Market Cap
US$7.4b
Last Updated
2019/09/16 23:53 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia.
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Fundamentals
Adequate balance sheet average dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has Pool's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.4%
NasdaqGS:POOL
4.1%
US Retail Distributors
1.1%
US Market
1 Year Return
7.8%
NasdaqGS:POOL
1.4%
US Retail Distributors
2.1%
US Market
POOL outperformed the Retail Distributors industry which returned 1.6% over the past year.
POOL outperformed the Market in United States of America which returned 2% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| POOL | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% |
| 30 Day | -4.4% | 7.3% | 3.7% |
| 90 Day | -0.5% | 0.02% | 2.3% |
| 1 Year | 9.1%7.8% | 3.0%1.4% | 4.4%2.1% |
| 3 Year | 105.4%98.2% | -2.2%-6.0% | 47.0%37.4% |
| 5 Year | 257.0%235.3% | 41.1%30.4% | 61.6%43.8% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Pool's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Should You Think About Buying Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) Now?Valuation
Is Pool undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
29.74x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
Pool's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
Pool's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
Price Based on Earnings
Pool is overvalued based on earnings compared to the US Retail Distributors industry average.
Pool is overvalued based on earnings compared to the United States of America market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Pool is poor value based on expected growth next year.
Price Based on Value of Assets
Pool is overvalued based on assets compared to the US Retail Distributors industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Pool expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
8.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
Pool's revenue is expected to grow by 6.6% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Pool's earnings are expected to grow by 8.4% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Pool's revenue growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.
Pool's earnings growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.
Pool's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 2.7%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Pool is expected to make outstanding use of shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity greater than 40%).
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Past Performance
How has Pool performed over the past 5 years?
18.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Pool's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
Pool's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (12.2% vs 18.6%)
Pool's earnings growth has not exceeded the US Retail Distributors industry average in the past year (12.2% vs 12.2%).
Return on Equity
Whilst Pool made outstanding use of shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 40%), this is metric is skewed due to its high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Pool used its assets more efficiently than the US Retail Distributors industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
Return on Capital Employed
Pool's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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Financial Health
How is Pool's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Pool is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
Pool's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Pool's level of debt (202%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (159.6% vs 202% today).
Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (36.5%, greater than 20% of total debt).
Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 13.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
High level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1.7x debt.
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Dividend
What is Pool's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.32%
Expected Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Pool's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (1.45%).
Pool's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (3.67%).
Dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (3.3x coverage).
Future Payout to Shareholders
Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (2.5x coverage).
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Management
What is the CEO of Pool's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
11.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Pete Arvan (53yo)
0.7yrs
Tenure
US$2,555,988
Compensation
Mr. Peter D. Arvan, also known as Pete, has been a Director of Pool Corporation since July 31, 2019. Mr. Arvan has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Pool Corporation since December 31, 2018 ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Pete's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in United States of America.
Pete's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
Management Age and Tenure
11.3yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age
The average tenure for the Pool management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
Board Age and Tenure
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
The tenure for the Pool board of directors is about average.
Insider Trading
Pool individual insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Senior VP & CFO |
| Shares | 7 |
| Max Price | US$200.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Senior VP & CFO |
| Shares | 1,429 |
| Max Price | US$200.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer CEO, President & Director |
| Shares | 500 |
| Max Price | US$187.93 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chairman of the Board Chairman & Lead Independent Director |
| Shares | 10,000 |
| Max Price | US$185.61 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 8,000 |
| Max Price | US$181.09 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Legal Officer VP, Corporate Secretary & Chief Legal Officer |
| Shares | 2,397 |
| Max Price | US$180.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 3,747 |
| Max Price | US$160.08 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 10,550 |
| Max Price | US$160.07 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Mark Joslin (60yo)
Senior VP & CFO
- Tenure: 15.1yrs
- Compensation: US$1.69m
Donald Meyer (63yo)
Senior Director of Financial Services
- Tenure: 17.6yrs
Jennifer Neil (45yo)
VP, Corporate Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
- Tenure: 16.3yrs
- Compensation: US$1.07m
Curt Scheel (60yo)
Director of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Melanie M. Hart (46yo)
VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 11.3yrs
Pete Arvan (53yo)
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
- Compensation: US$2.56m
Timothy Babco
Chief Information Officer & GM of Operations
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
Donna Williams
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
Board Members
Andy Code (60yo)
Director
- Tenure: 26.7yrs
- Compensation: US$185.49k
Rusty Sexton (83yo)
Chairman Emeritus
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$36.00k
Manny Perez de la Mesa (62yo)
Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
- Compensation: US$3.28m
Dave Whalen (61yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.9yrs
- Compensation: US$192.55k
Bob Sledd (66yo)
Director
- Tenure: 23.7yrs
- Compensation: US$195.55k
John Stokely (66yo)
Chairman & Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: US$241.72k
Timothy Graven (67yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.9yrs
- Compensation: US$202.55k
Harlan Seymour (69yo)
Director
- Tenure: 16.7yrs
- Compensation: US$212.55k
Deb Oler (64yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$9.17k
Pete Arvan (53yo)
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
- Compensation: US$2.56m
Company Information
Pool Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Pool Corporation
- Ticker: POOL
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1993
- Industry: Distributors
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$7.437b
- Shares outstanding: 39.92m
- Website: https://www.poolcorp.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Pool Corporation
- 109 Northpark Boulevard
- Covington
- Louisiana
- 70433
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOL | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Oct 1995 |
| SP1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Oct 1995 |
| POOL * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Oct 1995 |
| SP1 | BRSE (Berne Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CH | USD | Oct 1995 |
Biography
Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. The company offers maintenance products, including chemi ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/09/16 23:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/09/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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