Huttig Building Products Inc. (HBPI.OB)

Huttig Building Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes millwork, building materials, and wood products used in new residential construction, home improvement, remodeling, and repair work in the United States. It offers millwork products that include exterior and interior doors, pre-hung door units, windows, patio doors, mouldings, frames, stair parts, and columns under the Therma-Tru, Masonite, HB&G, Woodgrain, Windsor, and L. J. Smith brand names; general building products consisting of roofing, siding, insulation, flashing, housewrap, connectors and fasteners, decking, drywall, kitchen cabinets, and various miscellaneous building products under the Typar, Timbertech, Simpson Strong-Tie, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, and Grace brand names; and wood products, which comprise engineered wood products, such as floor systems, as well as lumber and wood panels. The company sells its products to building materials dealers; national buying groups; home centers; and industrial users, including makers of manufactured homes. As of December 31, 2007, Huttig distributed its products through 36 distribution centers serving 44 states. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Huttig Building Products Inc. (NYSE:HBP) operates independently of Crane Co. as of December 16,1999.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, Huttig Building Products, Inc.'s revenues rose 5% to $871.6M. Net loss from continuing operations totalled $3.4M vs. a profit of $15.1M. Revenues reflect increased sales in the millwork and increased sales in general building products. Net income was offset by an increase in cost of sales, higher operating expenses and the absence of gains on disposal of capital assets.