Holcim looks back on an excellent half year
Holcim reports organic growth in sales and operating result for the first half of 2023. Earnings per share posted a record high of CHF 2.19. In the half year under review, Holcim also invested CHF 1.8 billion in 18 acquisitions.
Holcim generated sales of CHF 13.07 billion in the first half of 2023, the globally active Zug-based building materials group informed in a statement. This corresponds to a year-on-year decline of 11.0 percent. On an organic basis, growth of 7.4 percent was achieved, Holcim writes.
Holcim reported a recurring operating result at EBIT level of CHF 2.04 billion for the reporting period. In the same period of the previous year, the figure was CHF 2.17 billion. The organic growth is put at 13.4 percent in the statement. The margin on operating profit increased by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 15.6 per cent. In the second quarter of 2023, a margin of 21.1 per cent was realised. Earnings per share increased by 15.3 per cent year-on-year to a record 2.19 Swiss francs. The company describes the first-half results as “outstanding”.
“We are on track to achieve industry-leading margins in the 2023 financial year,” Jan Jenisch, Holcim’s chairman and CEO, was quoted as saying in the statement. “This confirms Holcim’s strong position in all markets where our leading sustainable construction solutions and brands deliver above-average profitability and growth.”
In the half year under review, Holcim invested CHF 1.8 billion in 18 acquisitions. In addition, the company continued its expansion in the North American market, the statement said. According to it, Holcim has already been awarded more than 70 infrastructure projects in the US for the period 2023 to 2026.