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 rose 4.76 percent to Tk 15.4 as of mid-day trading yesterday 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 the 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.