CRH plc (NYSE:CRH) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call August 8, 2024 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Albert Manifold - Group Chief Executive
Tom Holmes - Head of Investor Relations
Randy Lake - Chief Operating Officer
Jim Mintern - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Trey Grooms - Stephens
Kathryn Thompson - Thompson Research Group
Michael Dudas - Vertical Research Partners
Ross Harvey - Davy
Gregor Kuglitsch - UBS
Brent Thielman - D.A. Davidson
Keith Hughes - Truist

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the CRH plc Second Quarter 2024 Results Presentation. My name is Rob, and I will be your operator today. [Operator Instructions]

At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Albert Manifold, CRH Chief Executive, to begin the conference. Please go ahead, sir.

Albert Manifold

Good morning, everyone. Albert Manifold here, CRH Group Chief Executive, and you're all very welcome to our quarter 2, 2024 results presentation and conference call. Joining me on the call is Jim Mintern, our Group CFO, Randy Lake, Chief Operating Officer; and Tom Holmes, Head of Investor Relations. Now before we get started, I'll hand over to Tom for some brief opening remarks.

Tom Holmes

Thanks, Albert. Hello, everyone. Before we begin today's proceedings, I'd like to draw your attention to Slide 1 shown here on screen. During today's 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 Albert, Jim and Randy, to deliver some prepared remarks.

Albert Manifold

Thanks, Tom. Over the next 25 minutes or so, we'll take you through a brief presentation of the results we published this morning, highlighting the key drivers of our operational performance for the second quarter of the year, our recent capital allocation and portfolio activities as well as providing you with an update on our expectations for the remainder of the year. We'll also spend some time discussing our strong track record of financial delivery, and how we have strategically positioned our business to deliver further growth and value creation going forward. Afterwards, we should be available to take any questions that you may have. And all told, we should be done in about 45 minutes or so.