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CEMEX - 1Q16 RESULTS

​Progress in margins on the back of selling price increases, lower costs and US operating leverage Cemex, the Mexican manufacturer of building materials, has published sound 1Q16 results which were marked, again, by material improvement in margins. On a LFL basis, sales increased by 3% yoy to USD 3.2bn and EBITDA rose by 12% to USD 583m. The steady increases in selling prices were the main driver behind the improvement in margin (EBITDA margin: +120 bps to 18.2%, the highest since 2009), along with cost reduction (variable and fixed, supported by lower energy costs).

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