Private company

Forterra, Inc.

Concrete products company. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

IndustryConcrete Products, Except Block & Brick¹
HeadquartersIrving, Texas¹
Business address511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 600, Irving, Tx 75062²
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer²

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

22.6%Gross margin³

11.7%Operating margin³

6.3%Net margin³

16.5%Revenue growth, 2021³

36.5%Return on equity³

2.76×Debt to equity³

$34.9MFree cash flow³

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

Cost of revenueSelling, general and admin

Cost of revenue76¢$1.4B
Selling, general and admin11¢$216.1M
Interest4¢$75.0M
Income tax2¢$38.7M
Profit6¢$116.3M

Out of $1.9B in revenue.³

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

Capital spendingKept or used elsewhere

Capital spending65¢$65.6M
Kept or used elsewhere35¢$34.9M

Out of $100.5M of cash from operations.³

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶³$1.9B in 2021+36% since 2016

Gross profit⁴⁵⁶³$420.4M in 2021+50% since 2016

Operating income⁶³$217.4M in 2021+432% since 2018

Net income⁴⁵⁶³$116.3M in 2021

Fiscal year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Revenue	$1.4B⁴	$1.6B⁵	$1.5B⁶	$1.5B³	$1.6B³	$1.9B³
Cost of revenue	$1.1B⁴	$1.3B⁵	$1.2B⁶	$1.2B³	$1.2B³	$1.4B³
Gross profit	$280.5M⁴	$253.1M⁵	$245.6M⁶	$296.4M³	$376.7M³	$420.4M³
Selling, general and admin	$216.1M⁴	$255.0M⁵	$209.9M⁶	$221.8M³	$221.8M³	$216.1M³
Operating expenses						$203.0M³
Operating income			$40.9M⁶	$72.2M³	$153.8M³	$217.4M³
Interest	$125.0M⁴	$59.4M⁵	$78.3M⁶	$95.0M³	$79.9M³	$75.0M³
Income before tax						$155.0M³
Income tax	-$51.7M⁴	-$40.7M⁵	$3.1M⁶	-$3.3M³	$8.5M³	$38.7M³
Net income	-$7.6M⁴	-$2.1M⁵	-$24.4M⁶	-$7.3M³	$64.5M³	$116.3M³
Earnings per share	-$0.16⁴	-$0.03⁴	-$0.38⁶	-$0.11³	$0.99³	$1.74³
Earnings per share (diluted)	-$0.16⁴	-$0.03⁴	-$0.38⁶	-$0.11³	$0.94³	$1.67³
Shares (weighted, basic)						66.7M shares³
Shares (weighted, diluted)						69.6M shares³

Total assets⁷⁴⁵⁶³$1.8B in 2021−3% since 2016

Total liabilities⁷⁴⁵⁶³$1.5B in 2021−14% since 2016

Shareholders’ equity⁴⁷⁵⁶³$319.1M in 2021+510% since 2015

Cash⁷⁴⁵⁶³$56.8M in 2021+42% since 2016

Long-term debt⁷⁴⁵⁶³$879.3M in 2021−19% since 2016

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash		$40.0M⁷	$104.5M⁴	$35.8M⁵	$34.8M⁶	$25.7M³	$56.8M³
Inventory							$263.7M³
Current assets		$532.6M⁷	$578.5M⁴	$544.1M⁵	$499.0M⁶	$486.5M³	$628.4M³
Goodwill							$509.9M³
Intangible assets							$69.1M³
Total assets		$1.8B⁷	$1.8B⁴	$1.8B⁵	$1.7B⁶	$1.7B³	$1.8B³
Accounts payable							$144.5M³
Short-term debt							$12.5M³
Current liabilities		$247.5M⁷	$242.1M⁴	$222.0M⁵	$226.4M⁶	$278.9M³	$292.0M³
Long-term debt		$1.1B⁷	$1.2B⁴	$1.2B⁵	$1.1B⁶	$887.5M³	$879.3M³
Total liabilities		$1.7B⁷	$1.7B⁴	$1.7B⁵	$1.6B⁶	$1.5B³	$1.5B³
Retained earnings							$64.4M³
Shareholders’ equity	$52.3M⁴	$132.9M⁷	$132.5M⁴	$108.2M⁵	$121.0M⁶	$193.8M³	$319.1M³
Shares outstanding		63.9M shares⁷	64.2M shares⁴	64.2M shares⁵	64.7M shares⁶	66.0M shares³	67.3M shares³

