Overview
SiteOne Q2 net sales up 3% but missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EBITDA rose 8%, beating estimates, per LSEG data
Company completed acquisition of Green Trade Nursery
Outlook
Company expects full-year Adjusted EBITDA between $400 mln and $430 mln
SiteOne anticipates low single-digit Organic Daily Sales growth for rest of year
Company sees pricing flat in Q3, up 1-2% in Q4
SiteOne expects softness in new residential construction and repair markets
Result Drivers
ACQUISITIONS - Acquisitions contributed $40.9 mln to net sales growth, accounting for the entire 3% increase in Q2 sales
PRICE REALIZATION - Improved price realization and acquisitions drove a 30 basis point increase in gross margin to 36.4%
SG&A LEVERAGE - Decrease in SG&A as a percentage of net sales by 40 basis points to 23.9% due to efficiency improvements
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Sales
Miss
$1.46 bln
$1.47 bln (11 Analysts)
Q2 Net Income
$129 mln
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$226.70 mln
$222.20 mln (10 Analysts)
Q2 Gross Margin
36.4%
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
15.5%
Q2 Gross Profit
$531.40 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the fishing & farming peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc is $135.00, about 4.8% above its July 29 closing price of $128.57
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)