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Brian Bernard
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Decade-High Wallboard Volumes and Record Ceilings Margin Were the Highlights of USG’s 4Q

No-moat USG finished fiscal 2017 on a high note, with wallboard volumes growing 14% year over year to a 10-year high and U.S. ceilings adjusted operating margin expanding a whopping 460 basis points to 21.3%, a fourth-quarter record for that business. It’s not surprising then that consolidated sales and adjusted EPS easily beat consensus estimates. Total sales grew 13% year over year to $831 million (versus $758 million consensus) and adjusted EPS increased about 20% to $0.53 (versus $0.39 conse...
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