Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) is a Paper, Lumber & Forest Products company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $75.23. It has a SharesGrow Score of 62/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of LPX = $187.44 (+149.2% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is LPX = $110 (+46.6% upside).
Valuation: LPX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 36.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.59.
Financials: revenue is $2.7B, -9%/yr average growth. Net income is $146M, growing at -4.3%/yr. Net profit margin is 5.4% (thin). Gross margin is 21.8% (-17.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $401M against $1.7B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.23, conservative). Current ratio is 2.78 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 15.3%. Total assets: $2.6B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 23 analysts rate LPX as buy (43%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 82/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 38/100 (Fail), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
