Offer pitched at 37% premium to AZEK's close on Friday Hardie CEO sees further consolidation in US building materials Hardie's Australian shares slide 15% The cool reaction to the buyout shows a ...

James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) shares are on the slide today after the company announced a major acquisition. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 stock is down 11% to a 52-week low of $41.51.

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Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. James Hardie says it will buy Azek Company in a deal that values the Chicago-headquartered building materials producer at almost ...

1 Day JHX -17.18% DJIA 1.42% S&P 500 1.76% Real Estate/Construction -1.45% The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing ...

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Leading ASX-listed building materials company James Hardie has announced a stock and cash deal to acquire US company Azek. The deal values the Chicago-based company at A$14 billion ($15b), and Azek ...

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