| Operating Segment Information and Concentrations of Risk |
Operating Segment Information and Concentrations of Risk
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company changed its reportable operating segments. Previously, the Company maintained four operating segments: (i) North America Fiber Cement; (ii) International Fiber Cement; (iii) Other Businesses; and (iv) Research and Development. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company replaced the International Fiber Cement segment with two new segments: (i) Asia Pacific Fiber Cement; and (ii) Europe Building Products. There were no changes to the North America Fiber Cement; Other Businesses; and Research and Development segments. The Company has revised its historical segment information at 31 March 2018 and for the years ended 31 March 2018 and 2017 to be consistent with the current reportable segment structure. The change in reportable segments had no effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the periods presented.
The Company has reported its operating segment information in the format that the operating segment information is available to and evaluated by the CODM. The North America Fiber Cement segment manufactures fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products and related accessories in the United States; these products are sold in the United States and Canada. The Asia Pacific Fiber Cement segment includes all fiber cement products manufactured in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, and sold in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and various Pacific Islands. The Europe Building Products segment includes the newly acquired Fermacell business and fiber cement product manufactured in the United States that is sold in Europe. The Other Businesses segment includes certain non-fiber cement manufacturing and sales activities in North America, including fiberglass windows. The Research and Development segment represents the cost incurred by the research and development centers. General Corporate costs primarily consist of Asbestos adjustments, officer and employee compensation and related benefits, professional and legal fees, administrative costs and rental expense, net of rental income, on the Company’s corporate offices.
Operating Segments
The following is the Company’s operating segment information:
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Net Sales to Customers
Years Ended 31 March
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(Millions of US dollars) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
North America Fiber Cement |
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$ |
1,676.9 |
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$ |
1,578.1 |
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$ |
1,493.4 |
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Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |
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446.8 |
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425.4 |
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370.6 |
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Europe Building Products |
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368.3 |
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36.3 |
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41.2 |
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Other Businesses |
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14.6 |
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14.7 |
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16.4 |
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Worldwide total |
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$ |
2,506.6 |
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$ |
2,054.5 |
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$ |
1,921.6 |
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Income Before Income Taxes
Years Ended 31 March
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(Millions of US dollars) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
North America Fiber Cement1,10
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$ |
382.5 |
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$ |
381.9 |
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$ |
343.9 |
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Asia Pacific Fiber Cement1
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99.8 |
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108.1 |
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93.8 |
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Europe Building Products1,7
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10.0 |
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0.3 |
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1.3 |
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Other Businesses10
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(30.9 |
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(8.6 |
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(6.7 |
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Research and Development1
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(29.0 |
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(27.8 |
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(25.5 |
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Segments total |
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432.4 |
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453.9 |
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406.8 |
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General Corporate2,6
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(80.8 |
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(224.7 |
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(13.6 |
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Total operating income |
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351.6 |
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229.2 |
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393.2 |
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Net interest expense3
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(50.1 |
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(29.5 |
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(27.5 |
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Loss on early debt extinguishment |
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(1.0 |
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(26.1 |
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Other income |
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0.1 |
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0.7 |
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1.3 |
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Worldwide total |
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$ |
300.6 |
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$ |
174.3 |
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$ |
367.0 |
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Total Identifiable Assets
31 March
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(Millions of US dollars) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
North America Fiber Cement |
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$ |
1,280.2 |
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$ |
1,070.7 |
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Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |
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328.8 |
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328.8 |
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Europe Building Products |
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717.7 |
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22.8 |
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Other Businesses |
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10.9 |
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30.1 |
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Research and Development |
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8.1 |
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7.5 |
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Segments total |
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2,345.7 |
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1,459.9 |
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General Corporate 4,5
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1,686.9 |
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891.1 |
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Worldwide total |
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$ |
4,032.6 |
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$ |
2,351.0 |
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The following is the Company’s geographical information:
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Net Sales to Customers
Years Ended 31 March
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
North America9
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$ |
1,691.5 |
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$ |
1,592.8 |
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$ |
1,509.9 |
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Australia |
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315.1 |
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301.1 |
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252.5 |
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Germany |
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137.1 |
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2.1 |
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2.7 |
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New Zealand |
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79.1 |
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76.8 |
