MasterBrand (MBC) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

MasterBrand makes kitchen and bathroom cabinets sold in the United States and Canada. Its brands include Aristokraft, Diamond, Kemper, and Schrock, and it sells to homebuilders, home improvement retailers like Home Depot, and independent dealers. It is one of the largest cabinet manufacturers in North America.

The company earns money by selling cabinets directly to builders and through retail and dealer channels. Nearly all of its revenue comes from North America, and its scale and wide brand portfolio give it some pricing power with suppliers and retailers. However, cabinets are closely tied to housing activity and home renovation spending, so the biggest risk MasterBrand faces is a prolonged slowdown in the housing market, which reduces both new construction and remodeling demand — the two main drivers of cabinet sales.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-6.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-220.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

12.2%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~3 months

$138M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

MasterBrand has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 128.0M (2021) → 129.2M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

23.7%

Thin — 23.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

-1.5%

Losing money on operations — -1.5%

ROCE

-0.4%

Weak — -0.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-1.1%

Shrinking sales (-1.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-102.5%

Earnings shrinking (-102.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

0.5%

Thin free cash flow (0.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.97

Moderate — manageable debt (0.97)

Interest Cover

1.07x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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