Tags: construction materials sector
Public Companies Dip Their Toes Back into the Market
STOCK REPORTSources: New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and Wall Street Journal Market Watch. Currency conversion calculated on 2/4/13.
By George H. Reddin
The merger and acquisition news this past month came from the publicly traded companies as we continue to see ... Read More...
Oldcastle, Vantacore pursue acquisitions
The aggregate, asphalt, and concrete sectors received good news in June with the passing of a new two-year federal transportation bill. Spending and investment have been on hold for the last few years due to the absence of certainty for ... Read More...
Optimism is Slowly Building
Optimism in the construction materials sector is beginning to increase, albeit at a slow pace. While it is not necessarily showing up in reported earnings, there appears to be a sentiment that things are improving. Both Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. ... Read More...
Various Economic Opinions Fail to Inspire Confidence
The construction materials sector has been busy with national conventions for associations, headlined by presentations from economists discussing the outlook for homebuilding and the federal highway bill. These presentations, made by highly qualified speakers with impressive pedigrees, leave one more ... Read More...
M&A activity may pick up as spring nears
There were no deals to report in the construction materials sector in January. That said, a number of the multi-national companies made acquisition overseas, and the battle continues between Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co. Before one thinks ... Read More...
Data Mining December 2011
M&A Activity remains slow, but Martin Marietta and Lafarge swap assets
The number of merger and acquisition transactions in North America was up 13 percent for the three quarters ending Sept. 30, 2011, while the total value of these transactions was ... Read More...
Data Mining November 2011
Company financials reflect disappointing market conditions
The number of merger and acquisition transactions in North America was up 13 percent for the three quarters ending Sept. 30, 2011, while the total value of these transactions was up 28 percent from the ... Read More...
Data Mining October 2011
Economic and political issues surround the market
By George H. Reddin
August was an interesting month, with many economic and political issues adding to the uncertainty surrounding the outlook for the construction materials sector. During the last month, we saw the debt ... Read More...
Data Mining June 2011
Merger and acquisition activity on the rise
By George Reddin
Deal activity is picking up in the construction materials sector, although it has yet to be reflected in announced done deals. The gestation period for a typical deal — the time from ... Read More...
Data Mining May 2011
Little financial news to cheer about
By George H. Reddin
The construction materials sector has not had much to cheer about over the last few years. Congress did pass a short-term extension to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A ... Read More...
Data Mining April 2011
Aggregate shipments show modest increases
By George H. Reddin
Merger and acquisition activity in the first quarter continues at a slow pace. The themes of balance sheet management, investment in emerging markets, and challenges in meeting the gap between buyer and seller ... Read More...
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