CRH plc (CRH) Stock

About CRH plc

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, and International Solutions. The company offers building materials for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure, and commercial and residential buildings, as well as construction and renovation of transportation infrastructure, critical utility networks, commercial and residential buildings, and outdoor living spaces; paving and construction services; and produces and sells aggregates, cementitious materials, ready mixed concrete and mortars, and asphalt. It also manufactures, supplies, and delivers building products for the built environment in communities in North America; and provides building and infrastructure solutions for complex critical utility infrastructure, such as water, energy, transportation, and telecommunications projects, and outdoor living solutions for private and public spaces. In addition, the company produces and supplies precast and pre-stressed concrete products comprising vaults, pipes, and manholes; and concrete and polymer-based products, such as underground vaults, drainage systems, enclosures, and modular precast structures for applications in transportation, water, energy, and telecommunications markets. Further, it provides crushed stone, sand, and gravel; granite, limestone, and sandstone; fly ash, pozzolans, synthetic gypsum, calcined clay, and ground granulated blast-furnace slags; fencing and railing systems, lawn and garden products, and packaged concrete mixes; and concrete masonry, hardscape and related products, including pavers, blocks and curbs, retaining walls, and slabs. CRH plc was founded in 1936 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

CRH plc is led by CEO Jim Mintern, employs 79,800 people, headquartered in Dublin, US, publicly traded since 1989.

CRH plc (CRH) stock trades at $99.71 with a market capitalization of $66.63B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.63, price-to-book of 3.22, price-to-sales of 1.33. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $86.83 and $131.55, and currently trades 24.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.37%.

On profitability, CRH plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 15.81%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 20.89%, an operating margin of 13.18%, a net profit margin of 9.04%.

In its most recent fiscal year, CRH plc reported annual revenue of $37.4B, net profit of $3.7B, revenue has compounded at 10.7% a year over the last five years, profit at 32.4% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.74, total assets of $58.3B, $4.1B in cash and equivalents.

CRH has an average daily trading volume of 4,696,198 shares, a beta of 1.19.

Official website: www.crh.com