Aramit Cement trims losses in Q2 

Aramit Cement reduced its losses in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, although it still remained in the red. 

The company incurred a loss of Tk 6.03 crore during the October-December period of FY25, down 53 percent year-on-year.  

Shares of Aramit went up 4.76 percent to Tk 15.4 as of mid-day trading today at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). 

Loss per share stood at Tk 1.78 in the quarter, an improvement from Tk 3.86 in the same period a year ago, according to a disclosure on the DSE. 

For the July-December half, loss per share declined to Tk 4.01 from Tk 7.88 in FY24.  

Net operating cash flow per share turned positive at Tk 1.75 for the July-December period, compared to a negative Tk 1.22 a year earlier.  
Aramit Cement, a sister concern of Aramit Group, operates from Kalurghat Heavy Industrial Estate in Chattogram. 

The company, listed as a public limited firm in 1995, has a capital base exceeding Tk 50 crore and a production capacity of 6.12 lakh tonnes annually, according to its website.