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James Hardie Industries (James Hardie Industries) Profitability Rank : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is James Hardie Industries Profitability Rank?

James Hardie Industries has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

James Hardie Industries's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.89%. As of today, James Hardie Industries's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of James Hardie Industries's Profitability Rank

For the Building Materials subindustry, James Hardie Industries's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


James Hardie Industries's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, James Hardie Industries's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where James Hardie Industries's Profitability Rank falls into.



James Hardie Industries Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

James Hardie Industries has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

James Hardie Industries's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=233.7 / 978.3
=23.89 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

James Hardie Industries has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

James Hardie Industries PLC operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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James Hardie Industries (James Hardie Industries) Business Description

Address
Harcourt Street, Europa House, 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre, Dublin, IRL, D02 WR20
James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for siding. Asia-Pacific businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines, as well as Europe, make up the rest of earnings. In 2018, the group acquired Fermacell, a fiber gypsum building products business headquartered in Germany with operations throughout Europe.