Building materials industry

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Favorable employment trends, falling interest rates, and weather trends in the six months of 1998 have all had an impact on the building materials industry and fundamentals should remain positive through 1999. The shifts in consumer preferences to engineered lumber and other products should also increase market shares for some companies. There are a number of buying opportunities for investors in this industry in 1998.

Author: Sirois, Craig, Fung, Deborah Y., Roth, Perry H., Cowen, Raymond S., Brooks, Bradley T., Primavera, Nick

Publisher: Value Line Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: The Value Line Investment Survey (Part 3 - Ratings & Reports)
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0042-2401
Year: 1998

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Building materials industry

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The economic conditions for the building materials industry remain strong in 1998 with lower interest rates and high demand for homes in the US. These stocks have underperformed the market, however, in spite of these conditions and the future of the industry remains unclear. The interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in Oct 1998 is the key to industry growth and investors need to focus on only the most timely stocks.

Author: Sirois, Craig, Fung, Deborah Y., Roth, Perry H., Cowen, Raymond S., Brooks, Bradley T., Primavera, Nick

Publisher: Value Line Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: The Value Line Investment Survey (Part 3 - Ratings & Reports)
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0042-2401
Year: 1998

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Subjects list: Finance, Building materials industry, Building materials, Ameron International Corp., Apogee Enterprises Inc., Armstrong World Industries Inc., Butler Manufacturing Co., Elcor Corp., Fluor Corp., International Aluminum Corp., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Jannock Ltd., Johns Manville Corp., Justin Industries Inc., Masco Corp., Owens Corning, TJ International Inc., USG Corp., AMN, APOG, ACK, BBR, ELK, FLR, IAL, JEC, JM, JSTN, MAS, OWC, TJCO, USG, Thomas Industries Inc., TII, Morgan Products Ltd., MGN, ABT Building Products Corp., ABIC

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Business, general

Building materials industry

Building materials industry