CRH Share Chat (CRH)

Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type	Share ISIN	Share Description
CRH Plc	LSE:CRH	London	Ordinary Share	IE0001827041	ORD EUR 0.32

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	Bid Price	Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	-54.00p	-1.95%	2,711.00p	2,709.00p	2,711.00p	2,792.00p	2,706.00p	2,778.00p	1,808,509	16:29:59

Industry Sector	Turnover (m)	Profit (m)	EPS - Basic	PE Ratio	Market Cap (m)
Construction & Materials	22,413.8	1,659.3	201.6	13.6	22,798.26

CRH Share Discussion Threads

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01/6/2018 03:52	The sleeping giant awakens	smcni1968	Read Full Thread Reply
26/4/2018 10:14	CRH........CRH PLC trading update yesterday bullish on second half. https://www.investegate.co.uk/crh-plc--crh-/rns/trading-update---april-2018/201804250700110051M/ Good write up here......... One Footsie dividend growth stock I’d buy and one I’d sell today Rupert Hargreaves \| Wednesday, 25th April, 2018 Building materials company CRH (LSE: CRH) might not look like a traditional income stock at first glance, but current City forecasts suggest this business is going to grow into one over the next few years. Indeed according to City figures, over the next two years CRH’s dividend payout to investors is expected to grow by around 10% to €0.75 per share by 2019. But to me, this looks like a conservative forecast given CRH’s management has always prioritised investor returns. For example, the firm announced today a €1bn share buyback to return additional capital, even though trading during the first quarter has been mixed. Thanks to “prolonged winter weather conditions and the timing of Easter holidays” first quarter like-for-like sales declined 2%. Group earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are expected to be in line with last year’s print. Nevertheless, after this minor setback, management is expecting EBITDA to be ahead of last year in the second half “in the absence of any major market dislocations,” according to its trading update issued today for the three months ended 31 March. Improving the portfolio CRH’s management is always on the lookout for ways to improve performance. Thanks to these efforts, earnings per share have more than doubled over the past six years. And it doesn’t look as if the enterprise is going to slow down anytime soon. During the first quarter, the company spent €150m on six bolt-on acquisitions and is planning €1.5bn-€2bn for further portfolio divestments over the “medium term” as the group tries to streamline its portfolio and improve overall returns. While some of this divestment cash will be returned to investors, I believe some will also be invested in new growth opportunities. Analysts have pencilled in earnings per share growth of 24% of 2018, followed by 15% for 2019. Based on these estimates, the shares are trading at a 2019 P/E of 12.6, which looks to me to be too cheap considering CRH’s historical growth and income potential. The shares currently support a dividend yield of 2.6%. ============================================================================= I agree with the tipster the stock looks very cheap given EPS growth going forward. Analysts have pencilled in earnings per share growth of 24% of 2018, followed by 15% for 2019 Never mind an income stock those figures equate to a ZULU stock under the late Jim Slaters formula.	3rd eye	Read Full Thread Reply
21/9/2017 17:54	Ash Grove seems a good strategic fit.	djderry	Read Full Thread Reply
17/11/2016 15:17	CRH sales climb as building group enjoys a 'Trump bounce' HTTP://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/17/crh-sales-climb-as-building-group-enjoys-a-trump-bounce/	philanderer	Read Full Thread Reply
02/6/2016 16:49	2016 – The Great Irish Share Valuation Project (Part II): Company: CRH (CRH:ID) Last TGISVP Post: Here Market Cap: EUR 22,579 M Price: EUR 27.40 When Albert Manifold kicked off as CEO, it certainly looked like he was planning to right-size a rather stretched balance sheet (I even wondered whether he’d launch a rights issue). But it’s always hugely tempting for a new CEO (esp. the CEO of an Irish corporate icon like CRH), to make his mark as an empire-builder, so that resolve didn’t last long… Despite announcing a €1.5-2.0 billion multi-year disposal programme in late-2014, 2015 proved to be the year for mega-acquisitions – totaling almost €8 billion, primarily the Lafarge-Holcim & C.R. Laurence Co acquisitions. [OK, Manifold did a placing in the end, but only to fund about 25% of the LH deal]. While underlying organic growth’s now progressing at a very healthy clip (primarily driven by renewed US momentum), we haven’t reached a point where it’s easy to determine an appropriate P/E multiple – therefore, we’ll use a similar approach to my previous write-up. Noting CRH’s two big acquisitions closed in H2-2015, first we need to calculate a post-acquisition revenue run-rate: LH revenue’s €5.1 billion & the deal closed end-July, so that’s a €3.0 billion revenue bump for