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Home Improvement Stores
Composite Value: 666.6
Today's Change: 0.00%
S&P 500: 0.00%		chart for [Home Improvement Stores (^YHOh841)]
Home Improvement Stores News
BMHC Announces Closure of Facilities in Merced and Bakersfield
48 minutes ago (PR Newswire)
Building Materials Holding Corporation , a leading provider of building materials and construction services to professional residential builders and contractors, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary BMC West will close its millwork and building materials distribution facilities in Merced and Bakersfield, California.
• Building Materials shutters Tuscon facility - (AP)
• BMHC Discontinues Residential Framing and Concrete Operations in Tucson, Arizona - (PR Newswire)
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Industry Top Performers
Intraday Price Performance% ChangeMarket Cap
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Market Capitalization% ChangeMarket Cap
HOME DEPOT INC [HD] 0.00% $49.2 B
LOWES COMPANIES [LOW] 0.00% $36.4 B
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS [LL] 0.00% $423.7 M
BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE [BLDR] 0.00% $264.6 M
BUILDING MATERIALS## [BLG] 0.00% $102.2 M
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Industry Calendar
Upcoming Events
Date Co Event
05/19/08 LOW Lowe's Companies Q1 2008 Earnings Release
05/20/08 HD Home Depot Inc Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008)
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Recent Events
Date Co Event
05/12/08 BLG BUILDING MATERIALS## downside earnings surprise (-108.93%)
04/29/08 LL LUMBER LIQUIDATORS upside earnings surprise (+6.67%)
04/25/08 HD HOME DEPOT INC coverage initiated by Lehman Brothers
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Industry Statistics
Market Capitalization:86B
Price / Earnings:14.8
Price / Book:2.5
Net Profit Margin (mrq):4.7%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):9.4
Return on Equity:17.0%
Total Debt / Equity:0.6
Dividend Yield:2.3%
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