During FY24, group sales clocked in at €2.644b (vs. KBCSe €2.659b), up 3.8% YoY. Sales growth was driven by increased volumes across all product lines while pricing remained stable. EBITDA came in at €592.1m (vs. KBCSe €602.1m), up 9.6% on a like-for-like basis, mainly driven by higher operational efficiencies, lower solid fuel costs and higher alt. fuel usage. Net result came in at €315.3m (€4.2ps), up 17.3% YoY. Leverage ratio stood at 1.02x and net debt further dropped to €622m thanks to robu...
Titan Cement International (TCI) announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to divest its 75% share in Adocim Cimento Beton Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., comprising cement assets located in Eastern Region of Türkiye, 50% share to Mugla Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and 25% to Yurt Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. TCI will receive $87.5m for these assets and the sale is in line with TCI's long-term growth objectives in Turkey. The transaction is expected to be closed by the end of 2Q FY25. Thi...
After a successful IPO in the US (NYSE: TTAM), Titan Group has announced that it has entered the south Asian market via a cementitious venture with JAYCEE in India. The new venture will operate under the name Atlas EcoSolutions Private Limited, with TITAN Group holding a majority stake. The new venture will focus on sourcing, processing, marketing, and distributing supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to the global markets. We think that the new initiative enhances TITAN's geographical fo...
Titan Cement International (TCI) announced that shares of Titan America SA (NYSE Ticker = TTAM) have been priced at $16.0 for its IPO offering that will begin today and is expected to be closed 10th Feb 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Post transaction, Titan America expects to receive net proceeds of $136.8m and TCI expects to receive net proceeds of $228.0m, amounting to a total net proceeds of $364.8m. The net proceeds will be used for CAPEX and other general...
Titan Cement International (TCI) provided a trading update ahead of the group's full year results on 27th March 2025 and its IPO which is scheduled to be completed by end of 1Q FY25. FY24 sales is expected to exceed €2,640m while like-for-like and reported EBITDA are expected to come in higher than €585m and €570m respectively. Like-for-like and reported Net Result are expected to come in at €300m and €285m. EPS is expected to rise above €3.8ps. Finally, TCI's net debt will be close to €630m (vs...
Titan America, subsidiary of Titan Cement International, has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Titan America has applied to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TTAM.” The IPO is planned to consist of a primary offering by Titan America, as well as a secondary sale by Titan Cement International SA. We welcome this news and expect to Titan America to be listed on the NYSE by the end...
In this report, we look at the details of 2 major US transactions that took place. Quikrete will take private Summit Materials (NYSE: SUM), the most similar US competitor of Titan America while Heidelberg Materials has acquired Giant Cement Holding Inc. Summit was acquired for an EV of $11.5bn or 10.5x EV/EBITDA while Giant Cement Holding Inc. was acquired for $600m, implying an EV/EBITDA of 10.0x. These transactions are indicative of what Titan America could be worth post its IPO during 1Q25. W...
Group sales during 3Q came in at €661.6m (KBCSe: €657.3m), down 0.2% YoY. Group EBITDA came in at €163.7m (excl. one-offs; KBCSe: €147.0m), up 5.2% on a YoY basis. YTD net profit is up approx. 20.0% at €238.0m. The group has continued to invest across the business with YTD group capex standing at €181.0m while also completing bolt-on acquisitions of 3 aggregates quarries, 1 clay quarry and 1 ready-mix unit. The US IPO of a minority stake of Titan America is expected to be completed by 1Q FY25, a...
Titan Cements will report its 3Q results on 7th Nov'24 in which we expect to see top-line coming in 0.9% lower YoY at €657.3m while we expect EBITDA to come in at €147.0m (-5.5% YoY & 22.4% margin). In particular, we expect US revenues to remain flat YoY at €369.2m due to the heavier hurricane season across the mid-Atlantic & Florida. Also, we expect the SEE and East Mediterranean regions to post negative YoY growth owing to slower construction and unfavourable FX. However, Greece and WE is expe...
Bloomberg has reported that Titan Cement International has chosen Citi Bank and Goldman Sachs for the listing of a minority stake of Titan America. Previously, management indicated that between 15% to 25% would be listed on a NYC-based stock exchange. Bloomberg states that Titan wishes to raise at least $500.0m from the listing and seeks a valuation greater than $2.0b. The $2.0b valuation is ~24.0% higher than our current estimate of ~$1.6b (~€1.5b). The higher valuation could be due to the fact...
Titan Cement announced that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the group's long-term issuer credit rating by one notch from BB (positive outlook) to BB+ (stable outlook). The upgrade reflects the group's strong operating performance over the last 2.5 years. The rating upgrade confirms the group's capacity to finance its 2026 Green Growth Strategy. We think the credit rating upgrade couldn't have been better timed and will benefit the group in its ongoing US IPO filing of a minority stake of Titan A...
During 2Q & HY FY24, sales came in at €699.3m and €1323.0m respectively (vs. KBCSe €676.6m and €1,300.3m); the increase in sales was driven by volume growth across the group's product lines. 2Q & HY'24 EBITDA came in at €171.6m and €281.4m respectively (vs. KBCSe €152.0m & €262.2m); EBITDA growth was supported by stable pricing and op. cost performance. Net income during profit rose 34.1% YoY and came in at €148.7m (vs. KBCSe €140.6m). Management has reiterated its positive outlook for FY24 both...
On 9th May'24, Titan Cement International announced its intention to list a minority stake of Titan America on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – management has indicated that this could be between 15.0% to 25.0%. The proceeds from the listing will be used to fuel growth across all geographical regions. We updated our model to put a value on Titan America and incorporated slightly more optimistic growth assumptions across all regions compared to our highly conservative assumptions during initi...
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Titan Cement started off FY24 positively with Sales coming in at €623.7m, up 6.1% YoY, EBITDA rising 2.5% YoY to €109.8m and net profit clocking in at €52.5m, up 18.4% YoY. On the back of volume growth, firm pricing, improved operational efficiency and resilience of the US economy, mgmt. has issued a positive outlook for FY24. Also, the group continued to execute its growth-related investments, with €52.5m Capex. We view the results positively since Titan continues to executive with precision an...
Titan Cement announced that the US Department of Energy has selected Titan America's Roanoke cement plant in Virginia to support the deployment of a first-of-a-kind calcined clay production line by awarding up to $61.7m. The implementation of the technology will substantially reduce carbon emissions and become a model for building more sustainable infrastructure across the Group. The $61.7m grant will be part of the $6.3bn Industrial Demonstrations Program in the USA, which is managed by DOE's O...
Today, we initiate our coverage of Titan Cement which posted robust FY23 results with sales rising by 9.9% y/y to €2547.0m while EBITDA came in at €540.4m which represented a y/y increase of 63.1% and a healthy EBITDA margin of 21.2%. Since FY22, Titan Cement has experienced significant growth across the board which was mainly driven by US government spending on infrastructure projects especially on highways and bridges. US cement consumption is expected to continue to significantly outstrip sup...
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>2023 EBITDA in line with expectations – net debt sharply lower - TITAN Cement had already reported its preliminary results (see our flash “From record to record”). 2023 EBITDA came to € 540m (+63%), in line with our expectations (€ 537m) and its preliminary results (>€ 535m). The EBITDA margin came in at 21.2% and 23% in Q4, or +~636bp (after +821bp in Q3, +493bp in Q2 and +802bp in Q1). This excellent performance can be attributed to solid demand throughout the year...
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