Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Paper, Forest & Jute Products
  • ISIN: US5463471053
USD
74.41
1.77 (2.44%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ?

1
Negative results in Jun 25
  • INTEREST(Q) At USD 4 MM has Grown at 33.33%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,375
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 69.53 MM has Fallen at -32.28%
2
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -25.16% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Louisiana-Pacific Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
-21.79%
-0.10
37.82%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-16.80%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
68.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.40
Tax Ratio
24.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
53.70%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
68.14%
ROE (avg)
46.02%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
36
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.79
EV to EBIT
25.30
EV to EBITDA
16.28
EV to Capital Employed
3.69
EV to Sales
2.45
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.25%
ROCE (Latest)
14.59%
ROE (Latest)
10.53%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 21

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.89 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 21 times

-36What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 880

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 8.58%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 38.61% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 567 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 44 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 7.76 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 1 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 5 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.11

Here's what is working for Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 21 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.89 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 21 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at USD 38 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Net Sales
At USD 567 MM has Fallen at -19.66%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 705.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 880 and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 1 MM has Fallen at -98.81%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 83.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 5 MM has Fallen at -91.79%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 60.92 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 5 MM has Grown at 25%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 567 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 5 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 25% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 44 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.76 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 1 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD -0.11
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 38.61% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales