TopBuild (BLD) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

What Happened?

Shares of building services and installation company TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) jumped 4.9% in the pre-market session after the company announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of Progressive Roofing, a commercial roofing company, in an all-cash deal valued at $810 million. 

This strategic move marks TopBuild's entry into the large and highly fragmented commercial roofing sector, an estimated $75 billion market. The acquisition is expected to provide a new platform for both organic growth and further acquisitions. Investors are likely reacting positively to the deal's potential to increase TopBuild's revenue from non-discretionary sources. Approximately 70% of Progressive Roofing's revenue comes from re-roofing and maintenance services, which are less cyclical than new construction. The transaction is anticipated to be immediately accretive to TopBuild's adjusted earnings per share, signaling a positive impact on profitability and shareholder value.

After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $357.29, up 0.2% from previous close.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

TopBuild’s shares are very volatile and have had 20 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 11 months ago when the stock dropped 11.3% on the news that the company reported weak second-quarter 2024 earnings. Its revenue unfortunately missed, and its EPS fell short of Wall Street's estimates. The results were pressured by weak volumes given higher interest rates, project delays, and supply constraints. Overall, this was a bad quarter for TopBuild.

TopBuild is up 15.1% since the beginning of the year, but at $357.29 per share, it is still trading 25.4% below its 52-week high of $479.09 from July 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of TopBuild’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,814.

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