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Masco Corporation

MAS
46
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical
Winston Score
46
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Masco Corporation makes products used inside and outside homes. Its most well-known brands include Delta and Hansgrohe faucets, Behr paint, and Milgard windows. The company sells to homeowners, contractors, and big retailers like Home Depot, making it a major player in the home improvement industry.

Masco earns money by selling these branded products through retail stores, distributors, and directly to builders. Most of its revenue comes from North America, with some international sales through its Hansgrohe plumbing brand in Europe. The company's strong retail relationships and recognizable brand names give it a competitive edge over smaller rivals. Its biggest risk is that demand for home improvement products tends to fall when the housing market slows or when consumers cut back on spending — both of which are real concerns given current high interest rates and a sluggish housing market.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin
35.8%
Modest — 35.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.5%
Healthy — 16.5% operating margin
ROCE
11.2%
Below par — 11.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-0.3%
Shrinking sales (-0.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.5%
Earnings growing (9.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
132%
Turns 132% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
12.76x
Comfortably covers interest (12.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.9x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 18.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.66%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.66% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+5.0%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (5.0% YoY)

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