Designs, manufactures, and markets wood and wood-alternative products. Operates through Retail, Industrial, and Construction segments. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 15.4× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 87% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 23% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 42% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $959.4M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $729.7M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 112 buys and 5 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.43 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 8% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 35/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 37/100.
On our five-subject report card, UFPI sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: UFPI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.