Vestis Corp (NYSE:VSTS)
$ 6.38 -0.12 (-1.85%) Market Cap: 840.77 Mil Enterprise Value: 2.23 Bil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 0.96 GF Score: 22/100

Q2 2025 Vestis Corp Earnings Call Transcript

May 07, 2025 / 01:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: $5.44 (-37.54%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Jim Barber, former COO of UPS, will join as President and CEO, bringing proven leadership and a track record of driving profitable growth.
  • New business contributed 2.4% of revenue growth, with strong performance in frontline sales and national accounts.
  • Frontline sales team is fully staffed, with average productivity per sales representative increasing by approximately 10% over the second quarter.
  • Field sales and national account teams installed 35% more recurring revenue year over year and 10% more than in the first quarter.
  • Successfully executed an amendment to the credit agreement, providing additional financial flexibility through the end of fiscal 2026.
Negative
  • Second quarter revenue was $665 million, a decline of approximately $18 million from Q1, missing growth expectations.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 9.4% from 11.9% in Q1, reflecting the impact of lower revenue on a relatively fixed cost structure.
  • Revenue from existing customers declined by approximately $8 million in Q2 compared to Q1, including a $4 million decrease in LNR revenue.
  • SG&A expenses increased by $27 million compared to Q1, including a $15 million one-time bad debt expense adjustment.
  • Net loss for the quarter was $28 million, with a diluted loss per share of $0.21, highlighting ongoing financial challenges.
Operator

(Operator Instructions)

Welcome to the Vestis Corporation fiscal second-quarter 2025 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions)

I would now like to turn the call over to Michael Aurelio, Vice President of Investor Relations.

Michael Aurelio Vestis Corporation;Vice President of Investor Relations
Corporate Secretary

Thank you, operator, and thank you all for joining us. With me are Philip Homan, Interim Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Kelly Janzen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and they will discuss our fiscal 2025 second-quarter results. After commentary, we will open the call to questions from the analysts.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a Safe Harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements. This conference call contains forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views as to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which

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