JHX · James Hardie Industries PLC

ASX Construction Large Cap Clavix B-
26.64+0.10  (+0.38%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$21.73B
P/E104.54
Float291.2M
Beta1.99
Volatility49.7%
ExchangeASX
SectorConstruction
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityVery High
Clavix score68.0
Price26.64
Change+0.38%
Prev Close26.54
Open26.12
Day Low26.12
Day High26.89
Avg Vol2
Avg $ Vol$42.58M
52W High44.12
52W Low16.69
52W Pos36.3%
From High−39.62%
From Low+59.62%
Max DD 1Y−32.38%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+4.83%
SMA 50−3.06%
SMA 200+9.97%
RSI (14)54.2
Vol 30D34.5%
Vol 90D38.9%
1Y Range17–44
Daily bars540
Perf Week+2.47%
Perf Month−1.15%
Perf Quarter+0.00%
Perf Half Y+21.19%
Perf Year+21.52%
Perf YTD+28.02%
Prev Day+0.38%
ClavixB-
Debt / Eq0.71
Curr Ratio1.58
Int Cover1.9×
FCF Margin4.3%
Rev Growth+24.7%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageModerate
Sector rank8 / 19

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B-68.0/100

JHX grades B-, 68.0 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (68), most exposed on Sector Resilience (47, fragile). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Construction median. Ranks 8 of 19 in Construction by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

JHXConstruction median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.991.36
Volatilityannualized49.7%33.9%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−32.4%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.47%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions60 (24%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

JHX
26.54

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

JHX

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

JHXConstruction median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.991.36
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketVery HighModerate 43% of 23

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 0Moderate 10High 9Very High 4

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Construction names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Construction19 companies ranked
JHX
#8 of 19

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

JHX
1 week+2.5%
1 month−1.2%
Year to date+28.0%
1 year+21.5%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

JHX
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 3 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish66
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4025 · 3
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening25 ↑ 3 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.71sector median 0.43 · 23 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.58sector median 1.58 · 23 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
4.3%sector median 7.0% · 23 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
1.9×sector median 7.6× · 23 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 23 Construction names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

JHX
Revenue growthyear over year+24.7%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Construction median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

James Hardie launched “The Home of Resilient Beauty,” a shared masterbrand platform for Hardie, TimberTech, AZEK, and StruXure focused on exterior and outdoor living products. The announcement did not provide financial targets or performance data.

Source Business Wire Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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Short interest in James Hardie Industries (JHX) jumped 70.5% in September, rising from about 15.2 million shares on September 15th to roughly 25.9 million shares by September 30th. About 4.5% of the company's shares are currently sold short, and based on average daily trading volume of about 18.4 million shares, it would take roughly 1.4 days for short sellers to cover their positions.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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Zacks Research lowered its rating on James Hardie Industries from "hold" to "strong sell" on Tuesday.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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Melius Research began covering James Hardie Industries stock with a 'buy' rating and a $36.00 price target, which would imply a 46.58% gain from the stock's recent price. The article does not describe any development at James Hardie itself.

Source tickerreport.com Significance minor Impact other Risk improving

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Melius Research started covering James Hardie Industries (JHX) and gave the stock a 'buy' rating with a $36.00 price target. No business or operational news from the company itself was reported.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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