- AD to Host Finance & HR Summit in St. Paul for Independent Distributors June 3-5
- Like 4th Qtr '18 New Home Sales Decline in April, but Up Approximately 6% YTD 2019
- James Hardie Reports 22.5% EBIT Operating Margin and Relatively Flat 1% Volume Gain
- Home Depot Reports Good Profit Quarter but Lower than Expected Same Store Sales
- Housing Starts Up 5.7% in April to 1.235 Million with Housing Sales Down 4% Year to Date
- U.S. Consumer Confidence Hit 15 Year High Early May before Escalation of Trade War
- American Gypsum Reports Industry Leading 32.6% EBIT Operating Results in Latest Qtr
- Builder Confidence Posts Solid Gain in May
- Webb Analytics Reports Market Value Multiples for GMS of 6.47x and FBM 5.09x
- Beacon/Allied Report 3.8% EBIT Operating and 4.8% Net Income Loss in Latest Quarter
- FBM Reports 3.0% EBIT Operating and 1.2% Net Income Margins in Latest Quarter
- FBM Reports 3.0% EBIT Margin and 1.2% Net Income Margins in Latest Quarter
- April Adds 263k Jobs, Unemployment 3.6%, Construction Jobs Up 3.6% Year to Date
- Wallboard Manufacturer Continental Reports 18.9% EBIT Operating Margin in Latest Qtr.
- Distributor BFS Reports 4.4% EBIT Operating Results in Latest Quarter