Holcim Argentina SA operates in the Cement, hydraulic sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Holcim Argentina SA with three other
cement and concrete producers in Latin America:
Cemento Polpaico S.A.
of CHILE
(2020
sales of 224.06 billion Chilean Pesos [US$311.44 million]
of which 97%
was Cement),
Melon S.A.
of CHILE
(187.55 billion Chilean Pesos [US$260.70 million]
of which 110%
was Cement), and
Cementos Pacasmayo SAA
which is
based in PERU
(1.30 billion Peruvian Sols [US$333.42 million]
of which 91%
was Cement, Concrete & Blocks).
Sales Analysis.
Sales were up sharply during the first
quarter of 2021 versus the previous year's first quarter.
During the first
quarter of 2021, sales at Holcim Argentina SA totalled
7.60 billion Argentinian Pesos .
This is
an increase of 85.6%
from the 4.10 billion Argentinian Pesos in sales at the company during the first quarter of 2020.
Sales at Holcim Argentina SA appear to have some seasonality: during each of the previous 9
years, sales have been highest during the fourth quarter, which has accounted for
between 26.8% and 41.8%
of the annual
sales.
Holcim Argentina SA reported sales of 24.61 billion Argentinian Pesos (US$258.63 million)
for the
year ending
December of 2020.
This
represents
an
increase of 28.5%
versus 2019, when the company's sales were 19.14 billion Argentinian Pesos .
Sales at Holcim Argentina SA have increased during each of the previous five years
(and since 2015, sales have increased a total of 474%).
Sales of Ops saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
650.3% in 2020, from
28.72 million Argentinian Pesos to 215.49 million Argentinian Pesos .
Not all segments of Holcim Argentina SA experienced an increase in sales in 2020:
sales of Harg Differences fell 48.0% to 232.62 million Argentinian Pesos .
(However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).
Holcim Argentina SA also experienced decreases in sales in
Concrete (down 43.2% to 478.48 million Argentinian Pesos )
.