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Highlights

  • Doman Group’s long-term demand outlook remains strong
  • The company recently distributed a quarterly dividend of CAD 0.14 per share
  • The company posted higher margins in FY23 compared to FY22

Doman Building Materials Group Ltd (TSX: DBM), based in Vancouver, Canada is a wholesale distributor of home renovation products and building materials. The company operates seven different divisions in the U.S. and Canada. It mainly serves home renovation, new home construction, and industrial markets. It also provides its building products to dealers/lumberyards and home improvement centers.

Doman Group is regularly carrying out its strategy to improve the share of value-added items in its overall sales, such as pressure-treated wood.  The company foresees sustained demand for its products in the long run, driven by robust fundamentals in its target markets. Management highlights that a substantial portion of the company's sales depends on both new construction initiations and ongoing activity in repair and remodelling markets. Additionally, a notable boost for the company comes from the recent uptick in expenditure on upgrades and repairs in the US, which rose by 2.2% year on year in Q4 2023.

Compared to FY22, the company posted improved margins in FY23 as depicted in the picture below:

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Recent business update

Doman Group recently paid a quarterly dividend of CAD 0.14 per share (April 12, 2024). Moreover, the stock offers a healthy dividend yield of 7.21% at the last closing price of CAD 7.82 as of April 29, 2024.

Company outlook

The company holds a positive view, with management anticipating that an aging housing supply and ongoing work-from-home trends will mitigate the near-term effects of higher interest rates. This is expected to stimulate repair and renovation expenditures, bolstering the company’s product offerings.

Top 10 shareholders

Around 23.14% of the total shareholdings in the Doman group are held by its top 10 shareholders. Doman (Amardeip Singh) holds the maximum stake in the company at approximately 19.23% followed by Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P., which holds around 2.08%.

Stock performance

The stock price of DBM has witnessed an upside of about 0.77% and a downside of about 5.32% over the last 1 week and 1 month respectively. Furthermore, the stock is trading at a higher level than the average of its 52-week high price of CAD 8.64 and 52-week low price of CAD 6.08.

Note 1: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is April 29, 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others.