[June 15, 2013] Shares of USG Rank the Lowest in Terms of Return on Equity in the Building Products Industry (USG, BLDR, MAS, AMWD, OC) Tweet Jun 15, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Building Products industry with the lowest return on equity. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.USG ranks lowest with a ROE of -115.5%. Following is Builders FirstSource with a ROE of -82.8%. Masco ranks third lowest with a ROE of -23.8%. American Woodmark follows with a ROE of -1.0%, and Owens Corning rounds out the bottom five with a ROE of 1.4%. SmarTrend is tracking the current trend status for Owens Corning and will alert subscribers who have OC in their portfolio or watchlist when shares have changed trend direction. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]