Report
Kristoffer Inton
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LafargeHolcim has done a good job improving profitability despite weakness in market demand.

LafargeHolcim’s third-quarter earnings results reflected weakness in the operating environment in parts of its footprint, especially in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and North America. Companywide like-for-like revenue declined by 3% over the prior-year quarter to roughly CHF 7 billion, as volumes for cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete all fell. However, the company has done its best to manage prices and costs, driving a nearly 11% expansion in adjusted operating EBITDA to nearly CHF 1....
Underlying
HOLCIM AG

LafargeHolcim is a producer of cement and aggregates. Co. also supplies ready-mix concrete, concrete products, asphalt and a range of services. Co. operates through three segments: cement, aggregates, and other construction materials and services. Co.'s cement segment provides a range of cementitious materials and also develops customized blends for special applications. Through its aggregates segment, Co. produces aggregates which include crushed stone, gravel and sand mainly used in the manufacture of ready-mix concrete, concrete products and asphalt, as well as for road building and railway tracks, with production centered on quarrying, preparing and sorting the raw material.

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Kristoffer Inton

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