水泥價(jià)格走低 嘉新利潤(rùn)減少
嘉新執(zhí)行總裁張綱倫說(shuō)：“下半年水泥價(jià)格的下降導(dǎo)致了嘉新水泥利潤(rùn)的下降，水泥價(jià)格下降也是中國(guó)政府采取措施使經(jīng)濟(jì)降溫的結(jié)果。”
去年8月，張總預(yù)計(jì)在5-7月份水泥價(jià)格下降后，下半年會(huì)有所上升，但是水泥價(jià)格仍下滑，水泥供大于求。
去年下半年中國(guó)水泥平均價(jià)格是247元每噸，而上半年是304元。煤價(jià)上升14%和電消費(fèi)上升5%導(dǎo)致了嘉新利潤(rùn)減少。
今年上半年張總預(yù)計(jì)水泥價(jià)格將有所上升，但是供仍大于求，同時(shí)由于煤電短缺，原材料價(jià)格將繼續(xù)上升。
張總說(shuō)：“今年，希望水泥出口能給嘉新帶來(lái)利潤(rùn)增長(zhǎng)，水泥出口的高額的利潤(rùn)空間將使公司的收入多樣化?！?p> 為滿足預(yù)計(jì)出口增加，到2005年底，嘉新的產(chǎn)能將增加44%，達(dá)到400萬(wàn)噸。
原文：
HK Chia Hsin Cement 2004 Net Falls 22% On Lower Prices
Hong Kong-listed Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holdings Corp. (0699.HK) said Tuesday its 2004 net profit fell 22% from a year earlier, on lower cement prices despite rising raw material costs.
Net profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004 totaled US$14.7 million, or 1.3 US cents per share, down from US$19.0 million, or 2.1 US cents per share in the previous year. Revenue rose slightly to US$81.9 million from US$78.0 million.
Chia Hsin Chief Executive Jason Chang told a news conference that a steep decline in cement prices in the second half contributed to the profit fall.
Weaker cement prices were the result of Beijing's efforts to cool its economy last year, Chang said.
Last August, Chang said he expected cement prices to rise in the second half, after they fell sharply from May to July. Instead, prices continued to slide in the final months of the year, as supply continued to outstrip demand.
Chia Hsin said cement prices in China fell to an average of CNY247 per ton in the second half, compared with CNY304 in the first half.
A 14% surge in coal prices and a 5% rise in electricity costs also trimmed the company's profits, the company said.
For the first half of this year, Chang expects slightly higher cement prices. "But market supply will still be higher than demand," he said, adding raw material prices are also expected to continue rising due to a shortage in coal and electric supply.
Chang said Chia Hsin will turn to exports this year as a new source of earnings growth. With higher profit margins, exports will help diversify the company's revenue base.
To meet an expected rise in exports, the company said that its production capacity will increase 44% on year to 4 million tons by the end of 2005.
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