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Outdoor lifestyle products brand (NYSE:YETI) beat analysts' expectations in Q2 CY2024, with revenue up 15.1% year on year to $463.5 million. It made a non-GAAP profit of $0.70 per share, improving from its profit of $0.57 per share in the same quarter last year.
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YETI (YETI) Q2 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $463.5 million vs analyst estimates of $452.4 million (2.4% beat)
- EPS (non-GAAP): $0.70 vs analyst estimates of $0.63 (10.3% beat)
- EPS (non-GAAP) guidance for the full year is $2.63 at the midpoint, beating analyst estimates by 2%
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 57%, up from 53.4% in the same quarter last year
- EBITDA Margin: 17.2%, down from 19.6% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow of $44.97 million is up from -$114.3 million in the previous quarter
- Market Capitalization: $3.16 billion
Founded by two brothers from Texas, YETI (NYSE:YETI) specializes in durable outdoor goods including coolers, drinkware, and other gear tailored to adventure enthusiasts.
Leisure ProductsLeisure products cover a wide range of goods in the consumer discretionary sector. Maintaining a strong brand is key to success, and those who differentiate themselves will enjoy customer loyalty and pricing power while those who don’t may find themselves in precarious positions due to the non-essential nature of their offerings.
Sales GrowthA company’s long-term performance can indicate its business quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones tend to grow for years. Luckily, YETI's sales grew at a decent 16.3% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. This shows it was successful in expanding, a useful starting point for our analysis.
Long-term growth is the most important, but within consumer discretionary, product cycles are short and revenue can be hit-driven due to rapidly changing trends and consumer preferences. YETI's recent history shows its demand slowed as its annualized revenue growth of 7.5% over the last two years is below its five-year trend.
This quarter, YETI reported robust year-on-year revenue growth of 15.1%, and its $463.5 million of revenue exceeded Wall Street's estimates by 2.4%. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 7.1% over the next 12 months, a deceleration from this quarter.
Cash Is KingAlthough earnings are undoubtedly valuable for assessing company performance, we believe cash is king because you can't use accounting profits to pay the bills.
YETI has shown mediocre cash profitability over the last two years, giving the company limited opportunities to return capital to shareholders. Its free cash flow margin averaged 9.6%, subpar for a consumer discretionary business.
YETI's free cash flow clocked in at $44.97 million in Q2, equivalent to a 9.7% margin. The company's cash profitability regressed as it was 5.3 percentage points lower than in the same quarter last year, prompting us to pay closer attention. Short-term fluctuations typically aren't a big deal because investment needs can be seasonal, but we'll be watching to see if the trend extrapolates into future quarters.
Over the next year, analysts predict YETI's cash conversion will fall. Their consensus estimates imply its free cash flow margin of 9.2% for the last 12 months will decrease to 5%.
Key Takeaways from YETI's Q2 ResultsIt was good to see YETI beat analysts' EPS expectations this quarter. We were also glad its revenue outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this quarter was mixed but with some key positives. The stock traded up 8% to $40 immediately following the results.
