We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to ROCK. ROCK was compared to 42 industry peers in the Building Products industry. ROCK is in great health and has no worries on liquidiy or solvency at all, but the profibility rating is only average. ROCK is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ROCK had positive earnings in the past year.
ROCK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
ROCK had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years ROCK had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ROCK has a Return On Assets of 0.29%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ROCK underperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
ROCK has a worse Return On Equity (0.44%) than 69.05% of its industry peers.
ROCK has a better Return On Invested Capital (11.03%) than 61.90% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ROCK is in line with the industry average of 12.68%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.29%
ROE	0.44%
ROIC	11.03%

ROA(3y)8.43%

ROA(5y)7.37%

ROE(3y)11.74%

ROE(5y)10.61%

ROIC(3y)11.42%

ROIC(5y)10.65%

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of ROCK (0.35%) is worse than 71.43% of its industry peers.
ROCK's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ROCK has a Operating Margin (12.48%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ROCK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ROCK's Gross Margin of 27.34% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ROCK outperforms 40.48% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ROCK has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	12.48%
PM (TTM)	0.35%
GM	27.34%

OM growth 3Y14.04%

OM growth 5Y5.21%

PM growth 3Y22.98%

PM growth 5Y7.68%

GM growth 3Y7.59%

GM growth 5Y2.27%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ROCK is creating some value.
ROCK has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for ROCK has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
ROCK has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

ROCK has an Altman-Z score of 4.15. This indicates that ROCK is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 4.15, ROCK is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.76% of the companies in the same industry.
There is no outstanding debt for ROCK. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	4.15

ROIC/WACC1.21

WACC9.14%

2.3 Liquidity

ROCK has a Current Ratio of 1.79. This is a normal value and indicates that ROCK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.79, ROCK perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.48% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.48 indicates that ROCK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ROCK has a better Quick ratio (1.48) than 73.81% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.79
Quick Ratio	1.48

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ROCK shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 3.17%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 9.96% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
Looking at the last year, ROCK shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -9.21% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.82% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)3.17%

EPS 3Y15.29%

EPS 5Y9.96%

EPS Q2Q%-10.24%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.21%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.78%

Revenue growth 5Y7.82%

Sales Q2Q%-13.92%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 8.94% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.51% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y0.48%

EPS Next 2Y5.63%

EPS Next 3Y8.94%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-13.94%

Revenue Next 2Y-4.85%

Revenue Next 3Y5.51%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 12.24 indicates a correct valuation of ROCK.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ROCK is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.10% of the companies are valued more expensively.
ROCK is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.21, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 10.89, which indicates a very decent valuation of ROCK.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ROCK is valued cheaper than 95.24% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ROCK to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say ROCK is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12.24
Fwd PE	10.89

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ROCK indicates a rather cheap valuation: ROCK is cheaper than 83.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ROCK is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.