Financial Contrast: Nature Wood Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) versus Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC)

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Nature Wood Group (NASDAQ:NWGL) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Boise Cascade and Nature Wood Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	1	2	5	0	2.50
Nature Wood Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $102.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Boise Cascade’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Nature Wood Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	2.96%	9.00%	5.64%
Nature Wood Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nature Wood Group has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boise Cascade and Nature Wood Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade	$6.72 billion	0.42	$376.35 million	$5.06	14.91
Nature Wood Group	$21.54 million	0.81	-$8.73 million	N/A	N/A

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Nature Wood Group.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Nature Wood Group on 10 of the 12 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 Nature Wood Group

Nature Wood Group Limited, an integrated forestry company, engages in management and harvesting, and down-stream wood-processing and distribution activities. It operates in two divisions, Direct Purchase and Original Design Manufacturer Services; and Manufacturing segments. The company offers a range of products, including logs, decking and flooring products, sawn timber, recycled and synthesized charcoal, machine-made charcoal, and essential oils. It provides IT and business consultancy services. The company serves importers, retailers, and processors through its sales network in Europe, South Asia, South America, North America, and China. The company was formerly known as China Nature Wood Industry Group Limited and changed its name to Nature Wood Group Limited in September 2022. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Macau. Nature Wood Group Limited operates as a subsidiary of Easy Bliss Limited.