Pool Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Trading & Distributors
  • ISIN: US73278L1052
USD
241.92
-2.81 (-1.15%)
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Pool Corp.
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Why is Pool Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 34.96%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.37 times
3
Flat results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 485.54 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 30.02%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 113.13 %
4
With ROCE of 25.56%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 5.33 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.47%, its profits have fallen by -18.3%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -37.47% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Pool Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Pool Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Pool Corp.
-35.72%
-0.91
31.54%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.17%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
36.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.37
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.85
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.18
Tax Ratio
24.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
41.58%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
34.96%
ROE (avg)
50.17%
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
9.02
EV to EBIT
20.86
EV to EBITDA
19.32
EV to Capital Employed
5.33
EV to Sales
2.32
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.67%
ROCE (Latest)
25.56%
ROE (Latest)
32.85%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 24.19%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.14

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,330.79

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.1% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.84 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,784.53 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 284.8 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 260.45 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 193.29 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 5.17

-6What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 485.54 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 30.02%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 113.13 %

Here's what is working for Pool Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,330.79
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 9.14 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 24.19% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,784.53 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 284.8 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 260.45 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 193.29 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 5.17
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.84 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.1% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 12.13 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Pool Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 485.54 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 113.13 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio