Slide 1: Welcome
Welcome Myles Lee Finance Director, CRH Investor / Analyst Visit, October 2005 1 o
Slide 2: Welcome
Welcome z Welcome to our 2005 Operational Visit for Investors and Analysts ÎA follow-on from our October 2004 briefing ÎNot a trading update ÎFull Year trading update will be issued in early January z Aim is to provide ÎAn overview of our current businesses in the Americas ÎAn opportunity to visit o
Slide 3: CRH Overview
CRH Overview CRH CRH … … The The International International Building Building Materials Materials Group Group zz Present Present in in 24 24 countries; countries; 33 continents; continents; 2,100+ 2,100+ locations; locations; 60,000+ 60,000+ people people zz Annualized Annualized Sales Sales curren
Slide 4: CRH Performance 1989 to 2004
CRH Performance 1989 to 2004 … 1000 PBT* Indexed Growth 1989 - 2004 +16% 800 EPS* +13% 600 DPS +12% 400 200 0 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 *CAGR: Irish GAAP basis Investor / Analyst Visit, October 2005 4 o
Slide 5: Delivered by a Federal Organization
… delivered by a Federal Organization … CRH plc CEO Liam O’Mahony Finance Development Myles Lee Albert Manifold Europe Americas Europe Materials Americas Materials Products & Distribution Products & Distribution Declan Doyle Tom Hill John Wittstock Joe McCullough AAfederal federalstructure structure
Slide 6: In which the Americas is c.50%
… in which the Americas is c.50% 2004 (IFRS) CRH Group CRH Americas Operations Sales € 12.8 bn € 6.3 bn $ 7.8 bn Operating Profit € 1.2 bn € 0.6 bn $ 0.7 bn Average Net Assets ~ € 8 bn ~ € 4 bn ~ $ 5 bn No. Employees ~ 60,000 ~ 32,000 ~ 32,000 Investor / Analyst Visit, October 2005 6 o