As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the building materials industry, including Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and its peers.
Traditionally, building materials companies have built competitive advantages with economies of scale, brand recognition, and strong relationships with builders and contractors. More recently, advances to address labor availability and job site productivity have spurred innovation. Additionally, companies in the space that can produce more energy-efficient materials have opportunities to take share. However, these companies are at the whim of construction volumes, which tend to be cyclical and can be impacted heavily by economic factors such as interest rates. Additionally, the costs of raw materials can be driven by a myriad of worldwide factors and greatly influence the profitability of building materials companies.
The 9 building materials stocks we track reported a strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 4.5% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 63.4% below.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 11.5% since the latest earnings results.
Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)
Founded in 1909, Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) is a producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand, and gravel.
Vulcan Materials reported revenues of $2.16 billion, up 2.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.3%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with full-year EBITDA guidance beating analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
Ronnie Pruitt, Vulcan Materials' Chief Executive Officer, said, "Commercial and operational execution drove solid results in the second quarter. Our industry-leading aggregates cash gross profit per ton grew to over $12 per ton, despite significant energy inflation and disruptive weather. These results demonstrate the resiliency of our uniquely advantaged pure-play aggregates business.
Vulcan Materials delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates of the whole group. Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 14.5% since reporting and currently trades at $246.54.
Is now the time to buy Vulcan Materials? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Best Q2: Carlisle (NYSE:CSL)
Originally founded as Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company, Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) is a multi-industry product manufacturer focusing on construction materials and weatherproofing technologies.
Carlisle reported revenues of $1.57 billion, up 8.3% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 6.3%. The business had a stunning quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ organic revenue and EBITDA estimates.
Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 4.9% since reporting. It currently trades at $318.05.
Is now the time to buy Carlisle? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Weakest Q2: Resideo (NYSE:REZI)
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI) is a manufacturer and distributor of technology-driven products and solutions for home comfort, energy management, water management, and safety and security.
Resideo reported revenues of $1.98 billion, up 2% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. Still, it was a slower quarter as it posted revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
Resideo delivered the slowest revenue growth and weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. As expected, the stock is down 25.3% since the results and currently trades at $19.19.
Read our full analysis of Resideo’s results here.
Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS)
The first-ever Colombian company to trade on the NASDAQ, Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) is a manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and aluminum products.
Tecnoglass reported revenues of $295.3 million, up 15.6% year on year. This number beat analysts’ expectations by 11.3%. Overall, it was a strong quarter as it also logged an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA and EPS estimates.
Tecnoglass delivered the biggest analyst estimate beat in the group. The stock is down 23.6% since reporting and currently trades at $36.48.
Read our full, actionable report on Tecnoglass here, it’s free.
Valmont (NYSE:VMI)
Credited with an invention in the 1950s that improved crop yields, Valmont (NYSE:VMI) provides engineered products and infrastructure services for the agricultural industry.
Valmont reported revenues of $1.12 billion, up 6.5% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 2.6%. It was a very strong quarter as it also produced full-year revenue guidance slightly topping analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
Valmont scored the highest full-year guidance raise of the whole group. The stock is down 10.8% since reporting and currently trades at $468.93.
Read our full, actionable report on Valmont here, it’s free.
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