secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000945841-25-000008
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 Q4 2024 EPS $0.98, down 26%; 2025 guidance $11.08-$11.58
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- Annual net sales $5.3B (-4% YoY); operating income $617.2M (-17%); diluted EPS $11.30 (-15% from $13.35).
- Q4 net sales $987.5M (-2%); diluted EPS $0.98 (-26%); gross margin +10bps to 29.4%.
- FY2025 diluted EPS guidance $11.08-$11.58, including $0.08 ASU 2016-09 benefit; vs 2024 adj. EPS $11.07.
- Operating cash flow $659.2M; inventory down 6% to $1.3B; total debt reduced $103M to $950.4M.
- Returned $483.4M to shareholders: $179.6M dividends & $306.3M share repurchases.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584125000008/0000945841-25-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584125000008/pool-20250220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945841-25-000008

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