DUBLIN (dpa-AFX) - CRH plc. (CRH.L,CRH), a provider of building materials
solutions, reported that its net income attributable to the company for fiscal
year 2023 declined to $3.18 billion or $4.33 pence per share from $3.86 billion
or $5.11 pence per share in the previous year.

Earnings per share pre-impairment from continuing operations was 30% higher than
2022 at $4.65.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of
$4.49 per share for fiscal year 2023. Analysts' estimates typically exclude
special items.

Total revenues for the year were $34.95 billion up from $32.72 billion in the
prior year. Analysts expected revenue of $35.14 billion fiscal year 2023.

The company expects fiscal year 2024 net income to be in the range of $3.55
billion to $3.80 billion.

The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, representing
an annualized increase of 5% on the prior year. The dividend will be paid wholly
in cash on April 17, 2024 to shareholders registered at the close of business on
March 15, 2024. The ex-dividend date will be March 14, 2024.

As part of its ongoing share buyback program, CRH repurchased 54.9 million
ordinary shares in 2023 for a total consideration of $3.0 billion . On December
21, 2023, the Company announced a new tranche of $300 million which completed on
February 28, 2024.

CRH said it is extending the buyback program with an additional $300 million
tranche to be completed no later than May 9, 2024.

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