Riyadh – Mubasher: Eastern Province Cement Co. “Al-Sharqiya” (EPPCO) on Wednesday reported a net profit of SAR 88 million ($23.46 million) for the first quarter of 2016, up 3.5% from SAR 85 million ($22.66 million) achieved in the same period a year before.
The company attributed its profit growth to achieving profits in a sister company that had reported losses in Q1-15.