# CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) — Stock CV

CRH Public Limited Company is a $55.3B materials company. Revenue grew 6.3% over the last year, it keeps 10¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~4.9 years of free cash flow. It trades at 14.1× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> CRH is a global manufacturer of a range of building products used in construction projects, operating via a vertically integrated business model. The past decade has seen CRH transform into a leading building materials business, with increasing exposure to upstream building activities such as aggregates and cement.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: CRH
- **Sector**: Basic Materials
- **Industry**: Cement, Hydraulic
- **Headquarters**: DUBLIN 16, L2
- **Employees**: 83 032
- **Website**: https://www.crh.com
- **Market cap**: $55.3B
- **Last price**: $83.13
- **Financial profile**: Solid

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $38.6B
- **Net income**: $3.84B
- **Free cash flow**: $2.77B
- **Net debt**: $13.6B
- **P/E**: 14.1
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 6.3%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 82 |
| Growth | 49 |
| Profitability | 65 |
| Health | 66 |
| Quality | 75 |
| Moat | 62 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 11 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +6.3% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $3.84B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +3.1% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $2.77B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~4.9y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $55.3B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -14.0% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 5/5 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 2.2 — grey
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 1.87%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 14.1

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2022** — Best year on record: $3.90B net income
- **FY2021** — Profitable every year on record: 5 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2021** — Revenue already above $10B: $29.2B in first reported year
- **FY2021** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 5-year streak
- **2018** — CRH purchased Ash Grove Cement Company, and in July 2019, CRH sold its underperforming European…
- **2017** — The biggest acquisition was Fels-Werke GmbH, a German leading lime and aggregates business with…
- **2015** — The company acquired assets worth US$6.5 billion from LafargeHolcim, becoming the world's…
- **2000** — CRH acquired Shelly Group of Ohio in 2000, Mount Hope Rock Products, based in New Jersey in 2002 and Ashland Paving…
- **1996** — CRH also acquired Allied Building Products, which specialized in roofing and cladding products and Tilcon, a major…
- **1995** — The company entered Eastern European markets in 1995 with the purchase of Holding Cement Polski in Poland, marking…
- **1985** — The company expanded its U.S. presence in 1985 with the acquisition of Callanan Industries, a New York State…
- **1978** — CRH entered the United States market in 1978 by acquiring Amcor, a Utah-based concrete products group
- **1973** — The company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1973
- **1970** — CRH (Cement Roadstone Holdings) was established in 1970 through the merger of Cement Ltd (est

## Strengths

- Interest covered 8.2× by operating earnings

## Watch-outs

- Net debt would take ~6.1 years of free cash flow to repay

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $29.2B | $2.61B | $2.42B |
| FY2022 | $32.7B | $3.90B | $2.28B |
| FY2023 | $34.9B | $3.18B | $3.20B |
| FY2024 | $35.6B | $3.49B | $2.41B |
| FY2025 | $37.4B | $3.75B | $2.91B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/CRH — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.