Undervalued Building Material Stocks on NYS December 2023

December 09, 2023

Building Materials

Companies in the Building Materials industry manufacture construction materials, including stone, clay, and brick products, cement, lime, gypsum, concrete and other construction products. This industry group excludes companies that manufacture finished and semi finished building products.

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Undervalued Building Materials stocks

Stocks in this category are traded through the commodity cycles primarily for capital appreciation. Large cap stocks in this space are also held for income.

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SymbolNameClose Price ($)Valuation ($)Difference (%)Average Vol (30D)Market Cap ($M)Yield (%)P/E Ratio
CX Cemex 7.09 13.40 89.00 4449090 10272 0.00 0.0
KNF Knife River Holding 62.09 68.91 10.99 760356 3523 0.00 25.8
JHX James Hardie Industries 32.91 34.73 5.53 69362 14507 0.00 29.6
CRH CRH 63.99 64.55 0.88 3845386 47570 1.97 16.9
All data provided as at market close December 07, 2023.

Company Details

Cemex

CX:NYS

Close Price

7.09

Our Valuation

13.40

% Difference

89.00

Market Cap ($M)

10272

P/E Ratio

0.0

Cemex SAB de CV is a ready-mix concrete company and one of the aggregates companies in the world. In 2021, the company sold roughly 67 million tons of cement, 49.2 million cubic meters of ready-mix, and 135 million tons of aggregates. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the company had an annual cement production capacity of roughly 88.5 million tons.

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Knife River Holding

KNF:NYS

Close Price

62.09

Our Valuation

68.91

% Difference

10.99

Market Cap ($M)

3523

P/E Ratio

25.8

Knife River Holding Co formerly Knife River Corp provides construction materials and contracting services throughout the western, central, and southern United States. Knife River produces and delivers aggregates and markets crushed stone, sand, gravel, and related construction materials, including ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and other value-added products. It also distributes cement and asphalt oil.

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James Hardie Industries

JHX:NYS

Close Price

32.91

Our Valuation

34.73

% Difference

5.53

Market Cap ($M)

14507

P/E Ratio

29.6

James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for siding. Asia-Pacific businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines, as well as Europe, make up the rest of earnings.

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CRH

CRH:NYS

Close Price

63.99

Our Valuation

64.55

% Difference

0.88

Market Cap ($M)

47570

P/E Ratio

16.9

CRH is a global manufacturer of a range of building products used in construction projects, operating via a vertically integrated business model. The past decade has seen CRH transform into a leading building materials business, with increasing exposure to upstream building activities such as aggregates and cement. CRH's geographic footprint is mostly across developed markets. North America is CRH's largest market and accounts for 59% of sales.

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Cemex and Knife River Holding are the most undervalued Building Materials stocks on the NYS. See the full list on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-building-material-stocks-nys-december-2023
Cemex $CX and Knife River Holding $KNF are the most undervalued Building Materials stocks on the #NYS. See the full list: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-building-material-stocks-nys-december-2023
Cemex and Knife River Holding are the most undervalued Building Materials stocks on the NYS. See the full list on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-building-material-stocks-nys-december-2023

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