Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 19, 2001

Building Materials Stocks: Joseph Sroka – Merrill Lynch & Co

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: Tell us about the sector that you follow for Merrill Lynch, and

the companies that you include in your universe of building materials

stocks.

Mr. Sroka: The companies in my building