Louisiana-Pacific
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
18.4216.6115.38
Price/Sales ratio
2.852.692.58
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$5.36$5.94$6.42

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-30.98-29.1118.129.708.05-364.948.265.514.2528.6517.358.05
Price/Sales ratio
1.201.351.211.381.121.571.471.661.191.972.481.12
Price/Book Value ratio
2.092.522.272.351.863.683.346.153.223.274.341.86
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-44.1793.257.937.986.2222.956.265.124.0316.1310.986.22
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-17.56-29.7112.4811.6310.72-912.357.086.176.32318.7315.3210.72
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.21-1.71-0.060.063.623.54-0.000.02-0.26-0.36-0.753.54
Dividend Yield
N/A0.14%N/AN/A2.34%1.78%1.57%0.86%1.49%1.35%1.00%1.78%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
9.14%11.08%22.80%31.16%26.30%13.11%31.13%45.48%38.89%22.97%28.34%26.30%
Operating Profit Margin
-4.01%-3.34%9.13%19.14%18.60%7.09%22.81%40.06%32.43%11.11%18.54%7.09%
Pretax Profit Margin
-5.42%-5.04%7.38%18.66%18.52%-0.99%22.27%39.42%29.96%9.60%18.06%-0.99%
Net Profit Margin
-3.89%-4.65%6.70%14.25%13.95%-0.43%17.89%30.24%28.17%6.89%14.29%13.95%
Effective Tax Rate
25.90%2.83%12.00%23.34%23.33%56.52%20.12%23.73%23.72%29.83%23.71%23.33%
Return on Assets
-3.20%-4.04%7.37%15.92%15.69%-0.54%23.92%62.76%46.21%7.30%16.18%15.69%
Return On Equity
-6.75%-8.66%12.52%24.29%23.20%-1.00%40.43%111.49%75.73%11.43%25.66%23.20%
Return on Capital Employed
-3.55%-3.11%11.31%24.02%23.35%10.30%35.33%98.96%62.06%13.17%23.80%23.35%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
5.505.374.445.034.922.533.47N/AN/AN/A2.922.53
Quick Ratio
4.173.823.414.073.871.452.561.611.531.541.691.69
Cash ratio
3.083.032.883.433.350.741.871.011.090.851.141.14
Days of Sales Outstanding
20.4418.5917.6921.9816.4625.9124.0812.4212.0221.9117.0116.46
Days of Inventory outstanding
47.7148.1549.6650.2547.8148.1949.2347.552.2369.4064.9347.81
Operating Cycle
68.1666.7467.3672.2364.2874.1073.3259.9264.2591.3281.9464.28
Days of Payables Outstanding
16.6711.4919.0317.2220.3120.3617.2926.4727.5822.2149.2220.31
Cash Conversion Cycle
51.4955.2548.3355.0143.9653.7356.0233.4536.6769.1032.7253.73
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.320.340.180.150.130.180.160.150.140.140.130.18
Debt Equity Ratio
0.680.740.310.230.200.350.280.280.240.220.200.20
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.420.230.170.160.250.210.210.190.180.170.16
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.400.420.230.180.170.250.210.210.190.180.170.17
Interest Coverage Ratio
-2.86-1.966.0927.4734.914.4735.05N/AN/AN/A33.814.47
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.060.030.901.261.450.451.894.283.300.911.891.45
Company Equity Multiplier
2.102.131.691.521.471.851.691.771.631.561.541.47
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.020.010.150.170.180.060.230.320.290.120.220.18
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
2.51-3.130.630.680.58-0.020.880.820.630.050.710.58
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.060.030.901.261.450.451.894.283.300.911.891.45
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-22.0413.09131.6518.87102.1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/A-4.19%N/AN/A18.85%-650%13.02%4.79%6.35%38.76%17.50%17.50%