James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) Stock

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) operates as a prominent global producer and supplier of construction materials, focusing on fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement-bonded solutions. These products are utilized for both internal and external building applications across key markets including the United States, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Canada. The company's activities are organized into three primary business segments: North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products. Its extensive portfolio of fiber cement offerings encompasses interior wall linings, exterior cladding systems, and associated complementary items. James Hardie also provides various fiber cement components suitable for a broad spectrum of uses, such as external panels, internal partitions, flooring, ceilings, eaves, decorative trim, fencing, and architectural facades. Additionally, the firm delivers fiber gypsum and cement-bonded boards tailored for specific purposes, including structural fire protection, dry lining installations, timber frame construction, and do-it-yourself projects. These versatile materials are widely adopted in diverse construction sectors, notably new home building and commercial property development. Established in 1888, James Hardie Industries plc maintains its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

James Hardie Industries plc is led by CEO Aaron Erter, employs 7,500 people, headquartered in Dublin, IE, publicly traded since 2001.

James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) stock trades at $26.66 with a market capitalization of $15.47B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.50, price-to-book of 5.13, price-to-sales of 2.46. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $16.46 and $29.83, and currently trades 10.6% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, James Hardie Industries plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 19.61%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 30.34%, an operating margin of 16.92%, a net profit margin of 2.70%.

In its most recent fiscal year, James Hardie Industries plc reported annual revenue of $3.9B, net profit of $424.0M, revenue has compounded at 8.3% a year over the last five years, profit at 11.9% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 2.10, total assets of $5.2B, $563.0M in cash and equivalents.

JHX has an average daily trading volume of 7,524,633 shares, a beta of 1.04.

Official website: www.jameshardie.com