Validea James P. O’Shaughnessy Strategy Daily Upgrade Report – 4/1/2023

The following are today’s upgrades for Validea’s Growth/Value Investor model based on the published strategy of James P. O’Shaughnessy. This two strategy approach offers a large-cap value model and a growth approach that looks for persistent earnings growth and strong relative strength.

BOISE CASCADE CO (BCC) is a mid-cap value stock in the Constr. – Supplies & Fixtures industry. The rating according to our strategy based on James P. O’Shaughnessy changed from 75% to 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Boise Cascade Company is a producer of engineered wood products (EWP) and plywood in North America and a wholesale distributor of building products in the United States. The Company operates through two segments: Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution (BMD). The Wood Products segment manufactures laminated veneer lumber (LVL), I-joists, and laminated beams. In addition, it manufactures structural, appearance, and industrial plywood panels, and ponderosa pine lumber. The Building Materials Distribution segment operates a network of distribution facilities that sell a range of lines of building materials, including oriented strand board (OSB), plywood, and lumber (collectively referred to as commodities); general line items, such as siding, composite decking, doors, metal products, insulation, and roofing, and EWP. Its products are used in the construction of residential housing, including single-family, multi-family, and manufactured homes, and industrial applications.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy’s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy’s criteria.

MARKET CAP:	PASS
EARNINGS PER SHARE PERSISTENCE:	PASS
PRICE/SALES RATIO:	PASS
RELATIVE STRENGTH:	PASS

Detailed Analysis of BOISE CASCADE CO

BCC Guru Analysis

BCC Fundamental Analysis

BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC. (BXC) is a small-cap value stock in the Constr. – Supplies & Fixtures industry. The rating according to our strategy based on James P. O’Shaughnessy changed from 75% to 100% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of residential and commercial building products in the United States. The Company provides both branded and private-label stock keeping units (SKUs) across product categories, such as lumber, panels, engineered wood, siding, millwork, and industrial products. The Company distributes its products in two principal categories: specialty products and structural products. Specialty products include items such as engineered wood, siding, millwork, outdoor living, specialty lumber and panels, and industrial products. Structural products include items such as lumber, plywood, oriented strand board, rebar, and remesh and other wood products primarily used for structural support in construction projects. The Company also offers a range of value-added services and solutions to its customers and suppliers, including inventory stocking; intermodal distribution services; milling and fabrication services, and backhaul services.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy’s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy’s criteria.

MARKET CAP:	PASS
EARNINGS PER SHARE PERSISTENCE:	PASS
PRICE/SALES RATIO:	PASS
RELATIVE STRENGTH:	PASS

Detailed Analysis of BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.

BXC Guru Analysis

BXC Fundamental Analysis

James P. O’Shaughnessy Portfolio

About James P. O’Shaughnessy: Research guru and money manager James O’Shaughnessy forced many professional and amateur investors alike to rethink their investment beliefs when he published his 1996 bestseller, What Works on Wall Street. O’Shaughnessy back-tested 44 years ofstock market datafrom the comprehensive Standard & Poor’s Compustat database to find out which quantitative strategies have worked over the years and which haven’t. To the surprise of many, he concluded that price/earnings ratios aren’t the best indicator of a stock’s value, and that small-company stocks, contrary to popular wisdom, don’t as a group have an edge on large-company stocks. Today O’Shaughnessy is the Chief Investment Officer of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management.

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