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Genuine Parts Co (GPC) Earnings: FY Adjusted EPS Forecast Cut, Misses Estimates

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  • Adjustments to EPS Forecast:
    • New adjusted EPS for FY 2024: $9.30 to $9.50 (previous estimate: $9.80 to $9.95).
    • Current market estimate for adjusted EPS: $9.86.
  • Standard EPS Revisions:
    • New EPS for FY 2024: $8.55 to $8.75 (previous estimate: $9.05 to $9.20).
  • Sales Forecast:
    • Expected sales growth: 1% to 3%.
  • Cash Flow Projections Remain Unchanged:
    • Free cash flow: $800 million to $1.0 billion.
    • Cash from operating activities: $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion.
  • Second Quarter Highlights:
    • Comparable sales: -0.9%.
    • Net sales: $5.96 billion, a 0.8% increase year over year (estimate: $6.04 billion).
    • Industrial Parts Group profit margin: 12.4% (previous year: 12.3%, estimate: 12.9%).
    • Adjusted EPS: $2.44, same as last year (estimate: $2.59).
  • Company’s Statement:
    • Full-year 2024 guidance revised from April 18, 2024.
    • “Despite a challenging macro-environment, our teams are operating well and remain focused on executing our long-term strategic initiatives.”
    • “Our quarterly results reflect softer than expected market conditions, which are tempering demand particularly in our Industrial and U.S. and European Automotive businesses.”
  • Analyst Ratings:
    • 5 buys, 9 holds, 0 sells.

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Genuine Parts Co on Smartkarma

Analysts at Baptista Research on Smartkarma are optimistic about the outlook for Genuine Parts Company based on their recent research reports. In their analysis titled Genuine Parts Company: Strategic Acquisitions and Store Ownership in U.S. Automotive Sector As A Key Growth Lever! – Major Drivers,” the company’s first quarter 2024 earnings showed progress despite some headwinds across its business segments. Genuine Parts reported total sales of $5.8 billion, slightly up from the previous year, indicating a positive start to the year.

In another report by Baptista Research, Genuine Parts Company: These Are The 6 Fundamental Factors Influencing Their Performance In 2024 & Beyond! – Financial Forecasts,” analysts highlighted the company’s cautious outlook for the future. Despite this caution, Genuine Parts Company’s performance in the first quarter showcased resilience, driven by its business mix and geographical diversity, particularly strong sales in Europe and Australasia.


A look at Genuine Parts Co Smart Scores

FactorScoreMagnitude
Value2
Dividend3
Growth5
Resilience2
Momentum3
OVERALL SMART SCORE3.0

Smart Score is a compound score for the Company indicating its overall outlook. It is derived by taking an equally weighted average of underlying Factor scores computed by Smartkarma

Based on the Smartkarma Smart Scores, Genuine Parts Co seems to have a positive long-term outlook. With a strong growth score of 5, the company is expected to expand and increase its market presence over time. Additionally, a dividend score of 3 indicates that Genuine Parts Co is likely to provide regular income to investors through dividends. This combination of growth and dividend scores suggests a promising investment opportunity.

However, the company’s value and resilience scores are lower at 2, suggesting that Genuine Parts Co may not be currently undervalued and could face some challenges in terms of resilience against economic downturns. With a momentum score of 3, the company’s performance may be steady but not necessarily rapidly increasing. Overall, Genuine Parts Co‘s diverse distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts, office products, and electrical materials positions it well for growth, despite some potential value and resilience concerns.

### Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products, and electrical/electronic materials. The Company conducts business throughout most of the United States, in Canada, and in Mexico. ###


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