Boise Cascade Company reported a decrease in net income for Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2020, with net income at $91.7 million versus $103.2 million, despite an increase in sales from $1.6 billion to $1.9 billion. The results were influenced by strong engineered wood and general line product sales mitigating the impact of commodity product pricing declines.
Sales increased by 18% to $1.9 billion compared to the same quarter last year.
Net income decreased by 11% to $91.7 million, or $2.31 per share.
Wood Products sales increased by 37% due to higher plywood prices and increased sales of EWP.
Building Materials Distribution sales increased by 20%, driven by a sales price increase, offset by a sales volume decrease.
The company anticipates a favorable demand environment for new residential construction to continue through the end of 2021 and into 2022. They are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 variants and potential government mandates, which could affect operations and costs.
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