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Louisiana-Pacific Corp

Louisiana-Pacific Corp is mostly active in the construction sector. Between 2006 and 2016 the global construction companies lost around 8 percent. Measured since 2011 the sector is 23 percent higher and over the past 12 months (December 2015-December 2016) there is a minus of 8 percent.

The past year was a profitable year for Louisiana-Pacific Corp investors

The period between December 2015 and December 2016 was a profitable period for the investors in Louisiana-Pacific Corp. The stock gained around 19 percent. Louisiana-Pacific Corp' stock rose the past 5 years at around 178 percent. Louisiana-Pacific Corp's revenues between 2011 and 2015 were relatively stable and moved between 1,72 billion dollars and 1,89 billion dollars. Louisiana-Pacific Corp's net results between 2011 and 2015 were very fluctuating and moved between -145 million dollars and -92,7 million dollars.

The American company didn't pay out any dividends (in the past 5 years).

Louisiana-Pacific Corp financed with a quite low debt position

At the end of 2015 the American company had a balance sheet of around 2,18 billion dollars. Of the total balance sheet 1,16 billion dollars (53,27 percent) was financed by debt. At the end of 2016 the American company was traded with a price/earnings-ratio of around -28. So investors paid -28 times the company's 2015's EPS. We could say that based on it's price/earnings-ratio and dividend yield the American stock can be seen as a growth stock.

At the end of 2015 the construction company's market capitalization (the number of shares times the market price) equaled around 2,5 billion dollars. At the end of 2015 the American company had around 142,4 million stocks listed on the stock exchange(s).

All Louisiana-Pacific Corp's annual reports can be found here. More information about Louisiana-Pacific Corp can be found it's website. .