Produces cement for various construction applications. Manufactures ready-mix concrete for building projects. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $5.8B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 16.2× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 82% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 36% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 21% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 43 buys and 30 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.10 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 3% a year on average — the report card’s higher growth grade leans on profit power instead.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 41/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 49/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, CX sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CX does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.