Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> December 15, 2008
John F. Kasprzak Jr. is a Managing Director at BB&T Capital Markets. He joined
Equity Research in May 1997 and follows the building materials/homebuilding
sector. He has been named in the 2006, 2005, and 2000 Wall Street Journal Best
on the Street Analyst Survey (including number one in estimate accuracy), the
2006 and 2005 Forbes.com/Starmine Analyst Awards, and the inaugural Street.com
All-Star Analyst Survey. He has also been included in the Reuters Survey of Mid
to Smaller Company Investment Research on three separate occasions. Prior to
joining the firm, he was a research analyst for four years at Davenport & Co.,
LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in
1988 and received an MBA degree from the College of William and Mary in 1993. Profile
TWST: In this economic downturn, what are the building materials and construction companies saying at this point?
Mr. Kasprzak: I think some of the companies have been in a downturn for a