DUBLIN / ACCESSWIRE / March 1, 2018 / CRH PLC (LSE: CRH)

Key Points

  • Another year of profit growth
  • Focus on performance improvement and operational delivery
  • Margins and returns ahead in all American and European Divisions
  • Strong balance sheet with good cash generation supporting active year of development

Trading Highlights 1

  • Sales of ?27.6 billion, 2% ahead of 2016; like-for-like sales up 2%
  • EBITDA2 up 6% to ?3.3 billion; like-for-like EBITDA up 3%
  • EBITDA margin of 12.0%, up from 11.5% in 2016
  • Cash inflow of ?2.2 billion from operating activities
  • Basic EPS of 226.8c was 51% ahead of 2016; excluding certain one-off gains adjusted EPS 2 was 166.2c or 11% ahead

Strategic Highlights

  • Return on Net Assets (RONA2) 10.6%, up from 9.7% in 2016
  • Delivering value through efficient capital management
  • Net debt/EBITDA 2 at 1.8x after ?1.7 billion net development activity
  • Full year dividend per share increased by 5% to 68.0c, covered 3.3 times

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    SOURCE: CRH PLC