Canada's Boyd Group Q2 revenue up 30%, slightly misses estimates

Boyd Services

12/08/2026 11:12

Overview
Canada collision repair operator's Q2 revenue rose 30% but slightly missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 missed analyst expectations
Margin gains and cost synergies from Joe Hudsons acquisition supported profitability

Outlook
Boyd raises 2026 cost savings target to $65 mln from $50 mln, citing faster synergy gains
Company expects to open 3 new start-up locations in Q3 and 10 more in Q4 2026
Boyd sees industry repairable-claims volumes stabilizing, with market share gains expected to continue

Result Drivers
NEW LOCATIONS - Revenue growth was primarily driven by $211.3 mln from 340 new locations not in operation for the full comparative quarter
SYNERGY REALIZATION - Accelerated synergy realization from Joe Hudsons acquisition and Project 360 contributed to margin expansion and profitability
COST SAVINGS - Achieved $15 mln in incremental cost savings during the quarter from Project 360 and acquisition synergies

Company press release: ID:nPn8S08Bla

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Sales
Slight Miss*
$1.01 bln
$1.02 bln (12 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Miss
$0.80
$0.91 (12 Analysts)
Q2 EPS
 
$0.05
 
Q2 Adjusted Net Income
 
$22.40 mln
 
Q2 Net Income
 
$1.29 mln
 
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA
 
$135.93 mln
 
Q2 Gross Margin
 
47.40%
 
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the personal services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Boyd Group Services Inc is C$242.50, about 69.5% above its August 11 closing price of C$143.04
The stock recently traded at 22 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 25 three months ago

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