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With a market cap of $13.5 billion, Pool Corporation (POOL) is the world's leading independent distributor of swimming pool equipment, supplies, and related backyard products. The company operates over 300 locations worldwide and serves diverse customers, including pool remodelers, specialty retailers, and landscape contractors. Its extensive range includes pool maintenance essentials, construction materials, and outdoor living products like built-in BBQs and irrigation systems.
POOL is expected to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings results on Thursday, Feb. 27. Ahead of this event, analysts expect the distributor of supplies for swimming pools to report a profit of $0.88 per share, down 32.3% from $1.30 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters while missing on another occasion. In Q3, POOL exceeded the consensus EPS estimate by 3.5%.
