Process AutomationData IntegrationHome ImprovementSoftware DevelopmentLeisureLogisticsSwimmingWholesale
Description
Pool Corporation operates as a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and related leisure products worldwide. The company is also a primary distributor of irrigation and landscape maintenance products in the United States.
As of…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Pool Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 17.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 4% a year, against analyst forecasts of 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202332
34
2023202420252026
All-time high
37
Feb 2026
All-time low
1
Jan 2024
Average rank
26
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
56
17
5
5
Price/Earnings
57
19
11
7
Price/Book
34
16
7
2
Dividend Yield
95
70
55
55
Value (overall)
70
35
6
5
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.