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RAK Ceramics Announces H1 2019 Financial Results

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  • Total revenue decreased by 6.8% to AED 1.29 billion compared to H1 2018. However, total revenue increased by 7.6% quarter on quarter. 
  • Sanitaryware revenue increased by 6.7% year on year driven by sales in Saudi Arabia, India and Europe.
  • Tableware revenue increased by 3.8% driven by growth in US and GCC markets.  Total gross profit margin increased by 100bps year on year to 34.2%, driven by an increase in tiles gross profit margins by 130bps to 29.9%. 
  • EBITDA increased by 8% year on year to AED 239.8 million.  
  • Reported net profit decreased by 8.5% year on year to AED 110.3 million, at a margin of 8.6%. However, net profit increased by 98.8% quarter on quarter to AED 73.4 million owing to the reversal of a receivables provision amounting to AED [22.1mn]. 
 
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, 7th August 2019
RAK Ceramics PJSC (Ticker: RAKCEC: Abu Dhabi), one of the largest ceramics’ brands in the world, announced its financial results for the six months ended 30th June 2019.
 
Robust profitability 
 
In the first half of 2019, RAK Ceramics has continued to implement initiatives that have made the business more agile, operationally efficient and profitable, despite increasing energy costs. 
Gross profit margins increased by 100bps year on year to 34.2%. 
Tiles margins increased by 130bps year on year to 29.9% driven by continued improvements in operations, while sanitaryware margins remained stable at 38.4%. 
Tableware margins decreased by 3.3% year on year to 54.8%, due to changes in the product mix. 
 
Performance in line with expectations
 
Tiles revenues were lower year on year per management expectations, owing to difficult MENA market conditions and demand seasonality given the Eid period. 
The sanitaryware and tableware businesses continued to perform well, with revenues increasing by 6.7% and 3.8% respectively year on year. 
Reported net profit grew by 33.1% year on year in Q2 2019 to AED 73.4 million. This was driven by improved gross margins and the reversal of an AED 22.1mn receivable provision created in 2017, which has now been received.
 
Saudi Arabia expansion update
 
RAK Ceramics’ continues to evaluate strategic options for adding a secondary manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, which will enable it to produce at low cost and supply the growing local market as well as key export markets in Europe. 
India turnaround on track 
 
The greenfield production facility in Morbi, Gujarat began commercial production of RAK Ceramic’s mega slab tiles in early 2019 and has reached 70% production utilisation. 
 
A second Morbi plant producing ceramic tiles has achieved a production utilisation of 92%. The contribution of India’s  exports increased from 3.5% of total revenue in H1 2018, to 15.5% of total revenue in H1 2019. 
 
Abdallah Massaad, Group CEO, RAK Ceramics said: “We have seen an improvement in our gross margins during the period due to continued investment in operational efficiencies. Despite high energy costs, we remain focused on running an efficient and profitable business.   
 
Looking ahead to the remainder of 2019, we will continue to focus on mitigating energy costs and improving profitability in Europe and Saudi Arabia. Our business in India is on the right track and we hope to establish it as a hub moving forward. 
 
RAK Ceramics is also always on the lookout for opportunistic acquisitions, as we optimise production and protect our growth in India, Bangladesh and the UAE.”

 

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