CRH plc (CRH) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

CRH plc (NYSE:CRH) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Conference Call Participants

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the CRH First Quarter 2025 Results Presentation. My name is Christa, and I will be your operator today. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

At this time, I’d like to turn the conference over to Jim Mintern, CRH Chief Executive Officer, to begin the conference. Please go ahead, sir.

Jim Mintern

Hello everyone. Jim Mintern, here, CEO of CRH, and you’re all very welcome to our Q1 2025 results presentation and conference call. Joining me on the call is Alan Connolly, our Interim CFO; Randy Lake, Chief Operating Officer; and Tom Holmes, Head of Investor Relations.

Before we get started, I’ll hand over to Tom for some brief opening remarks.

Tom Holmes

Thanks, Jim. Hello, everyone. Before we begin, I’d like to draw your attention to Slide 1 shown here on screen. During our presentation, we’ll be making some forward-looking statements relating to our future plans and expectations. These are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results and outcomes could differ materially due to the factors outlined on this slide. For more details, please refer to this slide, our annual report and other SEC filings, which are available on our website.

I’ll now hand you back to Jim, Alan and Randy to deliver some prepared remarks.

Jim Mintern

Thanks Tom. Over the next 15 minutes or so, we will take you through a brief presentation of our first quarter results, highlighting the key components of our operating performance for the first three months of the year, our recent capital allocation activities, as well as providing you with an update on