كليدواژه :
صنعت سراميك , صنايع Mohawk , افزايش رشد درازمدت , سرمايه گذاري
چكيده لاتين :
After five consecutive years of record earnings, the US flooring giant Mohawk Industries encountered greater difficulties than
anticipated in 2018, with inflation increasing dramatically, luxury vinyl tile impacting ceramic tile and other flooring products
and most markets slowing. While net sales grew by 5% to $10 billion, EBITDA fell by 8.3% to $1.704 billion (compared
to $1.859 billion in 2017), 17% of sales, EBIT dropped to $1.189 billion and net earnings excluding restructuring, acquisition
and other charges fell by 10% to $922 million. The breakdown in sales by geographical region remained very similar to last
year with a slight fall in the contribution of the United States (61%) and small increases in the shares held by other markets,
namely Europe (26%), Russia (4%) and the rest of the world (9%). As for product segments, the Flooring North America division
(production and sale of carpet, rugs, laminate, sheet vinyl, LVT and wood flooring) reported $4 billion in sales, almost unchanged
with respect to 2017 and equivalent to 40% of the group’s net sales, along with operating income of $391 million
($573 in 2017).
