Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Upgrade Now Dusseldorf - Delayed Quote • EUR Leslies Inc (LE3.DU) Follow Add holdings 0.5700 +0.0400 +(7.55%) At close: May 2 at 7:31:17 PM GMT+2 All News Press Releases SEC Filings Leslie’s to Release Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results on May 8, 2025 PHOENIX, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced it will release fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results after market close on Thursday May 8, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 8, 2025 to discuss the financial results as well as progress against the 3 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks Walking a Fine Line The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory. The Returns On Capital At Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) Don't Inspire Confidence If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for... 3 Cash-Producing Stocks That Concern Us Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities. Should You Hold Leslie’s (LESL)? 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A Look Back at Specialty Retail Stocks’ Q4 Earnings: Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) Vs The Rest Of The Pack As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialty retail industry, including Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and its peers. 3 Consumer Stocks Skating on Thin Ice Retailers are evolving to meet the expectations of modern, tech-savvy shoppers. Still, secular trends are working against their favor as e-commerce continues to take share from brick and mortars. This puts retail stocks in a tough spot, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 13.4%. This drop was much worse than the S&P 500’s 2% fall. Leslie’s, Inc. Announces Executive Leadership Changes Appoints Tony Iskander as Interim Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerPromotes Naomi Cramer to Chief Retail Operations and Talent Officer PHOENIX, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie’s, Inc. (“Leslie’s”, “we”, “our”, “its”, or “Company”; NASDAQ: LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced a series of senior leadership changes as part of the Company’s ong 3 Reasons LESL is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead Leslie's has gotten torched over the last six months - since September 2024, its stock price has dropped 64.2% to $1.05 per share. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move. Q4 2024 RLJ Lodging Trust Earnings Call Q4 2024 RLJ Lodging Trust Earnings Call SanDisk Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600 SanDisk Corp. (NASD: SNDK) will replace Leslie Inc. (NASD: LESL) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, February 25. S&P 500 constituent Western Digital Corp. (NASD: WDC) is spinning off SanDisk in a transaction expected to be completed on February 24. Western Digital will remain in the S&P 500 post spin-off. Leslie's market capitalization is no longer representative of the small cap market space. BofA double downgrades Leslie’s on weak free cash flow Investing.com -- Bank of America downgraded largest US retailer of pool&spa supplies Leslie’s Inc to "Underperform" from "Buy" citing weak free cash flow generation and ongoing market share losses. The brokerage also cut its price target to $1.40 from $2.60 given concerns over the pool supplies retailer’s ability to pay down debt. Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$2.84 Price Target It's been a sad week for Leslie's, Inc. ( NASDAQ:LESL ), who've watched their investment drop 19% to US$1.64 in the... Why Leslie's (LESL) Stock Is Down Today Shares of pool products retailer Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) fell 24.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak fourth-quarter results. Revenue barely beat forecasts, with growth remaining flat. Gross margin shrank because of stock write-downs and higher rent and shipping costs. The weaker margins contributed to an earnings loss, which missed estimates. The forecast was also weak as EBITDA guidance for the next quarter fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a softer Q1 2025 Leslie's Inc Earnings Call Q1 2025 Leslie's Inc Earnings Call Leslies Inc (LESL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Growth in Pro Sales Amidst ... Leslies Inc (LESL) reports a revenue increase with strong pro sales growth, while facing challenges in residential segments and margin pressures. Leslie's, Inc. (LESL) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates Leslies (LESL) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -4.76% and 1.68%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock? Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q4 But Stock Drops Pool products retailer Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) reported Q4 CY2024 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $175.2 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $184 million was less impressive, coming in 3.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.22 per share was 5.8% below analysts’ consensus estimates. Leslie’s, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results; Provides Second Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2025 Outlook Sales of $175 million, up 0.7% and at the top end of financial guidance Net loss of $45 million, reflecting typical operational deleverage during pool offseasonAdjusted EBITDA of $(29) million; at the lower end of guidance and includes transformational expensesDiluted earnings per share of $(0.24); Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $(0.22)CEO to outline the first set of strategic initiatives on the earnings conference call PHOENIX, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie’s, Inc. (“Leslie’s Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 5/2/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) Return LE3.DU S&P 500 (^GSPC) YTD -71.78% -3.31% 1-Year -85.61% +12.29% 3-Year -96.89% +36.85%