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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.

CX
47
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Price
$12.97
-0.13 (-0.99%)
Market Cap
$18.82B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

90.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.50B (2021) → 144.9M (2025)

CEMEX is a Mexican company that makes and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates like gravel and sand. These materials are used to build roads, bridges, homes, and commercial buildings. CEMEX is one of the largest cement producers in the world and sells to construction companies, governments, and contractors.

CEMEX earns money by selling its building materials by the ton or cubic meter, with prices tied closely to local construction demand. The company operates in over 50 countries, with major presence in Mexico, the United States, Europe, and Latin America, generating roughly $15 billion in annual revenue. Its large network of plants, quarries, and distribution routes makes it hard for smaller rivals to compete on scale. The main growth driver is infrastructure spending, particularly in the United States, where federal construction programs are boosting demand — but the business is sensitive to rising energy costs, since making cement requires significant amounts of fuel and electricity.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+233.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
32.8%
Modest — 32.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
11.3%
Modest — 11.3% operating margin
ROCE
2.3%
Weak — 2.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+5.1%
Slow sales growth (5.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+746.7%
Earnings growing fast (746.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
518%
Turns 518% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.3%
Modest free cash flow (8.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.51
Conservative — low debt load (0.51)
Interest Cover
3.91x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
-9.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.81%
Small dividend — 0.81% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+16.6%
Dividend growing fast (16.6% YoY)

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