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Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Martin Marietta's first quarter was marked by portfolio enhancements and increased aggregates gross profit per ton.

Martin Marietta reported a decrease in total revenues and gross profit for the first quarter of 2024. However, the company completed significant portfolio-enhancing transactions, increased aggregates gross profit per ton, and achieved record quarterly gross profit in the Magnesia Specialties business. The company has raised its full-year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance.

  • Completed over $4.5 billion of portfolio-enhancing transactions in 2024.
  • Increased aggregates gross profit per ton by over 14 percent for the quarter.
  • Achieved record quarterly gross profit in the Magnesia Specialties business.
  • Increased full-year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $2.37 billion at the midpoint.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.25B

Previous: $1.35B-7.6%
EPS

$16.87

Previous: $2.16+681.0%
Aggregates Shipments (tons)

36.6M

Previous: 41.7M-12.2%
Average Selling Price per Ton

$22.26

Previous: $19.83+12.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$200M

Previous: -$174M-15.0%
Free Cash Flow

$845M

Previous: -$52.5M+1709.5%
Net Income

$1.05B

Previous: $121M+760.8%
Operating Income

$1.42B

Previous: $196M+624.6%
Gross Profit

$272M

Previous: $303M-10.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.65B

Previous: $229M+1054.3%
Total Assets

$16.2B

Previous: $14.9B+9.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$15M

Previous: $14M+7.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Martin Marietta · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.25B

Q1 2024-7.6%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Martin Marietta · $1.15B total across 1 segment · Q1 2022

  • Building Materials Business
    $1.15B

Forward guidance

The company has revised its full-year 2024 guidance to reflect the AFS and BWI Southeast acquisitions and the South Texas cement and related concrete operations divestiture. The revised guidance for net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta and aggregates gross profit is burdened with an estimated $30 million purchase accounting impact for the fair market value write-up of inventory related to the BWI Southeast acquisition.

Tailwinds

  • Consolidated Total revenues between $6,900 million and $7,300 million
  • Aggregates Volume % change between 2.0% and 6.0%
  • ASP % change between 11.0% and 13.0%
  • Cement, Ready Mixed Concrete and Asphalt and Paving Gross profit between $405 million and $445 million
  • Magnesia Specialties Business Gross profit between $100 million and $110 million

Headwinds

  • Interest expense, net of interest income between $105 million and $115 million
  • Estimated tax rate between 22.5% and 23.5%
  • Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta between $2,210 million and $2,300 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $2,300 million and $2,440 million
  • Capital expenditures between $675 million and $725 million

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

40 / 69 earnings

Positive

+17.6%

Q4 2014

Best reaction

-8.5%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-1.1%-5.0%
Q4 2025-6.6%-4.1%-17.6%
Q3 2025+1.0%-1.4%-0.1%
Q2 2025+0.4%+2.9%+4.1%
Q1 2025+3.8%+7.4%+8.5%
Q4 2024-2.2%-0.3%-9.7%
Q3 2024+1.4%-0.3%+2.8%
Q2 2024-0.9%-2.1%-6.7%
Q1 2024-2.0%-1.9%-5.9%
Q4 2023+1.6%+2.4%+13.1%
Q3 2023+7.8%+8.0%+14.3%
Q2 2023-2.1%-1.1%-4.6%
Q1 2023+7.9%+8.2%+12.6%
Q4 2022+3.6%+4.3%-10.0%
Q3 2022-0.8%+2.5%+9.4%
Q2 2022+4.8%+4.9%+4.7%
Q1 2022+6.2%-2.6%-2.3%
Q4 2021-1.0%+0.5%-3.2%
Q3 2021+4.5%+5.6%+6.0%
Q2 2021-1.1%-1.3%+4.6%
Q1 2021+5.6%+6.7%+1.4%
Q4 2020+5.0%+9.9%+13.2%
Q3 2020+7.6%+11.6%+9.5%
Q2 2020-6.1%-9.1%-8.3%
Q1 2020-8.5%-7.4%+10.9%
Q4 2019-6.1%-4.8%-32.9%
Q3 2019-0.8%-2.1%+1.1%
Q2 2019+10.6%+9.8%+13.1%
Q1 2019+2.3%+3.4%-0.8%
Q4 2018-3.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Q3 2018+8.5%+5.4%+6.5%
Q2 2018-7.7%-10.6%-7.7%
Q1 2018+3.9%+5.3%+12.2%
Q4 2017+1.4%+1.6%-3.4%
Q3 2017-2.5%-3.3%-6.7%
Q2 2017-4.5%-5.3%-6.4%
Q1 2017+7.2%+6.6%+2.3%
Q4 2016-4.1%-6.0%-9.1%
Q3 2016+2.7%+3.7%+19.2%
Q2 2016+2.0%+1.0%-6.5%
Q1 2016+5.0%
Q4 2015+11.5%
Q3 2015-6.1%
Q2 2015+8.7%
Q1 2015+8.5%
Q4 2014+17.6%
Q3 2014-4.6%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+6.4%
Q4 2013+5.1%
Q3 2013+1.2%
Q2 2013-1.8%
Q1 2013+1.0%
Q4 2012+1.5%
Q3 2012+2.2%
Q2 2012-4.5%
Q1 2012+0.1%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011+2.8%
Q2 2011-1.5%
Q1 2010-3.2%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2010+2.1%
Q4 2008+2.1%
Q3 2009+2.5%
Q3 2010+2.5%
Q2 2010-6.6%
Q2 2009-6.6%
Q4 2009-6.6%

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