Brickworks is a conglomerate consisting of brickmaking operations, industrial property management, and a cross-shareholding in investment firm, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, or Soul Patts (ASX: SOL). Brickworks’ operating business manufactures brick products for the Australian and North American markets. However, most earnings are from the property and investment segments. The property segment principally redevelops warehouses on industrial land, with joint venture partner narrow-moat Goodman Group. The investment segment represents a cross-shareholding in Soul Patts, an investment firm with a portfolio encompassing diversified investments, including large holdings in no-moat coal miner New Hope and narrow-moat TPG Telecom.
