NYSE$MLM

Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Martin Marietta reported record fourth-quarter revenues and gross profit.

Martin Marietta reported a strong fourth quarter, capping off a record year in 2023. The company's disciplined execution of its value-over-volume commercial strategy drove significant organic improvement in Adjusted EBITDA and aggregates unit profitability.

  • Achieved record full-year revenues, profitability, and safety performance.
  • Full-year aggregates unit profitability improved 46.4 percent.
  • Strong balance sheet poised for continued strategic plan execution.
  • Building Materials business achieved record fourth-quarter revenues and gross profit.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.61B

Previous: $1.38B+16.7%
EPS (adj)

$4.63

Previous: $3.04+52.3%
Aggregates Shipments (tons)

46.6M

Previous: 47.7M-2.3%
Average Selling Price per Ton

$20.22

Previous: $17.58+15.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$186M

Previous: $173M-207.8%
Net Income

$288M

Previous: $187M+53.5%
Operating Income

$370M

Previous: $262M+41.1%
Gross Profit

$484M

Previous: $354M+36.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$11M

Previous: $8.4M+31.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Martin Marietta · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.61B

Q4 2023+16.7%vs Q4 2022
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’s 2024 guidance table below reflects the AFS acquisition and the South Texas cement and related concrete operations divestiture as of their respective closing dates, but does not include contributions from the announced BWI Southeast acquisition, which will be updated following the closing of the transaction. Giving effect to the two acquisitions and the divestiture as if each closed on January 1, 2024, the Company's full year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance would be $2.37 billion at the midpoint.

Tailwinds

  • Consolidated Total revenues between $6,745 and $7,185 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $2,140 and $2,340 million.
  • Building Materials Business Aggregates Volume % growth between (2.0)% and 2.0 %
  • Building Materials Business Aggregates ASP % growth between 10.0 % and 12.0 %
  • Building Materials Business Gross profit between $1,610 and $1,730 million

Headwinds

  • Interest expense between $55 and $65 million
  • Estimated tax rate (excluding discrete events) between 21 % and 22 %
  • Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta between $1,205 and $1,385 million
  • Capital expenditures between $650 and $700 million
  • Cement, Ready Mixed Concrete and Asphalt and Paving Gross profit between $395 and $445 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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+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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