Manufacture and supply fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement-bonded construction materials. Produce exterior cladding systems for residential and commercial buildings. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $4.2B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 158.9× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 28% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 19% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 32% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 25 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The company’s market value is 159 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 28/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 29/100.
On our five-subject report card, JHX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: JHX is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (28/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.