BUILDING SUPPLIES News & Analysis

Will increases in residential construction benefit the industry?

Analysts say supply chain constraints and labour shortages are expected to remain a theme in the second half.

The record HomeBuilder scheme boosted activity, but housing-exposed stocks offer little value for the time being, says Morningstar.

Housing starts should kickstart an earnings recovery in 2021, says Morningstar’s Grant Slade.

The plumbing supplies giant’s performance in its Americas segment also helped offset weakness elsewhere, says Grant Slade.

Housing is in the virus doldrums, but Grant Slade sees balance sheet strength among building suppliers.

Is there a window of opportunity at Boral? The buildings products maker has fallen 45 per cent since its high of $8.22 in February 2018.

Plumbing fittings maker Reliance Worldwide has doubled its profit and has a long pipeline of growth despite a slowdown in housing construction and...

Construction materials company James Hardie has cut its final dividend despite lifting full-year profit 57 per cent to $331m.

Rising coal prices have boosted Washington H Soul Pattinson's first-half profit, while restructuring has taken a toll on Sigma, and Brickworks sounds...