D.G. Khan Cement (DGKC) posted profit after tax (PAT) at Rs5.965 billion which translated into earning per share (eps) at Rs13.62.
The earnings represented improvement of 8 per cent over the PAT at Rs5.502bn and eps at Rs12.56 the previous year.
The results were accompanied by final cash dividend of Rs3.50 per share, which was higher than Rs3 per share paid last year.
The DG results were thought to be better than consensus market expectations, which gave fillip to both the share price as well as the stock market.