Leslies Inc (LESL) Q1 2025: Lesl

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Leslies Inc

LESL

$2.63 -3.31%

Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Home Improvement

Q1 2025

Published: Feb 6, 2025

Earnings Highlights

Revenue of $175.23M up 0.7% year-over-year
EPS of $-0.24 decreased by 14.3% from previous year
Gross margin of 27.2%
Net income of -44.56M
"“three key strategic themes in mind: customer centricity, convenience, and asset utilization.”" - Jason McDonald, CEO

LESL

Company LESL

Period Q1 2025

Currency USD

Report Type Quarterly Earnings

Generated Dec 8, 2025

Executive Summary

- Leslie's reported Q1 2025 revenue of $175.2 million, up 0.7% year over year, with Pro Pool delivering the strongest growth at 9% YoY while Residential Pool (-1%) and Residential Hot Tub (-5%) declined. Management characterized the quarter as the first step in a broader transformational program designed to position Leslie's for growth in the peak pool season and beyond. Adjusted EBITDA came in at a loss of $29.0 million, at the bottom end of guidance, driven by higher transformational costs and occupancy payroll, offset by inventory optimization efforts.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue

Increasing

175.23M

QoQ: -55.96% | YoY: 0.73%

Gross Profit

Decreasing

47.72M

27.23% margin

QoQ: -66.68% | YoY: -5.34%

Operating Income

Decreasing

-39.70M

QoQ: -250.26% | YoY: -8.86%

Net Income

Decreasing

-44.56M

QoQ: -349.10% | YoY: -12.67%

EPS

Decreasing

-0.24

QoQ: -346.93% | YoY: -14.29%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Financial Highlights

- Revenue: $175.23M, YoY +0.7%, QoQ -55.96% (Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 shift)
- Gross Profit: $47.72M; Gross Margin 27.23% (down 180–bp year over year largely from inventory optimization and occupancy deleverage)
- Operating Income: -$39.70M; Operating Margin -22.66%
- Net Income: -$44.56M; Net Margin -25.43%
- Adjusted EBITDA: -$29.00M (bottom of guidance)
- EPS: -$0.24; Diluted EPS: -$0.24; Weighted Avg Shares: 185.0M
- Cash Flow: Operating cash flow -$105.08M; Free cash Flow -$109.76M; Net Change in Cash -$96.89M; Cash at end: $11.62M
- Balance Sheet: Total assets $966.99M; Total liabilities $1,187.03M; Total stockholders’ equity -$220.04M; Total debt $1,053.53M; Net debt $1,041.91M
- Working Capital: Current ratio 1.76; Inventory $271.09M; DIO ~191 days; DSO ~15.3 days; Cash burn driven by working capital build for pool season

Income Statement

Metric	Value	YoY Change	QoQ Change
Revenue	175.23M	0.73%	-55.96%
Gross Profit	47.72M	-5.34%	-66.68%
Operating Income	-39.70M	-8.86%	-250.26%
Net Income	-44.56M	-12.67%	-349.10%
EPS	-0.24	-14.29%	-346.93%

Key Financial Ratios

Gross Profit Margin

Fair

27.20%

Gross profit margin is moderate, room for improvement in cost management

Operating Profit Margin

Weak

-0.23%

Operating margin is below industry norms, profitability concerns

Net Profit Margin

Weak

-0.25%

Net profit margin is below industry norms, profitability concerns

Return on Assets

Weak

-0.05%

Return on assets suggests inefficient capital allocation

Return on Equity

Strong

20.30%

Return on equity demonstrates excellent capital efficiency and value creation

Current Ratio

Healthy

1.76

Current ratio shows adequate liquidity to meet short-term obligations

Debt to Equity

Conservative

-4.79

Debt-to-equity shows conservative leverage and low financial risk

P/E Ratio

Negative

-2.31x

Negative earnings make P/E ratio not meaningful

Price to Book

Undervalued

-1.88x

Trading below book value, potential value opportunity or distressed

Historical Earnings Comparison

Period	Revenue ($M)	EPS ($)	YoY Growth	Report
Q2 2025	177.13	-0.28	-6.1%	View
Q1 2025	175.23	-0.24	+0.7%	View
Q4 2024	397.86	-0.05	-8.0%	View
Q3 2024	569.64	0.33	-6.8%	View
Q2 2024	188.66	-0.19	-11.4%	View

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Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Financial Highlights

Income Statement

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