{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"GCC Reports First Quarter 2021 Results - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B08RmyHT5l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/gcc-reports-first-quarter-2021-results\/\">GCC Reports First Quarter 2021 Results<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/gcc-reports-first-quarter-2021-results\/embed\/#?secret=B08RmyHT5l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;GCC Reports First Quarter 2021 Results&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"B08RmyHT5l\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: GCC*), a leading supplier and producer of cement and concrete in the United States, Mexico and Canada, today announced its results for the first quarter 2021. Q1 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Mexico cement and ready-mix volumes increased 6% and 8%, respectively U.S cement volumes grew 5.9%, excluding oil well cement. Total cement volumes decreased 7.7% Consolidated net sales decreased 1.5%, to US$178.8 million EBITDA increased 9.2% to US$49.5 million, with a 27.7% EBITDA margin; a 270 basis-point increase Free cash flow increased 59% to US$17.7 million with a 35.8% conversion rate from EBITDA Net leverage (net debt\/EBITDA) ratio dropped to 0.22x as of March 2021 Earnings per share decreased &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODIyNDk4NyM0MTQyMTE4IzIwOTIyNzg="}