VULCAN MATERIALS CO. (VMC) Brenton Wanner

Overview  Largest producer  Cement  Concrete  Asphalt  10 States account for 85%  Acquired Florida Rock

Key Stats  Recent Price : $41.65  Purchase Price : $45.12  Intrinsic Value : $68.00  Shares : 35  Gain : ($121.45)  Port Weight: 1.95%  P/E: N/A  Debt/Equity:.7  EPS Growth 3 Yr:  Net Profit Margin:  ROE: -1.55

Industry comparison Vulcanindustry  P/E: N/A  P/B: 1.3  EPS Growth (3yr Avg): -7.0  Net Profit Margin: -2.5  ROE: -1.6  Debt/Equity: 0.6  P/E: 76.9  P/B: 1.2  EPS Growth (3yr Avg): 0.7  Net Profit Margin: 1.3  ROE: 2.3  Debt/Equity: 1.4

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Recent News  Vulcan Materials 3Q Profit Plunges 76%, Below Views; Shares Fall  Equity Research on Fastenal Co. and Vulcan Materials Company -- General Building Materials Industry in Calmer Waters, but for How Long?

Analyst’s Recommendation  Total Number of Analysts: 17  Strong Buy: 2  Buy: 1  Hold: 13  Underperform: 1  Sell: 0

Future Estimates  Revenue expected to increase from 2.57B to 2.78B over next year  EPS expected to rise from to  Growth next 5 years: -0.88%

Recommendation We should sell VMC because they have bad financial ratio’s, bad returns estimates from Morningstar, and bad growth estimates for the next 5 years. However, they have a good growth estimate for the next year but the stock price has been declining for the past 4 years.