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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CX • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsConstruction MaterialsCement & Concrete ProductsIntegrated Cement Producers
AboutCEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials worldwide. The company also offers various complementary construction products, including asphalt products; concrete blocks; roof tiles; architectural products; concrete pipes for storm and sanitary sewers applications; and other precast products, such as rail products, concrete floors, box culverts, bridges, drainage basins, barriers, and parking curbs. In addition, it provides building solutions for housing solutions, pavement solutions, and green building services; cement trade maritime services; and information technology solutions. The company operates approximately 2,000 retail stores. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.Show more
  • Revenue $16.2B -6.8%
  • EBITDA $3.07B -0.4%
  • Net Income $939M +415.9%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.61 +408.3%
  • Gross Margin 33.57% -0.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 18.96% +7.0%
  • Operating Margin 11.24% +5.7%
  • Net Margin 5.8% +453.8%
  • ROE 7.64% +383.0%
  • ROIC 7.07% -0.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.59 -12.5%
  • Interest Coverage 3.06 -4.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 60.7%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 88 (top 12%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 1.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 1.3%

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.29%
5Y4.36%
3Y4.19%
TTM-3.52%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y60.67%
3Y7.58%
TTM203.64%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y46.3%
3Y6.85%
TTM139.17%

ROCE

10Y Avg5.51%
5Y Avg5.33%
3Y Avg6.98%
Latest8.5%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
CRHCRH plc81.95B122.5624.4112.01%9.27%13.24%2.89%0.67
AMRZAmrize Ltd30.15B54.5223.700.23%11.65%10.68%5.44%0.96
CXCEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.17.92B12.3520.25-6.83%8.61%9.8%3.34%0.59
EXPEagle Materials Inc.7.4B230.7616.760.05%19.41%29.07%4.77%0.88

