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Sigmaroc

October 2023

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After a remarkable succession of “beats” SigmaRoc’s half-year update was in line and showed good momentum with revenues up 17% (13% like-for-like) at £290m and EBITDA increasing 15% to £55m. EBITDA margins were held at 19% (H1 ‘22: 19.4%) largely through price discipline. Revenues split 43:57 between industrial minerals and construction (of which 20% is residential) but profitability is higher in industrial minerals. By end March, it was a curate’s egg- good and bad in parts. Demand grew in the environment, agriculture and chemical segment and also metals. The pulp, paper & board segment was more subdued due to de-stocking in the paper industry at the start of the year. Infrastructure markets have continued to grow but residen ...

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Sigmaroc

October 2023

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