MasterBrand

MBC

Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 28, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

MasterBrand makes kitchen and bathroom cabinets sold in the United States and Canada. Its brands include Aristokraft, Diamond, Kemper, and Schrock, and it sells to homebuilders, home improvement retailers like Home Depot, and independent dealers. It is one of the largest cabinet manufacturers in North America.

The company earns money by selling cabinets directly to builders and through retail and dealer channels. Nearly all of its revenue comes from North America, and its scale and wide brand portfolio give it some pricing power with suppliers and retailers. However, cabinets are closely tied to housing activity and home renovation spending, so the biggest risk MasterBrand faces is a prolonged slowdown in the housing market, which reduces both new construction and remodeling demand — the two main drivers of cabinet sales.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-231.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

12.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$242M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

MasterBrand is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

25.2%

Modest — 25.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-3.4%

Losing money on operations — -3.4%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-0.7%

Weak — -0.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-0.0%

Shrinking sales (-0.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-194.5%

Earnings shrinking (-194.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.7%

Thin free cash flow (2.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.71

Moderate — manageable debt (0.71)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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