Pool Corporation

Company Profile

Pool Corporation had its IPO on 1995-10-12 under the ticker symbol POOL.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Industrial Distribution industry. Pool Corporation has a staff strength of 6,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Pool Corporation opened at $346.13 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $344.85 - $351.56, and closed at $348.19.

This is a -0.02% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 245,794 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Pool Corporation have slipped by -5.43%.

Pool Corporation's Key Ratios

Pool Corporation has a market cap of $13.60 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 10.9789 and a price to sales ratio of 2.0423.

In the last 12-months Pool Corporation’s revenue was $5.78 billion with a gross profit of $1.93 billion and an EBITDA of $882.53 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Pool Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Pool Corporation’s operating margin was 14.62% while its return on assets stood at 13.81% with a return of equity of 44.34%.

In Q2, Pool Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -22.5% while revenue growth was a negative 9.7%.

Pool Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

22.9875

PEG

1.81

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $15.15 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 1.81. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Pool Corporation’s profitability.

Pool Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.4182 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.6511. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.0423.

Pool Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $4.1 per share, indicating a yield of 1.28% and a payout ratio of 27.83%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.68 billion

Total Liabilities

$771.74 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-24300000.00

Capital Expenditure

$14.62 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

27.83%

Pool Corporation ended 2024 with $3.68 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.68 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.46 billion.

Pool Corporation ended 2024 with $58.15 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $771.74 million in other current liabilities, 39000.00 in common stock, $854.56 million in retained earnings and $699.92 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $53.23 million and cash and short-term investments were $53.23 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $115,982,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.15 billion.

Pool Corporation’s total current assets stands at $2.10 billion while long-term investments were $1.28 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $630.95 million compared to accounts payable of $485.10 million and inventory worth $1.39 billion.

In 2024, Pool Corporation's operating cash flow was $-24300000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $14.62 million.

Comparatively, Pool Corporation paid $0.28 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$348.19

52-Week High

$420.1865

52-Week Low

$274.7232

Analyst Target Price

$381.9

Pool Corporation stock is currently trading at $348.19 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $420.1865 and a 52-week low of $420.1865. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $381.9.

Its 50-day moving average was $367.55 and 200-day moving average was $347.61 The short ratio stood at 8.28 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 290.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10411.2% are held by institutions.