Added to YB: 2026-03-17
Pitch date: 2026-03-13
FND [bullish]
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
-0.1%
current return
Author Info
Company Info
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories, and commercial surfaces seller in the United States.
Market Cap
$6.1B
Pitch Price
$57.75
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
9.26
P/E
29.69
EV/Sales
1.68
Sector
Specialty Retail
Category
turnaround
Floor & Decor: Quality Compounder or Cyclical Commodity?
FND: Specialty flooring retailer down -45% since initial coverage, -35% YoY. Bulls cite Costco-like moat via 43% gross margin (vs 33% industry avg) from vertical integration & 50% 'Pro' B2B sales. Bears argue commoditization as homeowners shift to DIY LVP flooring, op margins compressed to 6% from 12% historical avg on weak housing (EHS at 3.9M vs 5.5M norm), comps -4.8% 2025, guide -2% to +1% 2026. Only 20 new stores planned vs prior pace. Trades 30x PE (from 40x), 20x if moats erode. Fed cuts could revive EHS but delayed by geopolitics. Author sees cyclical dip, attractive at 30x vs structural decline risk.
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