In the most recent trading session, Core & Main (CNM) closed at $45.07, indicating a -0.38% shift from the previous trading day.
Core & Main (CNM) closed at $46.09 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.35% move from the prior day.
Core & Main (CNM) concluded the recent trading session at $43.45, signifying a +1.73% move from its prior day's close.
Core & Main faces significant headwinds, including weather disruptions, lower steel pipe prices, and a slowdown in commercial projects, impacting their recent performance. Despite a solid share buyback program and manageable debt levels, the lack of insider buying activity raises concerns about a potential decline in the share price in the near future. Acquisition-driven growth contributed 9% to sales increases, but without acquisitions, sales would have dropped 3.5%. I'm concerned about their reliance on acquisitions for growth.
The veteran industrial components supplier's second quarter fell short of expectations. It missed on both the top and bottom lines for the period.
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Shares of Core & Main (CNM), which supplies pipes for water, wastewater and other uses, posted worse-than-expected results and cut its outlook after it said bad weather and economic conditions affected sales.
Core & Main, Inc. (NYSE:CNM ) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript September 4, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Robyn Bradbury - IR Steve LeClair - Chair and CEO Brad Cowles - President Mark Witkowski - CFO Conference Call Participants Kathryn Thompson - Thompson Research Group Dave Manthey - Baird Matthew Bouley - Barclays Nigel Coe - Wolfe Research Joe Ritchie - Goldman Sachs Mike Dahl - RBC Capital Markets Anthony Pettinari - Citi Patrick Baumann - JPMorgan David Ridley-Lane - Bank of America Operator Hello and welcome to the Core & Main Q2 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Alex and I'll be coordinating the call today.
Core & Main's results fell short of expectations. The company blamed weather delays for some of the miss, lowering full-year guidance.
Core & Main (CNM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago.
Core & Main Inc.'s stock fell about 13% on Wednesday after the St. Louis-based water, wastewater and drainage-supply distributor's earnings fell short of analyst estimates and warned that “significant weather disruptions” have impacted its business.
Significant improvement in the residential and non-residential revenues is anticipated to have benefited CNM's second-quarter fiscal 2024 revenues.