Press Release: Core & Main Announces Record Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Results

Dow Jones
03 Dec 2024

systems, including from cybersecurity threats; impairment in the carrying value of goodwill, intangible assets or other long-lived assets; our ability to continue our customer relationships with short-term contracts; risks associated with exporting our products internationally; our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and remediate any material weaknesses; our indebtedness and the potential that we may incur additional indebtedness that might restrict our operating flexibility; the limitations and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness, the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Core & Main Holdings, LP, as amended, and the Tax Receivable Agreements (each as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2024); increases in interest rates; changes in our credit ratings and outlook; our ability to generate the significant amount of cash needed to service our indebtedness; our organizational structure, including our payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements, which may be significant; our ability to sustain an active, liquid trading market for our Class A common stock; and risks related to other factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2024.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 
 
                              CORE & MAIN, INC. 
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
      Amounts in millions (except share and per share data), unaudited 
 
                           Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended 
                       --------------------------  -------------------------- 
                       October 27,   October 29,   October 27,   October 29, 
                           2024          2023          2024          2023 
                       ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
Net sales              $      2,038  $      1,827  $      5,743  $      5,262 
Cost of sales                 1,495         1,333         4,214         3,828 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
    Gross profit                543           494         1,529         1,434 
Operating expenses: 
    Selling, general 
     and 
     administrative             274           240           799           701 
    Depreciation and 
     amortization                46            37           135           109 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
        Total 
         operating 
         expenses               320           277           934           810 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
Operating income                223           217           595           624 
    Interest expense             36            20           106            59 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
Income before 
 provision for income 
 taxes                          187           197           489           565 
    Provision for 
     income taxes                47            39           122           110 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
Net income                      140           158           367           455 
    Less: net income 
     attributable to 
     non-controlling 
     interests                    7            46            20           147 
                        -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------- 
Net income 
 attributable to Core 
 & Main, Inc.          $        133  $        112  $        347  $        308 
                        ===========   ===========   ===========   =========== 
 
Earnings per share 
Basic                  $       0.69  $       0.65  $       1.81  $       1.81 
Diluted                $       0.69  $       0.65  $       1.79  $       1.80 
Number of shares 
used in computing 
EPS 
Basic                   191,538,672   170,999,291   192,173,529   169,989,859 
Diluted                 201,165,553   224,686,413   202,146,712   232,485,740 
 
 
 
 
                             CORE & MAIN, INC. 
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
      Amounts in millions (except share and per share data), unaudited 
 
                                       October 27, 2024    January 28, 2024 
                                      ------------------  ------------------ 
ASSETS 
Current assets: 
Cash and cash equivalents               $             10    $              1 
Receivables, net of allowance for 
 credit losses of $19 and $12, 
 respectively                                      1,378                 973 
Inventories                                          950                 766 
Prepaid expenses and other current 
 assets                                               43                  33 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total current assets                           2,381               1,773 
Property, plant and equipment, net                   167                 151 
Operating lease right-of-use assets                  220                 192 
Intangible assets, net                               964                 784 
Goodwill                                           1,884               1,561 
Deferred income taxes                                555                 542 
Other assets                                          44                  66 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total assets                        $          6,215    $          5,069 
                                      ===  =============  ===  ============= 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities: 
Current maturities of long-term debt    $             23    $             15 
Accounts payable                                     782                 504 
Accrued compensation and benefits                    112                 106 
Current operating lease liabilities                   63                  55 
Other current liabilities                            134                  94 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total current liabilities                      1,114                 774 
Long-term debt                                     2,384               1,863 
Non-current operating lease 
 liabilities                                         158                 138 
Deferred income taxes                                 85                  48 
Tax receivable agreement liabilities                 702                 706 
Other liabilities                                     22                  16 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total liabilities                              4,465               3,545 
Commitments and contingencies 
Class A common stock, par value 
 $0.01 per share, 1,000,000,000 
 shares authorized, 190,189,434 and 
 191,663,608 shares issued and 
 outstanding as of October 27, 2024 
 and January 28, 2024, respectively                    2                   2 
Class B common stock, par value 
$0.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares 
authorized, 8,483,709 and 9,630,186 
shares issued and outstanding as of 
October 27, 2024 and January 28, 
2024, respectively                                    --                  -- 
Additional paid-in capital                         1,213               1,214 
Retained earnings                                    433                 189 
Accumulated other comprehensive 
 income                                               23                  46 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total stockholders' equity 
     attributable to Core & Main, 
     Inc.                                          1,671               1,451 
Non-controlling interests                             79                  73 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total stockholders' equity                     1,750               1,524 
                                      ---  -------------  ---  ------------- 
    Total liabilities and 
     stockholders' equity               $          6,215    $          5,069 
                                      ===  =============  ===  ============= 
 
 
 
 
                             CORE & MAIN, INC. 
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
                       Amounts in millions, unaudited 
 
                                              Nine Months Ended 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
                                    October 27, 2024      October 29, 2023 
                                  --------------------  -------------------- 
Cash Flows From Operating 
Activities: 
Net income                          $          367        $          455 
Adjustments to reconcile net 
cash from operating activities: 
    Depreciation and 
     amortization                              144                   114 
    Equity-based compensation 
     expense                                    11                     8 
    Deferred income tax expense                  9                     6 
    Other                                       10                     5 
Changes in assets and 
liabilities: 
    (Increase) decrease in 
     receivables                              (316)                 (236) 

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