This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures (adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS). See the addendum to this release for definitions of our non-GAAP measures and reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.
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About Pool Corporation
POOLCORP is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. POOLCORP operates 447 sales centers in North America, Europe and Australia, through which it distributes more than 200,000 products to roughly 125,000 wholesale customers. For more information, please visit www.poolcorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties that are generally identifiable through the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “may,” and similar expressions and include projections of earnings. The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the sensitivity of our business to weather conditions; changes in economic conditions, consumer discretionary spending, the housing market, inflation or interest rates; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers and manufacturers; the extent to which home-centric trends will continue to moderate or reverse; competition from other leisure product alternatives or mass merchants; our ability to continue to execute our growth strategies; changes in the regulatory environment; new or additional taxes, duties or tariffs; excess tax benefits or deficiencies recognized under ASU 2016-09 and other risks detailed in POOLCORP’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, 2024 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports and filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as updated by POOLCORP's subsequent filings with the SEC.
Investor Relations Contacts:
Kristin S. Byars
985.801.5153
kristin.byars@poolcorp.com
Curtis J. Scheel
985.801.5341
curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com
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POOL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net sales
$
1,432,879
$
1,474,407
$
4,323,474
$
4,538,545
Cost of sales
1,016,476
1,045,676
3,038,370
3,172,276
Gross profit
416,403
428,731
1,285,104
1,366,269
Percent
29.1
%
29.1
%
29.7
%
30.1
%
Selling and administrative expenses
240,050
234,288
728,550
699,046
Operating income
176,353
194,443
556,554
667,223
Percent
12.3
%
13.2
%
12.9
%
14.7
%
Interest and other non-operating expenses, net
12,355
13,599
39,818
46,327
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings
163,998
180,844
516,736
620,896
Provision for income taxes
38,361
43,079
119,891
149,339
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments, net
64
78
180
235
Net income
$
125,701
$
137,843
$
397,025
$
471,792
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders: (1)
Basic
$
3.29
$
3.54
$
10.37
$
12.09
Diluted
$
3.27
$
3.51
$
10.30
$
12.00
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
37,983
38,735
38,104
38,816
Diluted
38,187
39,023
38,330
39,112
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
1.20
$
1.10
$
3.50
$
3.20
(1) Earnings per share under the two-class method is calculated using net income attributable to common stockholders (net income reduced by earnings allocated to participating securities), which was $125.0 million and $137.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, and $395.0 million and $469.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Participating securities excluded from weighted average common shares outstanding were 206,000 and 205,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, and 206,000 and 207,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
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POOL CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
September 30,
September 30,
Change
2024
2023
$
%
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
91,347
$
85,220
$
6,127
7
%
Receivables, net (1)
119,538
140,997
(21,459)
(15)
Receivables pledged under receivables facility
306,155
320,585
(14,430)
(5)
Product inventories, net (2)
1,180,491
1,259,308
(78,817)
(6)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
43,168
26,414
16,754
63
Total current assets
1,740,699
1,832,524
(91,825)
(5)
Property and equipment, net
243,308
213,732
29,576
14
Goodwill
700,147
699,270
877
—
Other intangible assets, net
292,722
300,237
(7,515)
(3)
Equity interest investments
1,434
1,383
51
4
Operating lease assets
309,648
293,673
15,975
5
Other assets
79,431
89,915
(10,484)
(12)
Total assets
$
3,367,389
$
3,430,734
$
(63,345)
(2)
%
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
401,702
$
429,436
$
(27,734)
(6)
%
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
185,118
157,172
27,946
18
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
44,683
37,788
6,895
18
Current operating lease liabilities
95,412
84,724
10,688
13
Total current liabilities
726,915
709,120
17,795
3
Deferred income taxes
65,106
55,226
9,880
18
Long-term debt, net
879,146
996,109
(116,963)
(12)
Other long-term liabilities
43,612
37,885
5,727
15
Non-current operating lease liabilities
220,101
214,168
5,933
3
Total liabilities
1,934,880
2,012,508
(77,628)
(4)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,432,509
1,418,226
14,283
1
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
3,367,389
$
3,430,734
$
(63,345)
(2)
%
(1)The allowance for doubtful accounts was $10.0 million at September 30, 2024 and $10.6 million at September 30, 2023.
(2)The inventory reserve was $28.6 million at September 30, 2024 and $25.9 million at September 30, 2023.
