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SigmaRoc

December 2023

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  • SRC
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  • 50p
You might expect a business like Sigmaroc, a “buy and build” owner and operator of quarries in the UK and Europe, supplying bluestone and limestone as well as other aggregates and ready mix concrete, would have been battered, given the housing market downturn. However, it’s held up pretty well with trading in line with expectations. Third quarter figures showed revenues up 7% like-for-like, largely thanks to a 11% price increase with volumes sold falling 4%. Softer residential markets have been offset by robust infrastructure and industrial minerals activity, but the main highlight was EBITDA margins improving from 20% to 22% as a result of organic improvement projects and some easing of energy costs. SigmaRoc continues to ...

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