Core & Main reported first-quarter sales of $1.9 billion, roughly flat with last year's sales figures. While acquisitions contributed about 1% of growth, volumes declined 1%. Still, the firm improved its adjusted EBITDA margin by 10 basis points to 11.8% and reaffirmed its prior full-year guidance.
Core & Main has leading market share within the waterworks distribution landscape.
Core & Main’s highly acquisitive nature presents risks, should acquisitions fail to deliver planned results.
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Metric
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CNM
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FERG
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WSO
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 19.16 | 22.70 | 32.80 |
Price/Book Value | 4.17 | 7.76 | 5.81 |
Price/Sales | 1.17 | 1.48 | 2.07 |
Price/Cash Flow | 12.64 | 19.13 | 22.35 |
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Metric
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CNM
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FERG
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WSO
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Quick Ratio | 1.27 | 0.79 | 1.50 |
Current Ratio | 2.31 | 1.78 | 3.34 |
Interest Coverage | 6.26 | — | — |
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Metric
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CNM
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FERG
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WSO
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.69% | — | 13.45% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 24.96% | — | 22.26% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 12.74% | — | 16.29% |
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