CRH Full Year Results | 2019

Key Highlights

Financial

• €4.2bn EBITDA, +25% ahead of 2018 (+7% LFL)
• €28.3bn sales, +6% ahead (+3% LFL)
• Margin increase of +230bps
• €3.5bn cash generated; €1.4bn returned to shareholders
• Robust financial discipline; net debt/EBITDA of 1.7x
• Full-year dividend per share up 15% to 83.0c

Business Developments

• €2.1bn divestments, Indian cement JV divested; €0.7bn acquisitions
• Setting the most demanding carbon reduction targets in the industry to 2030
• Changing reporting currency to US Dollar

Albert Manifold, Chief Executive, said today:

“CRH delivered good profit growth in 2019 supported by positive momentum in our heritage businesses and strong contributions from recent acquisitions. With a continuing focus on margin expansion, cash generation and enhanced returns for shareholders, we believe that 2020 will be a year of further progress for the Group.”

Announced Friday, 28 February 2020

Disclaimer:

Further information, including cautionary statements in order to utilise the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to forward-looking statements is set out in the full release linked below.

CRH will host a webcast and conference call at 8.30am GMT, 28 February 2020, to discuss this announcement. Registration details can be found on the Investor section of the website.