Pool Corp.

Here’s an interesting stock, Pool Corp. (POOL). As the name suggests, the company provides pool supplies. They recently changed their name from SCP Pool.
The shares seem a little expensive right now, but the company has been a steady grower. Pool recently said it expects to make $1.80 a share this year, which gives them an earnings multiple of 21.
Here are the sales and earnings going back a few years:
Year…………..Sales…………..EPS
1996…………$235.84…………$0.09
1997…………$335.02…………$0.14
1998…………$457.60…………$0.23
1999…………$572.54…………$0.36
2000…………$672.27…………$0.47
2001…………$854.23…………$0.59
2002…………$983.25…………$0.72
2003…………$1,155.83……….$0.91
2004…………$1,310.85……….$1.19
2005…………$1,552.66……….$1.50
The stock is off about 20% from this spring’s high. Here’s the long-term chart:

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 23rd, 2006 at 1:26 pm

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