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+13.07B12.11B13.14B14.09B13.08B12.97B14.32B14.71B17.39B16.2B
Revenue Growth %-0.08%-0.07%0.09%0.07%-0.07%-0.01%0.1%0.03%0.18%-0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+8.71B7.81B8.63B9.31B8.97B8.79B9.89B10.22B11.53B10.76B
COGS % of Revenue0.67%0.65%0.66%0.66%0.69%0.68%0.69%0.7%0.66%0.66%
Gross Profit+4.36B4.3B4.51B4.78B4.11B4.18B4.43B4.49B5.86B5.44B
Gross Margin %0.33%0.35%0.34%0.34%0.31%0.32%0.31%0.3%0.34%0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.04%-0.02%0.05%0.06%-0.14%0.02%0.06%0.01%0.31%-0.07%
Operating Expenses+2.82B2.59B2.85B3.09B2.78B2.84B2.72B3.61B4.01B3.62B
OpEx % of Revenue0.22%0.21%0.22%0.22%0.21%0.22%0.19%0.25%0.23%0.22%
Selling, General & Admin2.82B2.59B2.85B3.09B2.74B2.84B2.68B1.19B1.39B1.48B
SG&A % of Revenue0.22%0.21%0.22%0.22%0.21%0.22%0.19%0.08%0.08%0.09%
Research & Development000037.87M775.52M43.83M000
R&D % of Revenue----0%0.06%0%---
Other Operating Expenses000004M02.42B2.62B2.14B
Operating Income+1.37B1.62B1.46B1.39B1.33B-436M1.71B873M1.85B1.82B
Operating Margin %0.11%0.13%0.11%0.1%0.1%-0.03%0.12%0.06%0.11%0.11%
Operating Income Growth %0.19%0.18%-0.1%-0.05%-0.05%-1.33%4.93%-0.49%1.12%-0.02%
EBITDA+2.26B2.4B2.28B2.21B2.37B669M2.83B1.95B3.08B3.07B
EBITDA Margin %0.17%0.2%0.17%0.16%0.18%0.05%0.2%0.13%0.18%0.19%
EBITDA Growth %0.06%0.06%-0.05%-0.03%0.07%-0.72%3.23%-0.31%0.58%-0%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)890.34M779.36M814.26M817.67M1.04B1.1B1.12B1.07B1.23B1.25B
EBIT1.35B1.89B1.75B1.44B911.82M-510M1.55B1.1B2.02B1.57B
Net Interest Income+-1.23B-1.07B-1B-704M-752M-757M-636M-374M-577M-577M
Interest Income20.28M20.13M17.88M18M21M20M22M27M40M18M
Interest Expense1.25B1.04B1.02B722M711M777M658M401M575M595M
Other Income/Expense-1.18B-788.28M-869M-690M-1.08B-839M-762.12M-303M-400M-841M
Pretax Income+199.31M833.99M695.47M789.23M252.12M-1.27B950.41M570M1.45B980M
Pretax Margin %0.02%0.07%0.05%0.06%0.02%-0.1%0.07%0.04%0.08%0.06%
Income Tax+131.79M149.43M26.48M227.29M161.44M52M136.48M168M1.25B67M
Effective Tax Rate %0.35%0.81%1.11%0.67%0.35%1.15%0.79%1.51%0.13%0.96%
Net Income+69.54M677.32M775M532.58M87.69M-1.47B754.15M858M182M939M
Net Margin %0.01%0.06%0.06%0.04%0.01%-0.11%0.05%0.06%0.01%0.06%
Net Income Growth %1.15%8.74%0.14%-0.31%-0.84%-17.73%1.51%0.14%-0.79%4.16%
Net Income (Continuing)63.46M699.43M645M493M90.68M-1.35B813.92M402M199M913M
Discontinued Operations0009.85B32.89M0-34.87M483M047M
Minority Interest735.79M964.78M1.58B1.57B1.5B877M444M408M352M301M
EPS (Diluted)+0.050.460.520.330.09-0.980.500.580.120.61
EPS Growth %1.17%8.58%0.13%-0.37%-0.72%-11.77%1.51%0.16%-0.79%4.08%
EPS (Basic)0.050.460.520.350.10-1.000.510.590.120.58
Diluted Shares Outstanding1.63B1.65B1.61B1.6B1.58B1.5B1.5B1.48B1.47B1.47B
Basic Shares Outstanding1.46B1.49B1.52B1.54B1.51B1.47B1.47B1.48B1.47B1.55B
Dividend Payout Ratio----2.04%-0.03%0.06%0.66%0.1%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+4.27B4.29B3.65B3.42B4.58B4.24B4.22B4.53B5B5.02B
Cash & Short-Term Investments893.28M563.84M702.31M309M788M950M613M495M624M864M
Cash Only884.71M563.84M702.31M309M788M950M613M495M624M864M
Short-Term Investments8.57M000000000
Accounts Receivable1.88B1.72B1.82B1.8B1.85B2.01B1.68B1.84B2.4B1.8B
Days Sales Outstanding52.4551.7950.4746.6451.556.5742.8845.7750.2740.62
Inventory1.03B878.48M963.53M1.08B989M1.09B1.39B1.78B1.79B1.49B
