NASDAQ$LESL

Leslie's Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Leslie's Q3 2024 financial results were impacted by a cold and wet start to the pool season and weakness in discretionary product sales.

Leslie's, Inc. reported sales of $569.6 million and net income of $60.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024. The results were impacted by a cold and wet start to the pool season and continued weakness in discretionary product sales.

  • Sales were $569.6 million, a decrease of 6.8% compared to the prior year period.
  • Net income was $60.7 million, compared to $72.5 million in the prior year period.
  • Diluted earnings per share was $0.33, compared to $0.39 in the prior year period.
  • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $74.4 million as of June 29, 2024, an increase of $55.0 million compared to July 1, 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$570M

Previous: $611M-6.8%
EPS

$0.33

Previous: $0.41-19.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$109M

No prior period
Adjusted Net Loss

$63.3M

No prior period
Adjusted Diluted EPS

$0.34

No prior period
Gross Margin

40.2%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$34.3M

Previous: -$26.7M-28.4%
Free Cash Flow

$26.3M

Previous: $45.8M-42.5%
Net Income

$60.7M

Previous: $72.5M-16.4%
Operating Income

$97.7M

Previous: $116M-15.6%
Gross Profit

$229M

Previous: $252M-9.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$74.4M

Previous: $19.4M+283.1%
Total Assets

$1.11B

Previous: $1.14B-2.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.25M

Previous: $2.65M-15.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Leslie's · Revenue · Quarterly

$570M

Q3 2024-6.8%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company has reaffirmed its outlook for the full year of fiscal 2024 consistent with the Company’s update on July 17, 2024:

Tailwinds

  • Sales $1,321 to $1,347 million
  • Gross profit $483 to $499 million
  • Net income (loss) ($5) to $6 million
  • Adjusted net income $5 to $16 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA $117 to $131 million

Headwinds

  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share $0.03 to $0.09

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-3.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+14.4%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

9 / 23 earnings

Positive

+12.4%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-26.8%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+12.1%+80.4%+490.2%
Q1 2026-19.4%-22.6%-18.8%
Q4 2025-21.4%-22.9%-51.7%
Q2 2025+5.1%+26.0%+1.1%
Q1 2025-26.8%-25.0%-54.0%
Q4 2024-23.2%-27.9%-31.7%
Q3 2024+4.3%-2.0%-1.7%
Q2 2024+5.7%+8.2%+4.3%
Q1 2024+4.3%+13.6%+16.2%
Q4 2023-8.4%-8.6%+24.5%
Q3 2023+6.4%+7.0%-0.3%
Q2 2023-0.6%+4.5%-2.3%
Q1 2023-7.4%-20.4%-20.7%
Q4 2022-6.0%-12.0%-18.9%
Q3 2022+3.7%+0.8%-9.6%
Q2 2022-3.2%-10.1%-3.5%
Q1 2022-7.6%-6.7%-4.5%
Q4 2021-3.9%-2.1%+1.4%
Q3 2020+10.6%+10.0%+8.2%
Q3 2021-6.7%+3.2%+0.9%
Q2 2021-6.1%-4.6%+2.5%
Q1 2021-4.8%-8.5%-23.6%
Q4 2020+12.4%+19.5%+22.3%
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q4 2019

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