...Strong Market Position: El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V. (Liverpool) is the leader in the middle-, middle-high and high-income segments of department stores in Mexico. During the LTM ended Sept. 30, 2015, the company's revenues reached MXN87.4 billion, an increase of 11.3% from the year-earlier period. Liverpool's revenues are twice as high as Grupo Sanborns', its closest publicly traded competitor. Liverpool's EBITDA margin for the LTM ended September 2015 was 16.3%, compared with Grupo Sanborns' 12.4%. Format and Business Diversification: Liverpool has a diversified revenue base; for the LTM ended September 2015, 86.1% of total revenues were contributed by its retail segment, 10.4% from its financial services division, and 3.5% from real estate. During the first nine months of 2015, retail segment total revenues grew 12%, while same store sales grew 10.3%, slightly below the Asociacion Nacional de Tiendas de Autoservicio y Departamentales department store segment growth of 10.5%....