FY-2016. And CRL revenue’s $570 million & it closed end-Aug – an additional $380 million revenue bump. CRH’s FY-2015 EBIT margin was 5.6%, which compares to a peak 9.9% margin (back in 2007) – so relying on the company’s actual Op FCF margin (of 8.3%) seems appropriate here for valuation purposes & deserves a 0.75 P/S multiple. [Which seems fair for the incremental acquisition revenue also – LH & CRL earn much higher EBITDA margins than CRH, but since CRH’s Op FCF margin’s about 50% higher than its EBIT margin, it seems unwise to specifically adjust margin higher for these acquisitions]. And looking at average FY-2015 debt levels vs. year-end debt of €9.2 billion vs. underlying net interest costs, I estimate FY-2016 net interest cost will be around €366 million (vs. a prior €295 million), which is just over 16% of Op FCF – so a debt adjustment no longer seems necessary, bearing in mind CRH also has €2.5 billion cash on hand (also provides cover for a €0.6 billion pension deficit). [OK, props to Manifold…he217;s bloody well cashing his way out of a stretched balance sheet!]: (EUR 23.6 B Rev + 3.0 B LH + $0.4 B CRL / 1.1115 EUR/USD) * 0.75 P/S / 824 M Shares = EUR 24.53 CRH looks marginally over-valued at this point. But noting the underlying momentum of its US business, and likely cost savings to come from its two major acquisitions, we should hopefully see it grow into its current market cap over the next year. But investors should also be mindful of potential integration and/or (renewed) economic risks here, which could prove challenging for a company that’s relatively leveraged at this point. Price Target: EUR 24.53 Upside/(Downside): (10)% — For related links/graphs/files, and more TGISVP analyses/price targets: Google the Wexboy investment blog.	wexboy	Read Full Thread Reply
18/6/2015 20:11	Very quiet over here. 18.00 seem to be a very strong support,a very strong rebound today, I hope now rise between 10-20% Let see	tolga1	Read Full Thread Reply
03/6/2015 16:01	Good move today, the only way is up	tolga1	Read Full Thread Reply
14/3/2015 22:42	Can't believe they sold UK clay products like Ibstock in UK. A fine company that I know well personally. It will go from strength to strength. I appreciate it is only a small fish in a large ocean to them however of which currently does not have the RONA of its other companies.	ch4p_85	Read Full Thread Reply
02/2/2015 17:36	this is a massive acquisition.	djderry	Read Full Thread Reply
02/2/2015 15:18	CRH #CRH will spend €6.5bn on assets from Holcim and Lafarge. As mentioned on today's ADVFN podcast> http://bit.ly/ADVFN0120	jeffcranbounre	Read Full Thread Reply
08/1/2015 18:15	CRH is featured in today's ADVFN podcast To listen click here> http://bit.ly/ADVFN103 In today's podcast: - City Investor and financial write Chris Oil will be chatting about a small cap oil stock that city analysts reckon could be a ten bagger. Chris on Twitter is @ChrisOil - And the micro and macro news including: Tesco #TSCO Quindell #QPP Ted Baker #TED Standard Chartered #STAN Spirent Communications #SPT Howden Joinery #HWDN Marks and Spencer #MKS CRH #CRH Hays #HAS Talk Talk #TALK British Land #BLND Grafton #GFTU Dunelm Group #DNLM Samsung SQS Software #SQS Renishaw #RSW Zoopla #ZPLA Boohoo.com #BOO Foxtons Group #FOXT Every Tuesday is Ten Bagger Tuesday on the podcast. If you know of a stock, whose share price has the potential to increase ten fold, just click the link below. Ten Bagger Tuesday (All it involves is filling out a form that will take you around 5 minutes and you don't personally appear on the podcast). Once a week, on a Friday, I feature a tip from a listener to this podcast, if you'd like to suggest a stock click the link below: Suggest a stock (Again all it involves is filling out a form that will take you around 5 minutes and you don't personally appear on the podcast). You can subscribe to this podcast in iTunes by clicking HERE To follow me on Twitter click HERE As a listener to the ADVFN podcast you can take advantage of some exclusive first year discounts on popular subscriptions: Bronze - £50 (normally £73.82/year) Silver - £145 (normally £173.71/year) Level 2 - £350 (normally £472.94/year) Call 0207 0700 961 and ask for the ADVFN Podcast discount to take advantage of these reduced rates or just CLICK HERE for more information. Please DO NOT buy any stock recommended in this podcast basely solely on what you hear. The opinions in this podcasts are just that, opinions. Please do you own research before investing. Justin	jeffcranbounre	Read Full Thread Reply
28/8/2014 08:11	Good entry point?	audigger	Read Full Thread Reply
