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How James Hardie Industries plc stacks up
JHX · against 1,320 other Basic Materials companies
Valuation
35/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #853 of 1,321 · scores higher than 35% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score132 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including JHX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 35?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 71% of peers. Earnings yield: 0.9% vs peer median 3.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.7% vs peer median 8.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.3% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = JHX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | JHX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 1,281 reported | 0.8% | 3.8% | 29% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1,352 reported | 7.3% | 8.6% | 44% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 409 reported | 2.2% | 2.6% | 48% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1,275 reported | 41.3% | 61.0% | 31% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around JHX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 219M MYR (≈$48M) | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 63M MYR (≈$14M) | 100 | 68 | |
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 853 | 3.7B CNY (≈$516M) | 35 | 44 | |
| 853 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score