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Operating Segment Information and Concentrations of Risk (Tables)

v3.20.1
Operating Segment Information and Concentrations of Risk (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Summary of Operating Segments
The following is the Company’s operating segment information: 
 
 
Net Sales
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
North America Fiber Cement
 
$
1,816.4

 
$
1,676.9

 
$
1,578.1

Asia Pacific Fiber Cement
 
418.4

 
446.8

 
425.4

Europe Building Products
 
371.4

 
368.3

 
36.3

Other Businesses
 
0.6

 
14.6

 
14.7

Worldwide total
 
$
2,606.8

 
$
2,506.6

 
$
2,054.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
North America Fiber Cement1
 
$
429.3

 
$
382.5

 
$
381.9

Asia Pacific Fiber Cement1
 
58.5

 
99.8

 
108.1

Europe Building Products1,8
 
11.2

 
10.0

 
0.3

Other Businesses
 

 
(30.9
)
 
(8.6
)
Research and Development1
 
(27.0
)
 
(29.0
)
 
(27.8
)
Segments total
 
472.0

 
432.4

 
453.9

General Corporate2,7
 
(129.5
)
 
(80.8
)
 
(224.7
)
Total operating income
 
342.5

 
351.6

 
229.2

Net interest expense3
 
(54.4
)
 
(50.1
)
 
(29.5
)
Loss on early debt extinguishment
 

 
(1.0
)
 
(26.1
)
Other (expense) income
 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

 
0.7

Worldwide total
 
$
288.0

 
$
300.6

 
$
174.3


 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
Years ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
North America Fiber Cement
 
$
88.7

 
$
80.2

 
$
72.5

Asia Pacific Fiber Cement
 
12.7

 
12.8

 
12.6

Europe Building Products
 
25.6

 
18.7

 
0.1

Other Businesses
 
0.2

 
2.3

 
2.1

General Corporate
 
3.2

 
4.3

 
3.3

Research and Development
 
1.1

 
1.1

 
1.4

Total
 
$
131.5

 
$
119.4

 
$
92.0


 
 
Total Identifiable Assets
31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
North America Fiber Cement
 
$
1,320.0

 
$
1,280.2

Asia Pacific Fiber Cement
 
314.3

 
328.8

Europe Building Products
 
748.5

 
717.7

Other Businesses4
 

 
10.9

Research and Development
 
8.6

 
8.1

Segments total
 
2,391.4

 
2,345.7

General Corporate 4,5,6
 
1,636.9

 
1,686.9

Worldwide total
 
$
4,028.3

 
$
4,032.6


Summary of Geographical Information
The following is the Company’s geographical information:
 
 
Net Sales
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
North America10
 
$
1,817.0

 
$
1,691.5

 
$
1,592.8

Australia
 
290.4

 
315.1

 
301.1

Germany
 
135.7

 
137.1

 
2.1

New Zealand
 
72.2

 
79.1

 
76.8

Other Countries9
 
291.5

 
283.8

 
81.7

Worldwide total
 
$
2,606.8

 
$
2,506.6

 
$
2,054.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Identifiable Assets
31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
North America10
 
 
 
$
1,324.8

 
$
1,294.6

Australia
 
 
 
220.0

 
235.4

Germany
 
 
 
519.3

 
512.3

New Zealand
 
 
 
32.4

 
39.2

Other Countries9
 
 
 
294.9

 
264.2

Segments total
 
 
 
2,391.4

 
2,345.7

General Corporate5,6
 
 
 
1,636.9

 
1,686.9

Worldwide total
 
 
 
$
4,028.3

 
$
4,032.6

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1
Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and are summarized by segment in the following table:
 
 
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
North America Fiber Cement
 
$
5.3

 
$
6.5

 
$
6.1

Asia Pacific Fiber Cement
 
1.8

 
2.1

 
1.8

Europe Building Products
 
1.7

 
2.6

 

Research and Developmenta
 
24.0

 
26.7

 
25.4

 
 
$
32.8

 
$
37.9

 
$
33.3

a The Research and Development segment also included Selling, general and administrative expenses of US$3.0 million, US$2.3 million and US$2.4 million in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
2
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:
 
 
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
Asbestos adjustments
 
$
(58.2
)
 
$
(22.0
)
 
$
(156.4
)
AICF SG&A expenses
 
(1.7
)
 
(1.5
)
 
(1.9
)
Gain on sale of Fontana building
 

 

 
3.4

Fermacell acquisition costs
 

 

 
10.0

3
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 of US$1.4 million, US$2.0 million and US$1.9 million in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
4
Assets held for sale at 31 March 2020 and 2019 are US$0.4 million in General Corporate costs and US$5.8 million in the Other Businesses segment, respectively. During the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020, US$5.4 million of assets previously classified as held for sale in the Other Businesses segment were disposed.
5
Included in General Corporate costs are deferred tax assets for each operating segment that are not held directly accountable for deferred income taxes.
6
Asbestos-related assets at 31 March 2020 and 2019 are US$443.9 million and US$486.8 million, respectively, and are included in the General Corporate costs.
7
Included in the General Corporate costs are New Zealand weathertightness legal costs of US$1.9 million, US$3.3 million and nil for the fiscal years ended 31 March 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
8
Included in the Europe Building Products segment are Fermacell integration costs of US$13.7 million for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020. 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 fiscal year ended 31 March 2019.
9
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.
10
The amounts disclosed for North America are substantially all related to the USA.

The following represents the Asset impairments by segment for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2020:
(Millions of US dollars)
 
North America Fiber Cement
 
Asia Pacific Fiber Cement
 
Europe Building Products
 
General Corporate
 
Total
Property, plant and equipment 1
 
$
41.2

 
$
15.0

 
$
5.5

 
$

 
$
61.7

Right-of-use assets 2
 

 
11.2

 

 

 
11.2

Intangible assets
 

 

 

 
1.4

 
1.4

Inventories 3
 

 
2.9

 

 

 
2.9

Goodwill
 

 
0.2

 

 

 
0.2

Asset Retirement Obligations 4
 

 
5.8

 

 

 
5.8

Other
 

 
1.2

 

 

 
1.2

 
 
$
41.2

 
$
36.3

 
$
5.5

 
$
1.4

 
$
84.4

1 Excludes US$2.8 million of impairment charges in North America Fiber Cement segment on individual assets that were included in Cost of goods sold. Refer to Note 8 for further details.
 2 Refer to Note 9 for further details.
 3 The US$2.9 million charge primarily relates to the estimated costs associated with pallets and raw materials, with the closing of the New Zealand plant and exit of James Hardie Systems.
4 The total Asset Retirement Obligation balance at 31 March 2020 of US$8.0 million is recorded in the Asia Pacific Fiber Cement segment in Other liabilities - non-current and relates to the New Zealand plant. This balance is inclusive of the impairment amount above.
Summary of Gross Sales by Major Customers The following is net sales generated by this customer, which is from the North America Fiber Cement segment:
 
 
Years Ended 31 March
(Millions of US dollars)
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
Customer A
 
$
306.0

 
12.0
%
 
$
260.5

 
10.4
%
 
$
246.9

 
12.0
%