---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000945841-24-000082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POOL"
cik: "0000945841"
company_name: "POOL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T09:07:15.114146+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pool Corp Q1 EPS $2.04 down 21% YoY; updates FY guidance to $13.19-$14.19

## Summary
- Net sales $1.1B (-7% YoY); operating income $108.7M (-25%) with operating margin 9.7% vs 12.1%.
- Diluted EPS $2.04 ($1.85 without $0.19 tax benefit); prior year Q1 $2.58 ($2.46 ex-benefit).
- Net cash from operations a Q1 record $145.4M (+41% YoY) on working capital improvements.
- Inventory reduced 11% YoY to $1.5B; total debt down $386.6M to $979.2M.
- FY 2024 EPS guidance updated to $13.19-$14.19 reflecting year-to-date tax benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000945841-24-000082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POOL
- cik: 0000945841
- company_name: POOL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584124000082/0000945841-24-000082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584124000082/pool-20240425.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  POOL CORP reported first quarter of 2024 results: revenue $1.1 billion, net income $78.9 million, EPS $2.04. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2024
  - Revenue: $1.1 billion
  - Net income: $78.9 million
  - EPS: $2.04
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 2 pool-q12024xer.htm POOL Q1 2024 EARNINGS RELEASE Document Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOL CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS Highlights • Net sales of $1.1 billion exceeded $1.0 billion in the first quarter for the fourth consecutive year • Operating income of $108.7 million with a solid operating margin of 9.7% • Net cash provided by
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584124000082/0000945841-24-000082-index.htm

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