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Mar 31, 2024

DSG Q1 2024 Earnings Report

DSG's first quarter results were in line with near-term expectations with revenue up 19.5% and sequential margin expansion.

Key Takeaways

Distribution Solutions Group reported a 19.5% increase in revenue to $416 million for the first quarter of 2024, driven by acquisitions. The adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 8.7% compared to 8.4% in the previous quarter. The Lawson MRO vertical had strong performance, Gexpro Services OEM vertical returned to double-digit margins, and TestEquity industrial technology vertical margins stabilized.

Revenue increased by 19.5% to $416.1 million, including $99.2 million from recent acquisitions.

Two-year stacked organic revenue grew by 4.7%, despite an 8.6% decrease in current quarter organic revenue.

Operating income was $2.8 million, including $10.7 million in non-cash acquired intangible amortization and $16.2 million in non-recurring expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA was $36.1 million, representing 8.7% of revenue, compared to $39.4 million in the prior year quarter.

Total Revenue
$416M
Previous year: $348M
+19.5%
EPS
$0.25
Previous year: $0.26
-3.8%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
8.7%
Previous year: 11.3%
-23.0%
Gross Profit
$143M
Previous year: $133M
+7.9%
Cash and Equivalents
$73.1M
Previous year: $31.1M
+134.7%
Free Cash Flow
$2.94M
Previous year: $9.37M
-68.6%
Total Assets
$1.54B
Previous year: $1.23B
+25.6%

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Forward Guidance

The company is actively working its pipeline of acquisition targets, incremental margin enhancement initiatives, and cost savings -- and expect sequential margin improvements as 2024 develops.