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Pool Corporation Overview

Address

109 Northpark Blvd. Covington, 
LA 70433 United States
Phone: 985-892-5521
Fax:985-892-2438

Pool Corporation Rankings

S&P 600 
#Russell 2000 (June 2011)

Company Description

Pool Corporation swims laps around its competitors. The world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, it operates about 295 service centers throughout North America and Europe, serving about 80,000 wholesale customers, such as pool builders and remodelers, retail pool stores, and pool repair and service companies. Pool Corp.'s more than 160,000 products include private-label and name-brand pool maintenance items (chemicals, cleaners), equipment (pumps, filters), accessories (heaters, lights), and packaged pool kits. Founded in 1993 as SCP Holding Corp., Pool Corp. has struggled in recent years as a result of the downturn in new home (and pool) construction.

Pool Corporation Company Profile Report

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Hoover's industry experts provide proprietary editorial analysis supplemented with content from multiple data sources to bring you the Company Profile Report. The depth of each report varies, so be sure to view the sample and review the report contents listed next.

 

Sections Included in Report

  • Company Overview
  • Company Description
  • People
  • Biographies
  • Historical Events
  • Industry Information
  • Financial Summary
  • Annual Income Statement
  • Quarterly Cash Flow
  • Annual Balance Sheet
  • Quarterly Balance Sheet
  • Annual Cash Flow
  • Quarterly Income Statement
  • Earning Estimates
  • Financial Market Data
  • Historical Financials
  • Competitors List
  • Competitive Landscape

Company Profile Report Highlights

  • Company Description

    Quickly grasp how a company operates and understand its current business environment.

  • Industry Information

    Identify the often times disparate industries a company does business in, and find the corresponding SIC and NAICS codes.

  • Biographies

    Learn the background and technology interests of the company's executives, to better understand possible growth directions.

  • Company History

    When you want to know where a company is going, you'll be helped by first knowing where it's been. Use this to get up tp speed on a company's history.

  • Key People

    Uncover the roles and responsiblities of the management team and identify the correct decision maker, so you are sure to talk to the right contact.

  • Company Financials

    Review key financial information to gauge health and growth potential.

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Overview

The US chemicals distribution industry includes about 13,000 establishments (single-location companies and branches of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of about $170 billion. Major companies include Brenntag North America, Nexeo Solutions (formerly Ashland Distribution), and Univar USA. The industry is concentrated: the largest 50 companies generate more than half of revenue.

SIC: 5162, 5169

NAICS: 424690, 424610

 

Sample Questions & Answers

How does the company plan for changes in demand?

End-user demand for industrial chemicals can vary sharply from year to year, depending mainly on manufacturing activity. Production of basic chemicals can fall significantly during a recession and take several years to recover. Production of plastic...

 

How have changes in energy costs affected the company?

Energy costs can affect chemical distributors by impacting both product and distribution costs. Many basic chemicals, such as plastic resins, are derived from crude oil or natural gas, and distributors are large consumers of diesel fuel for truck...

 

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General Report Description

Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

 

Sections Included in Report

  • Industry Overview
  • Quarterly Industry Update
  • Business Challenges
  • Trends and Opportunities
  • Call Preparation Questions
  • Financial Information
  • Industry Forecast
  • Website and Media Links
  • Glossary of Acronyms

    Industry Report Highlights:

    • Recent Developments

      Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

    • Trends & Opportunies

      Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

    • Call Preparation Questions

      Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

    • Industry Forecast

      Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

    • Business Challenges

      Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

    • Executive Insight

      Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

    • Financial Information

      Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

    • Web Links & Acronyms

      Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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    Overview

    The US concrete and masonry contracting industry includes about 50,000 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of about $55 billion. Major companies include Baker Concrete Construction, Ceco Concrete Construction, Stewart Builders, and United Forming.

    SIC: 1771, 1791, 1741

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    Sample Questions & Answers

    How does the company manage demand for services when the construction industry is highly cyclical?

    Demand for concrete and masonry contracting services depends on construction activity, which can vary significantly from region to region and from year to year. Many contractors rely on both residential and nonresidential projects; others specialize.

     

    How is the company challenged by expanding its geographic coverage?

    With few exceptions, concrete and masonry contractors lack a national presence. Most businesses are local and market themselves to local general contractors. While referrals and word-of-mouth are beneficial in local markets, dependence upon personal...

