Specialty building products distributor GMS Q1 sales beat estimates

Overview

• GMS fiscal Q1 net sales beat analyst expectations, reaching $1.41 bln, per LSEG data

• Pretax profit for fiscal Q1 missed analyst estimates, per LSEG data

• Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 9.6% from 10.1% last year

Result Drivers

• WALLBOARD DECLINE - Wallboard net sales fell 5.4%, with wallboard organic sales down 6.8%

• CEILINGS GROWTH - Ceilings net sales increased by 6.6%, with its organic sales up 6.1%

• STEEL FRAMING DROP - Steel framing net sales decreased by 6.3%, with its organic sales down 8.2%

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the construction supplies & fixtures peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for GMS Inc is $110.00, about 0.1% above its August 27 closing price of $109.84

• The stock recently traded at 17 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago

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