Overall MBC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated MBC against 42 industry peers in the Building Products industry. There are concerns on the financial health of MBC while its profitability can be described as average. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on MBC.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

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

1.2 Ratios

MBC has a worse Return On Assets (2.75%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
MBC's Return On Equity of 5.98% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MBC is outperformed by 64.29% of its industry peers.
MBC's Return On Invested Capital of 6.58% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MBC is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
MBC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 9.96%. This is below the industry average of 12.68%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	2.75%
ROE	5.98%
ROIC	6.58%

ROA(3y)6.03%

ROA(5y)5.91%

ROE(3y)13.46%

ROE(5y)10.88%

ROIC(3y)9.96%

ROIC(5y)8.67%

1.3 Margins

MBC's Profit Margin of 3.00% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MBC is outperformed by 64.29% of its industry peers.
MBC's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
MBC has a Operating Margin of 8.31%. This is in the lower half of the industry: MBC underperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of MBC has grown nicely.
MBC has a Gross Margin of 31.31%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: MBC outperforms 52.38% of its industry peers.
MBC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	8.31%
PM (TTM)	3%
GM	31.31%

OM growth 3Y7.36%

OM growth 5Y4.7%

PM growth 3Y-10%

PM growth 5Y2.03%

GM growth 3Y5.76%

GM growth 5Y2.32%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

MBC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, MBC has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for MBC is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.52 indicates that MBC is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.52, MBC is doing worse than 69.05% of the companies in the same industry.
MBC has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.13. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as MBC would need 7.13 years to pay back of all of its debts.
MBC has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (7.13) than 61.90% of its industry peers.
MBC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.69. This is a neutral value indicating MBC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
MBC has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.69) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.69
Debt/FCF	7.13
Altman-Z	2.52

ROIC/WACC0.77

WACC8.55%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.87 indicates that MBC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
MBC's Current ratio of 1.87 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. MBC outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.13 indicates that MBC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
MBC has a Quick ratio of 1.13. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: MBC outperforms 40.48% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.87
Quick Ratio	1.13

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for MBC have decreased strongly by -24.32% in the last year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 4.01% on average over the past years.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.77% in the past year.
MBC shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 2.48% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-24.32%

EPS 3Y-12.38%

EPS 5Y4.01%

EPS Q2Q%-17.5%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.77%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.84%

Revenue growth 5Y2.48%

Sales Q2Q%-2.67%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, MBC will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 9.40% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, MBC will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.63% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-21.44%

EPS Next 2Y-13.07%

EPS Next 3Y9.4%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-2.4%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.28%

Revenue Next 3Y2.63%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 10.63, the valuation of MBC can be described as reasonable.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, MBC is valued cheaper than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
MBC is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.60, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
MBC is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.68.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, MBC is valued cheaper than 88.10% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.83. MBC is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.63
Fwd PE	11.68

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of MBC indicates a rather cheap valuation: MBC is cheaper than 92.86% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, MBC is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.48% of the companies are valued more expensively.