Yahoo Finance Rollins' (ROL) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Increase Y/Y
Rollins, Inc.’s ROL first-quarter 2024 earnings meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues beat the same.
Adjusted earnings of 20 cents per share increased 11.1% year over year. Revenues of $748.3 million beat the consensus mark by 2.9% and improved 13.7% year over year. Organic revenues of $702.4 million increased 7.5% year over year.
Rollins’ performance in the quarter was positively impacted by a healthy demand environment for its services. Management said that the company remains well-positioned for organic as well as inorganic growth in 2024. The company’s acquisitions pipeline remained strong in the quarter.
Rollins’ shares have gained 20.1% in the past six months, outperforming the 19.4% rally of the industry it belongs to.
Rollins, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Quarter Details
Residential revenues increased 16.5% year over year to $329.3 million and beat our estimate of $309 million. Commercial revenues increased 11.4% year over year to $258.1 million and surpassed our estimate of $239.1 million. Termite and ancillary revenues increased 11.7% year over year to $152 million and beat our estimate of $144.4 million.
Adjusted EBITDA of $161 million increased 19.3% year over year. This compares to our expectation of an adjusted EBITDA of $159.8 million, up 14.6% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.5% increased 100 basis points (bps) year over year compared with our expectation of an adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.8%, up 160 bps year over year.
Rollins exited the quarter with a cash and cash equivalents balance of $113 million compared with the prior quarter’s $103.8 million. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $510.9 million compared with $490.8 million at the end of the prior quarter.
The company generated $127.4 million of cash from operating activities in the quarter and capital expenditure was $7.2 million. Free cash flow came in at $120.3 million. The company paid dividends worth $73 million in the quarter.
Currently, Rollins carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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