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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Profitability Rank

: 9 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Louisiana-Pacific has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

Louisiana-Pacific's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.13%. As of today, Louisiana-Pacific's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Louisiana-Pacific's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Louisiana-Pacific Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Louisiana-Pacific's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Louisiana-Pacific's Profitability Rank falls into.



Louisiana-Pacific Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

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.

Louisiana-Pacific has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

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

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Louisiana-Pacific's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=93 / 658
=14.13 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Louisiana-Pacific has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Louisiana-Pacific Corp operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1610 West End Ave, Suite 200, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
Louisiana-Pacific is primarily an oriented strand board producer, while offering engineered wood siding used in home construction and repair and remodel projects. The company is largely exposed to the North American housing market but has also established capacity in Brazil and Chile.
Executives
Michael W Blosser officer: SVP, Manufacturing Services 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Lizanne C Gottung director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 200, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Derek Nelson Doyle officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Alan Haughie officer: EVP, CFO 860 RIDGE LAKE BLVD., MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jimmy Earl Mason officer: EVP & General Manager of OSB 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219-1711
Jose A Bayardo director 11700 OLD KATY ROAD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Robin H Everhart officer: SVP, CHRO 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Nicole C Daniel officer: SVP, General Counsel 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
William Bradley Southern officer: Senior Vice President 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael Sims officer: SVP Sales and Marketing 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Neil Sherman officer: SVP EWP 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37129
Jason Paul Ringbloom officer: EVP OSB 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Kurt M Landgraf director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gary Cook director C/O TRIMERIS, INC., 3500 PARAMOUNT PARKWAY, MORRISVILLE NC 27560