Days Inventory Outstanding4341.0440.7442.3840.2345.1751.3663.6756.6550.37
Other Current Assets312.14M1.13B169.89M231M956M187M537M404M-275M370M
Total Non-Current Assets+27.13B24.82B25.36B25.76B24.78B23.83B23.47B22.96B23.43B22.28B
Property, Plant & Equipment12.4B11.17B11.87B12.5B11.88B11.41B11.32B11.28B12.51B11.24B
Fixed Asset Turnover1.05x1.08x1.11x1.13x1.10x1.14x1.27x1.30x1.39x1.44x
Goodwill10.64B10.01B9.99B9.91B9.56B8.51B7.98B7.54B7.67B7.44B
Intangible Assets2.12B2B2.02B2.02B2.03B1.75B1.78B1.75B1.82B1.92B
Long-Term Investments1.08B852.17M710.54M688M668M785M743M875M733M758M
Other Non-Current Assets0021.88M19M17M035M58M336M251M
Total Assets+31.4B29.11B29.01B29.18B29.36B28.07B27.7B27.49B28.43B27.3B
Asset Turnover0.42x0.42x0.45x0.48x0.45x0.46x0.52x0.53x0.61x0.59x
Asset Growth %-0.1%-0.07%-0%0.01%0.01%-0.04%-0.01%-0.01%0.03%-0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+4.2B3.98B5.74B4.79B5.41B5.35B5.38B5.55B6.79B6.09B
Accounts Payable1.66B1.96B2.37B2.54B2.53B2.57B2.76B2.97B3.11B3.09B
Days Payables Outstanding69.6891.47100.3499.47102.74106.75101.92105.9298.45104.81
Short-Term Debt915.11M625.2M1.86B900M1.44B1.06B940M987M703M847M
Deferred Revenue (Current)01000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities1.24B967.5M1.01B912M996M1.08B984M932M492M465M
Current Ratio1.02x1.08x0.64x0.71x0.85x0.79x0.79x0.82x0.74x0.82x
Quick Ratio0.77x0.86x0.47x0.49x0.66x0.59x0.53x0.49x0.47x0.58x
Cash Conversion Cycle25.771.36-9.13-10.45-11.02-5.01-7.673.528.48-13.82
Total Non-Current Liabilities+18.43B16.25B12.7B13.51B13.15B13.77B12.04B11.04B9.53B8.73B
Long-Term Debt15.24B13.28B9.75B9.96B9.33B9.16B7.31B6.92B6.2B5.34B
Capital Lease Obligations85.81M62.67M127.93M1.08B1.04B967M911M918M986M902M
Deferred Tax Liabilities1.18B951.39M807.6M748M720M1.3B1.53B1.44B443M548M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.92B1.96B2.01B1.73B2.06B2.34B2.3B1.76B1.9B1.92B
Total Liabilities22.63B20.23B18.44B18.3B18.56B19.12B17.43B16.58B16.32B14.82B
Total Debt+16.24B13.97B11.74B11.93B11.81B11.19B9.16B8.82B8.16B7.36B
Net Debt15.36B13.4B11.03B11.63B11.03B10.23B8.54B8.33B7.54B6.49B
Debt / Equity1.85x1.57x1.11x1.10x1.09x1.25x0.89x0.81x0.67x0.59x
Debt / EBITDA7.18x5.81x5.15x5.40x4.99x16.72x3.24x4.54x2.65x2.40x
Net Debt / EBITDA6.78x5.58x4.84x5.26x4.65x15.30x3.02x4.28x2.45x2.11x
Interest Coverage1.10x1.57x1.43x1.93x1.87x-0.56x2.60x2.18x3.22x3.06x
Total Equity+8.77B8.88B10.58B10.88B10.8B8.95B10.27B10.91B12.12B12.48B
Equity Growth %-0.05%0.01%0.19%0.03%-0.01%-0.17%0.15%0.06%0.11%0.03%
Book Value per Share5.375.396.556.806.855.996.877.388.248.49
Total Shareholders' Equity8.03B7.91B9B9.3B9.3B8.07B9.83B10.5B11.76B12.18B
Common Stock240.75M202.02M213.18M318M318M318M318M318M318M318M
Retained Earnings392.45M759.41M1.09B1.62B1.62B2.63B3.39B4.25B4.43B5.25B
Treasury Stock-10.36M-15.87M-15.38M-85M-58M-94M-14M-116M00
Accumulated OCI723.46M988.23M529.35M-2.56B-2.69B-2.36B-1.36B-1.44B-363M-770M
Minority Interest735.79M964.78M1.58B1.57B1.5B877M444M408M352M301M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.11B1.89B1.58B1.35B1.35B1.59B1.84B1.37B2.22B1.89B
Operating CF Margin %0.08%0.16%0.12%0.1%0.1%0.12%0.13%0.09%0.13%0.12%
Operating CF Growth %0.36%0.71%-0.16%-0.15%0%0.18%0.15%-0.25%0.62%-0.15%
Net Income67.52M684.56M668.99M561.94M143M-1.47B789.02M858M182M939M
