James Hardie Industries plc

10.83

CHANGE

+0.07 (0.65%)

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VOLUME

1.4M

DAY'S HIGH

11.03

DAY'S LOW

10.66

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James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc, formerly James Hardie Industries SE, is a manufacturer of fiber cement products and systems for internal and external building construction applications in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Its fiber cement products are used in a number of markets, including new residential construction (single and multi-family housing), manufactured housing (mobile and pre-fabricated homes), repair and remodeling and a variety of commercial and industrial applications (stores, warehouses, offices, hotels, motels, schools, libraries, museums, dormitories, hospitals, detention facilities, religious buildings and gymnasiums). It manufactures numerous types of fiber cement products with a range of patterned profiles and surface finishes for a range of applications, including external siding and soffit lining. In April 2012, it acquired the assets of a United States business engaged in the pultrision of fiberglass profiles.

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CSR slashes dividend

MAY 16, 2013

Two building supply companies’ share prices that have soared this past year are Fletcher Building (ASX: FBU) and James Hardie Industries (ASX: JHX), both up over 50%. Perhaps, it was their slightly higher dividends that appealed to investors, paying 4.3% and 3.7% respectively.

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FN Arena Broker Call Headlines - 15 May 2013

MAY 15, 2013

Citi rates as Buy (1) - The broker notes Australian Non-residential and Engineering work has fallen off sharply since late last year as have forward indicators.

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Odds of rate cut firm

MAY 02, 2013

Builders and building materials companies have been suffering for some time, and many had hoped that the RBA’s 1.75% in cuts since November 2011 would spur the housing market. That appears to have been a false hope, shown by building materials company Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) announcing that it was cutting 100 jobs, and last month said it expected difficult conditions to remain in the near term. James Hardie Limited (ASX: JHX) reported in February that conditions in Australia remained subdued.

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