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Installed Building Products, Inc.

IBP · Industrials · $6.2B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · Narrow moat

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73/ 100
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Pricing power49

Median gross margin 30.4% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital86

Median ROIC 16.8%, above the 9% hurdle in 100% of years.

Balance-sheet safety63

Net debt/EBITDA 1.3x, interest coverage 12x.

Capital discipline100

Owner earnings +23.9%/yr, share count shrinking (buybacks).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale
40% above value
Owner earnings (normalized)
$243.7M
Est. intrinsic value / share
$162.62
Recent price
$228.31
Discount to value
40% above value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 4% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

Moat Score history

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