Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-56.4%

$32.87

vs $75.33 price

Levered DCF

$32.47

After debt service

Piotroski score

5 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

5.82

Safe zone

Rating

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	38.64×	17.52×	28.68×	4.97×	5.52×	8.26×	-364.94×	8.05×
P/B	3.27×	4.4×	3.28×	3.22×	6.15×	3.34×	3.68×	1.87×
P/S	2.09×	2.5×	1.98×	1.2×	1.94×	1.72×	1.58×	1.12×
EV / EBITDA	16.28×	11.2×	13.83×	3.41×	4.1×	5.26×	32.99×	4.02×
Gross margin	21.8%	28.3%	23.0%	38.9%	50.1%	34.7%	13.1%	26.3%
Operating margin	9.6%	18.0%	11.1%	32.4%	44.3%	25.6%	-0.9%	18.6%
Net margin	5.4%	14.3%	6.9%	28.2%	35.2%	20.8%	-0.2%	14.0%
Current ratio	2.78×	2.74×	2.84×	2.49×	2.47×	3.37×	2.2×	4.26×
Debt / equity	0.23×	0.23×	0.24×	0.28×	0.32×	0.32×	0.4×	0.21×
Interest coverage	18.5×	37.86×	20.5×	113.64×	123.86×	32.37×	-1.18×	33.3×
Dividend yield	1.4%	1.0%	1.4%	1.5%	0.9%	1.6%	1.8%	2.3%
Payout ratio	53.4%	17.6%	38.8%	6.4%	4.8%	13.0%	-1300.0%	18.9%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	8.4%	25.1%	11.4%	75.7%	111.5%	40.4%	-0.5%	23.2%
Return on invested capital	8.2%	17.6%	9.3%	47.3%	72.0%	27.3%	-0.6%	18.2%
Return on assets	5.6%	16.3%	7.3%	46.2%	62.8%	23.9%	-0.3%	15.7%
Free cash flow yield	1.6%	5.7%	0.3%	15.8%	16.2%	14.1%	-0.1%	9.3%
Earnings yield	2.6%	5.7%	3.5%	23.5%	18.1%	12.1%	-0.1%	12.4%
Enterprise value	$5.8B	$7.4B	$5.3B	$4.6B	$7.6B	$4B	$3.9B	$2.7B
Net debt / EBITDA	0.31×	0.06×	0.41×	0.02×	0.02×	-0.19×	1.8×	-0.8×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	57	54	65	37	34	59	51	44