10 Apr, 2019 05:58am
Industry Cement: biding for boom Cement manufacturers like other construction peers cannot wait for the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan (NPHP) to pan out, but Published 10 Apr, 2019 05:41am
Industry PEL reflects economic slowdown Economic and political uncertainties during much of 2018 ensured that one of Pakistan’s leading appliance makers couldn’ Published 08 Apr, 2019 07:12am
Industry Cement: exports to the rescue Though official numbers from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) are not publicly available yet, p Published 02 Apr, 2019 06:59am
Industry Steel: spirits down Domestic steel production is on a steep decline. Unlike cement though, exports are not cushioning the blow to total sale Published 29 Mar, 2019 05:50am
Industry Market sizing of domestic illicit cigarettes Evidence matters! And lack of evidence leads to poor policy decisions. That’s one of the many key findings of recent two Updated 02 Mar, 2021 08:04pm
Industry Did tobaccos deliver on taxes? As the budgetary exercise gets underway, fiscal relief for several sectors may be in the offing. Among them is the billi Updated 25 Mar, 2019 08:10am
Industry China market: coal out in the cold Though China maintains there is no ban, China-bound Australian coal shipments are looking for a new home. For the past f Published 21 Mar, 2019 06:24am
Industry Construction: tough tidings Latest FDI statistics in 8M indicate that the construction sector for the first time ever is taking the lead in FDI flow Published 20 Mar, 2019 05:22am
Industry Cement’s demand flips Three major trends are setting the wheels in motion for the cement industry’s demand: a dip in government spending that Published 11 Mar, 2019 06:45am
Industry Bestway: tax reversal cushions blow At a time of lethargic domestic demand, rising price competition and shaky cement exports to certain markets, Bestway Ce Published 26 Feb, 2019 05:17am
Industry Efoods: a study in red What is happening at Engro Foods (EFOODS)? The dairy upstart’s performance during the past three years indicates that th Published 22 Feb, 2019 06:02am
Industry Kohat, MapleLeaf: suffering continues It is now clear to all the market watchers that this is not going to be the year of cement. The most cement manufacturer Published 22 Feb, 2019 05:59am
Industry Cement’s plan B With domestic demand experiencing a dip, cement manufacturers have been selling off their surplus inventory to regional Updated 15 Feb, 2019 05:55am
Industry PIA: From national pride to national embarrassment Fifty five years ago, a Saudi Air team came to study PIA. Today someone should come to study on how to acquire and turna Published 14 Feb, 2019 05:11am
Industry Naya Real Estate (i) PM Imran Khan’s pet project, the Naya Pakistan Housing Program (NPHP), is picking up pace and the government is not shyi Published 06 Feb, 2019 06:18am
Industry Laying groundwork for bioethanol (II) “When life gives you sugarcane, make ethanol not sugar”; at least that is the lesson from around the world. And a basic Published 04 Feb, 2019 05:38am
Industry Unlucky times for Lucky In many ways, FY19 is turning out to be a year of uncertainty—more than the usual share at least. For cement manufacture Updated 01 Feb, 2019 07:04am
Industry Attock Cement: cautiously realistic Attock cement posted a largely unimpressive financial statement for 1HFY19 albeit one aligned with most expectations and Updated 22 Jan, 2019 08:09am
Industry Cement: toughen up! Being able to sell its excess products into exporting markets when local demand wanes is not something every industry in Published 15 Jan, 2019 06:44am
Industry A tale of two crushing countries A cursory look on the list of top 10 sugar exporting countries reveals that only four of them also feature on the list o Published 09 Jan, 2019 05:48am
Industry Skin in the game The scatter plot next to this column is a mess. Why? Because it is a true representation of the travails of the sugar se Updated 24 Dec, 2018 06:24am