Overall BLD gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated BLD against 60 industry peers in the Household Durables industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making BLD a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. BLD is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BLD had positive earnings in the past year.
BLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years BLD has always been profitable.
In the past 5 years BLD always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of BLD (8.86%) is better than 80.00% of its industry peers.
BLD has a Return On Equity of 25.54%. This is amongst the best in the industry. BLD outperforms 96.67% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 11.49%, BLD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for BLD is significantly above the industry average of 9.70%.
The 3 year average ROIC (15.92%) for BLD is well above the current ROIC(11.49%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	8.86%
ROE	25.54%
ROIC	11.49%

ROA(3y)12.37%

ROA(5y)10.7%

ROE(3y)26.98%

ROE(5y)23.81%

ROIC(3y)15.92%

ROIC(5y)13.9%

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 10.84%, BLD belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.33% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of BLD has grown nicely.
BLD has a Operating Margin of 16.47%. This is amongst the best in the industry. BLD outperforms 91.67% of its industry peers.
BLD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 30.01%, BLD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.67% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BLD has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	16.47%
PM (TTM)	10.84%
GM	30.01%

OM growth 3Y6.74%

OM growth 5Y9.23%

PM growth 3Y7.92%

PM growth 5Y9.92%

GM growth 3Y2.94%

GM growth 5Y3.26%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), BLD is creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for BLD has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, BLD has less shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for BLD is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

BLD has an Altman-Z score of 4.24. This indicates that BLD is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
BLD has a Altman-Z score of 4.24. This is in the better half of the industry: BLD outperforms 73.33% of its industry peers.
BLD has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.63. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as BLD would need 3.63 years to pay back of all of its debts.
BLD has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.63. This is in the better half of the industry: BLD outperforms 61.67% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.26 is on the high side and indicates that BLD has dependencies on debt financing.
BLD's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.26 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BLD is outperformed by 80.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.26
Debt/FCF	3.63
Altman-Z	4.24

ROIC/WACC1.26

WACC9.1%

2.3 Liquidity

BLD has a Current Ratio of 2.90. This indicates that BLD is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
BLD has a Current ratio (2.90) which is in line with its industry peers.
BLD has a Quick Ratio of 2.45. This indicates that BLD is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
BLD has a Quick ratio of 2.45. This is amongst the best in the industry. BLD outperforms 93.33% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.9
Quick Ratio	2.45

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for BLD have decreased by -0.83% in the last year.
BLD shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 30.78% yearly.
BLD shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -1.28%.
BLD shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 15.22% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-0.83%

EPS 3Y24.7%

EPS 5Y30.78%

EPS Q2Q%-5.63%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.28%

Revenue growth 3Y15.2%

Revenue growth 5Y15.22%

Sales Q2Q%1.45%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 6.85% on average over the next years.
BLD is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 6.30% yearly.

EPS Next Y-4.77%

EPS Next 2Y0.77%

EPS Next 3Y4.55%

EPS Next 5Y6.85%

Revenue Next Year1.56%

Revenue Next 2Y7.53%

Revenue Next 3Y6.65%

Revenue Next 5Y6.3%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 23.54 indicates a rather expensive valuation of BLD.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of BLD indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: BLD is more expensive than 61.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BLD is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.25, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.51, the valuation of BLD can be described as rather expensive.
BLD's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BLD to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say BLD is valued inline with the index average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	23.54
Fwd PE	22.51

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BLD is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 65.00% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as BLD.