MBC Stock Analysis: MasterBrand | NYSE
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.359m USD | 12M Return: -42.7% | US57638P1049 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 16.6M
EPS Trend: -87.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 2.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 3.8 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
MasterBrand, Inc. (NYSE: MBC) is a U.S.-based manufacturer of residential cabinets, operating across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company produces a tiered product line spanning stock, semi-custom, and premium cabinetry for kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas of the home. Its products are distributed through dealers, retailers, and builders, serving both the remodeling and new construction markets. Founded in 1954, MasterBrand is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, and trades as a small-cap stock in the Building Products sub-industry within the Industrials sector.
As a building products company, MasterBrands revenue is closely tied to U.S. housing activity, including housing starts, home resales, and consumer spending on renovation projects. Its multi-channel go-to-market approach-spanning big-box retailers, independent dealers, and direct builder relationships-is a common distribution model in the residential cabinetry industry, allowing manufacturers to reach both professional contractors and DIY consumers.
- Housing starts and mortgage rates drive cabinet demand
- Lumber and raw material costs pressure gross margins
- Remodeling softness pressures premium cabinet segment sales
| Net Income: -96.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.71 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 16.49% < 20% (prev 11.56%; Δ 4.93% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 148.1m > Net Income -96.9m |
| Net Debt (1.75b) to EBITDA (73.8m): 23.68 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.76 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (153.6m) vs 12m ago 18.98% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 25.93% > 18% (prev 31.13%; Δ -5.20% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.67% > 50% (prev 93.90%; Δ -19.23% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.40 > 6 (EBIT TTM -29.8m / Interest Expense TTM 75.0m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 1.06b - Total Current Liabilities 603.7m) / Total Assets 4.48b |
| B: 0.29 (Retained Earnings 1.28b / Total Assets 4.48b) |
| C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -29.8m / Avg Total Assets 3.72b) |
| D: 0.78 (Book Value of Equity 1.97b / Total Liabilities 2.51b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.37 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.13 (Receivables 247.2m/218.8m, Revenue 2.78b/2.78b) |
| GMI: 1.20 (GM 31.13% / 25.93%) |
| AQI: 0.88 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.58) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 2.78b / 2.78b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI -96.9m - CFO 148.1m) / TA 4.48b) |
| Beneish M = -2.81 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of November 03, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 7.37 with a total of 2,043,179 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.55%, over one month by +4.16%, over three months by -10.92% and over the past year by -42.65%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 6.80 (which is 7.7% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
MasterBrand has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold MBC.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 9.6 | 30.7% |
P/E Forward = 45.6621
P/S = 0.4895
P/B = 0.7545
Revenue TTM = 2.78b USD
EBIT TTM = -29.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 73.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.37b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 75.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.99b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 299.5m
Net Debt = 1.75b USD (calculated: Debt 1.99b - CCE 241.6m)
Enterprise Value = 3.11b USD (1.36b + Debt 1.99b - CCE 241.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.40 (Ebit TTM -29.8m / Interest Expense TTM 75.0m)
EV/FCF = 41.76x (Enterprise Value 3.11b / FCF TTM 74.4m)
FCF Yield = 2.39% (FCF TTM 74.4m / Enterprise Value 3.11b)
FCF Margin = 2.68% (FCF TTM 74.4m / Revenue TTM 2.78b)
Net Margin = -3.49% (Net Income TTM -96.9m / Revenue TTM 2.78b)
Gross Margin = 25.93% ((Revenue TTM 2.78b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.06b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 25.21% (prev 23.69%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.69 (Enterprise Value 3.11b / Total Assets 4.48b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.77% (Interest Expense 75.0m / Debt 1.99b)
Taxrate = 42.33% (19.6m / 46.3m)
NOPAT = -17.2m (EBIT -29.8m * (1 - 42.33%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.76 (Total Current Assets 1.06b / Total Current Liabilities 603.7m)
Debt / Equity = 1.01 (Debt 1.99b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.97b)
Debt / EBITDA = 23.68 (Net Debt 1.75b / EBITDA 73.8m)
Debt / FCF = 23.49 (Net Debt 1.75b / FCF TTM 74.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.50b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -2.61% (Net Income -96.9m / Total Assets 4.48b)
RoE = -6.44% (Net Income TTM -96.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.50b)
RoCE = -1.04% (EBIT -29.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.50b + L.T.Debt 1.37b))
RoIC = -0.45% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -17.2m / Invested Capital 3.81b)
WACC = 5.23% (E(1.36b)/V(3.35b) * Re(9.70%) + D(1.99b)/V(3.35b) * Rd(3.77%) * (1-Tc(0.42)))
Discount Rate = 9.70% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 37.75 | Cagr: 7.51%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈108.2m ; Y1≈94.8m ; Y5≈76.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.23b - Net Debt 1.75b = -517.6m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -87.19 | EPS CAGR: -31.72% | SUE: -0.20 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 2.36 | Revenue CAGR: 0.04% | SUE: 0.37 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.03 | Chg30d=-30.72% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.04 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=-104.0% | GrowthRev=+27.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.22 | Chg30d=-8.33% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+700.0% | GrowthRev=+19.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -57% (up=0, down=4)