Pool equipment and automation systems manufacturer Hayward Holdings (NYSE: HAYW) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Hayward beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $244.3 million, up 7.4% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Hayward’s revenue to grow 1.7% year on year, slowing from the 17.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Hayward has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Hayward’s peers in the home construction materials segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Builders FirstSource’s revenues decreased 12.1% year on year, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.8%, and Simpson reported revenues up 4.2%, topping estimates by 1.6%. Builders FirstSource’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile Simpson was up 5%.
Read our full analysis of Builders FirstSource’s results here and Simpson’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the home construction materials segment, with share prices up 4.3% on average over the last month. Hayward is down 4.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $18 (compared to the current share price of $15.75).
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