CRH Plc 9-month EBITDA From Cont. Ops. Rises; Reiterates Full Year Guidance

(RTTNews) - CRH plc (CRH, CRH.L), the international building materials group, reported 9-month EBITDA from continuing operations of 1.5 billion euros, an increase of 34% over prior year. Cumulative sales from continuing operations amounted to 15.5 billion euros for the nine months to the end of September, an increase of 16% compared with the corresponding period in 2014.

The Group reiterated its guidance that 2015 will be a year of growth. CRH expects the full year 2015 EBITDA contribution from continuing operations, which includes the benefit of positive currency translation impacts, to be approximately 25% ahead of 2014.