By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc said on Monday its profit after tax (PAT) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 climbed up 12.5 percent to N158 billion from N140.48 billion recorded the same period of 2014.

Also, pretax profit grew 8.35 percent to N167 billion from N154.05 billion declared a year ago.

Revenue of the most capitalised firm on the Nigerian bourse increased from N310.21 billion to N365.45 billion declared the corresponding period; indicating an increase of 17.81 percent, according to Dangote Cement in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).