05/5/2014 00:33	Company: CRH Prior Post(s): 2012 & 2013 Ticker: CRH:ID Price: EUR 20.98 2013 wasn't a great year for CRH the new CEO, Albert Manifold, has inherited an uphill task (& a stretched balance sheet) from veteran Myles Lee. Total revenue fell marginally again, weak trading in Europe was the culprit, but it's notable CRH's (2012) US momentum has mostly dissipated (with revenue up just 2%). Europe had a more pronounced (negative) impact on profitability, with CRH's underlying operating profit margin falling to just 4.0%. [This performance also prompted a 2013 portfolio review, resulting in a EUR 0.6 billion write-down & a plan to divest 45 (primarily European) business units]. Fortunately, this kind of stagnation often benefits the cash flow statement something we can reasonably expect again in 2014 for 2013, this resulted in a 5.6% operating free cash flow (Op FCF) margin. For valuation purposes, I'll still assume we'll see an eventual convergence towards CRH's long-term margins of almost 10% so let's utilize an average 7.8% margin here. However, it's worth highlighting fresh anxieties over Chinese/emerging market growth mean the timing of this convergence has become that much more uncertain... On the other hand, CRH is still the Irish blue chip for domestic & international investors (well, even though it's not very Irish...) so I'll continue to assign a 0.7 P/S multiple. But leverage remains a big problem EUR 255 million of net interest expense is a whopping 35% of adjusted operating profit. But let's be generous here & focus on CRH's Op FCF of just over EUR 1.0 B instead...unfortunately, net interest's still over 25% of this figure. I calculate total debt (of 5.5 B) would need to be reduced by about 39%, to limit net interest to 15% of Op FCF therefore, we'll include a 2.1 B (negative) debt adjustment in our valuation, plus a 336 M adjustment for the net pension deficit. However, cash has now accumulated to a rather ridiculous 2.5 B I suspect management will opt for ample liquidity, but it seems reasonable to assume 50% of this cash will be used to offset debt balances/maturities. Put all this together & we have: (EUR 18.0 B Revenue * 0.7 P/S + 2.5 B Cash * 50% 2.1 B Debt Adjustment 0.3 B Net Pension Deficit) / 735 M Shares = EUR 15.53 CRH remains pretty over-valued. I suspect there's a potential takeover premium embedded in the price considering the Holcim-Lafarge merger news, we may be on the verge of a new wave of consolidation. If that's the case, CRH is a mere morsel shareholders often seem to presume it's a global player, but in reality it barely cracks the top 40 largest cement companies. Meanwhile, shareholders probably face another tough year...and it might prove tempting for the new CEO to indulge in another kitchen-sink job this year, or to even consider a rights issue. Price Target: EUR 15.53 Upside/(Downside): (26)%	wexboy	Read Full Thread Reply
03/5/2014 11:40	Construction and materials Housebuilders have had a good run during the earlier stages of the cycle and now it is the turn of the companies that make and distribute materials for the wider construction sector, building not just houses but commercial property and infrastructure projects. CRH is a major producer of cement, concrete products and asphalt, and operates in 36 countries. Stephen Williams, of Brewin Dolphin the stockbroker, says the company is in a strong position. It cut costs during the downturn and is in the process of disposing of a raft of businesses that do not meet its targets on financial returns. Wolseley is the world's largest distributor of plumbing supplies and building materials. After nearly going bust when the housing market collapsed in 2008, the company has been able to stage a strong recovery, and Mr Williams says: "A combination of a recovery in some of its markets, such as infrastructure, and its new improved business models offer the prospect of above-average growth in earnings." Times	valedo	Read Full Thread Reply
28/3/2014 19:26	Yes you could.	miata	Read Full Thread Reply
28/3/2014 17:35	Could you really get a better LONG TERM uptrend? Pretty cool eh.	lochgarman	Read Full Thread Reply
26/3/2014 19:18	Well worth putting this on the hot watch list. Should see further upside within the uptrend channel. Wait for positive confirmation in the market before entering.	mechanical trader	Read Full Thread Reply
16/1/2014 06:08	agreed,great hold,great trade	pembroke37	Read Full Thread Reply
15/1/2014 23:08	Just look at that graph. Great FTSE 100 company	stephanie_m	Read Full Thread Reply
05/9/2013 22:13	JP Morgan have just increased their holding from 3% to 5.81%.CRH is a class company	stephanie_m	Read Full Thread Reply
16/8/2013 20:18	800,000 late trade (from 15.05 hrs) reported. Look at the graph from 15.00 hrs onwards,	stephanie_m	Read Full Thread Reply
01/7/2013 20:43	Irish Sunday Independent 30th June 2013 report takeover rumours for CRH.	stephanie_m	Read Full Thread Reply
02/6/2013 20:57	Class company	stephanie_m	Read Full Thread Reply
28/5/2013 14:46	hi volume today	wipo1	Read Full Thread Reply
21/5/2013 08:42	I notice LBO you have'nt published any of your poisonous snippets from todays media reports about the Competition Commission's investigation into price fixing in the uk cement business....does'nt mention CRH tho' https://www.adr.com/Markets/GlobalNewsStory?docID=1-DN20130521000940-36KPDB59C664HI51SV4M1AU4HU	caveat_emptor	Read Full Thread Reply

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