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73.3 |
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Other Countries8
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283.8 |
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81.7 |
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83.2 |
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Worldwide total |
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$ |
2,506.6 |
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$ |
2,054.5 |
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$ |
1,921.6 |
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Total Identifiable Assets
31 March
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(Millions of US dollars) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
North America9
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$ |
1,294.6 |
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$ |
1,103.6 |
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Australia |
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235.4 |
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242.6 |
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Germany |
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512.3 |
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0.5 |
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New Zealand |
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39.2 |
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34.8 |
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Other Countries8
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264.2 |
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78.4 |
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Segments total |
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2,345.7 |
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1,459.9 |
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General Corporate4,5
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1,686.9 |
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891.1 |
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Worldwide total |
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$ |
4,032.6 |
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$ |
2,351.0 |
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Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and are summarized by segment in the following table: |
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Years Ended 31 March |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
North America Fiber Cement |
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$ |
6.5 |
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$ |
6.1 |
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$ |
6.2 |
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Asia Pacific Fiber Cement |
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2.1 |
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1.8 |
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1.5 |
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Europe Building Products |
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2.6 |
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Research and Developmenta
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26.7 |
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25.4 |
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22.6 |
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$ |
37.9 |
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$ |
33.3 |
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$ |
30.3 |
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a The Research and Development segment also included Selling, general and administrative expenses of US$2.3 million, US$2.4 million and US$2.9 million in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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The principal components of General Corporate costs are officer and employee compensation and related benefits, professional and legal fees, administrative costs, and rental expense on the Company’s corporate offices. Also included in General Corporate costs are the following: |
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Years Ended 31 March |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
Asbestos adjustments |
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$ |
(22.0 |
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$ |
(156.4 |
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$ |
40.4 |
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AICF SG&A expenses |
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(1.5 |
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(1.9 |
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(1.5 |
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Gain on sale of Fontana building |
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3.4 |
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Fermacell acquisition costs |
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10.0 |
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The Company does not report net interest expense for each operating segment as operating segments are not held directly accountable for interest expense. Included in net interest expense is net AICF interest (income) expense of US$(2.0) million, US$(1.9) million and US$1.1 million in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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Included in General Corporate costs are deferred tax assets for each operating segment that are not held directly accountable for deferred income taxes. |
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Asbestos-related assets at 31 March 2019 and 2018 are US$486.8 million and US$537.7 million, respectively, and are included in the General Corporate costs.
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Included in the General Corporate costs are New Zealand weathertightness legal costs of US$3.3 million, nil and nil for the years ended 31 March 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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Included in the Europe Building Products segment are Fermacell transaction and integration costs of US$21.8 million and the amortization of the inventory fair value adjustment of US$7.3 million for the year ended 31 March 2019. As this inventory was sold during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the entire adjustment was recognized into cost of goods sold during the same period.
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Included are all other countries that account for less than 5% of net sales and total identifiable assets individually, primarily in the Philippines, Switzerland and other European countries. |
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The amounts disclosed for North America are substantially all related to the USA. |
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The following table summarizes asset impairment costs by segment: |
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Years Ended 31 March |
(Millions of US dollars) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
North America Fiber Cementa
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$ |
3.0 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Other Businessesb
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12.9 |
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$ |
15.9 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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a For the year ended 31 March 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of US$2.6 million and US$0.4 million to Property, plant and equipment, net and Intangible assets, net, respectively, related to the discontinuance of its MCT product line.
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b For the year ended 31 March 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of US$4.6 million, US$6.1 million and US$2.2 million to the Goodwill, Property, Plant and equipment, net and Intangible assets, net, respectively, due to the Company's decision to cease production of its fiberglass windows business in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019.
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Concentrations of Risk
The distribution channels for the Company’s fiber cement products are concentrated. If the Company were to lose one or more of its major customers, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to find a replacement. Therefore, the loss of one or more customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We have one customer who contributes greater than 10% of our net sales in each of the past three fiscal years.
This customer’s accounts receivable represented 8.5% and 9.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable at 31 March 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following is net sales generated by this customer, which is from the North America Fiber Cement segment:
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Years Ended 31 March |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
Customer A |
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$ |
260.5 |
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10.4 |
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$ |
246.9 |
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12.0 |
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$ |
226.0 |
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10.3 |
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Approximately 36%, 22% and 21% of the Company’s net sales in fiscal year 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were from outside the United States. Consequently, changes in the value of foreign currencies could significantly affect the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company’s non-US operations on translation into US dollars.
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