Crh (CRH)

Company name:	Crh Plc
Company Description:	Products and services include cement, aggregates, asphalt and surfacing, readymixed concrete, agricultural & chemical grade lime, seawater magnesia, precaust concrete products, clay bricks, insulation products, civil engineering, rooftiles, masonry, timber, civils, drainage, DIY stores, rooflight & ventilation, security gates & fencing.
EPIC:	CRH	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	FE10	ISIN:	IE0001827041
Market Segment:	SET1	Share Type:	DE
WWW Address:	http://www.crh.ie/home.asp	Description:	ORD EUR 0.32
Industry Sector:	CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS

Price	Price Change [%]	Bid	Offer	Open	High	Low	Volume
2,655.00	4.0 [0.15]	2,655.00	2,656.00	2,656.00	2,669.00	2,647.00	2,396,859
Market Cap. [m]	Shares In Issue [m]	Beta	EPS	DPS	PE Ratio	Yield	52-Wks-Range
21,342.85	803.87	1.28	271.11	64.74	9.79	2.44	2,733.00 - 1,961.00

Crh Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	21,342.85	m
Shares In Issue	803.87	m
Prev. Close	2,651.00
PE Ratio	9.79
Dividend Yield	2.44	%
EPS - basic	271.11	p
Dividend PS	64.74	p
Dividend Cover	-
Cash Flow PS	212.42	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	15.70	%
Operating Margin	6.95	%
PEG Factor	0.29
EPS Growth Rate	33.33	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	5.88	%
Net Debt	14,632.68	m
Gross Gearing	52.94	%
Quick Assets	6,012.95	m
Net Working Capital	3,299.16	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	33.17	%
Turnover PS	2,996.68	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	208.28	p
Retained Profit PS	223.27	p
Cash PS	262.42	p
Net Cash PS	-417.57	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	849.68	p
Net Asset Value PS	1,851.70	p
Spread	1.00 (0.04%)
* Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies.

Crh Balance Sheet

Share Price Performance

Sample Period ^†	High	Low
1 week	2,733.00	2,625.00
4 weeks	2,733.00	2,490.00
12 weeks	2,733.00	2,409.00
1 year	2,733.00	1,961.00

Share Price Chart (5 years)

Crh Historic Returns

Period ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	2,655.00	-	-	2,625.00	2.34		2,665.55
4 weeks	2,506.00	149.00	5.95	2,490.00	1.55		2,640.65
12 weeks	2,575.00	80.00	3.11	2,409.00	1.59		2,561.56
26 weeks	2,225.00	430.00	19.33	2,158.00	1.77		2,461.09
1 year	2,652.00	3.00	0.11	1,961.00	1.87		2,375.75
3 years	2,247.00	408.00	18.16	1,961.00	1.99		2,590.22
5 years	1,459.00	1,196.00	81.97	1,220.00	2.11		2,219.99
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

Crh Key Management Ratios

Crh Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio	12.13
PE Ratio	9.79
Tobin's Q Ratio	0.64
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	0.83
Dividend Yield	2.44	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	1.48
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	12.75
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	11.89
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	12.50
Price-to-Sales PS	0.89
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	2.92
Price-to-Cash PS	10.12
Net Working Capital PS	410.41
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	6.47	%
Earnings Yield	10.21	%
Average PE	15.81
Years in average	5
PE to PE average	61.95	%

Crh Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	43.10	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.76
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	1.54
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.53
Net Gearing	46.27	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	60.86	%
Gross Gearing	52.94	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	69.63	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	17.28	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	22.73	%
Assets/Equity	2.12
Cash/Equity	14.17
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	10.43	%
Current Ratio	1.60
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	1.10
Liquidity Ratio	0.39
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	24.07	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	30,981.37	m
CFO/Sales	0.07
CFO/Attributable Profit	0.75
CFO/Assets	0.05
CFO/Debt	0.10
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.78
Total Debt/Sales	0.69
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	10.00
Total Debt	16,742.20	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	5.07	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	26.27	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	30.83	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	13.10	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	6

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
1.2827	0.6415

Crh Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	6.40	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	6.78	%
Net Profit Margin	9.40	%
Assets Turnover	0.72
Return On Equity (ROE)	15.70	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	8.28	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	23.81	%
Plowback Ratio	76.19	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	11.30	%
Net Income Of Revenues	7.45	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	1.58
Fixed Assets Turnover	1.02
Current Assets Turnover	2.44
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	8.34
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	1.39
Debtors-to-Sales	19.72	%
Debt Collection Period	71.96	Days

