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

Jan 02

Sector

Producer Manufacturing > Building Products

Industry (SEC)

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products

Continental Building Products • China Eco-Materials ...

SEC CIK

0000024104

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

362274391

CUO stock data

S&P 500

1M 1Y 2Y 5Y

Calendar

11 May 20

3 Jul 20

2 Jan 21

News

Company financial data Financial data

Chart CUO financial data

Quarter (USD)	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19
Revenue	30.85M	33.5M	31.99M	25.26M
Net income	704K	-2.1M	-20.28M	-4.84M
Diluted EPS	0.42	-1.23	-11.85	-2.82
Net profit margin	2.28%	-6.27%	-63.41%	-19.15%
Operating income	134K	-1.9M	-27.91M	-5.42M
Net change in cash	4.42M	-4.12M	-890K	-30.23M
Cash on hand	4.6M	178K	4.3M	5.19M
Cost of revenue

Annual (USD)	Jan 16	Jan 15	Jan 11
Revenue	136.84M	131.88M	114.28M
Net income	1.41M	-5.46M	-381K
Diluted EPS	0.85	-3.31	-0.24
Net profit margin	1.03%	-4.14%	-0.33%
Operating income	2.52M	-8.59M	445K
Net change in cash	0	-485K
Cash on hand	547K	547K	1.03M
Cost of revenue	111.26M	113.04M	91.01M

Financial data from company earnings reports

Recent insider trades

CUO insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	$Price	#Shares	$Value
14 Apr 20	Trent Darrell M	common stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	9.5	21,833	207.41K
14 Apr 20	Thieriot Peter E	common stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	9.5	21,833	207.41K
14 Apr 20	Ainsworth Paul	common stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	9.5	1,000	9.5K
14 Apr 20	Sullivan Ryan	Common Stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	9.5	600	5.7K
14 Apr 20	Tetzlaff Theodore R	common stock	Sale back to company	Dispose D	9.5	19,833	188.41K

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

Institutional ownership Q1 2020

CUO institutional ownership history Ownership history

13.4% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	13	16	-18.8%
Opened positions	2	0	+Infinity%
Closed positions	5	0	+Infinity%
Increased positions	4	2	+100.0%
Reduced positions	3	5	-40.0%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	2.02M	1.94M	+3.8%
Total shares	224.02K	246.69K	-9.2%
Total puts	0	0	–
Total calls	0	0	–
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Venator Capital Management	68.85K	$620K	NEW
Dimensional Fund Advisors	46.06K	$415K	-3.0%
Minerva Advisors	31.84K	$286K	-9.7%
RBF Capital	26.19K	$236K	0.0%
Ingalls & Snyder	19.84K	$179K	+2.9%
Perritt Capital Management	15.76K	$142K	-44.1%
Vanguard	10.37K	$93K	0.0%
UBS UBS	2.58K	$23K	+260.6%
BLK BlackRock	1.41K	$13K	+712.1%
BAC Bank of America	1K	$9K	0.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Venator Capital Management	68.85K	+68.85K	NEW
BEN Franklin Resources	0	-60K	EXIT
Renaissance Technologies	0	-14.2K	EXIT
Perritt Capital Management	15.76K	-12.44K	-44.1%
Minerva Advisors	31.84K	-3.42K	-9.7%
MS Morgan Stanley	0	-3K	EXIT
UBS UBS	2.58K	+1.86K	+260.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	46.06K	-1.42K	-3.0%
BLK BlackRock	1.41K	+1.24K	+712.1%
Ingalls & Snyder	19.84K	+550	+2.9%

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-Q 2020 Q1