Added to YB: 2025-08-19
Pitch date: 2025-08-16
LPX [bearish]
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
+12.63%
current return
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Company Info
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions for applications in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets.
Market Cap
$5.3B
Pitch Price
$99.20
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.49%
EV/EBITDA
11.00
P/E
24.97
EV/Sales
1.88
Sector
Paper and Forest Products
Category
N/A
Deep Dive: Shorting Homebuilders - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
LPX (short): Leading US engineered wood manufacturer. Q2'25 revenue +2% to $755M, adj EPS $0.99 (-8% vs consensus), EBITDA -38% YoY to $142M. Siding sales +11% w/record volume, while OSB -29% with significant profit drop. $3M tariff cost in Q2 ($12M annually). Better insulated than homebuilders from tariffs, but earnings remain cyclical and tied to housing demand.
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