Pool Corporation (POOL) is a Industrial - Distribution company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $217.98. It has a SharesGrow Score of 61/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of POOL = $174.81 (-19.8% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is POOL = $278 (+27.6% upside).
Valuation: POOL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 18.9 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.28.
Financials: revenue is $5.3B, -5%/yr average growth. Net income is $406M, growing at -17.8%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.7% (thin). Gross margin is 29.7% (-1.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $349M against $1.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.29, conservative). Current ratio is 2.24 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 9.6%. Total assets: $3.6B.
Analyst outlook: 12 / 21 analysts rate POOL as buy (57%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 58/100 (Partial), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 49/100 (Partial), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
