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Track MBC free→NYSEIndustrialsFurnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral. Earnings quality is not assessable due to losses. Management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent changes. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, MBC trades below typical levels. Peer multiples imply a price about 39% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This pattern suggests potential issues due to weak financials or fragile earnings quality. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $8.86. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $9.18 MBC trades at 12× p/e, below its 18× p/e peer median. Our $15 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price sits about 37% below a flat-multiple fair value; not enough history to forecast a comparison. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 64% for the rest of the cohort, n=4882).
Over the trailing year it converted -47.05x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
10 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by legal/regulatory items. Historically, Industrials names rated volatile grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=840).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.12 → $0.07 (-39.1% / 30d). 0 raised, 2 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
1 positive, 2 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$226.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$424.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $5,094.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The merger is key for future growth. Its completion could boost investor confidence.
Confirms:The merger will close in the second quarter of 2026.
Disproves:The merger faces delays or regulatory issues that push the closing date back.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for MBC yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Building Products.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
MBC MasterBrand, Inc. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 27 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
TT Trane Technologies | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 46 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
JCI Johnson Controls | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 48 of 100 | expensive | low |
CARR Carrier Global | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 27 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
LII Lennox International | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 61 of 100 | full | moderate |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
via XLI
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Finalize the merger with American Woodmark to enhance strategic and financial positioning.
Execute cost reduction measures to achieve $30 million in savings.
Continue efforts to mitigate the financial impact of tariffs on operations.
Focus on reversing the decline in operating income observed in recent quarters.
Enhance cash flow from operations, which turned negative in 2026-Q1.
Why it matters: More free cash flow means better cash management and efficiency.
Confirms:Free cash flow exceeds net income for full year 2026.
Disproves:Free cash flow remains negative or does not exceed net income for full year 2026.
Why it matters: Better cash flow is needed for liquidity. Ongoing losses could threaten operations.
Confirms:Cash flow from operations improves from -$133M in Q1 2026 to less negative or positive in Q2 2026.
Disproves:Cash flow from operations worsens or remains negative in Q2 2026.
Why it matters: Staying on track shows good cost management during inflation and tariffs.
Confirms:Gross tariff costs are about 5-6% of net sales in 2026.
Disproves:Gross tariff costs exceed 6% of 2026 net sales.
Why it matters: Better operating income is key for financial health. Ongoing losses show bigger problems.
Confirms:Operating income improves from -$18.5M in Q1 2026 to a positive figure in Q2 2026.
Disproves:Operating income stays negative or drops more in Q2 2026.
Why it matters: Good tariff mitigation is key for better margins and profits.
Confirms:Management reports a big drop in gross tariff costs from past quarters.
Disproves:Tariff costs stay high or rise, hurting margins.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Board of Directors The following three (3) former directors of American Woodmark were appointed to serve as independent directors on the Board of Directors of MasterBrand (the “Board”), effective as of the Effective Time: Andrew Cogan, Philip Fracassa and Daniel Hendrix (the “Former American Woodmark Directors”). Given that the Closing is occurring…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. As previously reported, on November 3, 2025, MasterBrand entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to its amended and restated credit agreement to obtain incremental term loan commitments in the form of a delayed draw Term A loan (“Term Loan A”) in an aggregate amount equal to $375.0 million, the funding of which was dependent on the Closing of the Merger. On May 28, 2026…
Other Events. As previously disclosed, on August 5, 2025, MasterBrand, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MasterBrand”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with American Woodmark Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“American Woodmark”), and Maple Merger Sub, Inc., a Virginia corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of MasterBrand. On May 22, 2026, MasterBrand received notice from the Federal Trade Commission that the agency has closed its investigation of MasterBrand’s proposed merger…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. MasterBrand, Inc. (the “Company”) issued an earnings release on May 5, 2026, announcing certain financial and operational results for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.