1. Eagle Materials Inc.
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009
Earnings Release and Conference Call
E i Rl dC f C ll
April 23, 2009
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2. Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is
discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but
instead represent only the Company's belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company's control. Actual results and outcomes may
differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that
may affect the Company’s actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company’s business;
public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including,
without limitation, natural gas and oil; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties;
inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public
policy (including, without limitation, climate change regulation); changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of
the Company’s markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in
the demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For
example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including,
without limitation, natural gas and oil) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes
in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the
Company's result of operations. These and other factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
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fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008.
These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of
the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the
passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in
the Company's expectations.
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3. Eagle Materials Results
($ millions, except per share data)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
2008 2009 2008 2009
Revenues $144.8 $108.9 -25% $749.6 $602.2 -20%
Operating Earnings $18.4 $20.4 +11% $184.2 $108.0 -41%
Earnings Per Share
Basic $0.07 $0.16 +129%
129% $2.15 $0.95 -55%
55%
Diluted $0.07 $0.16 +129% $2.12 $0.95 -55%
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4. Wallboard and Paperboard
Revenues
($ Millions)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
$180 $550
$422.4
$346.1
$93.7
$90 $275
$73.0
$0 $0
FY2008 FY2009 FY2008 FY2009
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5. Wallboard and Paperboard
Operating Earnings
($ Millions)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
$80 $80
$70 $70 $63.0
$63 0
$60 $60
$50 $50
$40 $40
$30 $30
$17.8
$20 $20
$9.6
$10 $10
$0.4
$0 $0
-$10 -$10
FY2008 FY2009 FY2008 FY2009
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6. Cement
Revenues
($ Millions)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
$345.2
$110 $350
$289.4
$61.2
$55 $175
$46.0
$0 $0
FY2008 FY2009 FY2008 FY2009
- Includes intersegment and proportional share of joint venture revenues.
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7. Cement
Operating Earnings
($ Millions)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
$30 $150
$106.6
$100
$16.1 $82.0
$15
$10.3
$50
$0 $0
FY2008 FY2009 FY2008 FY2009
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8. Concrete and Aggregates Results
($ Millions)
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year
FY2008 FY2009 FY2008 FY2009
Sales Volume:
Concrete (cubic yards) 157,000 110,000 -30% 802,000 611,000 -24%
Aggregates (t
A t (tons)
) 551,000
551 000 446,000
446 000 -19%
19% 3,754,000
3 754 000 3,281,000
3 281 000 -13%
13%
Revenues including
intersegment $16.3 $10.8 -34% $87.6 $66.2 -24%
Operating Earnings $1.8 $0.7 -60% $13.1 $4.6 -65%
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9. Eagle Materials Inc.
Cash Flow Information
($ in millions) Fiscal Year Ended
FY 2008 FY 2009
Operating Cash Flow (1) $ 150 6
150.6 $ 79 4
79.4 -47%
47%
Tax Payment (2) (45.8) -
Capex, net (96.9) (12.1) -88%
Free Cash Flow
F C h Fl $ 79
7.9 $ 67 3
67.3 +752%
Dividends Paid (35.6) (30.4)
Purchase of Common Stock (176.9) -
(3)
Net Proceeds from Senior Notes 200.0 (95.0)
Net Proceeds from Bank Credit Facility - 55.0
Other 6.3 1.9
Increase (Decrease) in Cash $ 1.7 $ (1.2)
(1) Includes depreciation of $44.9 million and $51.2 million for the years ended March 31,
2008 and 2009, respectively.
(2) Applicable to the Audit of our 2001-2003 Tax Returns
(3) The Senior Notes were reduced by $100 million in total after consideration of the 5%
discount on purchase
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10. Eagle Materials Inc.
Net Debt vs. Capitalization
($ Millions)
Ratio 45% 44%
$428
$425
450
400 $352 $337
350
300
$ 250
200
150
100
50
0
12/31/08 3/31/09
Net Debt Equity
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11. Eagle Materials Inc.
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12. Eagle Materials Inc.
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