Magnesita Refratarios SA operates within the Clay refractories sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Magnesita Refratarios SA with three other clay and ceramic product manufacturers in Latin America: PBG SA (2016 sales of 1.02 billion Brazilian Reals [US$310.06 million] of which 100% was Manufacturing And Marketing Ceramic Coat), Internacional de Ceramica SA de CV of Mexico (9.21 billion Mexican Pesos [US$499.10 million] of which 75% was Ceramic Products), and Grupo Lamosa SAB de CV which is also based in Mexico (13.62 billion Mexican Pesos [US$738.44 million] of which 75% was Ceramic).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2016, sales at Magnesita Refratarios SA were 3.39 billion Brazilian Reals (US$1.04 billion). This is a very small increase of 0.4% versus 2015, when the company's sales were 3.38 billion Brazilian Reals. This was the fifth consecutive year of sales increases at Magnesita Refratarios SA (and since 2011, sales have increased a total of 46%). Sales of Other Products and Services saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 6.8% in 2016, from 210.81 million Brazilian Reals to 225.20 million Brazilian Reals. Magnesita Refratarios SA also saw significant increases in sales in Refractory Products (up 0.9% to 2.97 billion Brazilian Reals) . Not all segments of Magnesita Refratarios SA experienced an increase in sales in 2016: sales of Other Minerals fell 12.4% to 196.59 million Brazilian Reals.