Valvoline's (VVV) Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates in Q2
Valvoline Inc. VVV reported earnings from continuing operations of 33 cents per share in second-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Mar 31, 2024), up from the year-ago quarter's earnings of 19 cents.
Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings were 37 cents per share for the quarter, up from 23 cents per share a year ago. It beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents.
Valvoline Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Revenues
Net sales increased around 13% year over year to $388.7 million in the quarter. The metric beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $388.5 million. In the fiscal second quarter, system-wide same-store sales (SSS) increased 7.7%.
Financials
At the end of the quarter, Valvoline had cash and cash equivalents of $494.5 million, up around 18% sequentially. Long-term debt was $951.3 million, down roughly 39% sequentially.
For the six months ended Mar 31, 2024, operating cash flows from continuing operations were $92 million and free cash flow was $5 million.
In the second quarter, VVV repurchased $40 million of shares, thereby completing the $1.6 billion share buyback authorization.
Outlook
The company expects net revenues in the band of $1.6-$1.65 billion for fiscal 2024. System-wide SSS growth is expected to be 6-8%. Adjusted EBITDA is forecast be in the range of $430-$455 million for fiscal 2024. VVV also sees fiscal 2024 adjusted earnings of $1.45-$1.65 per share.
Price Performance
Valvoline’s shares have increased 8.9% in the past year compared with a 10.2% decline of the industry.
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Zacks Rank & Other Chemicals Releases
VVV currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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