CRH targets 6% earnings boost as markets improve

CRH expects full-year earnings, for 2018, to come in at around €3.35bn, which would be more than 6% ahead of last year.

In its latest trading update, the building materials company reported an 8% year-on-year rise in earnings on an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to €2.5bn for the first nine months of the year, driven by continued positivity in its European operations and improved demand in Asia. It is active in China, India and the Philippines.