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38.72 (1y: +5%)
Market Cap 758.19 M P/E(ttm) 30.90
Enterprise Value 921.03 M P/B 1.28
UFPI- NAS (USA)
Universal Forest Products Inc.
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 8/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.08
UFPI's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
76% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.74 vs. UFPI: 0.08 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.01   Max: 1.53
Current: 0.08
0.01
1.53
Equity to Asset 0.5
UFPI's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than
58% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.47 vs. UFPI: 0.5 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 0.54
Current: 0.5
0.2
0.54
Interest Coverage 12.6
UFPI's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than
60% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 102.40 vs. UFPI: 12.6 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 2   Max: 13
Current: 12.6
2
13
F-Score: 4
Z-Score: 4.15
M-Score: -2.18
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 4/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 2.20
UFPI's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
71% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 5.35 vs. UFPI: 2.20 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: 0.7   Max: 4.6
Current: 2.2
0.7
4.6
Net-margin (%) 1.2
UFPI's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
70% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 3.30 vs. UFPI: 1.2 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 2.6
Current: 1.2
0.2
2.6
ROE (%) 4
UFPI's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
62% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 6.00 vs. UFPI: 4 )
UFPI' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: 0.8   Max: 15.6
Current: 4
0.8
15.6
ROA (%) 2.8
UFPI's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
56% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. UFPI: 2.8 )
UFPI' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 7.7
Current: 2.8
0.5
7.7
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) 8.10
UFPI's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
56% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 9.20 vs. UFPI: 8.10 )
UFPI' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: 2.5   Max: 25.9
Current: 8.1
2.5
25.9
Revenue Growth (%) 5.1
UFPI's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
76% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.05 vs. UFPI: 5.1 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -11.1   Max: 14.9
Current: 5.1
-11.1
14.9
EBITDA Growth (%) -2.1
UFPI's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked higher than
85% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: -1.20 vs. UFPI: -2.1 )
UFPI' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -19.9   Max: 12.4
Current: -2.1
-19.9
12.4
EPS Growth (%) -0.8
UFPI's EPS Growth (%) is ranked lower than
83% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 5.20 vs. UFPI: -0.8 )
UFPI' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: -49.5   Max: 15.7
Current: -0.8
-49.5
15.7
» UFPI's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

UFPI Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Steven Cohen 7,992 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 9,536 sh (New)
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Arnold Van Den Berg 458,636 sh (-0.79%)
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Q3 2012

UFPI Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Steven Cohen Sold Out
Joel Greenblatt Sold Out
Arnold Van Den Berg 280,034 sh (-38.94%)
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Q4 2012

UFPI Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Paul Tudor Jones 11,700 sh (New)
Arnold Van Den Berg 260,181 sh (-7.09%)
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Q1 2013

UFPI Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Arnold Van Den Berg 254,931 sh (-2.02%)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with UFPI

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Arnold Van Den Berg 2012-09-30 Reduce -38.94%0.66%$31.78 - $42.47 $ 38.723%280034
Joel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Sold Out 0.03%$31.78 - $42.47 $ 38.723%0
Joel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 New Buy0.03%$31.85 - $39.04 $ 38.727%9536
Arnold Van Den Berg 2011-12-31 Add 11.65%0.15%$23.13 - $31.46 $ 38.7243%479545
Arnold Van Den Berg 2011-09-30 New Buy0.99%$23.47 - $31.74 $ 38.7242%429521
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 30.90
UFPI's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than
68% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 27.13 vs. UFPI: 30.90 )
UFPI' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 7.12   Max: 189.28
Current: 30.9
7.12
189.28
P/B 1.28
UFPI's P/B is ranked higher than
53% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.33 vs. UFPI: 1.28 )
UFPI' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.56   Max: 3.4
Current: 1.28
0.56
3.4
P/S 0.35
UFPI's P/S is ranked higher than
69% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.78 vs. UFPI: 0.35 )
UFPI' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.13   Max: 0.54
Current: 0.35
0.13
0.54
EV-to-EBIT 20.11
UFPI's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
82% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 17.21 vs. UFPI: 20.11 )
UFPI' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 5.8   Max: 108.2
Current: 20.11
5.8
108.2
Shiller P/E 44.45
UFPI's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
96% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 21.20 vs. UFPI: 44.45 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 6.31   Max: 48.46
Current: 44.45
6.31
48.46

