Rising Costs May Crimp Building Suppliers Earnings
Posted on February 08, 2013 at 14:54 PM EST
Building materials suppliers Valspar (VAL), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) and Vulcan Materials (VMC) report earnings in the coming week amid a housing rebound that has lifted shares of homebuilders and suppliers. Rising basic commodity and land costs pose a challenge though, and investors will be looking at the building suppliers reports for signs of cracks in the recovery wall. Builders have generally retreated from late January highs after