UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April, 2016

Commission File Number: 001-14946

 

 

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Avenida Ricardo Margáin Zozaya #325, Colonia Valle del Campestre

San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México 66265

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

 

 

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Contents

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that it will be reporting its first quarter 2016 results on Thursday, April 21, 2016. CEMEX will host a conference call and audiocast presentation on this same date at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. CEMEX’s live presentation can be accessed, and dial-in information is available, at www.cemex.com.

As previously announced, on January 1, 2016, CEMEX’s operations were reorganized into five new geographical regions, as follows: 1) Mexico, 2) United States, 3) Europe, 4) South, Central America and the Caribbean, and 5) Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Attached as Exhibit 1 hereto are certain unaudited operating results of CEMEX for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the quarters comprising that year that have been restated to reflect these new geographical regions, as if they had been in effect from January 1, 2015, as well as to exclude discontinued operations in Croatia, Bangladesh and Thailand. This information should be read in conjunction with CEMEX’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2016.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

						CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.
						(Registrant)
Date: April 5, 2016				By:		/s/ Rafael Garza
				Name:		Rafael Garza
				Title:		Chief Comptroller

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.		Operating summary for adjusted regions reflecting new organizational operating structure.

Exhibit 1

 

 

Operating summary for adjusted regions reflecting new organizational operating structure⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

In thousands of U.S. dollars

 

NET SALES		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				2015
Mexico			765,715				745,487				669,021				671,597				2,843,164
USA			867,588				1,008,008				1,092,548				966,856				3,935,000
South, Central America and the Caribbean			467,510				517,386				476,182				435,967				1,894,336
Europe			747,578				925,739				921,149				833,566				3,426,772
Asia, Middle East and Africa			402,554				423,677				402,461				420,011				1,647,843
Others and intercompany eliminations			62,556				87,366				75,662				72,689				311,692
TOTAL			3,313,500				3,707,664				3,637,024				3,400,686				14,058,806
GROSS PROFIT		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				2015
Mexico			369,556				378,609				337,067				352,631				1,435,036
USA			159,333				245,229				283,838				262,895				951,296
South, Central America and the Caribbean			195,432				216,128				191,618				179,734				781,149
Europe			172,545				263,400				278,105				230,531				943,697
Asia, Middle East and Africa			116,470				136,063				128,213				130,048				510,898
Others and intercompany eliminations			4,606				28,559				18,825				19,441				83,713
TOTAL			1,017,942				1,267,989				1,237,667				1,175,279				4,705,789
OPERATING EARNINGS BEFORE OTHER EXPENSES, NET		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				2015
Mexico			221,678				216,545				183,074				194,846				814,517
USA			(32,286	)			54,171				71,819				74,939				168,643
South, Central America and the Caribbean			127,840				139,922				119,662				105,912				492,389
Europe			5,179				67,484				79,299				25,119				176,129
Asia, Middle East and Africa			69,621				75,105				69,463				69,279				283,351
Others and intercompany eliminations			(56,194	)			(69,325	)			(83,972	)			(60,140	)			(263,520	)
TOTAL			335,837				483,902				439,346				409,955				1,671,510
OPERATING EBITDA		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				2015
Mexico			261,511				256,045				219,511				230,760				965,838
USA			63,787				155,931				172,484				173,244				565,446
South, Central America and the Caribbean			147,872				160,411				139,044				124,633				570,850
Europe			52,782				117,767				130,867				88,572				389,723
Asia, Middle East and Africa			89,132				94,832				88,629				89,676				362,179
Others and intercompany eliminations			(50,307	)			(59,993	)			(74,085	)			(45,639	)			(223,359	)
TOTAL			564,778				724,992				676,449				661,246				2,630,677

 

(1)

Amounts are not audited and are shown for reference purposes only, giving effect to CEMEX’s new organizational operating structure effective January 1, 2016. The Europe region includes operations in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as trading operations in several Nordic countries. The Asia, Middle East and Africa region includes operations in Egypt, Israel, Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates. Excludes results for Croatia, Bangladesh and Thailand which are treated as discontinued operations.

(2)	Information for Mexico, USA and the South, Central America and the Caribbean region remains unchanged versus the previously reported results.