James Hardie Industries Plc. · NYSE:JHX

James Hardie Industries — Investor Day (September 2014)

54 slides from James Hardie Industries's investor day presentation, Sep 24, 2014

  1. Slide 1: External Environment

    EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Matthew Marsh 24 September 2014 Exhibit 99.1

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  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    2 DISCLAIMER This Management Presentation contains forward-looking statements. James Hardie may from time to time make forward-looking statements in its periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its annual reports to shareholders, in offering circulars, invitatio

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  5. Slide 5: Forward-looking statements cautionary notes

    3 Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “aim,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “continue,” “may,” “objective,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are n

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  7. Slide 7: Agenda

    4 AGENDA • U.S. Economic Indicators • Housing Market Overview • Market Opportunity for James Hardie

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  9. Slide 9: U.S. Economic Indicators Improving

    5 U.S. ECONOMIC INDICTORS IMPROVING

  10. Slide 10: Consumer Confidence Index

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  11. Slide 11: GDP and Consumer Confidence

    6 GDP AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE Source: Conference Board, Morgan Stanley Research. Note: Gray shading denotes period of recession as determined by the NBER Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Morgan Stanley Research. Note: Gray shading denotes periods of recession as determined by the NBER • U.S. in

  12. Slide 12: Housing Affordability Index and Mortgage Delinquencies

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  13. Slide 13: US Consumer Credit Is Strengthening

    Source: Federal Reserve Board, Morgan Stanley Research. Note: The financial obligations ratio (FO R) includes auto lease payments, consumer debt payments, rental payments on tenant-occupied property, payments on mortgage debt, homeowners’ insurance and property tax payments. 7 US CONSUMER CREDIT IS

  14. Slide 14: Household Balance Sheet and Mortgage Yields

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  15. Slide 15: US Consumer Balance Sheets Are Healthier

    8 US CONSUMER BALANCE SHEETS ARE HEALTHIER Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Source: US Federal Reserve • Roughly 75% of the household balance sheet is in mortgages… • … and 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate at historical lows – meaning the bulk of average household’s balance sheet is locked in at

  16. Slide 16: Housing Market Overview

    9 HOUSING MARKET OVERVIEW

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  18. Slide 18: Home Prices and Inventories

    10 HOME PRICES AND INVENTORIES Home prices have stabilized and are beginning to rise slowly… …while inventories of new and existing homes are near historic lows Source: National Association of Realtors Source: McGraw Hill Financial Existing & New Home Inventories S&P/Case-Schiller U.S. National Home

  19. Slide 19: New construction and R&R growth

    30.0% 20.0% 10.0% - 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 —New Construction Addressable Starts YoY Growth R&R Projects Yo Growth ® JamesHardie

  20. Slide 20: Indicators Suggest Market Is in Recovery

    11 INDICATORS SUGGEST MARKET IS IN RECOVERY Single-family new construction and multifamily starts growing at a faster rate than the repair and remodel segment Sources: Dodge New Construction Forecast and James Hardie Internal Management Estimates

  21. Slide 21: Forecasted New Construction Starts 2015 and 2016

    2015 Forecasted New Construction Starts ('000s) 2016 Forecasted New Construction Starts (1000s) ey 1,600 1,500 ican ees = 11400 1.200 4,300 4,100 44200 2,000 4,100 oo 14000 900 ‘800 Dodge FannieMae ‘Freddie Mac NAHB Po Dodge NAHE, ® JamesHardie

  22. Slide 22: New Construction Starts Heading Back Towards ~1.5 Million

    12 NEW CONSTRUCTION STARTS HEADING BACK TOWARDS ~1.5 MILLION STARTS PER YEAR • Variation in forecasting starts between different organization exists • New starts growth forecast 2015 range: 20% and 33% • New starts growth forecast for 2016 range: 15% and 16%

  23. Slide 23: Homeownership Rate and Household Formation

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  24. Slide 24: Underlying Demand for New Houses

    13 • Low household formation numbers over the past five years will drive homebuilder demand going forward • First-time homebuyers in a difficult position – student debt, job market, etc. • Tougher credit qualification requirements Formations vs. Starts Homeownership Rate UNDERLYING DEMAND FOR NEW HO

  25. Slide 25: Young adults living with parents

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  26. Slide 26: Pent-Up Demand for Housing

    Source: Housing Trends: Increase Demand by Jay Taylor, Wyatt Investment Research and Deutsche Bank Research 14 PENT UP DEMAND FOR HOUSING % of 18-34 year olds living at home Number of people 16 and older per household • Pent-up demand for housing • Almost 1/3 of 18-34 year olds now living with their

