NYSE$MLM

Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Martin Marietta reported record fourth-quarter results, delivering record full-year profitability and the best safety performance.

Martin Marietta reported a strong fourth quarter and full-year 2020, overcoming challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company achieved record fourth-quarter revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, driven by shipment growth, pricing gains, and disciplined cost management. Underlying demand fundamentals are expected to reset in 2021, with anticipated growth in single-family housing, infrastructure investment, and heavy industrial projects.

  • Record fourth-quarter revenues and Adjusted EBITDA were achieved.
  • Consolidated gross margin expanded 410 basis points to 27.6 percent.
  • Aggregates gross profit per ton shipped improved 17.9 percent.
  • Cement shipments increased 11.7 percent, a fourth-quarter record.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.11B

Previous: $1.1B+1.0%
EPS (adj)

$2.93

Previous: $2.09+40.2%
Aggregates Shipments (tons)

45.2M

Previous: 43.9M+2.9%
Average Selling Price per Ton

$14.88

Previous: $14.38+3.5%
Capital Expenditures

$109M

Previous: $111M-1.4%
Free Cash Flow

$257M

Previous: $206M+25.0%
Net Income

$183M

Previous: $131M+39.7%
Operating Income

$241M

Previous: $185M+30.4%
Gross Profit

$325M

Previous: $259M+25.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$207M

Previous: $21M+888.2%
Total Assets

$10.6B

Previous: $10.1B+4.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.6M

Previous: $5.69M+33.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Martin Marietta · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.11B

Q4 2020+1%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

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

  • Building Materials Business
    $1.15B

Forward guidance

Martin Marietta remains confident that favorable pricing dynamics will continue and attractive underlying fundamentals and long-term secular growth trends in its key geographies remain intact, particularly as the U.S. economy stabilizes and recovers.

Tailwinds

  • Favorable pricing dynamics are expected to continue.
  • Underlying fundamentals and long-term secular growth trends in key geographies remain intact.
  • The U.S. economy is expected to stabilize and recover.
  • Single-family housing growth is anticipated.
  • Expanded infrastructure investment is expected.

Headwinds

  • Guidance excludes any benefit from additional fiscal stimulus or relief funds beyond those already enacted.
  • Guidance excludes any benefit from a potential successor federal surface transportation bill.
  • Macroeconomic uncertainty will persist.
  • Potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Potential declines of the Company’s various construction end-use markets.

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 Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+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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