Critical Review: Basanite (OTCMKTS:BASA) & Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC)

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Basanite (OTCMKTS:BASA) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Boise Cascade and Basanite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	7.07%	21.94%	13.88%
Basanite	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Boise Cascade and Basanite, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	1	2	1	0	2.00
Basanite	0	0	0	0	N/A

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.76%. Given Boise Cascade’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Basanite.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boise Cascade and Basanite’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade	$6.84 billion	0.88	$483.66 million	$12.12	12.54
Basanite	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Basanite.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Basanite on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade Company engages in manufacture of wood products and distribution of building materials in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution. The Wood Products segment manufactures laminated veneer lumber and laminated beams used in headers and beams; I-joists for residential and commercial flooring and roofing systems, and other structural applications; structural, appearance, and industrial plywood panels; and ponderosa pine shop lumber and appearance grade boards. The Building Materials Distribution segment distributes a line of building materials, including oriented strand boards, plywood, and lumber; general line items, such as siding, composite decking, doors, metal products, insulation, and roofing; and engineered wood products. It markets and sells its products to dealers, home improvement centers, wholesalers, specialty distributors, and industrial converters for use in the construction of new residential housing, repair-and-remodeling of existing housing, construction of light industrial and commercial buildings, and other industrial applications. Boise Cascade Company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

About Basanite

Basanite, Inc. engages in the basalt fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) business worldwide. It produces basalt FRP products that are used as replacement for other FRP rebar and industry fiber products, as wells as steel reinforcement. The company was formerly known as PayMeOn, Inc. and changed its name to Basanite, Inc. in December 2018. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida.