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COMPANY DATA (millions) Current Period:Q1 (Mar 31)
FY-2005
(Dec 31)
FY-2006
(Dec 31)
FY-2007
(Dec 31)
FY-2008
(Dec 31)
Restated
FY-2009
(Dec 31)
5-Year Trend
Current Assets
1,057.04
1,056.81
1,182.98
1,872.77
3,342.21
Non-current Assets
2,181.63
3,197.51
3,321.70
4,479.71
8,778.35
Total Assets
3,238.66
4,254.33
4,504.68
6,352.48
12,120.55
Current Liabilities
520.47
1,081.70
1,066.35
1,842.93
3,333.22
Non-current Liabilities
1,508.23
1,798.14
1,666.35
2,382.00
4,658.40
Net Assets
2,718.20
3,172.63
3,438.33
4,509.55
8,787.33
Turnover
2,208.72
2,605.03
3,881.74
4,619.47
5,144.82
Net Profit
199.50
264.56
421.66
503.45
645.77
Shareholder Funds
1,162.22
1,324.78
1,734.77
2,127.54
4,128.93
MARKET INFORMATION
Share Price
82.00
93.00
90.50
111.00
Shares Issued
93.00M
93.00M
99.06M
99.06M
99.06M
Market Capitalization
7.63B
9.21B
8.96B
11.00B
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Current Ratio
2.03
0.98
1.11
1.02
1.00
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.30
1.36
0.96
1.12
1.13
Debt Ratio
0.47
0.42
0.37
0.37
0.38
MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS (%)
Return on Equity (%)
17.17
19.97
24.31
23.66
15.64
Return on Assets (%)
6.16
6.22
9.36
7.93
5.33
Return on Investments (%)
13.23
14.71
25.30
21.14
13.86
DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Dividend Yield (%)
1.22
1.34
1.38
1.35
Dividend Per Share (DPS)
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.25
1.50
Payout Ratio (%)
34.88
35.21
29.34
24.61
23.01
VALUATION
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
2.15
2.84
4.26
5.08
6.52
Net Asset Value Per Share
29.23
34.11
34.71
45.53
88.71
Price-to-Book Value
2.40
2.68
1.99
1.25
Asset Turnover
1.47
1.63
1.16
1.38
2.36
EPS Growth (%)
70.63
32.09
50.00
19.25
28.35
Internal Growth (%)
11.18
12.94
17.18
17.84
12.04
Price-to-Earnings Ratio (PE)
28.83
21.85
17.81
17.03
Forward PE
2.07
1.20
0.95
1.31
Trailing PE
28.87
21.83
17.81
17.02
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Brief Company Profile
Market Segment: Main Investment Segment Sector: Construction and Allied
ARM Cement Limited is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement, mining and processing of industrial minerals and chemicals, trading in other building products and the sale of fertilizers. The Company’s segments include Cement and lime, and Other products. Its subsidiaries include ARM (Tanzania) Limited, which is engaged in extraction and processing of limestone; ARMSA (Pty) Limited, which is engaged in manufacturing of silicate liquid; Maweni Limestone Limited, which is engaged in manufacturing of cement, and Kigali Cement Company Limited. It has operations in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa and Rwanda. The Company’s brands include Rhino Cement and Mavuno Fertilizers. In July 2014, ARM Cement acquired the remaining 65% interest in Rwandese company Kigali Cement.
