Cementos Argos Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Cementos Argos has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.2%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 19.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.7% per year. Cementos Argos's return on equity is 4.3%, and it has net margins of 2.5%.

Key information

20.2%

Earnings growth rate

19.7%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth	8.2%
Revenue growth rate	8.7%
Return on equity	4.3%
Net Margin	2.5%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How Cementos Argos makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BVC:CEMARGOS Revenue, expenses and earnings (COP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 23	12,717,345	319,945	1,208,677
30 Sep 23	12,937,622	444,596	1,156,108
30 Jun 23	12,968,678	294,156	1,109,853
31 Mar 23	12,488,481	198,891	1,065,483
31 Dec 22	11,684,055	142,287	999,554
30 Sep 22	11,083,727	197,357	972,121
30 Jun 22	10,454,888	238,879	918,812
31 Mar 22	10,076,855	397,634	888,346
31 Dec 21	9,817,689	431,132	865,015
30 Sep 21	9,601,997	326,043	855,468
30 Jun 21	9,476,750	282,000	853,610
31 Mar 21	9,138,211	129,340	822,190
31 Dec 20	9,000,548	78,188	817,694
30 Sep 20	9,026,493	105,276	829,192
30 Jun 20	9,165,561	66,866	853,397
31 Mar 20	9,380,503	110,641	912,999
31 Dec 19	9,375,076	121,882	917,499
30 Sep 19	9,135,023	139,509	926,923
30 Jun 19	8,850,339	196,317	896,581
31 Mar 19	8,685,130	139,114	847,149
31 Dec 18	8,417,604	178,563	832,329
30 Sep 18	8,417,305	47,917	855,237
30 Jun 18	8,393,696	39,440	866,988
31 Mar 18	8,363,464	89,037	872,141
31 Dec 17	8,532,913	-11,365	884,693
30 Sep 17	8,429,900	94,376	884,395
30 Jun 17	8,346,759	141,530	882,332
31 Mar 17	8,381,459	274,086	890,765
31 Dec 16	8,517,382	419,970	907,248
30 Sep 16	8,664,855	553,235	879,735
30 Jun 16	8,837,785	595,402	898,048
31 Mar 16	8,472,112	538,128	871,983
31 Dec 15	7,912,003	504,672	806,739
30 Sep 15	7,319,649	361,449	742,612
30 Jun 15	6,535,482	317,762	669,443
31 Mar 15	6,165,157	253,022	659,627
31 Dec 14	5,817,129	250,512	642,919
30 Sep 14	5,565,032	252,219	662,425
30 Jun 14	5,389,896	208,672	619,157
31 Mar 14	5,169,134	210,835	578,398
31 Dec 13	4,968,414	183,710	483,241
30 Sep 13	4,762,087	95,628	485,685
30 Jun 13	4,569,547	107,287	461,777

Quality Earnings: CEMARGOS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CEMARGOS's current net profit margins (2.5%) are higher than last year (1.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CEMARGOS's earnings have grown significantly by 20.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CEMARGOS's earnings growth over the past year (124.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (20.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CEMARGOS earnings growth over the past year (124.9%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry 3.9%.

Cementos Argos Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: Col$273 (vs Col$122 in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: Col$178 (vs Col$49.54 in 3Q 2022)

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: Col$42.03 (vs Col$72.12 in 3Q 2021)

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Cementos Argos S.A. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 18, 2022

Recent updates

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 19%

Upcoming dividend of Col$118 per share

Price target increased by 7.3% to Col$6,495

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Price target increased by 8.6% to Col$6,161

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: Col$273 (vs Col$122 in FY 2022)

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased by 12% to Col$5,925

Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) completed the acquisition of Argos USA Corporation from Cementos Argos S.A. (BVC:CEMARGOS), Argos SEM LLC and Valle Cement Investments, Inc.

Upcoming dividend of Col$76.59 per share at 1.8% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: Col$178 (vs Col$49.54 in 3Q 2022)

Price target increased by 11% to Col$5,720

Price target increased by 9.9% to Col$5,353

Upcoming dividend of Col$76.59 per share at 1.9% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) entered into an agreement to acquire Argos USA Corporation from Cementos Argos S.A. (BVC:CEMARGOS), Argos SEM LLC and Valle Cement Investments, Inc. in a transaction valued at $3.2 billion.

Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE:SUM) entered into an agreement to acquire Argos USA Corporation from Cementos Argos S.A. (BVC:CEMARGOS), Argos SEM LLC and Valle Cement Investments, Inc. in a transaction valued at $3.2 billion.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 35%

Upcoming dividend of Col$76.59 per share at 2.7% yield

Upcoming dividend of Col$92.77 per share at 9.2% yield

Upcoming dividend of Col$70.30 per share

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: Col$42.03 (vs Col$72.12 in 3Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of Col$70.30 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Price target decreased to Col$6,349

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of Col$70.30 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of Col$70.30 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Cementos Argos S.A. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 18, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS Col$72.12 (vs Col$40.76 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of Col$79.97 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS Col$121 (vs Col$8.50 in 2Q 2020)

Consensus forecasts updated

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS Col$40.65 (vs Col$3.06 in 1Q 2020)

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of Col$128 per share

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS Col$57.45 (vs Col$89.56 in FY 2019)

Cementos Argos S.A., Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2021

Revenue misses expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS Col$57.45 (vs Col$89.56 in FY 2019)

Upcoming Dividend of Col$83.73 Per Share

New 90-day high: Col$6,050

New 90-day high: Col$5,125

Analysts update estimates

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS Col$40.76

Revenue misses expectations

Cementos Argos S.A. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 10, 2020

Grupo Provivienda acquired 20% stake in Argos Panamá from Cementos Argos S.A. (BVC:CEMARGOS) for approximately $130 million.

New 90-day high - Col$5,000

Analysts update estimates

First half earnings released

New 90-day high - Col$4,200

Cementos Argos S.A. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Aug 05, 2020

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