Cement For Beginners

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Cement For Beginners

nd the manufacturing processes.

The key drivers to the sector. We look at the competitive landscape of the sector, delving

into the drivers of growth and profitability, how to value the sector, and how key metrics have

evolved over time. Many factors come into play in the sector to ultimately determine value.

Demand can vary based on economic cycles, public spending, interest rates, even a country's

geology and consumer tastes. Margins also fluctuate widely by company based on product

mix, regional pricing, utilisation rates and operational leverage. Understanding this can help

investors understand the nuances in the differing valuations between peers, and ultimately

play the sector at a higher level.

Our global cement demand-supply models. The latter half of this report takes a deep dive into

key countries around the world, honing in on market shares by country, as well as both country

historicals and forecasts for cement production, consumption, and capacity. We include in- Glynis Johnson * | Equity Analyst

depth analysis on over 50 of the most relevant countries to help investors examine the country- 44 (0) 20 7029 8677 | glynis.johnson@jefferies.com

specific nuances of cement in more detail. And with disparities observed even at a regional Devon Guffick * | Equity Associate

level of many countries, we include maps with the location of cement plants by country to help +44 (0)20 7548 4288 | dguffick@jefferies.com

pick apart a geography at the most granular level. Priyal Woolf * | Equity Analyst

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Prateek Kumar ^ | Equity Analyst

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Pedro Baptista ‡ | Equity Analyst

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Alejandro Anibal Demichelis ‡ | Equity Analyst