Pool (POOL) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.04 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Pool's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $127 Mil. Pool's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,237 Mil. Pool's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,313 Mil. Pool's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pool's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

POOL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98 Med: 1.34 Max: 2.98
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Pool was 2.98. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 1.34.

POOL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.3% of 132 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.515 vs POOL: 1.04

Pool Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pool's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pool Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.68

0.98

1.33

1.35

1.04

Pool Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																1.35	1.31	1.01	0.94	1.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Pool Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Pool's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pool's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Pool Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Pool's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(127.418	+	1237.066)	/	1312.787
	=	1.04

Pool's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(127.418	+	1237.066)	/	1312.787
	=	1.04

Pool (NAS:POOL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Pool (POOL) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

POOL:Mexico SP1:Germany SP1:Germany

Address

109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001

Website

https://www.poolcorp.com

Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. It sells national-brand and private-label products to approximately 120000 customers. The products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.

Executives

Kristopher Robert Neff	officer: Vice President, Strategy & Cor	429 HAMPTON TERRACE, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Jennifer M Neil	officer: Secretary	SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Walker Saik	officer: Corporate Controller	5202 CHESTNUT ST, NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Ilya Mihaly	officer: Vice President - Operations &	10703 BEAGLE RUN PL, TAMPA FL 33626
James D Hope	director	1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Hart Melanie Housey	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Carlos A. Sabater	director	1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Peter D Arvan	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	2537 ST. JAMES DRIVE, UNIT 507, SOUTHPORT NC 28461
Martha S Gervasi	director	610 BOWSPRIT LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J	director, officer: President/CEO
Robert C Sledd	director	9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Mark W Joslin	officer: Chief Financial Officer	SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
St Romain Kenneth G	officer: Group Vice President	POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
David B. Collier	officer: VP OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN	720 EVENING STAR LN, CASTLE ROCK CO 80108
Arthur D Cook	officer: Vice President