James Hardie Industries plc JHX

Competitive advantage analysis · basic-materials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
39/100
Developing

Ranked against 17 peers in Building Materials

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc engages in the manufacture and sale of fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement bonded boards in the United States, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand. It operates in three segments: North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products. The company offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories. Its fiber … Full JHX analysis →

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 12.5th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.19), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where JHX ranks in Building Materials

James Hardie Industries plc ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials by moat score — the top 67%. The widest moat in the group is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) at 82/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
8 Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CPAC 60/100 Moderate
9 Tecnoglass Inc. TGLS 58/100 Moderate
10 Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored CX 52/100 Moderate
11 Knife Riv Holding Co. KNF 52/100 Moderate
12 James Hardie Industries plc JHX 39/100 Developing
13 Captivision Inc. CAPT 33/100 Developing
14 Loma Negra Compania Industrial LOMA 30/100 Developing
15 Captivision Inc. Warrant CAPTW 29/100 Developing
16 Boise Cascade, L.L.C. BCC 27/100 Developing

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How JHX scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 56 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 34 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 49 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 18 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 32 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 38 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding JHX's moat

What is James Hardie Industries plc's moat score?

James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) scores 39 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials, the top 67%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Building Materials. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (56/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (18/100).

How does James Hardie Industries plc compare with other Building Materials companies?

James Hardie Industries plc ranks #12 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials by moat score. The widest moat in Building Materials is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are Knife Riv Holding Co. (KNF) at 52 just above it and Captivision Inc. (CAPT) at 33 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 17 companies in Building Materials. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is James Hardie Industries plc scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for James Hardie Industries plc?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and JHX scores: Pricing Power (56), Cost Advantage (34), Customer Stickiness (49), Capital Efficiency (18), Resilience (32), Scale & Market Position (38). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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