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.
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.