Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> October 13, 2003
JOSEPH SROKA is a Vice President and Senior Analyst at Merrill
Lynch covering the building products and homebuilding industries.
He has previously worked in equity research at ABN AMRO, in the
private client group at Merrill Lynch and served as an infantry
officer in the US Army. Mr. Sroka is a Chartered Financial
Analyst, received a BS from the US Military Academy at West Point
and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business. He enjoys spending his free time with his family, which
includes his wife, their daughter and their dog. Profile
TWST: Joe, how have these stocks done so far this year?Mr. Sroka: Year to date the eight homebuilding companies that we
follow have appreciated approximately 50%.
TWST: So they've had a