Annual Reports 2004
This year's theme of Performance is relevant to the company, to the products we produce, and to the people who produce them.
The report contains:
- A Performance Review of our achievements for the financial year ended 31 March 2004;
- Performance Drivers, which we believe contribute to the company's success; and
- Financial Performance, with the company's consolidated financial statements.
The report describes the company's performance for the financial year ended 31 March 2004. In the final months of this period, the NSW Government in Australia announced a Special Commission of Inquiry into the asbestos liabilities of former group companies that manufactured using asbestos and the establishment of the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation by James Hardie in 2001. At the time of printing this report, the Commission has yet to report on its findings. It is therefore not possible, and not appropriate, for the issues raised at the Commission to be addressed in detail in this report. The company will respond to the Commission's findings as soon as it is able to, and will communicate this information directly to shareholders.
Use the links below to download PDF files of the complete 2004 Annual Report, or different sections. These files are better if you want print-outs of the pages.
- Complete 2004 Annual Report
2.94Mb
- Three main sections
Performance Review1.75Mb
Performance Drivers730K
Financial Performance587K
- Individual sections that will download and print quickly
Lins to our Dutch and US GAAP reports appear at the bottom of the list.
- Cover
68K
- Contents
57K
- Introduction
59K
- Highlights
356K
- Chairman's Report
269K
- CEO's Report
299K
- CFO's Report
341K
- Summary of Operations
1124K
- USA Fibre Cement
378K
- Asia Pacific Fibre Cement
149K
- Other Fibre Cement
194K
Performance Drivers
- We have clear, consistent goals
33K
- The scale and spread of our operations
182K
- Our investment in R&D
165K
- Our differentiated products
101K
- A cohesive, committed Board
69K
- The quality of our management
64K
- Our performance-based culture
140K
- Growth opportunities
88K
- Care for the environment and community
127K
- Corporate governance beliefs
116K
- Contents
286K
- Management's Discussion & Analysis
66K
- Directors' Report
47K
- Corporate Governance Principles
63K
- Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
30K
- Consolidated Balance Sheets
32K
- Consolidated Statements of Income
31K
- Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
35K
- Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
31K
- Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
122K
- Selected Quarterly Financial Data
32K
- Group Statistics 2000-2004
36K
- Share/CUFS Information
130K
- Dutch GAAP
207K
Filed with the ASX 19 July 2005 - US GAAP 20-F
1.84Mb
Filed in the US and with the ASX on 23 November 2004
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