building a STRONGER foundation - Cemex
building a STRONGER foundation - Cemex
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Geographic Segment<br />
Variations in<br />
Local<br />
Currency(1)<br />
100<br />
Approximate<br />
Currency<br />
Fluctuations,<br />
Net of<br />
Inflation<br />
Effects<br />
Operating Income<br />
For the Year Ended<br />
December 31,<br />
Variations<br />
in Mexican<br />
Pesos 2008 2009<br />
(in millions of Pesos)<br />
North America<br />
Mexico ............................................................................ -2% — -2% Ps 14,254 Ps 13,965<br />
United States(2)............................................................... N/A N/A N/A (461) (7,290)<br />
Europe<br />
Spain(3)........................................................................... -55% -6% -61% 4,325 1,667<br />
United Kingdom.............................................................. +39% — +39% (1,411) (859)<br />
Germany.......................................................................... +18% +34% +52% 434 658<br />
France.............................................................................. +24% +32% +56% 505 786<br />
Rest of Europe(4) ............................................................ -59% +8% -51% 2,009 976<br />
South/Central America and the Caribbean<br />
Venezuela........................................................................ — — — 958 —<br />
Colombia......................................................................... +13% +13% +26% 2,116 2,672<br />
Rest of South/Central America and the Caribbean(5)..... -8% +20% +12% 2,481 2,784<br />
Africa and Middle East<br />
Egypt............................................................................... +34% +25% +59% 2,176 3,465<br />
Rest of Africa and the Middle East(6)............................. +20% +29% +49% 558 830<br />
Asia<br />
Philippines....................................................................... +58% +31% +89% 528 996<br />
Rest of Asia(7) ................................................................ +35% +44% +79% 57 102<br />
Others(8) ......................................................................... -223% +122% -101% (2,441) (4,912)<br />
Consolidated operating income.................................... -39% Ps 26,088 Ps 15,840<br />
N/A = Not Applicable<br />
(1) For purposes of a geographic segment consisting of a region, the net sales and operating income data in local currency terms for<br />
each individual country within the region are first translated into Dollar terms at the exchange rates in effect as of the end of the<br />
reporting period. Variations for a region represent the weighted average change in Dollar terms based on net sales and operating<br />
income for the region.<br />
(2) On June 15, 2009, we sold three quarries (located in Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah) and our 49% joint venture interest in the<br />
operations of a quarry located in Granite Canyon, Wyoming.<br />
(3) On December 26, 2008, we sold our Canary Islands operations (consisting of cement and ready-mix concrete assets in Tenerife<br />
and 50% of the shares in two joint-ventures, Cementos Especiales de las Islas, S.A. (CEISA) and Inprocoi, S.L.).<br />
(4) Our Rest of Europe segment includes our operations in Croatia, Poland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Austria, Hungary,<br />
Finland, Norway and Sweden, as well as our other European assets.<br />
(5) Our Rest of South/Central America and the Caribbean segment includes our operations in Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican<br />
Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Argentina and our trading activities in the Caribbean.<br />
(6) Our Rest of Africa and the Middle East segment includes our operations in the UAE and Israel.<br />
(7) Our Rest of Asia segment includes our operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and other assets in the Asian<br />
region.<br />
(8) Our Others segment includes our worldwide maritime trade operations, our information solutions company and other minor<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
Net Sales. Our consolidated net sales decreased approximately 12%, from Ps225.7 billion in 2008 to Ps197.8 billion in 2009.<br />
The decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to lower volumes and prices mainly from our operations in the United States and<br />
Spain. The infrastructure sector continues to be the main driver of demand in most of our markets. Our consolidated statement of<br />
operations present the results of our operations in Australia, net of income tax, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009<br />
and the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008 in a single line item as “Discontinued operations.” Accordingly, our<br />
consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 was reclassified. See note 3B to our consolidated financial<br />
statements included elsewhere in this annual report. Set forth below is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effects of the<br />
various factors affecting our net sales on a geographic segment basis.