Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
DXP Enterprises, Inc. ( DXPE ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 4:30 PM EST Company Participants Kent Yee - Senior VP, CFO, Secretary & Director David Little - Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Conference Call Participants Zachary Marriott - Stephens Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Mark, and I will be your conference operator today.
| - Industry | - Sector | David R. Little CEO | XFRA Exchange | US2333774071 ISIN |
| US Country | 3,028 Employees | - Last Dividend | 1 Oct 2008 Last Split | 27 Dec 1996 IPO Date |
DXP Enterprises, Inc., and its subsidiaries stand out as a prominent distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, equipment, and services across the United States and Canada. With its establishment rooted back in 1908 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company serves a diversified client base through its multifaceted operational segments. These segments encompass Service Centers (SC), Supply Chain Services (SCS), and Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS), each tailored to cater to the distinct needs of various industrial sectors. DXP Enterprises is dedicated to offering an extensive range of MRO essentials along with technical expertise and logistic solutions, aiming at improving its customers' operational efficiency and productivity.
The SC segment is designed to provide customers with a broad spectrum of MRO products, equipment, and integrated services. This includes expertise in rotating equipment, bearings, power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, metalworking, fasteners, industrial supplies, safety products, and comprehensive safety services. DXP's SC segment supports sectors like oil and gas, food and beverage, petrochemical, transportation, mining, construction, chemical, municipal, agriculture, and pulp and paper industries through technical advice and advanced logistics services.
In the SCS segment, DXP Enterprises specializes in optimizing procurement and inventory management. This includes storeroom management, transaction consolidation, vendor oversight, procurement cost optimization, productivity improvements, and customized reporting services. Their innovative programs such as SmartAgreement, SmartBuy, SmartSource, SmartStore, SmartVend, and SmartServ are strategically designed to streamline the MRO procurement process and enhance the overall efficiency of their clients’ operations.
The IPS segment focuses on the customization, fabrication, and assembly of pump packages, alongside remanufacturing existing pumps and producing private-label branded pumps. This division capitalizes on DXP’s ability to deliver specialized and tailor-made solutions for their client's unique pump requirements, demonstrating a significant edge in the industrial solutions market.