
Fundamental analysis: American Woodmark Corporation (AMWD)
Awarener score: 7.4
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Very good), the business stability (Excellent) and growth (Modest), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Average).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: 7.0
- Business growth has been almost stagnant. It's been similar to peer companies.
- American Woodmark Corporation business trend stability is excellent. The higher the stability, the lower the risk. It looks better than most rivals.
Margins score: 5.3
- AMWD profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually extremely poor. They stand mediocre against rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be sufficient. It's encouraging in relation to competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually sufficient. They remain in good shape compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be sufficient in relation to total revenues. They're still slightly better than similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually sufficient considering total sales, and remain encouraging in relation to rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be sufficient when confronted to sales. Company stands encouraging in relation to comparable firms.
Growth score: 2.1
- American Woodmark Corporation profit -on goods and services sold- has been shrinking. It's been in a very weak position compared to competitors.
- In recent years, earnings growth -on operations- have been almost stagnant, which has been mediocre against comparable firms.
- Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- tended to shrink, which compares substantially worse when measured against peer enterprises.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tended to shrink. It turns to be in a very weak position compared to similar stocks.
- In past years, profits -before income taxes- tended to shrink. It was worse than most rivals.
- In the previous years, growth on total net profit has been negative, and substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
- Earnings per share have been shrinking in the past years. It's been in a very weak position compared to industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 4.0
- AMWD had to pay substantial income taxes in relation to profits made in the past years. It's been slightly worse than peers.
- The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
- We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.
Profitability score: 7.0
- American Woodmark Corporation usually gets good returns on the resources it controls. It proves almost average when measured against peer firms.
- The company normally gets sufficient proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain close to average when compared to similar companies.
- There's usually some profitability -in relation to owned resources-. It ranks almost average when measured against competitors.
- In the past, got excellent returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's more than average in relation to comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 5.2
- AMWD usually uses a significant portion of genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is abundant. It stands more than average in relation to rival firms.
- The company is usually replacing part of the property, plant, and equipment that gets old, keeping some funds for something else. It can't keep forever, which is substantially worse when measured against industry peers.
- In the past twelve months the stock paid no dividends. It came bottom tier against competitors.
- The company pays no dividend, so measuring its growth is meaningless. The company has behaved in an conservative way compared to similar firms.
- As no dividends are paid, it is useless trying to estimate their sustainability in time. Sustainability looks not applicable in regard to comparable companies.
- The company usually neither enlarges nor reduces the pool of investors, resulting in approximately the same mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains rather normal in relation to peer enterprises.
- Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you 're interested in a technical explanation. It stands excellent in relation to rivals.
- We do not have sufficient data to comment on buybacks and their sustainability. It still looks dubious against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 5.3
- American Woodmark Corporation intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a significant portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. There could be significant difficulties in liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
- The company has roughly triple short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns are most likely unimportant. It turns to be rather normal in relation to similar firms.
- A significant part of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have almost as many claims on the company as shareholders. It remains slightly better than rival firms.
- Most controlled resources take time to be turned into cash and equivalents, which is somewhat risky. It looks last-in-rank when measured against rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has roughly another of cash and short-term receivables. It's a slight improvement compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has few cents of cash and equivalents, which is mediocre against similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are on a month credit. It still ranks almost average when measured against peers.
- Normally has approximately somewhat less than two months of sales worth in inventory. It comes up as in good shape compared to competitors.
- On average, it takes higher than three months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be better than most peers.
- On average pays suppliers before a month from the purchase. It ranks substantially worse when measured against industry peers.
- The company pays its suppliers roughly two months before charging its customers, so there's some money invested in working capital. It's in good shape compared to similar companies.
- Net interest expenses consume a minor portion of usual business earnings, and are largely bearable. It stands slightly better than rival firms.
- Business earnings have usually been quite good when measured against loans taken. Cutting back reinvesting in the business, it could take around three years to repay the obligations with current profitability. It ranks encouraging in relation to comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are quite good in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. The more property, plant, and equipment used, the more the company must reinvest to fight obsolescence, which usually means less available funds for the shareholders in the long run. It looks rather normal in relation to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is excellent when yearly sales are considered. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still somewhat worse than peer companies.
Valuation score: 5.5
- American Woodmark Corporation profits are really small compared to market valuation, market valuation doesn't rely on current earnings. It happens to be weak when measured against competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains in a very weak position compared to peers.
- In the past twelve months, the company generated some good free funds in relation to the stock price, which stands somewhat better than similar companies.
- The company usually generates much more genuine funds to cover up for its business needs. Surplus cash may be used to repay loans, to eventually buy new businesses, or to reward investors. Considering the financial position and stock price, at the current price the share might be very interesting. It's still more than average in relation to industry firms.
- In the past twelve months, the company hasn't rewarded investors, considering both dividends and share on the pie of earnings. It came up in a weak position compared to peer ventures.
- The company is indebted, it should focus on loan repayment. It looks slightly better than similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is huge, as profits were extremely low in relative terms. It ranks substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a low relationship. One common cause includes profitability being poor. It looks lacking compared to rival firms.
- The relation between the stock price and accounting book value might be reasonable. It's important both to check this metric through time and to compare it with rival companies. The company remains slightly worse than peer firms.
- In the past twelve months, the operating business lost a little money. It happens to be below average when measured against industry peers.
- In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown a very good earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. It's still close to average when compared to peer companies.
Total score: 5.2

Company at a glance: American Woodmark Corporation (AMWD)
Sector, industry: Consumer Cyclical, Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Market Cap: 1.06 billions
Revenues TTM: 2.07 billions
American Woodmark Corporation manufactures and distributes kitchen, bath, office, home organization, and hardware products for the remodelling and new home construction markets in the United States. The company offers made-to-order and cash and carry products. It also provides turnkey installation services to its direct builder customers through a network of eight service centers. The company sells its products under the American Woodmark, Timberlake, Shenandoah Cabinetry, Waypoint Living Spaces, Estate, Stor-It-All, and Professional Cabinet Solutions brands, as well as Hampton Bay, Glacier Bay, Style Selections, Allen + Roth, Home Decorators Collection, and Project Source. It markets its products directly to home centers and builders, as well as through independent dealers and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Winchester, Virginia.
Awarener score: 7.4
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Very good), the business stability (Excellent) and growth (Modest), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Average).