Dividend & Buy Back

vs
industry		 vs
history
Dividend Yield 1.03
UFPI's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than
51% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.80 vs. UFPI: 1.03 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0.13   Max: 1.66
Current: 1.03
0.13
1.66
Dividend Payout 0.3
UFPI's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than
95% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.77 vs. UFPI: 0.3 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range
Min: 0.03   Max: 1.72
Current: 0.3
0.03
1.72
Dividend growth (3y) 11.4
UFPI's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than
99% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: -11.40 vs. UFPI: 11.4 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range
Min: 3.4   Max: 36.6
Current: 11.4
3.4
36.6
Yield on cost (5-Year) 4.13
UFPI's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than
97% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.88 vs. UFPI: 4.13 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0.54   Max: 6.86
Current: 4.13
0.54
6.86
Share Buyback Rate -0.2
UFPI's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than
82% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: -0.40 vs. UFPI: -0.2 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range
Min: 3.2   Max: -1.3
Current: -0.2

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 3.3
UFPI's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
72% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 6.40 vs. UFPI: 3.3 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 2.8   Max: 4.4
Current: 3.3
2.8
4.4
Price/Tangible Book 1.7
UFPI's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
77% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 2.20 vs. UFPI: 1.7 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 1.4   Max: 4
Current: 1.7
1.4
4
Price/DCF (Projected) 1
UFPI's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
89% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. UFPI: 1 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.6   Max: 1.6
Current: 1
0.6
1.6
Price/Median PS Value 1.2
UFPI's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
91% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. UFPI: 1.2 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.7   Max: 1.4
Current: 1.2
0.7
1.4
Price/Graham Number 1.5
UFPI's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than
87% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. UFPI: 1.5 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 2.6
Current: 1.5
0.9
2.6
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 5.00
UFPI's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
91% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 5.05 vs. UFPI: 5.00 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 17.2
Current: 5
0.9
17.2
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) 1.89
UFPI's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
80% of the 300 Companies
in the Global Building Materials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.22 vs. UFPI: 1.89 )
UFPI' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -12.8   Max: 19.8
Current: 1.89
-12.8
19.8

Business Description

Universal Forest Products Inc. is a Michigan corporation incorporated in 1955. It's a holding company that provides capital, management and administrative resources to subsidiaries that designs, manufactures and markets wood and wood-alternative products for DIY/retail home centers and other retailers, structural lumber products for the manufactured housing industry, engineered wood components for the site-built construction market, and specialty wood packaging and components for various industries. The Company's consumer products subsidiary offers a large portfolio of outdoor living products, including wood composite decking, decorative balusters, post caps and plastic lattice, and its garden group offers an array of products, such as trellises and arches, to retailers nationwide. Its subsidiaries also provide framing services for the site-built market and forming products for concrete construction. Its operating segments consist of the Eastern, Western, Site-Built, Consumer Products and Distribution divisions. The customers comprising this market are primarily national home center retailers, retail-oriented regional lumberyards and contractor-oriented lumberyards. The products offered to customers in this market include dimensional lumber (both preserved and unpreserved) and various 'value-added products,' some of which are sold under its trademarks. In addition to its conventional lumber products, it offers composite wood and plastic products. The Company currently supplies customers in this market from manufacturing facilities located in many different states and Ontario, Canada. It also provides framing services for customers in certain regional markets, in which it erect the wood structure. The Company is one of the domestic buyers of solid sawn softwood lumber from primary producers (lumber mills). It uses mainly Southern Yellow Pine in its pressure-treating operations and site-built component plants in the Southeastern United States, which it obtains from mills located throughout the states comprising the Sunbelt. The Company faces competition on individual products from several different producers, but the majority of these competitors tends to be regional in their efforts and do not offer a full line of outdoor lumber products.
Company Website
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Industry: Building Materials
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Traded in other countries:UF3.Germany
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