BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
BXC NYSE Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels Financials FY2016βFY2025
What BlueLinx Holdings Inc. does
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- Legal name
- BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 24, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-011136
0001301787
Revenue and margins
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. had $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β39.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $32.9M in fiscal 2025, 1.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. returned $38.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 116% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 6.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably BlueLinx Holdings Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $85.2M | $299M | $522M | $506M | $386M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $566M | $573M | $590M | $600M | $618M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.7x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 9.6x | 10.4x | 5.8x | 1.9x | 0.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.9x | 5.1x | 5.1x | 4.9x | 4.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 2.8x | 3.6x | 3.3x | 3.1x |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $954M | $900M | $903M | $931M | $932M |
| Shareholders' equity | $363M | $590M | $634M | $646M | $617M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $481M | $274M | $68.6M | $94.5M | $232M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.7% | 14.0% | β8.1% | β0.8% | 2.6% | 12.8% | β7.4% | β17.0% | β2.1% | β3.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.55 | 2.24 | 1.84 | 2.12 | 3.19 | 6.43 | 7.40 | 6.18 | 5.92 | 5.21 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $3.1B | $4.3B | $4.5B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $3.0B |
| Gross profit | $227M | $231M | $332M | $357M | $478M | $778M | $833M | $527M | $489M | $452M |
| Operating income | $41.7M | $30.0M | β$13.3M | $35.2M | $142M | $438M | $439M | $138M | $87.6M | $32.5M |
| Interest expense | $24.9M | $21.2M | $47.3M | $54.2M | $47.4M | $45.5M | $42.3M | $23.7M | $47.2M | $49.7M |
| Pretax income | $17.2M | $9.6M | β$60.2M | β$21.6M | $95.1M | $394M | $395M | $81.9M | $70.7M | $0.1M |
| Income tax | $1.1M | β$53.4M | β$12.2M | β$4.0M | $14.2M | $97.7M | $98.6M | $33.4M | $17.6M | β$0.1M |
| Net income | $16.1M | $63.0M | β$17.7M | β$17.7M | $80.9M | $296M | $296M | $48.5M | $53.1M | $0.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.77 | $6.81 | β$5.21 | β$1.89 | $8.55 | $29.99 | $31.51 | $5.39 | $6.19 | $0.02 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $41.4M | β$2.5M | $41.6M | β$10.3M | $55.0M | $145M | $400M | $306M | $85.2M | $59.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.6M | $0.8M | $2.7M | $4.8M | $3.7M | $14.4M | $35.9M | $27.5M | $40.1M | $26.9M |
| Free cash flow | $40.8M | β$3.3M | $38.8M | β$15.1M | $51.3M | $131M | $364M | $279M | $45.1M | $32.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.3M | $9.0M | $25.8M | $30.2M | $28.9M | $28.2M | $27.6M | $32.0M | $38.5M | $39.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.3M | $2.5M | $8.5M | $2.6M | $6.0M | $6.6M | $9.6M | $12.1M | $7.7M | $11.3M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $348M | β$6.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $63.8M | β$0.3M | $0.0M | $95.2M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $66.4M | $42.1M | $45.3M | $38.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $66.4M | $42.1M | $45.3M | $38.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $5.5M | $4.7M | $8.9M | $11.6M | $0.1M | $85.2M | $299M | $522M | $506M | $386M |
| Total debt | $300M | $277M | $500M | $461M | $322M | $291M | $300M | $305M | $308M | $297M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $198M | $273M | $275M | $273M | $285M | $293M | $321M |
| Current assets | $346M | $343M | $600M | $578M | $668M | $945M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $984M |
| Current liabilities | $154M | $118M | $197M | $171M | $229M | $244M | $211M | $219M | $234M | $211M |
| Inventory | $191M | $188M | $342M | $346M | $342M | $488M | $484M | $344M | $356M | $326M |
| Property and equipment, net | $88.3M | $83.8M | $205M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Goodwill | β | $0.0M | $47.8M | $47.8M | $47.8M | $47.8M | $55.4M | $55.4M | $55.4M | $67.2M |
| Intangible assets | β | $0.0M | $35.2M | $26.4M | $18.9M | $13.6M | $35.0M | $30.8M | $26.9M | $86.7M |
| Total assets | $444M | $494M | $960M | $971M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $474M | $459M | $975M | $998M | $989M | $954M | $900M | $903M | $931M | $932M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Shareholders' equity | β$29.8M | $35.0M | β$14.7M | β$26.1M | $59.1M | $363M | $590M | $634M | $646M | $617M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 12.1% | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 15.3% |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 1.7% | β0.5% | 1.3% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10.9% | 10.5% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 3.5% | β0.6% | β0.7% | 2.6% | 6.9% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| FCF margin | 2.2% | β0.2% | 1.4% | β0.6% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 14.7% | 9.8% | β2.2% | 6.6% | 31.7% | 57.9% | 55.8% | 21.6% | 14.7% | 6.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 14.4% | 8.0% | β1.7% | 4.4% | 17.4% | 40.8% | 34.3% | 10.5% | 6.5% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | β | 2,441.2% | β173.6% | β | 490.1% | 140.2% | 62.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 13.4% | β2.4% | β1.8% | 8.0% | 25.0% | 21.1% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | 180.0% | β | β | β | 98.1% | 59.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β3.5% | 57.7% | β7.9% | 17.4% | 38.1% | 4.0% | β29.5% | β5.9% | 0.1% |
| Net income growth | β | 291.6% | β128.0% | β | β | 266.1% | 0.0% | β83.6% | 9.4% | β99.6% |
| EPS growth | β | 284.7% | β176.5% | β | β | 250.8% | 5.1% | β82.9% | 14.8% | β99.7% |
| FCF growth | β | β108.1% | β | β138.9% | β | 154.4% | 179.0% | β23.5% | β83.8% | β27.1% |
| Share count change | β | 2.0% | β0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 4.4% | β4.8% | β4.3% | β4.7% | β6.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.8x | 7.0x | 39.1x | 9.9x | 3.5x | 1.0x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.7x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | β | 7.9x | β | β | 5.5x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 1.7x | 1.4x | β0.3x | 0.6x | 3.0x | 9.6x | 10.4x | 5.8x | 1.9x | 0.7x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.9x | 3.0x | 3.4x | 2.9x | 3.9x | 5.1x | 5.1x | 4.9x | 4.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.9x | 2.8x | 3.6x | 3.3x | 3.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.2% | 15.1% | 100.5% | 116.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.7% | 14.0% | β8.1% | β0.8% | 2.6% | 12.8% | β7.4% | β17.0% | β2.1% | β3.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001301787). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.