Depreciation & Amortization890.34M779.36M814.26M817.67M1.04B1.1B1.12B1.07B1.19B1.25B
Stock-Based Compensation000032M29M052M61M0
Deferred Taxes131.79M149.43M26.48M227.29M00-34.87M000
Other Non-Cash Items-189M-259.62M-335.08M636.08M2M1.75B108.59M66M552M-526M
Working Capital Changes205.04M532.04M409.37M-54.04M139M179M-142.46M-680M237M231M
Change in Receivables-195.95M-210.1M76.12M10.53M-8M25M73.72M-208M-27M11M
Change in Inventory-75.22M-56.66M26.78M-151.12M96M24M-339.72M-464M68M196M
Change in Payables417.38M657.34M185.08M238.13M00288.91M00159M
Cash from Investing+-461.91M-260.64M591.09M-798.19M-262M87M-717.29M-640M-1.32B-328M
Capital Expenditures-566.31M-286.07M-629.33M-776.36M-651M-538M-974.31M-755M-865M-1.3B
CapEx % of Revenue0.04%0.02%0.05%0.06%0.05%0.04%0.07%0.05%0.05%0.08%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing8.25B-329.37M10.13B2.65M389M625M580.8M115M-457M968M
Cash from Financing+-721.9M-1.91B-2.17B-994.34M-604M-1.52B-1.4B-961M-701M-1.25B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000-179M-24M-23.91M-51M-120M-233M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-57.56M68.83M-334M-668M-93M-93M-149.43M-16M-296M-91M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+539.38M1.6B954.68M574.31M704M1.06B1.06B613M1.36B598M
FCF Margin %0.04%0.13%0.07%0.04%0.05%0.08%0.07%0.04%0.08%0.04%
FCF Growth %0.6%1.97%-0.4%-0.4%0.23%0.5%0.01%-0.42%1.21%-0.56%
FCF per Share0.330.970.590.360.450.710.710.410.920.41
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)15.90x2.78x2.04x2.54x15.45x-1.09x2.43x1.59x12.21x2.02x
Interest Paid0000665M679M0493M549M621M
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)0.77%7.68%7.97%4.96%0.81%-14.85%7.85%8.1%1.58%7.64%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)4.13%5.24%5%4.73%4.5%-1.59%6.76%3.44%7.13%7.07%
Gross Margin33.39%35.48%34.32%33.91%31.42%32.22%30.95%30.5%33.71%33.57%
Net Margin0.53%5.59%5.9%3.78%0.67%-11.31%5.26%5.83%1.05%5.8%
Debt / Equity1.85x1.57x1.11x1.10x1.09x1.25x0.89x0.81x0.67x0.59x
Interest Coverage1.10x1.57x1.43x1.93x1.87x-0.56x2.60x2.18x3.22x3.06x
FCF Conversion15.90x2.78x2.04x2.54x15.45x-1.09x2.43x1.59x12.21x2.02x
Revenue Growth-8.31%-7.35%8.53%7.18%-7.12%-0.87%10.45%2.66%18.24%-6.83%

Revenue by Geography

201720182019202020212022
ISRAEL----785M840M
ISRAEL Growth-----7.01%
FRANCE16.16B-869M795M863M781M
FRANCE Growth----8.52%8.55%-9.50%
COLOMBIA10.69B10.09B504M404M437M429M
COLOMBIA Growth--5.59%-95.00%-19.84%8.17%-1.83%
PHILIPPINES8.3B8.61B458M398M424M379M
PHILIPPINES Growth-3.81%-94.68%-13.10%6.53%-10.61%
UNITED STATES65.54B72.34B3.78B---
UNITED STATES Growth-10.39%-94.78%---
GERMANY--464M---
GERMANY Growth------
EGYPT3.86B4.59B----
EGYPT Growth-18.75%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.2x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) reported $15.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 17% increase from $13.57B in 2011.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) saw revenue decline by 6.8% over the past year.

Yes, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) is profitable, generating $1.36B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (5.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.50%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) generated $1.00B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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