     

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    General Report Description

    Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

     

    Sections Included in Report

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    • Website and Media Links
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      Industry Report Highlights:

      • Recent Developments

        Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

      • Trends & Opportunies

        Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

      • Call Preparation Questions

        Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

      • Industry Forecast

        Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

      • Business Challenges

        Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

      • Executive Insight

        Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

      • Financial Information

        Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

      • Web Links & Acronyms

        Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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      Overview

      The US sporting goods manufacturing industry includes about 1,300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $10 billion. Large companies include Callaway Golf Company; Easton-Bell Sports; the Spalding division of Russell Brands; ICON Health & Fitness; and Rawlings Sporting Goods (a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation). The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for about 60 percent of industry revenue.

      SIC: 3482, 3949, 3484, 3751

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      Sample Questions & Answers

      How dependent is the company on US employment levels?

      The sporting goods industry relies heavily on consumer disposable income. The industry depends on the general health of the US economy and the economies of key export markets in Europe and Asia. Factors, including unemployment levels, energy costs,...

       

      How long are the company's product life cycles?

      Due to shifting consumer interests and desire for increased innovation, sporting goods product life cycles can be quite short, often less than two years. A company's design and R&D departments are constantly challenged to predict consumer preferences...

       

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      General Report Description

      Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

       

      Sections Included in Report

      • Industry Overview
      • Quarterly Industry Update
      • Business Challenges
      • Trends and Opportunities
      • Call Preparation Questions
      • Financial Information
      • Industry Forecast
      • Website and Media Links
      • Glossary of Acronyms

        Industry Report Highlights:

        • Recent Developments

          Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

        • Trends & Opportunies

          Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

        • Call Preparation Questions

          Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

        • Industry Forecast

          Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

        • Business Challenges

          Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

        • Executive Insight

          Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

        • Financial Information

          Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

        • Web Links & Acronyms

          Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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        Overview

        The US home center and hardware store, or home improvement retail, industry includes about 23,000 hardware stores and home centers with combined annual revenue of about $150 billion. Major home center companies include The Home Depot and Lowe's Companies; major hardware store companies include True Value Company and Ace Hardware. The home center segment of the industry is highly concentrated: the top four companies account for more than 90 percent of segment revenue. The hardware store segment of the industry is fragmented: the top 50 companies account for about 30 percent of segment revenue. Home centers offer more building supplies (such as lumber and flooring) and appliances than hardware stores. Home centers account for about 85 percent of industry revenue; hardware stores for about 15 percent. Hardware stores account for about 70 percent of retail locations for the industry, compared to about 30 percent for home centers.

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        Sample Questions & Answers

        How have long-term pricing trends in the home improvement market affected the company?

        Declining and flat retail prices in key categories for home improvement retailers can affect profitability. Retail prices for tools and hardware were basically flat between 1999 and 2009; prices for outdoor equipment and supplies were down almost 10...

         

        How do residential housing trends affect the company's sales?

        Home sales, improvement and repair projects, and new residential construction drive sales for home improvement stores. The residential real estate market can be cyclical and influenced by economic conditions. Decreases in home turnover and slower...

         

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        General Report Description

        Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

         

        Sections Included in Report

        • Industry Overview
        • Quarterly Industry Update
        • Business Challenges
        • Trends and Opportunities
        • Call Preparation Questions
        • Financial Information
        • Industry Forecast
        • Website and Media Links
        • Glossary of Acronyms

          Industry Report Highlights:

          • Recent Developments

            Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

          • Trends & Opportunies

            Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

          • Call Preparation Questions

            Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

          • Industry Forecast

            Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

          • Business Challenges

            Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

          • Executive Insight

            Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

          • Financial Information

            Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

          • Web Links & Acronyms

            Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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          Overview

          The US breakfast cereal manufacturing industry includes about 30 companies with combined annual revenue of about $11 billion. Major companies include Kellogg, General Mills, Post Foods, and Quaker (owned by PepsiCo). The industry is highly concentrated: the top four companies account for 80 percent of revenue.

          SIC: 2043

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          Sample Questions & Answers

          How dependent is the company on the success of ready-to-eat cereal?

          Cereal manufacturers depend highly on a single type of product (cold, ready-to-eat cereal) that's overwhelmingly consumed at a single time of day. Because cereal with milk can't be easily consumed on-the-go, busy families and professionals may be...

           

          How does the company manage commodity price swings?

          The price and availability of cereal grains can fluctuate sharply due to farm yield, weather patterns, and government farm subsidies. Wheat, corn, and oat prices routinely swing 10 percent or more from year-to-year. Price and supply instability isn't...