  27. Slide 27: Housing starts history

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  28. Slide 28: Underlying Supply for New Houses

    15 UNDERLYING SUPPLY FOR NEW HOUSES LIKELY TO DRIVE NEW CONSTRUCTION STARTS • Average number of starts since 1959 has been ~1.5M starts per year • 2013 starts aligned with previous “trough” years • Current starts still has room to expand over the next several years

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  30. Slide 30: Existing Home Sales Remain Above Normal Levels

    Source: Commerce Department , National Association of Realtors, Metrostudy Analysis 16 EXISTING HOME SALES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 SF Home Sales, 1968-April 2014 (SAAR Thousands) SF New Home Sales SF Existing Home Sales 45 year average 4.18 mi

  31. Slide 31: Home sales history

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  32. Slide 32: New Home Sales Have Lost Share

    Source: Commerce Department, National Association of Realtors, Metrostudy Analysis 17 WHILE HOME SALES ARE AT HIGH LEVELS, NEW HOME SALES HAVE LOST SHARE 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 45 year average 17% (1/6) New Home Share of Total SF Home Sales

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  34. Slide 34: Supplies Remain Below Normal

    Source: Commerce Department, National Association of Realtors, Metrostudy Analysis 18 SUPPLIES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 New and Existing SF Months' Supply, 1982-April 2014 New Home Months' Supply Existing SF Months' Supply 30 Yr Ave 7.2 50 Yr Ave 6.1

  35. Slide 35: US R&R siding projects and growth

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  36. Slide 36: Repair & Remodel Compared to New Construction

    19 REPAIR & REMODEL COMPARED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION IS LESS VOLATILE, AND GROWING Repair & Remodel Market • Repair & Remodel market is less volatile and currently as big as new construction • Year-over-Year growth ranges from -8% to +8% • Forecasted to grow 3% in 2015 and 3+% in the medium-term Sources

  37. Slide 37: ~-PERFORMANGE

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  38. Slide 38: Market Opportunity

    20 MARKET OPPORTUNITY

  39. Slide 39: Market share by product

    Other 3% Stucco 80% Masonry 70% = Wood 60% Vinyl 50% i Fiber Competitors 40% m James Hardie 30% 20% Fiber 10% + Fiber Cement Share: 17% Competitors 0% ® JamesHardie

  40. Slide 40: North America Market Overview

    21 NORTH AMERICA MARKET OVERVIEW North America Market Share by Product • JHX wins ~90% of the fiber cement category, while fiber cement used in ~17% of the total market • Current estimate is wood-look siding (Wood, Vinyl and Fiber Cement) is 60-65% of total market. North America Wood-Look Market Siz

  41. Slide 41: Wood-Look as % of Market

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  42. Slide 42: Wood-Look Share of Total Market

    22 WOOD-LOOK SHARE OF TOTAL MARKET Wood-look products continue to maintain ~ 2/3rds of the of the wall against stone, stucco, and brick Source: Internal estimates based on NAHB product usage data adjusted for regional market intelligence

  43. Slide 43: Product usage by region

    Product Usage% 200% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 10% cl Northeast Midwest 75% SouthEast ‘SouthCentral 62% = Other © stucco = Brick/stone 4 Fiber Cement = Wood = Vinyl ® JamesHardie

  44. Slide 44: Wood-Look Siding Share

    23 WOOD-LOOK SIDING SHARE Growth opportunity varies by region, vinyl & wood in the north, wood and competitive cement in the south and west Internal estimates based on NAHB product usage data adjusted for regional market intelligence

  45. Slide 45: Vinyl share

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  46. Slide 46: Vinyl Continues to Underperform

    24 VINYL CONTINUES TO UNDERPERFORM Vinyl’s Weaker Market Position Vinyl Under Performing vs. Starts Source: Internal estimates based on NAHB product usage data adjusted for regional market intelligence

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  48. Slide 48: Competitive Fiber Cement

    25 COMPETITIVE FIBER CEMENT Competitive Fiber Cement competitors appear to be optimizing their businesses instead of ramping up idle capacity Nichiha • Announced restricted shipping radius to local market • Performance concerns in harsh climates; High reject rate Allura • Elementia Corp, parent comp

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  50. Slide 50: Summary

    26 • U.S. economic indicators improving .. Broader economy in recovery • Recovering housing market • New construction growth below historic levels … pent up demand and below normal supplies should support new construction starts heading towards 1.5M • Wood look siding is greater than ~2/3 of the cla

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  52. Slide 52: Questions

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