secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000945841-24-000009
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Pool Corp reports 2023 sales $5.5B, EPS $13.35; guides 2024 EPS $13.10-$14.10
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- Annual net sales $5.5B (-10% YoY); operating income $746.6M (-27%); operating margin 13.5%.
- Q4 net sales $1.0B (-8%); Q4 diluted EPS $1.32 (-27%) vs $1.82 a year ago.
- Record net cash from operations $888.2M in 2023, up from $484.9M in 2022.
- 2024 diluted EPS guidance $13.10-$14.10 (incl. ~$0.10 ASU 2016-09 benefit); 2023 EPS $13.35.
- Inventory down 14% to $1.4B; total debt reduced $333.5M to $1.1B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584124000009/0000945841-24-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584124000009/pool-20240222.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945841-24-000009

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