James Hardie profit beats expectations

Building products maker James Hardie Industries has posted a significantly improved full-year profit due to a favourable ruling in a long-running tax dispute.

James Hardie warns over soft housing market

Kylie Williams The building products maker fears Australia's housing market will be a drag the company's earnings.

The shameful legacy of James Hardie

Ian Verrender Garry Nye and John Boyd Reid came from the polar extremes of Sydney's social strata. The pair never met. But they did have at least one common interest.

James Hardie's US boss steps down

The head of James Hardie Industries' United States business is leaving the building products company.

Building slump hurts James Hardie

Drew Cratchley JAMES HARDIE shares yesterday shed more than 4 per cent after a strong rise in underlying profit failed to meet market expectations.

James Hardie beats ATO in tax dispute

Elisabeth Sexton James Hardie will receive more than $300m from the Australian Taxation Office after the High Court refused to hear a dispute over capital gains.

James Hardie accepts tough housing market

Philip Wen Building materials group James Hardie has all but ruled out a significant recovery in its key US housing market this financial year, and warned that the Australian housing market was also showing...

James Hardie posts sharp profit drop

Building products maker James Hardie Industries reported a sharp fall in first-quarter profit, and said the operating outlook remained uncertain.

James Hardie builds on stability

Building products maker returns to profitability and confirms its full-year earnings guidance.

James Hardie shares jump on return to profit

Building products manufacturer James Hardie Industries SE returned to profitability in the first half of fiscal 2012 and has confirmed its previous full year earnings guidance.

Court overturns bans on James Hardie directors

Elisabeth Sexton A NSW court has delivered another embarrassing legal defeat for the corporate regulator by overturning findings against James Hardie directors.

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James Hardie waits and bleeds for an American resurgence

Philip Wen THE building materials supplier James Hardie has warned the outlook for the depressed US housing market remains challenging and uncertain, as it slumped to a $US318.8 million half-year net loss.

James Hardie posts $323.38m first-half loss

James Hardie Industries SE says the outlook for the US housing market remains challenging and uncertain as the building products company posted a half year loss of $US318.8 million ($A323.38 million).

James Hardie finalises move to Ireland

James Hardie Industries SE finalised its transformation to an Irish Societas Europaea company on Friday as part of its previously announced move of domicile.

James Hardie prepares for the worst in US

Philip Wen THE building materials supplier James Hardie is bracing itself for its toughest year since the financial crisis as it struggles with a loss of market share in an already depressed US housing...

James Hardie shares dive on gloomy US outlook

Shares in James Hardie Industries dive as much as 8%, prompting the ASX to issue the company with a price query.

Shareholders approve James Hardie move

Drew Cratchley Shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the final stage of James Hardie Industries' move from The Netherlands to Ireland.

James Hardie loses $368m tax case

Elisabeth Sexton A 1998 global restructure of the James Hardie group included transactions whose main purpose was to avoid the Australian tax payable on a $478 million capital gain, the Federal Court found yesterday.

James Hardie tax appeal dismissed

Building products maker James Hardie Industries SE has lost its appeal against an amended tax office assessment that could cost it more than $370 million.

James Hardie posts $103m FY10 net loss

James Hardie Industries SE has posted a full year 2010 net loss of $US84.9 million ($A102.9 million).