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Lafarge reports 739% surge in Q1 2025 profit as revenue hits N248.3 billion, on booming cement sales 

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Lafarge Africa Plc has published its financial statement for the quarter ended 31st March 2025, reporting a pre-tax profit of N73.1 billion.

This reflects a substantial increase of 739.47% compared to the N8.7 billion pre-tax profit reported in Q1 2024, fueled by a significant rise in revenue.

The company’s Q1 2025 revenue reached N248.3 billion, marking an 80.26% increase from the N137.7 billion recorded in the same quarter the previous year.

The cost of sales saw a notable increase of 73.82%, rising to N125.3 billion from N72.1 billion.

Less favorably, the group reported a significant rise in selling and distribution costs, which increased by 45.87% year-over-year to N38.9 billion, while administrative expenses also experienced a substantial increase of 56.21% during the quarter.

Nevertheless, profits from core operations reached N71.6 billion, reflecting an impressive increase of 136.97% from the previous year’s figure of N30.2 billion.

On the balance sheet, Lafarge reported total assets of N914.7 billion, with retained earnings at N364.2 billion, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 15.41%.

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As of the trading day on the 24th of April, Lafarge is priced at N79.20. In 2024, the company reported a year-to-date performance of 122% in the Nigerian stock market.

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