Crh Plc

This document is about the economic situation of the Irish building material company CRH plc (Cement Roadstone Holdings). CRH plc is the parent company for an international group of diversified building materials businesses which are engaged in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of building materials and in the operation of builders’ merchanting and "Do-It-Yourself" ("DIY") stores. The company is incorporated and domiciled in the Republic of Ireland where it ranks as the largest Irish company. CRH has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Irish Stock Exchange (where it is a constituent of the ISEQ 20) and New York Stock Exchange. He produces primary materials (cement, aggregates, the asphalt, the ready-mixed concrete, the lime), building materials (prefabricated concrete, terra-cotta, produced by insulation, systems of lighting and ventilation, security systems, fences, glass). He distributes his products in professional trade non-specialized and specialized building and trade public works and DIY stores. Products division is active in 20 countries in Europe, where the biggest markets are Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland. This division employed 18 500 people over 500 sites. Distribution division concern point of sales intended to professionals of building and warned handymen. This division is in 8 countries in Europe. His majors markets are France, Netherland, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland, in which the Group employed 11 000 employees over 717 sites. The building material sector is a sector where there are many competitors. Despite these many competitors, the company CRH is the sixth largest company with the biggest market capital. After having calculated some profitability, liquidity and efficiency ratios, we could observe that since 2008, the company has begun to go a little bit down. However, its situation has not been as catastrophic as other