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Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:FND ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Wayne Hood - SVP, Investor Relations Tom Taylor - CEO Trevor Lang - President Bryan Langley - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Steven Forbes - Guggenheim Securities Zach Fadem - Wells Fargo Seth Sigman - Barclays Michael Lasser - UBS Chuck Grom - Gordon Haskett Keith Hughes - Truist Securities Oliver Wintermantel - Evercore ISI Jonathan Matuszewski - Jefferies Alexia Morgan - Piper Sandler Karen Short - Melius Philip Blee - William Blair Molly Baum - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Justin Kleber - Baird Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Floor & Decor Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
The headline numbers for Floor & Dcor (FND) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Floor & Dcor (FND) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.48 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.61 per share a year ago.
FND's strategies have been shifting the sales mix toward higher-margin items, boosting profitability, with concerns of a decline in demand for hard-surface flooring.
Deteriorating fundamentals along with a weak seasonal period put the odds on our side.
Floor & Decor (FND) is set to expand its market share by opening a warehouse-format store in Rhode Island, marking its debut in the market.
Floor & Decor cuts full year guidance as consumer spending slows.
Shifted recommendation from sell to hold due to potential demand recovery with Fed rate cuts. Floor & Decor's 2Q24 results showed the continued impact of a poor macro environment on SSSG and overall demand. Management's strategic decisions and margin improvements are positive, but valuation and uncertain demand recovery warrant a hold rating.