Cash from operations⁴⁵⁶³$100.5M in 2021+31% since 2016

Capital spending⁴⁵⁶³$65.6M in 2021+21% since 2016

Free cash flow⁴⁵⁶³$34.9M in 2021+54% since 2016

Fiscal year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash from operations	$76.9M⁴	$42.3M⁵	$27.2M⁶	$146.8M³	$243.2M³	$100.5M³
Stock-based compensation						$8.7M³
Capital spending	$54.3M⁴	$52.5M⁵	$50.6M⁶	$53.7M³	$34.0M³	$65.6M³
Free cash flow	$22.6M	-$10.2M	-$23.4M	$93.1M	$209.2M	$34.9M
Cash from investing						-$48.0M³
Cash from financing						-$21.2M³

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Leadership

Who has led Forterra, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Jeff Bradley2016–2019

Chief operating officer

Richard J. Hunter2018–2019

20202025

Chief executive officerJeff Bradley Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 18, 2019⁸
Chief operating officerRichard J. Hunter Jun 12, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019⁹

Board members and other officers (22)

Pres, Drainage Pipe & ProductsRichard J. Hunter Jun 12, 2019 to Jun 12, 2020¹⁰
OfficerScott Edward Leonard Jan 17, 2017 to Mar 22, 2017¹¹
Executive Vice PresidentVikrant Bhatia Aug 9, 2017 to Mar 18, 2022¹²
OfficerEdward Sexe Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017¹³
OfficerLori M. Browne Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 5, 2018¹⁴
OfficerMatthew Wayman Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017¹⁵
OfficerWilliam Kerfin Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 5, 2018¹⁶
Board memberAllison Navitskas Jan 16, 2019 to Jan 16, 2019¹⁷
Board memberRafael A. Colorado Jan 16, 2019 to Jan 16, 2019¹⁸
Board memberChad Lewis Apr 17, 2018 to Apr 17, 2018¹⁹
Board memberRichard Cammerer Jr. Apr 17, 2018 to Apr 17, 2018²⁰
Board memberJeff Bradley Oct 19, 2016 to Mar 18, 2019⁸
Board memberKyle S. Volluz Oct 19, 2016 to Sep 11, 2017²¹
Board memberChadwick S. Suss Oct 20, 2016 to Sep 12, 2017²²
Board memberClinton D. McDonnough Oct 20, 2016 to Mar 18, 2022²³
Board memberGrant Wilbeck Oct 20, 2016 to Sep 18, 2017²⁴
Board memberJacques Sarrazin Oct 20, 2016 to Mar 18, 2022²⁵
Board memberJohn R. McPherson Oct 20, 2016 to Mar 18, 2022²⁶
Board memberKevin Barner Oct 20, 2016 to Sep 13, 2017²⁷
Board memberRobert J. Corcoran Oct 20, 2016 to Oct 20, 2016²⁸
Board memberSamuel D. Loughlin Oct 20, 2016 to Oct 20, 2016²⁹
General counselLori M. Browne Mar 18, 2019 to Mar 18, 2022³⁰

Timeline

Oct 19, 2016New chief executive Jeff Bradley becomes CEO⁸

Filings

36 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 1 quarterly reports, 7 major events, 21 insider forms, 1 large holders, 5 other. The latest 20:

Mar 25, 202215-12B EDGAR
Mar 23, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
Mar 21, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
Mar 21, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
Mar 21, 2022POS AM EDGAR
Mar 21, 20228-K EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224/A EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224/A EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 18, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 16, 20228-K EDGAR
Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR

The 36 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Electron Capital Partners, LLCSC 13G/A, 1 filing Jan 11, 2022³¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2018
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SEC EDGARForterra, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARJeff Bradley, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARRichard J. Hunter, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARRichard J. Hunter, Pres, Drainage Pipe & Products
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SEC EDGARScott Edward Leonard, Officer
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SEC EDGARVikrant Bhatia, Executive Vice President
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SEC EDGAREdward Sexe, Officer
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SEC EDGARLori M. Browne, Officer
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SEC EDGARMatthew Wayman, Officer
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SEC EDGARWilliam Kerfin, Officer
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SEC EDGARAllison Navitskas, Board member
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SEC EDGARRafael A. Colorado, Board member
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SEC EDGARChad Lewis, Board member
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SEC EDGARRichard Cammerer Jr., Board member
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SEC EDGARKyle S. Volluz, Board member
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SEC EDGARChadwick S. Suss, Board member
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SEC EDGARClinton D. McDonnough, Board member
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SEC EDGARGrant Wilbeck, Board member
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SEC EDGARJacques Sarrazin, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn R. McPherson, Board member
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SEC EDGARKevin Barner, Board member
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SEC EDGARRobert J. Corcoran, Board member
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SEC EDGARSamuel D. Loughlin, Board member
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SEC EDGARLori M. Browne, General counsel
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SEC EDGARElectron Capital Partners, LLC SC 13G/A on Forterra, Inc.