Fletcher Building's first-quarter fiscal 2027 volumes were up year-on-year across all building material categories. In house and apartment sales, 39% fewer units were sold due to housing weakness, particularly in Auckland.
An improvement in the Australian and residential construction businesses is likely to lift ROIC.
Fletcher operates in cyclical and competitive markets with minimal differentiation and is prone to periods of operating deleverage and structural margin compression.
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Metric
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FBU
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CRH
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WES
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 26.04 | 13.90 | 29.80 |
Price/Book Value | 0.91 | 2.22 | 11.14 |
Price/Sales | 0.60 | 1.39 | 1.88 |
Price/Cash Flow | 5.04 | 8.51 | 20.77 |
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Metric
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FBU
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CRH
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WES
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Quick Ratio | 0.58 | 1.01 | 0.34 |
Current Ratio | 1.42 | 1.58 | 1.12 |
Interest Coverage | 2.13 | 6.88 | 9.38 |
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Metric
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FBU
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CRH
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WES
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.94% | 6.08% | 10.36% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 6.07% | 14.98% | 35.50% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 3.50% | 9.13% | 15.94% |
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