Q1 2022 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

ENRIQUE ESCALANTE, CEO

LUIS CARLOS ARIAS, CFO

APRIL 27, 2022

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

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Forward Looking Statements

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EBITDA

We define EBITDA as consolidated net income after adding back or subtracting, as the case may be: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) net financing expense; (3) other non-operating expenses; (4) taxes; and (5) share of earnings in associates. In managing our business, we rely on EBITDA as a means of assessing our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA enhances the understanding of our financial performance and our ability to satisfy principal and interest obligations with respect to our indebtedness as well as to fund capital expenditures and working capital requirements. We also believe EBITDA is a useful basis of comparing our results with those of other companies because it presents results of operations on a basis unaffected by capital structure and taxes. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of financial performance under IFRS or U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to other companies' calculation of similarly titled measures.

Currency translations / physical volumes

All monetary amounts in this presentation are expressed in U.S. Dollars ($ or US$). Currency translations from pesos into U.S. dollars use the average monthly exchange rates published by Banco de México.

These translations do not purport to reflect the actual exchange rates at which cross-currency transactions occurred or could have occurred.

The average exchange rates (Pesos per U.S. dollar) used for recent periods are:

Q1 22: 20.51

-Q1 21: 20.33

Physical volumes are stated in metric tons (mt), millions of metric tons (mmt), cubic meters (m3), or millions of cubic meters (mm3).

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Excellent start

  • Encouraging market trends

  • Results above expectations, despite challenges faced

    • High inflation levels

    • Interest rate hikes

    • Supply chain & labor shortages

    • Continuing pandemic

    • War in Ukraine

    • Economic sanctions against Russia

  • Serious implications throughout the industry

  • Highlighted GCC's competitive difference

  • Operations teams' efforts increased inventory

  • Plants planned outages for maintenance to ensure consistent production levels

  • Preparation for a strong construction season

  • Every kiln at GCC will be up and running to produce cement

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INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Projects running at a steady, but lower, pace

    U.S. OVERVIEW

  • States and DOTs preparing for additional funding from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

  • More selective in supplying these projects

    • Switching shipments to more profitable segments

  • Upside in the mid-term

    • The infrastructure bill will extend the cement cycle

  • Expect additional demand to start increasing in late 2023

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