Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (LPX) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

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Why is Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ?

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%

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

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

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.

-15.53%

-0.10

37.82%

S&P 500

20.78%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

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

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

68.14%

ROE (avg)

46.02%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.57

EV to EBIT

23.82

EV to EBITDA

15.34

EV to Capital Employed

3.48

EV to Sales

2.30

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.33%

ROCE (Latest)

14.59%

ROE (Latest)

10.53%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 16.3

-32What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 9 MM has Grown at 80%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 281 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 4.79%

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 574 MM has Fallen at -15.25%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 38 MM has Fallen at -37.96%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 28.5 MM has Fallen at -37.47%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 27.78% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 456 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 12.37 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 16.3 times

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

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 16.3 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

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

Interest

At USD 9 MM has Grown at 80%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 574 MM has Fallen at -15.25%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 677.25 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 38 MM has Fallen at -37.96%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 61.25 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 28.5 MM has Fallen at -37.47%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 45.58 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 281 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 456 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 12.37 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 16.3 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 27.78% (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