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Pool (POOL) Financial Strength

: 7 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Pool has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Pool's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.56. Pool's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.34. As of today, Pool's Altman Z-Score is 6.95.


Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Pool's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pool's Financial Strength falls into.



Pool Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Pool's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,237 Mil.

Pool's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*79.344/-12.104
=6.56

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

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

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(127.418 + 1237.066) / 4012.2
=0.34

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Pool has a Z-score of 6.95, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.95 is strong.

* 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.


Pool  (NAS:POOL) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Pool has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Pool (POOL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001
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

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