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Vestis Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results

In This Article:

Provides Fiscal 2025 Guidance

Fiscal 2024 Results

  • Revenue of $2.8 billion

  • Operating Income of $158 million or 5.6% of revenue

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $353 million or 12.6% of revenue

  • Operating Cash Flow of $472 million, up 83.6% year-over-year

  • Free Cash Flow of $165 million, up 13.2% year-over-year

  • Net leverage was 3.62x at the end of fiscal 2024 versus 3.95x at the end of fiscal 2023

  • Net debt was $1.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2024, a decline of $319 million versus the end of fiscal 2023

ATLANTA, November 21, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vestis Corporation (NYSE: VSTS), a leading provider of uniforms and workplace supplies, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 27, 2024. The company also provided its outlook for fiscal year 2025.

Management Commentary

"We ended the year with solid fourth quarter results that were in-line with our expectations for revenue and ahead of our expectations for Adjusted EBITDA," said Kim Scott, President and CEO.

"As we move into 2025, I am excited about the commercial momentum that is building across Vestis, the progress we are making executing against our efficient operations initiatives, and the way our organization has embraced our mission to deliver a best-in-class customer experience. As a result, we expect both revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to grow on an underlying basis in Fiscal 2025 as we continue to deliver against our strategic priorities."

Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Summary

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures are presented in the tables accompanying this release.

($ in millions)

Consolidated

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

September 27, 2024

September 29, 2023

Change

Revenue

$

2,805.8

 

$

2,825.3

 

(0.7

)%

Operating Income

 

158.0

 

 

217.9

 

(27.5

)%

Adjusted Operating Income

 

238.1

 

 

293.7

 

(18.9

)%

Net Income

 

21.0

 

 

213.2

 

(90.2

)%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

352.9

 

 

404.0

 

(12.6

)%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

12.6

%

 

14.3

%

(170 bps)

Vestis’ fiscal 2024 revenue decreased 0.7% versus fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, Vestis’ revenue decreased 0.6%.

Fiscal 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin declined by 170 basis points, which included an approximately 65 basis point impact from higher public company costs as compared to the prior year. The net effect of lower volumes, higher net energy costs (net of the elimination of the prior year temporary energy fee), and higher public company costs outweighed the favorable impact of pricing compared to the prior year.