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Advantage Solutions Q3 revenue up 13% but misses earnings; cuts FY22 Adj. EBITDA guidance to $430-440M
Advantage Solutions Inc.
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$0.14
revenue$2,946,979,000
- Q3 revenue $1,051.1M (+13.2% YoY); operating income $46.8M (-28.6%); net income $23.2M (-4.5%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $118.3M, -11.6% YoY; lowered FY22 guidance to $430-440M from $490-510M.
- Labor shortages, wage inflation, and macro headwinds slowing expected rebound; pivot to de-leveraging balance sheet.
- Marketing segment (+22% YoY) driven by sampling/demo recovery; sales segment (+8%) from retail merchandising.
- Management expects sampling/demo business to continue rebuilding in 2023; less emphasis on M&A near term.