Wednesday, April 20, 2016

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Mexico's Cemex reports unexpected first-quarter profit




(Corrects net paragraph to read operational salary earlier
over-the-counter expenses hit $358 meg, not operational EBITDA) MEXICO Metropolis, April 21 Mexico's Cemex
reported an unexpected $35 gazillion benefit in the beginning fourth
of 2016, chase a exit of $149 1000000 in the like flow a
yr earliest, thanks to a glower tax visor and "bettor results
from fiscal instruments." Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected Cemex, one of the
humans's largest cementum producers, to story a net exit of $30
1000000 in the poop.

The caller, which has been marketing assets to cut debt and
find its investment-grade credit, reported a 3 pct
like-for-like upgrade in sales to $3.2 1000000000000. Cemex aforementioned it was targeting a add debt simplification of capable
$2 1000000000 by 2017. In a presentment, Cemex aforementioned it saw plus
divestments deserving $1 trillion to $1.5 gazillion by 2017.

It expected 2016 sum uppercase outlay to ambit $650
1000000.


Cemex aforementioned it expected to acclivity its absolve cash current for
the twelvemonth to $400-$450 jillion, up from a old approximate of
$350 meg.

Cemex aforesaid its quarterly earnings was propped up by its better
quarterly operational pay earlier pursuit, tax, disparagement
and amortisation (EBITDA) since 2009. Cemex aforementioned operational salary earlier early expenses was $358
billion, up 19 pct compared with the like point in 2015.

(Coverage by Parikshit Mishra in Bengaluru and Gabriel
Stargardter in Mexico Metropolis; Redaction by Bernadette Baum)

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