Boise Cascade vs BlueLinx
BCC and BXC side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCC and BXC compare
Boise Cascade is the larger company, worth 4.9 times as much as BlueLinx ($2.4B against $498M).
BlueLinx grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus 1.2% for Boise Cascade).
Boise Cascade keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.8% compared with −0.06% at BlueLinx.
Boise Cascade pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; BlueLinx does not pay one.
Boise Cascade scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for BlueLinx), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BCC | BXC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | $498M |
| Share price | $69.52 | $63.32 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.44% | 6.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.4% | −14.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 1.50 |
| Employees | 7,680 | 2,160 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.2× | 8.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.5% | 11.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $77.67 | $103.22 |
| Margin of safety | 10.5% | 38.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% | 2.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.2% (better) | −0.94% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −37.7% (better) | −107% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −32.6% (better) | −107% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.5% (better) | −70.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 16.7% (better) | 15.8% |
| Operating margin | 2.8% (better) | 1.2% |
| Net margin | 1.8% (better) | −0.06% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% (better) | −0.31% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% (better) | 4.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 (better) | 0.48 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.18 (better) | −0.27 |
| Interest coverage | 7.0× (better) | 0.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.82 | 4.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.20 (better) | 3.31 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 28.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −15.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.6% (better) | 1.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 8.9% (better) | 1.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.4% | 93.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$666K (better) | −$2.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- BCC stock overview
- BCC income statement
- BCC valuation and score
- BXC stock overview
- BXC income statement
- BXC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.