Executive Summary
CRH plc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building materials. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Average dividend payer and fair value.
Similar Companies
Share Price & News
How has CRH's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CRG is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Irish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CRG's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.7%
CRG
-1.5%
IE Basic Materials
-2.4%
IE Market
1 Year Return
4.9%
CRG
0.3%
IE Basic Materials
8.4%
IE Market
Return vs Industry: CRG exceeded the Irish Basic Materials industry which returned 0.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CRG underperformed the Irish Market which returned 8.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
CRG | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -2.7% | -1.5% | -2.4% |
30 Day | 5.1% | 6.5% | 1.2% |
90 Day | 14.0% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
1 Year | 8.1%4.9% | 3.7%0.3% | 9.7%8.4% |
3 Year | 28.0%18.1% | -0.5%-9.4% | 12.5%7.0% |
5 Year | 70.1%50.1% | 43.7%24.4% | 38.0%28.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is CRH's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
5 days ago | Simply Wall St
How Much Of CRH plc (ISE:CRG) Do Institutions Own?2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
CRH (ISE:CRG) Shareholders Booked A 34% Gain In The Last Five Years1 month ago | Simply Wall St
What We Learned About CRH's (ISE:CRG) CEO PayValuation
Is CRH undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
29.2%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CRG (€36.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€51.56)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CRG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CRG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.9x) compared to the XE Basic Materials industry average (16.2x).
PE vs Market: CRG is good value based on its PE Ratio (20.9x) compared to the Irish market (24.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CRG is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CRG is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.9x) compared to the XE Basic Materials industry average (1.2x).
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Future Growth
How is CRH forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 21 analysts?
12.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CRG's forecast earnings growth (12.6% per year) is above the savings rate (0.6%).
Earnings vs Market: CRG's earnings (12.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Irish market (40.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CRG's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: CRG's revenue (3.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Irish market (10.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CRG's revenue (3.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CRG's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9.9%).
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Past Performance
How has CRH performed over the past 5 years?
16.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CRG has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CRG's current net profit margins (6.1%) are lower than last year (6.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CRG's earnings have grown by 16.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CRG's earnings growth over the past year (1.6%) is below its 5-year average (16.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CRG earnings growth over the past year (1.6%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry -7.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CRG's Return on Equity (8.9%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is CRH's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CRG's short term assets ($18.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($7.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: CRG's short term assets ($18.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($21.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CRG's debt to equity ratio (87%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CRG's debt to equity ratio has increased from 52.4% to 87% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CRG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (28%).
Interest Coverage: CRG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is CRH current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.01%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: CRG's dividend (2%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Irish market (2.11%).
High Dividend: CRG's dividend (2%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Irish market (4.1%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: CRG's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CRG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (45%), CRG's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: CRG's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (39.3% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Albert Manifold (57 yo)
7yrs
Tenure
US$10,448,883
Compensation
Mr. Albert Jude Manifold, FCPA, MBA, MBS, serves as a Director at LyondellBasell Industries N.V. since May 31, 2019. Mr. Manifold has been Chief Executive Officer at CRH Plc since January 01, 2014 and its ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Albert's total compensation ($USD12.63M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Irish market ($USD4.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Albert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO & Executive Director | 7yrs | US$10.45m | 0.00017% $ 49.0k | |
Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 5yrs | US$3.54m | 0.00025% $ 72.0k | |
Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
Group General Counsel | 1yr | no data | no data | |
Chief Human Resources Officer | 1.42yrs | no data | no data | |
MD of Materials - Europe and Regional Director for Switzerland Finland & The Baltic Region | 20yrs | no data | no data | |
Executive Vice President of Talent Management | no data | no data | no data | |
President of Building Products | no data | no data | no data | |
Executive Vice President of Group Performance | 6.17yrs | no data | no data | |
President of Mountain West Division & Senior VP of Americas Materials West | no data | no data | no data | |
Executive Vice President of Development for America | no data | no data | no data | |
Executive Vice President of Fleet Operations | no data | no data | no data |
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CRG's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO & Executive Director | 7yrs | US$10.45m | 0.00017% $ 49.0k | |
Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 5yrs | US$3.54m | 0.00025% $ 72.0k | |
Chairman of CRH Americas & CEO of Oldcastle | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
Non-Executive Director | 0.083yr | no data | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.25yrs | US$168.33k | 0.00013% $ 37.4k | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.33yrs | US$40.40k | 0.00025% $ 72.0k | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.08yrs | US$153.74k | 0.00020% $ 57.6k | |
Senior Independent Director | 2.33yrs | US$196.39k | 0.00013% $ 37.4k | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.08yrs | US$16.83k | 0.00013% $ 37.4k | |
Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 1yr | US$185.16k | 0.0014% $ 414.7k | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.83yrs | US$151.50k | 0.00064% $ 184.3k | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.92yrs | US$169.45k | 0.00056% $ 161.3k |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CRG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
CRH plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: CRH plc
- Ticker: CRG
- Exchange: ISE
- Founded: 1936
- Industry: Construction Materials
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: €28.801b
- Shares outstanding: 784.76m
- Website: https://www.crh.com
Number of Employees
Location
- CRH plc
- Stonemason’s Way
- Rathfarnham
- Dublin
- Co. Dublin
- 16
- Ireland
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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CRH | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | SPON ADR EA REPR 1 ORD SHS EUR0.32 | US | USD | Jul 1989 | |
0A2D | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | SPON ADR EA REPR 1 ORD SHS EUR0.32 | GB | USD | Jul 1989 | |
XCRA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | SPON ADR EA REPR 1 ORD SHS EUR0.32 | DE | EUR | Jul 1989 | |
CRH N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | SPON ADR EA REPR 1 ORD SHS EUR0.32 | MX | MXN | Jul 1989 | |
CRHC.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jan 1992 |
CRH | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 |
CRG | ISE (Irish Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | IE | EUR | Jan 1992 |
CRG | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1992 |
CRGI | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jan 1992 |
CRHL | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 |
Biography
CRH plc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building materials. It operates through three segments: Europe Materials, Americas Materials, and Building Products. The company manufactures...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/18 19:21 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/18 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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