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Kristoffer Inton

LafargeHolcim's Strategy 2022 plan sets a mediocre growth outlook over the medium term.

LafargeHolcim reported middling fourth-quarter results, with like-for-like net sales growth of 6.2% and a recurring EBITDA decline of 1.7%. For full-year 2017, recurring EBITDA grew 6.1% on a like-for-like basis. Fourth-quarter results showed a marked slowdown from the first nine months of the year. In addition, the company announced a CHF 3.9 billion impairment, centered on Algeria, Malaysia, Iraq, Brazil, Indonesia, and Egypt. This is particularly troubling given that the purpose of the merger...
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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