James Hardie Industries Plc (JHX) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 217 days

James Hardie Industries Plc (JHX) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 217 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of AU$661.00 Million (cash AU$344.20 Million, short-term investments AU$-, receivables AU$316.80 Million) cover 217 days of daily cash needs of AU$3.05 Million/day. Check JHX goodwill-adjusted equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

217 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

AU$661.00 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

AU$3.05 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

AU$1.11 Billion
AUD

James Hardie Industries Plc Defensive Interval Ratio (2000–2025)

This chart shows how James Hardie Industries Plc's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 26 annual periods from 2000 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 217 days, meaning defensive assets of AU$661.00 Million can fund 217 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore how fast is James Hardie Industries Plc growing its equity to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for James Hardie Industries Plc (2000–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for James Hardie Industries Plc from 2000 to 2025, covering 26 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see James Hardie Industries Plc (JHX) market capitalisation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (AUD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 432 days AU$960.00 Million AU$2.22 Million/day AU$562.70 Million AU$- ▲ +96 days
2024 337 days AU$736.20 Million AU$2.19 Million/day AU$365.00 Million AU$- ▲ +88 days
2023 248 days AU$474.60 Million AU$1.91 Million/day AU$113.00 Million AU$- ▼ -3 days
2022 252 days AU$531.30 Million AU$2.11 Million/day AU$125.00 Million AU$- ▲ +30 days
2021 222 days AU$548.30 Million AU$2.47 Million/day AU$208.50 Million AU$- ▼ -221 days
2020 443 days AU$491.00 Million AU$1.11 Million/day AU$144.40 Million AU$63.00 Million ▲ +172 days
2019 271 days AU$358.50 Million AU$1.32 Million/day AU$78.70 Million AU$17.70 Million ▲ +43 days
2018 228 days AU$246.20 Million AU$1.08 Million/day AU$- AU$38.40 Million ▼ -44 days
2017 272 days AU$319.10 Million AU$1.17 Million/day AU$- AU$113.90 Million ▲ +78 days
2016 194 days AU$212.00 Million AU$1.10 Million/day AU$- AU$22.00 Million ▲ +23 days
2015 171 days AU$177.00 Million AU$1.04 Million/day AU$- AU$27.00 Million ▲ +57 days
2014 114 days AU$167.30 Million AU$1.47 Million/day AU$- AU$100.00K ▼ -85 days
2013 199 days AU$172.70 Million AU$869.32K/day AU$- AU$7.10 Million ▲ +51 days
2012 148 days AU$163.60 Million AU$1.10 Million/day AU$- AU$6.00 Million ▼ -30 days
2011 178 days AU$157.60 Million AU$883.56K/day AU$- AU$5.80 Million ▲ +15 days
2010 163 days AU$185.00 Million AU$1.13 Million/day AU$- AU$13.30 Million ▼ -42 days
2009 205 days AU$176.90 Million AU$863.01K/day AU$- AU$52.90 Million ▼ -28 days
2008 233 days AU$223.20 Million AU$956.71K/day AU$- AU$77.70 Million ▼ -140 days
2007 373 days AU$324.70 Million AU$870.14K/day AU$- AU$151.90 Million ▲ +53 days
2006 320 days AU$443.40 Million AU$1.39 Million/day AU$- AU$290.20 Million ▼ -70 days
2005 390 days AU$212.10 Million AU$543.56K/day AU$- AU$84.90 Million ▲ +32 days
2004 358 days AU$166.10 Million AU$463.84K/day AU$- AU$47.70 Million ▲ +84 days
2003 274 days AU$102.70 Million AU$374.25K/day AU$- AU$14.90 Million ▼ -23 days
2002 297 days AU$100.30 Million AU$337.26K/day AU$- AU$20.00 Million ▲ +55 days
2001 242 days AU$296.30 Million AU$1.22 Million/day AU$- AU$148.30 Million ▼ -297 days
2000 539 days AU$462.30 Million AU$857.53K/day AU$- AU$253.40 Million —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)