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POOL CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024
2023
Change
Operating activities
Net income
$
397,025
$
471,792
$
(74,767)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
26,848
23,355
3,493
Amortization
6,514
6,425
89
Share-based compensation
14,391
14,592
(201)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments, net
(180)
(235)
55
Goodwill impairment
—
550
(550)
Other
3,123
1,157
1,966
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables
(80,362)
(110,078)
29,716
Product inventories
181,326
330,850
(149,524)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
57,151
(23,431)
80,582
Accounts payable
(109,021)
20,667
(129,688)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(8,196)
14,374
(22,570)
Net cash provided by operating activities
488,619
750,018
(261,399)
Investing activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
(4,435)
(11,500)
7,065
Purchases of property and equipment, net of sale proceeds
(45,951)
(42,958)
(2,993)
Other investments, net
944
(48)
992
Net cash used in investing activities
(49,442)
(54,506)
5,064
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolving line of credit
1,146,900
1,154,601
(7,701)
Payments on revolving line of credit
(1,274,400)
(1,497,501)
223,101
Payments on term loan under credit facility
(18,750)
(6,250)
(12,500)
Proceeds from asset-backed financing
623,900
465,500
158,400
Payments on asset-backed financing
(606,300)
(422,700)
(183,600)
Payments on term facility
—
(47,313)
47,313
Proceeds from short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
8,873
19,428
(10,555)
Payments on short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
(8,643)
(19,182)
10,539
Payments of deferred financing costs
(1,731)
(52)
(1,679)
Payments of deferred and contingent acquisition consideration
—
(551)
551
Proceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans
11,955
9,278
2,677
Payments of cash dividends
(134,181)
(124,983)
(9,198)
Repurchases of common stock
(159,408)
(187,110)
27,702
Net cash used in financing activities
(411,785)
(656,835)
245,050
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(2,585)
952
(3,537)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
24,807
39,629
(14,822)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
66,540
45,591
20,949
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
91,347
$
85,220
$
6,127
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ADDENDUM
Base Business
When calculating our base business results, we exclude sales centers that are acquired, opened in new markets or closed for a period of 15 months. We also exclude consolidated sales centers when we do not expect to maintain the majority of the existing business and existing sales centers that are consolidated with acquired sales centers.
We generally allocate corporate overhead expenses to excluded sales centers on the basis of their net sales as a percentage of total net sales. After 15 months, we include acquired, consolidated and new market sales centers in the base business calculation including the comparative prior year period.
We have not provided separate base business income statements within this press release as our base business results for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2024 closely approximated our consolidated results, and acquisitions and sales centers excluded from base business contributed less than 1% to the change in net sales.
The table below summarizes the changes in our sales center count in the first nine months of 2024.
December 31, 2023
439
Acquired locations
2
New locations
9
Consolidated/closed locations
(3)
September 30, 2024
447
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP measures described below should be considered in the context of all of our other disclosures in this press release.
Adjusted EBITDA
As illustrated in detail in the reconciliation table below, we define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or net loss plus interest and other non-operating expenses, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation, goodwill and other impairments and equity in earnings or loss of unconsolidated investments. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which may limit its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We believe Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, operating income or loss, net income or loss, net cash flows provided by or used in operating, investing and financing activities or other income statement or cash flow statement line items reported in accordance with GAAP.
We have included Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental disclosure because management uses it to monitor our performance, and we believe that it is widely used by our investors, industry analysts and others as a useful supplemental performance measure. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, provides an additional measure that enables management and investors to monitor factors and trends affecting our ability to service debt, pay taxes and fund capital expenditures.
The table below presents a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA.
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
125,701
$
137,843
$
397,025
$
471,792
Adjustments to increase (decrease) net income:
Interest and other non-operating expenses (1)
12,230
13,647
39,484
47,054
Provision for income taxes
38,361
43,079
119,891
149,339
Share-based compensation
4,047
4,596
14,391
14,592
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments, net
(64)
(78)
(180)
(235)
Goodwill impairment
—
550
—
550
Depreciation
9,257
8,063
26,848
23,355
Amortization (2)
1,963
2,001
5,854
5,863
Adjusted EBITDA
$
191,495
$
209,701
$
603,313
$
712,310
(1)Shown net of losses (gains) on foreign currency transactions of $125 and $(48) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, and $334 and $(727) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
(2)Excludes amortization of deferred financing costs of $350 and $187 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, and $660 and $562 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. This non-cash expense is included in Interest and other non-operating expenses, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Adjusted Diluted EPS
We have included adjusted diluted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, in this press release as a supplemental disclosure, because we believe this measure is useful to management, investors and others in assessing our period-to-period operating performance.
Adjusted diluted EPS is a key measure used by management to demonstrate the impact of tax benefits from ASU 2016-09 on our diluted EPS and to provide investors and others with additional information about our potential future operating performance to supplement GAAP measures.
We believe this measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, diluted EPS presented in accordance with GAAP, and in the context of our other disclosures in this press release. Other companies may calculate this non-GAAP financial measure differently than we do, which may limit its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The table below presents a reconciliation of diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.