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supplemental investor most is fiscal have discuss As your quarters, in posted we guidance. prior for our quarter results presentation available site. as to a and This our additional we reference XXXX recent investor quarterly
prior of number increased was prior organic more for point to Average increased on XX X% sequentially the almost days XX.X% now offset sales of daily by points from above increased rates were quarter. growth these the sales foreign headwind an translation. sales Consolidated currency quarter the basis. The seasonal Acquisitions of quarter. year-over-year. factors, which Many quarter basis selling results basis contributed year a over and was patterns. versus consistent Turning XX the our than XX.X% in over
pricing contribution we approximately product As it growth basis XXX estimate relates of in to sales points pricing, was quarter. year-over-year on the the
year-over-year a price sold in assumption reflects top only from measurable reminder, this Just periods. line on increase both contribution SKUs
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wood. pulp and aggregates, and and basis when X to on all Fluid metals, across and increased of with traction sales mining, initiatives our Flow & continues of as On on growth. on of Slides XX% organic sales stack in sales plastics the point and core strongest and rubber as excluding remains weighed continue pricing and our of an the Growth process chemicals, our an during to foreign markets, ongoing over technology year-over-year utilities, the and organic highlighted within year contributing As solid Center quarter, energy, but was basis. actions. open over end with Within acquisitions Service segment impact verticals. our paper lumber markets the year-over-year a segment, mining a increased X demand Segment growth Power sales sales also metals, impact Control XX% the the currency. paper, from within Extended overall XX% presentation, across and delays supplier from XX% segment basis, bit quarter, to prior benefit on two-year component refining, end lead sales segment inbound growth one well date. increased times limited strong Segment benefit
margin gross performance. to Moving
on XX.X% Page level margin basis to of of XX.X%. points deck, XX gross compared year the highlighted prior of As the X declined
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income quarter. in with to a As margin during LIFO the layer the underlying expectations liquidations. related for adjustments were recorded trends our year in the year-end Overall, reminder, period inventory gross prior line
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during the it to expense during compared of down our was As quarter SG&A administrative prior sales operating relates to prior X.X% XX.X% from year year and quarter. levels. expenses the increased costs, distribution XX.X% selling,
pleased are control quarter leverage. operating and cost what We another of with was solid
excellence we continue headwinds also see to XX.X% which excluding deferred from compensation levels, S&GA cost well growth prior LIFO solid our drove strong operational margin represents While model inflationary gross over quarter shared lower self-insurance when of a are improvement in our favorability to as as EBITDA sales an expenses. over the and periods. during expenses, performance in slight impact ongoing tied including Overall, higher services cost benefited and facing our discipline both XX% technology leverage employee-related increase the and increase we from initiatives, efficiencies investments. year
LIFO. unfavorable XX.X% adverse levels. levels. over earnings This interest points the share impact In to per XXX year point of up per addition, year prior $X.XX, reduced from basis prior attributed includes EBITDA to of share margin increased basis XX was reported year-over-year compared expense, earnings Including XX%
Moving now performance. to fourth $XX.X flow flow million, generated the Cash million. $XX.X was totaled from quarter while our operating cash activities free during cash
For year, cash which generated $XXX income. represents full net we of XX% of the free million,
solid investment year. and greater capital cash see business the despite worth to continue We past across generation over our
relates it levels. remain As fiscal XX% reducing capital debt period-end including to $XXX million from active XXXX, deployment, by we throughout prior or year
level X.Xx deployed of at on also the towards million of EBITDA, approximately $XXX is June share and EBITDA. year with year. leverage X.Xx We M&A buybacks the net million dividends, and We adjusted during which ended prior $XX below cash hand
million accordion and of capacity approximately Our available $XXX revolver $XXX option. additional has million an currently
incremental facility. private and on also have securitization AR shelf We uncommitted our capacity facility
our is turn I'll now to XX which Page our detailed outlook, presentation. liquidity overall, remains on of our strong. So
XX.X% We XX.X%. guidance, growth XXXX to margins EPS and of year the X% in on of EBITDA to X% full based of to are establishing sales $X.XX including fiscal $X.XX range
outlook takes recent months. greater economic in has uncertainty into that Our sales itself manifested the consideration
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annual the through headwinds inflationary quarter-to-date on including currently on a to trends LIFO August, project over increase based of early From ongoing and quarter. the grow X. January year-over-year prior double-digit first we percent low assume sales margin year cost merit addition, well and perspective, impact pressures a ongoing our investments In we by quarter fiscal sales as expense as growth pay organic
transparency these assume increases inflationary LIFO lower year top easing assumes but assumptions some chain broader a ongoing on relative tail depending half expense in the LIFO the and economic growth guidance off. lingering with Combined line as Our dynamics of to from sustained price inventory in leverage modest more and supply operating begin second supplier and constraints, trends. fiscal investment, impact XXXX, to further
we expect free Lastly, flow year-over-year cash in XXXX. generation, be regards higher to fiscal to cash in
but ongoing to turn the including modest We to XXXX, expect Neil closing investment in our well operational working more With levels process a back comments. benefit from that, other over will progress on the initiatives. conversion working capital inventory build as I now for as some fiscal of some relative inventories call