Vulcan Materials’ First-Quarter Revenues up 4 Percent

Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. Net earnings were $45 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $149 million. The company’s first quarter results “reflect solid price growth in aggregates, the continuing recovery in construction materials demand and strong profitability in its Concrete and Asphalt segments,” according to the company.

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Summit Materials’ Aggregates Revenues Spike Higher in First Quarter

Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the first quarter 2017. For the three months ended April 1, 2017, the company reported a net loss of $52.4 million, compared to a net loss of $21.1 million in the prior-year period. On an adjusted basis, Summit reported a net loss of $54.8 million, versus a diluted net loss of $42.5 million in…

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Cemex U.S. Sales Up 2 Percent in First Quarter

Cemex announced that, on a like-to-like basis for its ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by 6 percent during the first quarter of 2017 to $3.1 billion versus the comparable period in 2016. Operating EBITDA on a like-to-like basis increased by 2 percent during the quarter to $559 million versus the same period in 2016.

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Caterpillar Sales, Revenues Rise in First Quarter

Caterpillar Inc. announced first-quarter 2017 sales and revenues of $9.8 billion, compared with $9.5 billion in the first quarter of 2016. First-quarter 2017 profit per share was $0.32, compared with $0.46 per share in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding restructuring costs, first-quarter 2017 profit per share was $1.28, double first-quarter 2016 profit per share excluding restructuring costs of $0.64…

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