earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Wesco Q1 net sales $5.4B (-3% YoY); operating profit $263M (-24%); free cash flow $731M record
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.95
revenue$5,350,000,000
- Net sales $5.4B, down 3.1% YoY; organic sales -3.2%; diluted EPS $1.95 vs $3.48; adjusted EPS $2.30 vs $3.75.
- Operating profit $263M, down 24.1%; adjusted EBITDA margin 6.4% vs 7.6% YoY, down 120 bps.
- Record free cash flow $731M in Q1, $1.4B TTM; financial leverage 2.6x vs 2.8x sequentially.
- Full-year FCF guidance raised to $800M-$1B; maintained sales, margin and adjusted EPS outlook; $300M divestiture proceeds for share repurchases.
- Backlog -10% YoY but +1% sequentially; gross margin 21.3% vs 21.9% YoY.