Boise Cascade vs Louisiana-Pacific
BCC and LPX side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCC and LPX compare
Louisiana-Pacific is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Boise Cascade ($5.3B against $2.4B).
On earnings, Boise Cascade is cheaper: it trades at 19.8× trailing earnings, against 96.0× for Louisiana-Pacific.
Boise Cascade grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −14.3% for Louisiana-Pacific).
Louisiana-Pacific keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.2% compared with 1.8% at Boise Cascade.
Both pay dividends: Boise Cascade yields 1.3% and Louisiana-Pacific 1.6%.
Boise Cascade scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 8 for Louisiana-Pacific), 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 | LPX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | $5.3B |
| Share price | $67.39 | $75.85 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.1% | −2.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −6.3% | 8.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 1.24 |
| Employees | 7,680 | 4,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.8× (better) | 96.0× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.9× (better) | 24.0× |
| P/FCF | 17.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | −0.40% |
| Fair value | $77.05 | $34.82 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% (better) | −118% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% (better) | −14.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.2% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −37.7% (better) | −81.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −32.6% (better) | −81.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.5% (better) | −14.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 16.7% | 18.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 3.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | −0.85% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% (better) | 2.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.20 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.18 (better) | 0.53 |
| Interest coverage | 7.0× (better) | 4.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.82 | 3.22 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.17 | 5.85 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 1.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 28.4% | 150% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −15.5% | 14.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 7.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 9.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.4% | 106% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$666K (better) | −$13.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 12.6% |
Go deeper
- BCC stock overview
- BCC income statement
- BCC valuation and score
- LPX stock overview
- LPX income statement
- LPX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.