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Core & Main, Inc. (CNM) Stock Verdict & Ratings | Investment Bastion

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Core & Main, Inc.

CNMMarket cap $7.44BPrice $40.4

Country🇺🇸United States

SectorIndustrials

IndustryTrading & Distribution

Distributes water, sewer, and fire protection pipes and parts to contractors building America's infrastructure. It's the largest specialty distributor in the space, supplying the pipes buried beneath nearly every new neighborhood and city upgrade in the country.

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52W Return-23%Global Market +16%?

01Key Ratings

How does this stock score across Bastion factors?

Growth

Historical Revenue

Rev CAGR (3y)+5%5

Revenue Forecast

Rev CAGR (1y)+3%3

Rev CAGR (3y)+3%3

Rev CAGR (5y)+5%4

Earnings Forecast

EPS Growth Y+1+36%9

EPS Growth Y+2+7%6

EPS Growth Y+3+12%7

Quality

Margins

EBIT Margin10%4

Net Income Margin6%4

Free Cash Flow Margin8%5

Debt

Net Debt/EBITDA2.34

Efficiency

ROE23%8

ROA7%7

Earnings Stability77

GEAR+AVERAGE41

Overall rating across all five factors

Value

Price Multiples

P/E Ratio (Forward)137

P/E Ratio (Forward 3y)117

P/BV3.84

EV Multiples

EV/EBITDA Fwd106

EV/EBIT Fwd137

Yield

Free Cash Flow Yield8.2%8

Dividend Yieldna–

Momentum

Short term

1 month return-3%6

3 month return-11%3

YTD return-22%2

Mid term

Price vs 52wHigh68%3

1 year return-21%2

Long term

3 year return+32%5

5 year return+61%6

Risk Shield

Price Risk

Beta0.94

Volatility33%6

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow Margin8%5

Free Cash Flow Yield8.2%8

Quality

ROCE14%7

Earnings Stability77

Net Debt/EBITDA2.34

02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

CNMCore & Main

Revenue FY26$7.6B

GROWTH RATING↗

WEAK31 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGR+5%5

Revenue, next 1Y+3%3

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGR+3%3

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGR+5%4

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY27E+36%9

EPS growth, FY28E+7%6

EPS growth, FY29E+12%7

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Earnings are set to grow faster than sales (EPS about 12%/yr vs revenue 3%/yr), so margins should widen.

WATCH

Revenue grew 5%/yr over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 3%/yr.

Over five years revenue is set to grow 5%/yr, behind 60% of companies worldwide.4/10

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 69% of companies worldwide.

Revenue is set to grow 3%/yr over the next 3 years, behind most of the market.3/10

BOTTOM LINE

Margin Expander

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: forward revenue growth trails the market.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

MOMENTUM RATING↗

WEAK25 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-3%6

3-month return-11%3

YTD return-22%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high68%3

1-year return-21%2

3-year return+32%5

5-year return+61%6

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

None flagged.

WATCH

Average long-term results. Multi-year returns are middling (+32% over three years and +61% over five), roughly average for the market.

Returns sit at the market level over the past month (-3%).

WEAKNESSES

It's down 21% over the past year, now 32% below its 52-week high. That is lagging the market.

The stock is underperforming over three months (-11%) and so far this year (-22%).

BOTTOM LINE

Falling Knife

Returns rank poorly over both the short and long run, and the price is still falling. Momentum is firmly negative — catching this is a bet against the tape, not with it. Wait for a base to form. The one thing to watch: the one-year trend is weak.

04Value

Are you paying a fair price for it?

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02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

CNMCore & Main

Revenue FY26$7.6B

GROWTH RATING↗

WEAK31 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGR+5%5

Revenue, next 1Y+3%3

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGR+3%3

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGR+5%4

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY27E+36%9

EPS growth, FY28E+7%6

EPS growth, FY29E+12%7

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Earnings are set to grow faster than sales (EPS about 12%/yr vs revenue 3%/yr), so margins should widen.

WATCH

Revenue grew 5%/yr over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 3%/yr.

Over five years revenue is set to grow 5%/yr, behind 60% of companies worldwide.4/10

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 69% of companies worldwide.

Revenue is set to grow 3%/yr over the next 3 years, behind most of the market.3/10

BOTTOM LINE

Margin Expander

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: forward revenue growth trails the market.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

MOMENTUM RATING↗

WEAK25 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-3%6

3-month return-11%3

YTD return-22%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high68%3

1-year return-21%2

3-year return+32%5

5-year return+61%6

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

None flagged.

WATCH

Average long-term results. Multi-year returns are middling (+32% over three years and +61% over five), roughly average for the market.

Returns sit at the market level over the past month (-3%).

WEAKNESSES

It's down 21% over the past year, now 32% below its 52-week high. That is lagging the market.

The stock is underperforming over three months (-11%) and so far this year (-22%).

BOTTOM LINE

Falling Knife

04Value

Are you paying a fair price for it?

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