Crh Dividends

Announcement Date	Type	Curr.	Dividend Amount	Period Start	Period End	Ex Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividend Amount
28 Feb 2019	Final	EUX	52.40	31/12/2017	31/12/2018	14/03/2019	15/03/2019	30/04/2019	72.00
23 Aug 2018	Interim	EUX	19.60	31/12/2017	31/12/2018	06/09/2018	07/09/2018	26/09/2018	-
01 Mar 2018	Final	EUX	48.80	31/12/2016	31/12/2017	08/03/2018	09/03/2018	04/05/2018	68.00
24 Aug 2017	Interim	EUX	19.20	31/12/2016	31/12/2017	07/09/2017	08/09/2017	03/11/2017	-
01 Mar 2017	Final	EUX	46.20	31/12/2015	31/12/2016	09/03/2017	10/03/2017	05/05/2017	65.00
25 Aug 2016	Interim	EUX	18.80	31/12/2015	31/12/2016	08/09/2016	09/09/2016	04/11/2016	-
03 Mar 2016	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2014	31/12/2015	10/03/2016	11/03/2016	06/05/2016	62.50
27 Aug 2015	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2014	31/12/2015	10/09/2015	11/09/2015	06/11/2015	-
26 Feb 2015	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2013	31/12/2014	05/03/2015	06/03/2015	12/05/2015	62.50
19 Aug 2014	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2013	31/12/2014	27/08/2014	29/08/2014	24/10/2014	-
25 Feb 2014	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2012	31/12/2013	05/03/2014	07/03/2014	12/05/2014	62.50
20 Aug 2013	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2012	31/12/2013	28/08/2013	30/08/2013	25/10/2013	-
26 Feb 2013	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2011	31/12/2012	06/03/2013	08/03/2013	13/05/2013	62.50
14 Aug 2012	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2011	31/12/2012	22/08/2012	24/08/2012	19/10/2012	-
28 Feb 2012	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2010	31/12/2011	07/03/2012	09/03/2012	14/05/2012	62.50
16 Aug 2011	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2010	31/12/2011	24/08/2011	26/08/2011	21/10/2011	-
01 Mar 2011	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2009	31/12/2010	09/03/2011	11/03/2011	09/05/2011	62.50
24 Aug 2010	Interim	EUX	18.50	31/12/2009	31/12/2010	01/09/2010	03/09/2010	29/10/2010	-
02 Mar 2010	Final	EUX	44.00	31/12/2008	31/12/2009	10/03/2010	12/03/2010	10/05/2010	62.50
25 Aug 2009	Interim	EUX	18.50	30/12/2008	30/06/2009	02/09/2009	04/09/2009	30/10/2009	-
03 Mar 2009	Final	EUX	48.50	31/12/2007	31/12/2008	11/03/2009	13/03/2009	11/05/2009	69.00
26 Aug 2008	Interim	EUX	20.05	30/12/2007	30/06/2008	03/09/2008	05/09/2008	31/10/2008	-
04 Mar 2008	Final	EUX	48.00	31/12/2006	31/12/2007	12/03/2008	14/03/2008	12/05/2008	68.00
02 Mar 2007	Final	EUX	38.50	31/12/2005	31/12/2006	14/03/2007	16/03/2007	14/05/2007	52.00
31 Aug 2006	Interim	EUX	13.50	30/12/2005	30/06/2006	06/09/2006	08/09/2006	03/11/2006	-
07 Mar 2006	Final	EUX	27.75	31/12/2004	31/12/2005	15/03/2006	17/03/2006	08/05/2006	39.00
30 Aug 2005	Interim	EUX	11.25	30/06/2004	30/06/2005	07/09/2005	09/09/2005	04/11/2005	-
01 Mar 2005	Final	EUX	23.40	31/12/2003	31/12/2004	09/03/2005	11/03/2005	09/05/2005	33.00
31 Aug 2004	Interim	EUX	9.60	30/12/2003	30/06/2004	08/09/2004	10/09/2004	05/11/2004	-
02 Mar 2004	Final	EUX	19.90	31/12/2002	31/12/2003	10/03/2004	12/03/2004	10/05/2004	28.10
02 Sep 2003	Interim	EUX	8.20	30/12/2002	30/06/2003	10/09/2003	12/09/2003	07/11/2003	-
04 Mar 2003	Final	EUX	17.97	31/12/2001	31/12/2002	12/03/2003	14/03/2003	12/05/2003	25.40
03 Sep 2002	Interim	EUX	7.43	30/12/2001	30/06/2002	11/09/2002	13/09/2002	08/11/2002	-
05 Mar 2002	Final	EUX	16.25	31/12/2000	31/12/2001	13/03/2002	15/03/2002	13/05/2002	23.00
04 Sep 2001	Interim	EUX	6.75	30/12/2000	30/06/2001	12/09/2001	14/09/2001	09/11/2001	-
06 Mar 2001	Final	EUX	16.10	31/12/1999	31/12/2000	14/03/2001	16/03/2001	14/05/2001	22.80
05 Sep 2000	Interim	EUX	6.70	30/12/1999	30/06/2000	11/09/2000	15/09/2000	10/11/2000	-
29 Feb 2000	Final	EUX	14.10	31/12/1998	31/12/1999	06/03/2000	10/03/2000	08/05/2000	20.00
31 Aug 1999	Interim	EUX	5.90	30/12/1998	30/06/1999	06/09/1999	10/09/1999	05/11/1999	-
26 Jan 1999	Final	EUX	9.50	31/12/1997	31/12/1998	01/02/1999	05/02/1999	30/03/1999	13.50
01 Sep 1998	Interim	EUX	4.00	30/12/1997	30/06/1998	07/09/1998	11/09/1998	06/11/1998	-

