Net earnings at Eagle Materials fell 38% from the same period last year, to reach $6 million during its fiscal second quarter. Revenues rose 2% to $134.8 million. Gross profit also decreased 36% to $8.7 million. More
Owens Corning's building materials segment more than doubled its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) from the same period a year ago to hit $144 million. The segment's net sales also rose 36% to $1.01 billion during the period ended Sept. 30. More
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.'s operating earnings plummeted 88% in the third quarter from the year-ago period even though sales were virtually the same. Results in comparison with 2011's second quarter showed much less variation. More
Potlatch's third quarter net earnings jumped 41% from the same period a year ago to $25.6 million, despite an almost 4% drop in revenues to $152.9 million, the company reported. More
Construction supply dealers are getting paid at the fastest rate in five years while writing off less bad debt--trends that may be occurring mainly because most of the bad customers have already been culled, a new ProSales survey indicates. More
Operating profit at Allied Building Products jumped 159% in the first half of 2011 from the same period a year ago to reach $7 million, the company's corporate parent Irish building material giant CRH, announced. More
The second quarter was another dismal period for lumber manufacturers and timber harvesters as weak lumber pricing and a lagging housing industry continued to take its toll. More
Beacon Roofing Supply reported a record-breaking fiscal third quarter net income of $24.1 million for the period ended June 30, a 48% increase over the same period a year ago, the company announced. The company also broke its net sales record with a 14% increase in sales to $540.7 million. More
Interfor remained in the red during the second quarter as its net loss widened to C$5.3 million (US$5.5 million), compared to a C$3.5 million (US$3.6 million) loss during the same period a year ago. More
Owens Corning's building materials segment, which includes its roofing and insulation businesses, reported a 3.6% increase in net sales in the second quarter from the year-earlier period to reach $971 million, while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) fell 12.7% to $103 million More