           

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          General Report Description

          Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

           

          Sections Included in Report

          • Industry Overview
          • Quarterly Industry Update
          • Business Challenges
          • Trends and Opportunities
          • Call Preparation Questions
          • Financial Information
          • Industry Forecast
          • Website and Media Links
          • Glossary of Acronyms

            Industry Report Highlights:

            • Recent Developments

              Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

            • Trends & Opportunies

              Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

            • Call Preparation Questions

              Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

            • Industry Forecast

              Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

            • Business Challenges

              Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

            • Executive Insight

              Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

            • Financial Information

              Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

            • Web Links & Acronyms

              Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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            Overview

            The US music production and distribution industry includes about 3,700 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of about $15 billion. Major companies include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group. The industry is highly concentrated: the top eight companies account for 80 percent of industry revenue.

            SIC: 2731, 7389

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            Sample Questions & Answers

            How have the studio’s sales been affected by piracy?

            Sales of music via legitimate CDs and downloads have been declining for years because of the pervasiveness of illegal copying. In part because the industry was been slow to move into digital music distribution, many consumers found it easier to...

             

            How does the studio get its products in front of the public?

            The shift by many consumers from specialty music stores to high-volume discount chains makes gaining shelf space harder for small labels. The demise of music retailers such as Tower Records and Musicland has decreased the number of outlets offering...

             

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            General Report Description

            Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

             

            Sections Included in Report

            • Industry Overview
            • Quarterly Industry Update
            • Business Challenges
            • Trends and Opportunities
            • Call Preparation Questions
            • Financial Information
            • Industry Forecast
            • Website and Media Links
            • Glossary of Acronyms

              Industry Report Highlights:

              • Recent Developments

                Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

              • Trends & Opportunies

                Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

              • Call Preparation Questions

                Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

              • Industry Forecast

                Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

              • Business Challenges

                Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

              • Executive Insight

                Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

              • Financial Information

                Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

              • Web Links & Acronyms

                Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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              Overview

              The US electrical, plumbing, and hardware distributors industry includes about 20,000 firms with combined annual revenue of about $215 billion. Major companies include Ace Hardware, Anixter, Graybar Electric, True Value, and WESCO International. The hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment and supplies segment of the industry is fragmented: the 50 largest companies generate about 45 percent of revenue. The electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment segment is more concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate about 50 percent of revenue.

              SIC: 5072, 5063, 5074, 5078, 5075

              NAICS: 423740, 423730, 423720, 423610, 423710

               

              Sample Questions & Answers

              What risk management does the company use to protect against swings in demand?

              A large portion of sales goes to contractors in the construction industry, especially residential, which tends to be cyclical and seasonal. Construction fluctuates depending on a variety of factors, including favorable interest rates, credit...

               

              What expansion or construction plans does the company have for the next few years?

              During the past decade, more US manufacturing has moved to countries with lower labor costs, leaving behind US distributors that supply them with small industrial parts. Distributors that supply only US manufacturing companies face a market with...

               

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              General Report Description

              Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

               

              Sections Included in Report

              • Industry Overview
              • Quarterly Industry Update
              • Business Challenges
              • Trends and Opportunities
              • Call Preparation Questions
              • Financial Information
              • Industry Forecast
              • Website and Media Links
              • Glossary of Acronyms

                Industry Report Highlights:

                • Recent Developments

                  Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

                • Trends & Opportunies

                  Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

                • Call Preparation Questions

                  Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

                • Industry Forecast

                  Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

                • Business Challenges

                  Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

                • Executive Insight

                  Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

                • Financial Information

                  Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

                • Web Links & Acronyms

                  Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

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                Pool Corporation  Overview

                Top 3 Competitiors

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                Location: Atlanta, GA

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                Competitive Landscape Brief

                Chemical distribution is a cyclical business dependent on industrial demand. The profitability of individual companies depends on an efficient distribution system. Larger companies can offer more products and services. Local and regional distributors can compete effectively through superior service or geographic focus. The industry is capital-intensive: annual revenue per employee is more than $1 million.

                Pool Corporation Competitive Landscape

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                Providing a complete view of how this company and its competitors stack up against one another, the Competitive Landscape report includes benchmarks on over 30 parameters related to sales, employees, market cap, profitability, and growth. Exclusive to Hoover's, this landscape can be used to conduct competitive analysis, inform corporate strategy, and identify trends.

                 

                Sections Included in Report

                • Key Numbers
                • Profitability
                • Valuation
                • Operations
                • Financial Ratios
                • Per Share Data ($)
                • Growth Statistics
                • *Data provided for 3 to 30 competitors

                  Company Landscape Report Highlights

                  • Competitors List

                    Identify specific primary and secondary competitors, allowing you evaluate the chances of sucessfully introducing new products.

                  • Competive Landscape

                    Acess detailed financial metrics on a company's top competitors, so you can quickly determine their relative health and add credibility-boosting quantitative data to your presentations.

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