Crh Fundamentals

	31 Dec 2015 (EUR)		31 Dec 2016 (EUR)		31 Dec 2017 (EUR)		31 Dec 2018 (EUR)
turnover	23,635.00	100.00%	27,104.00	100.00%	25,220.00	100.00%	26,790.00	100.00%	m
pre tax profit	1,033.00	4.37%	1,741.00	6.42%	1,867.00	7.40%	1,862.00	6.95%	m
attributable profit	724.00	3.06%	1,243.00	4.59%	1,788.00	7.09%	2,517.00	9.40%	m
retained profit	345.00	1.46%	891.00	3.29%	1,319.00	5.23%	1,996.00	7.45%	m
eps - basic	89.10		150.20		226.80		302.40
eps - diluted	88.70		149.10		225.40		300.90
dividends per share	62.50		65.00		68.00		72.00

Crh Balance Sheet

	31 Dec 2015 (EUR)		31 Dec 2016 (EUR)		31 Dec 2017 (EUR)		31 Dec 2018 (EUR)


	31 Dec 2015 (EUR)		31 Dec 2016 (EUR)		31 Dec 2017 (EUR)		31 Dec 2018 (EUR)
ASSETS
fixed assets	13,062.00	40.81%	12,690.00	40.17%	13,094.00	41.39%	15,761.00	44.81%	m
intangibles	7,820.00	24.43%	7,761.00	24.56%	7,214.00	22.81%	8,433.00	23.98%	m
fixed investments	1,454.00	4.54%	1,401.00	4.43%	1,337.00	4.23%	1,231.00	3.50%	m
current assets - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
stocks	2,873.00	8.98%	2,939.00	9.30%	2,715.00	8.58%	3,061.00	8.70%	m
debtors	4,280.00	13.37%	4,354.00	13.78%	5,158.00	16.31%	4,341.00	12.34%	m
cash & securities	2,518.00	7.87%	2,449.00	7.75%	2,115.00	6.69%	2,346.00	6.67%	m

TOTAL	32,007.00	100%	31,594.00	100%	31,633.00	100%	35,173.00	100%	m

LIABILITIES
creditors - short	6,369.00	19.90%	5,898.00	18.67%	6,031.00	19.07%	6,079.00	17.28%	m
creditors - long	12,094.00	37.79%	11,253.00	35.62%	10,625.00	33.59%	12,540.00	35.65%	m
creditors - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
subordinated loans	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
insurance funds	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	18,463.00	57.68%	17,151.00	54.29%	16,656.00	52.65%	18,619.00	52.94%	m

EQUITY
ord cap, reserves	13,015.00	40.66%	13,895.00	43.98%	14,491.00	45.81%	16,029.00	45.57%	m
prefs, minorities	529.00	1.65%	548.00	1.73%	486.00	1.54%	525.00	1.49%	m

TOTAL	13,544.00	42.32%	14,443.00	45.71%	14,977.00	47.35%	16,554.00	47.06%	m

OTHER
NAV Basic	-		-		-		-
NAV Diluted	-		-		-		-

Crh Cash Flow Statement

	31 Dec 2015 (EUR)	31 Dec 2016 (EUR)	31 Dec 2017 (EUR)	31 Dec 2018 (EUR)
Operating CF	2,247.00	2,340.00	2,189.00	1,899.00	m
Pre-Financing CF	-5,059.00	1,605.00	-496.00	307.00	m
Retained CF	-897.00	-127.00	-153.00	194.00	m

Crh Brokers

Name	Activity	Type	Mnemonic	Code
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOT N.V.	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	RBSM	ABNAGB22
CREDIT SUISSE SEC (EUROPE) LTD	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CSFB	CSFBGB2L
J & E Davy	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	DAVY	DAVEIE21
Deutsche Bank AG London Branch	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	DEUT	DEUTGB2L
Goodbody Stockbrokers	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	GOOD	GDBSIE2D002
Goldman Sachs International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	GSCO	GSILGB2X
HSBC Bank plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	HSBC	JCAPGB2L
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	JPMS	JPMSGB2L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	MOST	MSSEGB21
Citigrp Global Mkt UK Equities	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CITI	SBUKGB21
Merrill Lynch International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	MLSB	SNCSGB2LBIC
UBS AG	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	UBS.	UBSWGB2LEQU
Winterflood Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	WINS	WNTSGB2LBIC