NASDAQ$CNXN

PC Connection Inc · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record Q1 revenue, gross profit, gross margin, net income, and earnings per share.

Connection reported a strong first quarter with a 12.5% increase in net sales and a 17.0% increase in net income compared to the prior year quarter. The company achieved record Q1 revenue, gross profit, gross margin, net income, and earnings per share.

  • Net sales increased by 12.5% year-over-year to $711.9 million.
  • Net income increased by 17.0% year-over-year to $14.9 million, or $0.56 per diluted share.
  • Gross profit increased by 13.9% year-over-year to $113.1 million.
  • The Global pandemic generated increased demand for products and services.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$712M

Previous: $633M+12.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.56

Previous: $0.48+16.7%
Gross Margin

15.9%

Previous: 15.7%+1.3%
Operating Margin

2.9%

Previous: 2.8%+3.6%
Inventory Turns

21

Previous: 17+23.5%
Days Sales Outstanding

58

Previous: 55+5.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.6M

Previous: -$6.57M+30.1%
Free Cash Flow

$10.3M

Previous: $6.16M+67.4%
Net Income

$14.9M

Previous: $12.7M+17.0%
Operating Income

$20.7M

Previous: $17.4M+18.6%
Gross Profit

$113M

Previous: $99.3M+13.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$111M

Previous: $93.5M+19.1%
Total Assets

$913M

Previous: $828M+10.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$624K

Previous: $269K+132.0%

Revenue & EPS history

PC Connection · Revenue · Quarterly

$712M

Q1 2020+12.5%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PC Connection · $712M total across 3 segments · Q1 2020

  • Enterprise Solutions
    $333M+21.0%
  • Business Solutions
    $279M+10.2%
  • Public Sector Solutions
    $99.6M-4.5%

Forward guidance

The company noted that the pandemic has created a period of uncertainty as to the near-term demand for their products and services.

Tailwinds

  • The Global pandemic, and the responses to it, such as work-from-home initiatives and increased demand for health care resources, generated increased demand for our products and services in Q1.

Headwinds

  • The pandemic has also created a period of uncertainty as to the near-term demand for our products and services.

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 Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

39 / 65 earnings

Positive

+21.8%

Q2 2019

Best reaction

-24.3%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.6%+3.1%+9.8%
Q4 2025+9.1%+8.4%+0.9%
Q3 2025-1.3%-3.8%-4.7%
Q1 2025+7.0%+9.8%+5.4%
Q4 2024-10.8%-8.6%-11.2%
Q3 2024-8.0%-2.7%+4.9%
Q2 2024+6.7%-0.3%+3.8%
Q1 2024-4.3%+0.2%+9.1%
Q4 2023+8.5%+5.6%+0.3%
Q3 2023+5.3%+11.8%+11.8%
Q2 2023+5.5%+8.5%+9.2%
Q1 2023-2.8%-2.0%+16.5%
Q4 2022-14.2%-13.5%-11.3%
Q3 2022-7.4%-5.3%+5.5%
Q2 2022+2.5%+3.0%+2.2%
Q1 2022-3.5%-6.2%-8.7%
Q4 2021+15.2%+10.9%+18.4%
Q3 2021+6.9%+1.9%-6.5%
Q2 2021-0.6%+2.3%+3.8%
Q1 2021-1.1%-3.7%+1.4%
Q4 2020-10.3%-9.7%-10.0%
Q3 2020+3.7%-5.9%-8.0%
Q2 2020-0.7%+0.4%-4.1%
Q1 2020+6.9%-7.2%+0.7%
Q4 2019-24.3%-19.8%-22.1%
Q3 2019+11.5%+12.8%+12.6%
Q2 2019+21.8%+12.4%+7.7%
Q1 2019+1.3%-4.0%-13.3%
Q4 2018+19.4%+19.1%+15.7%
Q3 2018-7.9%-5.9%-5.4%
Q2 2018+11.3%+12.5%+16.8%
Q1 2018+9.6%+9.9%+10.6%
Q4 2017+0.7%-3.9%+3.7%
Q3 2017+0.1%+0.7%-1.7%
Q2 2017-5.4%-5.2%-10.6%
Q1 2017+3.2%+7.9%-3.4%
Q4 2016+2.5%+0.3%-1.0%
Q3 2016-6.4%-6.5%+9.1%
Q2 2016+2.1%+1.4%+5.0%
Q1 2016-0.2%
Q4 2015-0.4%
Q3 2015-0.4%
Q2 2015-1.2%
Q1 2015-1.5%
Q4 2014-0.3%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014+1.4%
Q1 2014+2.1%
Q4 2013+2.2%
Q3 2013+0.0%
Q2 2013-4.0%
Q1 2013+0.6%
Q4 2012+3.1%
Q3 2012-4.6%
Q2 2012+1.9%
Q1 2011+4.1%
Q1 2012+1.5%
Q4 2009-0.7%
Q4 2011-0.7%
Q3 2010+1.0%
Q3 2011+1.0%
Q4 2010+7.0%
Q2 2011+7.0%
Q2 2010+7.0%
Q1 2010+5.6%

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