SLIDE 7 Group revenue and EBIT
(Figures may not add due to rounding.)
4.7% 8.4% 53 101 1,137 1,206 Boral Building Products 5.9% 6.0% 281 271 4,728 4,494 (21) (22) Unallocated 16 16 Dividend Income 0.6% 2.1% 2 6 260 294 Other1. (20.0%) (28.5%) (109) (104) 545 364 USA 21.3% 17.2% 108 88 509 512 Cement 10.2% 9.5% 231 201 2,261 2,119 Construction Materials
2009 % 2010 % 2009 $m 2010 $m 2009 $m 2010 $m Margin EBIT External Revenue
1Other includes windows and concrete placing businesses
Continuing Operations 13
US market activity Showing signs of a slow recovery
200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,600 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
- 1. Seasonally adjusted annualised monthly starts from US Census
2.2m starts
500 1 ,000 1 ,500 2008 2009 2010
Total US dwelling starts (‘000)1
592k starts
(30.4%) (32.1%) (26.7%) (11.7%) EBIT to sales 3.9 (48.8) (52.7) (14.4) (42.7) (28.3) EBIT (3.3) 160.8 164.1 (82.0) 160.1 242.1 Revenue
Var US$m Six months June 2010 US$m Six months June 2009 US$m Var US$m Six months Dec 2009 US$m Six months Dec 2008 US$m US Operations 14