NASDAQ$ADV
Advantage Solutions Inc · Q2 2024 earnings
Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Advantage Solutions' second quarter performance improved, marked by strategic transformation and divestiture of non-core assets.
Advantage Solutions reported revenues of $873 million for Q2 2024, a decrease compared to $964 million in the previous year. The net loss from continuing operations was $113 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $90 million, consistent with the prior year, with margins at 10.3%. The company made progress on its strategic transformation by completing divestitures of non-core assets to simplify its business and pay down debt.
- Revenues decreased by 9% to $873 million, but increased by 1% when excluding the impact of $101 million related to the deconsolidation of its European joint venture.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $90 million, in line with the prior year, and margins were 10.3%.
- The company focused on disciplined capital allocation, with debt and share repurchases of $27 million and $9 million, respectively.
- Management reaffirmed its full-year guidance to deliver growth during a year of significant investment.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Advantage Solutions · Revenue · Quarterly
$873M
Forward guidance
Management expects 2024 revenues and Adjusted EBITDA to grow low single digits on a continuing operations basis.
Tailwinds
- Revenues are expected to grow low single digits.
- Adjusted EBITDA is expected to grow low single digits.
- Actions to simplify the business are substantially complete.
- Three-year IT transformation capital expenditures are now expected to be $140 million to $150 million, down from the initial range of $160 million to $170 million.
- The expectation for 2024 is for Adjusted Unlevered Free Cash Flow conversion to be at the high end of the 55% to 65% range.
Headwinds
- Management expects minimal excess cash in 2024.
- The company will continue to invest and transform the business.
- Cash will be used to pay down debt.
- Wage inflation
- Soft market conditions
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024
-2.7%
Avg return
Earnings day
-3.9%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
36%
9 / 25 earnings
Positive
+18.6%
Q4 2022
Best reaction
-20.2%
Q3 2022
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +15.3% | -5.5% | +1.8% | |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0% | +15.9% | +57.6% | |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3% | +8.9% | -30.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | -17.8% | -14.3% | +12.2% | |
| Q4 2024 | -8.9% | -28.4% | -44.9% | |
| Q3 2024 | +10.1% | -1.6% | +5.1% | |
| Q2 2024 | +4.2% | +0.3% | +3.6% | |
| Q1 2024 | -17.6% | -20.2% | -29.1% | |
| Q4 2023 | +2.1% | -3.4% | +14.6% | |
| Q3 2023 | -16.0% | -16.5% | +29.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | +2.3% | +1.2% | +12.4% | |
| Q1 2023 | +10.8% | +18.5% | +62.3% | |
| Q4 2022 | +18.6% | +7.7% | -28.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | -20.2% | -17.5% | -33.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | -9.7% | +3.2% | -32.5% | |
| Q1 2022 | -11.0% | -9.6% | -15.3% | |
| Q4 2021 | -15.9% | -26.9% | -18.9% | |
| Q3 2021 | +4.4% | +1.6% | -13.9% | |
| Q2 2021 | -6.7% | -6.0% | -13.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | -3.8% | -5.6% | -4.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | -0.2% | +7.2% | +27.1% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.2% | +7.2% | +27.1% | |
| Q3 2020 | -2.1% | -13.8% | -1.5% | |
| Q1 2020 | +0.5% | +0.0% | +4.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | -1.0% | -1.0% | +5.1% | |
| Q3 2019 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2019 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2019 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2017 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | — | — | — |
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