Saint-Gobain Targets Record Operating Margin For 2023 Despite Fall in 3Q Revenue
October 26 2023 - 1:13PM
Dow Jones News
By Pierre Bertrand
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain said it aims to achieve a new record
operating margin this year, despite reporting a decline in
third-quarter sales.
The French building-materials company said Thursday that sales
came to 11.57 billion euros ($12.23 billion) in the period compared
with EUR12.92 billion in the prior-year period. The result
represents a 10.5% on-year decline on a reported basis and a 3.1%
fall on a like-for-like basis.
Volumes declined by 5% over the quarter, while pricing had a
1.9% positive effect on sales, it said.
There was a moderate slowdown in markets as new construction
declined but renovation activities showed resilience, Saint-Gobain
said.
North America, Asia and construction chemicals now represent
two-thirds of the group's operating income, the company said.
Saint-Gobain said it still expects a double-digit operating
margin in 2023, but that it is now targeting a record high.
Write to Pierre Bertrand at pierre.bertrand@wsj.com
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