CRH ups earnings forecast and commits to buying back more shares
Plan to buy back $300m of shares will bring total repurchases since 2018 to $9.7bn
Jim Mintern
CRH market value soars to record $81.6bn as new boss outlines growth plans
New CRH boss Jim Mintern unveiling medium term strategy for firm
CRH sees US market for low-carbon cement alternative doubling by 2050
Building materials giant reports a better than expected 9% rise in second quarter core profit and raises full-year forecast
CRH to buy US group Eco Material for $2.1bn
US company uses materials like fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, to partly replace cement in the construction sector
CRH chair says Irish AGMs still ‘appropriate’ even as holding of meetings overseas is approved
Group CEO Jim Mintern says it’s a matter of “when, not if” CRH joins S&P 500 index in US
CRH sticks to forecasts amid ‘no sign of investment delays’
Group says outlook for its business remains positive
CRH hires New York-based executive Nancy Buese as CFO
Company moved main listing to New York in 2023 with eye on S&P 500
New CRH chief executive Jim Mintern to earn up to $14.8m this year
Predecessor Albert Manifold received 2024 remuneration package of $13.6m
CRH sees earnings margins growing for 12th year on infrastructure spend
Results meet market expectations
Wall Street investors ask if CRH’s new boss will hive off non-US assets, including Ireland
Scale and prospects of US business drove 2023 decision to move CRH’s primary stock market listing to New York
Manifold bows out of CRH after almost 400% share price surge
Jim Mintern takes over as chief executive of building materials giant
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CRH extends share buybacks since 2018 to €3.2bn
Total equates to 10% of company’s current market value
CRH seen with €10.9bn ‘war chest’ after latest unit sale
Disposal of North American glass unit due to complete shortly
CRH chief Manifold sets new Iseq record with €13.9m pay package
Building materials giant advancing succession plans as CEO contracted to late 2024
Iseq still in black as European peers struggle on lockdown fears
US investors pivot from tech giants and back towards stocks likely to rise post-pandemic
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