CUO Continental Materials Corp.

Continental Materials Corp. engages in the provision of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and construction products. It operates through following segments: HVAC; Door; and Construction Materials. The HVAC segment sells a variety of products including residential and commercial wall furnaces, fan coils, evaporative coolers, boiler room equipment, dryer boxes, and related accessories. The Door segment markets and installs hollow metal and wood doors, door frames and related hardware, sliding door systems, and electronic access and security systems. The Construction Materials segment offers a variety of construction related products including limestone, gravel, sand, steel rebar, and consumable construction products. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Company profile

Ticker

CUO

Exchange

AMEX

Website

www.continental-materials.com

CEO

James G. Gidwitz

Incorporated in

Delaware

Location

Illinois

Fiscal year end

Dec 28

Sector

Producer Manufacturing > Building Products

Industry (SEC)

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products

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SEC CIK

0000024104

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

362274391

CUO stock data

S&P 500

1M 1Y 2Y 5Y

Company financial data Financial data

Chart CUO financial data

Quarter (USD)	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19
Revenue	33.5M	31.99M	25.26M	22.53M
Net income	-2.1M	-20.28M	-4.84M	13.32M
Diluted EPS	-1.23	-11.85	-2.82	7.8
Net profit margin	-6.27%	-63.41%	-19.15%	59.14%
Operating income	-1.9M	-27.91M	-5.42M	12.38M
Net change in cash	-4.12M	-890K	-30.23M	34.83M
Cash on hand	178K	4.3M	5.19M	35.42M
Cost of revenue				17.85M

Financial data from company earnings reports

Recent insider trades

CUO insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
13 Dec 19	James G Gidwitz	Common stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	9,941
13 Dec 19	James G Gidwitz	Common stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	5,833
13 Dec 19	James G Gidwitz	Common stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	25,835
13 Dec 19	Darrell M Trent	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	21,833
13 Dec 19	Peter E Thieriot	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	21,833
13 Dec 19	Theodore R Tetzlaff	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	7.5	2,833	21.25K	19,833
19 Nov 19	James G Gidwitz	Common Stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	8.13	6,000	48.78K	0

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2019

CUO institutional ownership history Ownership history

14.7% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	16	16	–
Opened positions	0	1	-100.0%
Closed positions	0	1	-100.0%
Increased positions	2	2	–
Reduced positions	5	3	+66.7%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	1.94M	4M	-51.3%
Total shares	246.69K	270.24K	-8.7%
Total puts	0	0	–
Total calls	0	0	–
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
BEN Franklin Resources	60K	$472K	-18.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	47.48K	$373K	-4.2%
Minerva Advisors	35.26K	$278K	-8.8%
Perritt Capital Management	28.2K	$222K	-14.6%
RBF Capital	26.19K	$206K	0.0%
Ingalls & Snyder	19.29K	$152K	0.0%
Renaissance Technologies	14.2K	$112K	+3.6%
Vanguard	10.37K	$82K	0.0%
MS^L Morgan Stanley	3K	$24K	0.0%
BAC Bank of America	1K	$8K	0.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
BEN Franklin Resources	60K	-13.71K	-18.6%
Perritt Capital Management	28.2K	-4.8K	-14.6%
Minerva Advisors	35.26K	-3.4K	-8.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	47.48K	-2.1K	-4.2%
Renaissance Technologies	14.2K	+500	+3.6%
UBS UBS	714	-38	-5.1%
Victory Capital Management	100	+2	+2.0%
RY Royal Bank of Canada	375	0	0.0%
BAC Bank of America	1K	0	0.0%
MS^L Morgan Stanley	3K	0	0.0%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Management Discussion

Consolidated sales in 2019 were $113,276,000, an increase of 12,389,000 or 12.3%, compared to 2018 after adjusting for discontinued operations. The increase was directly attributable to the higher sales in the HVAC and Doors segment reflecting the impact of acquisitions in the second quarter of 2019. The HVAC segment reported sales increases of $8,671,000 (11.8%) primarily due to the acquisitions of GFP and InOvate. The Door segment reported a sales increase of
$4,211,000 (20.9%) primarily due to the acquisitions of Fastrac and Serenity. The Construction Materials segment reported a small decrease in sales of $399,000 (5.6%) not including approximately $7,156,000 of 2018 former intercompany sales to the ready-mix business that was sold in the first quarter of 2019.
The consolidated gross profit ratio in 2019 was 21.7% compared to 22.7% for 2018. The Door Segment and HVAC segments reported increases in gross profit while the Construction Material segment reported a decrease in gross profit primarily due to the charges associated with the decision to cease mining operations at the Pikeview quarry.

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From filing 10-K 2019 FY