Bamburi cuts dividend after Sh4bn profit dip

A cement truck leaves Bamburi factory in Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

East Africa’s largest cement maker Bamburi #ticker:BAMB has slashed its dividend payout to shareholders by two thirds after its net earnings dropped by a massive Sh3.9 billion in the year ended December 2017.

Bamburi, which is 58.6 per cent owned by French multinational LafargeHolcim, posted a Sh1.97 billion net profit after revenues dropped by six per cent to Sh35.9 billion.

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