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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Pool Corp beats profit estimate on maintenance products demand, shares jump
(Reuters) -Pool Corp beat analysts' estimate for second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by steady demand for swimming pool maintenance products, sending its shares up more than 8% in premarket trading. The company posted an adjusted profit of $5.17 per share during the quarter ended June 30, compared with analysts' average estimate of $5.08 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG. "Our second-quarter sales benefited from continued strength in maintenance products, including sales of our private-label chemical products, and year-over-year improvement in sales of discretionary products, such as building materials," it said in a statement. The Covington, Louisiana-based company, a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and equipment, had been seeing soft demand for discretionary products such as new pool construction and remodeling as customers cut back non-essential spending amid looming macroeconomic uncertainties. Pool Corp trimmed its annual profit forecast to between $10.80 and $11.30 per share, compared with its earlier range of $11.10 to $11.60 per share. Its operating expenses increased 1% during the second quarter. "While inflationary pressures on wages and ongoing investments in our sales center network contributed to the increase (in operating expenses), they were largely offset by our proactive control of variable expenses," CEO Peter Arvan said. Revenue for the quarter rose 0.8% to $1.78 billion, in line with analysts' estimate. Pool Corp, which also sells irrigation and landscape products, operated 451 sales centers in North America, Europe and Australia, through which it distributed more than 200,000 products to roughly 125,000 wholesale customers, as of June 30.
CBC
a day ago
- General
- CBC
Carmacks, Yukon, pool reopens after 6-year closure
Social Sharing The village of Carmacks, Yukon, has reopened its swimming pool after nearly six years. The pool first closed back in 2019 due to a host of issues with the building — from plumbing, to the electrical system, to structural integrity. Village mayor Justin Lachance told CBC having the pool back is about more than just recreation. "Being surrounded by water in Carmacks, learning water safety, learning how to swim is so important," said Lachance. "It was hard for the kids." Lachance explained that children needed to travel several hours to Whitehorse in order to take lessons, and the co-ordination involved was a challenge for community leaders and families. The federal government allocated around $340,000 from the Canada Community Building Fund for the repairs, and the Yukon government's Community Development Fund contributed around $7,000. The total cost of the project came to just under $365,000. The village and Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation have developed a joint agreement to equally share the costs of operating the pool. "Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation is happy to have played a role in reopening our community swimming pool," Chief Russell Blackjack said in a press release. Blackjack went on to say that he hopes giving kids more opportunities to stay active and engage in a healthy lifestyle will help tackle the community's challenges with addictions. Lachance said the new pool will offer swimming lessons, aquafit, recreational swimming and more five days a week. "All the kids here play together, they play hockey together, they're at rec together, they're at baseball together, now they're at the pool... it's just another chance for them to get together," said Lachance. While the pool has been receiving visitors since earlier in July, the pool had its official grand opening this week.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Footballer George Baldock died from drowning in his own pool in Athens, inquest finds
Former Sheffield United and MK Dons footballer George Baldock died from drowning in his own swimming pool, an inquest has found. as the result of an accident and had no drugs or alcohol in his system, the inquest at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court heard on Wednesday. The Buckinghamshire-born defender, who played for Greece, was found in the pool at his address in the Glyfada district of Athens on 9 October and efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. A post-mortem found no drugs or alcohol in his system and that he had a very large heart "that would have meant that he was susceptible to heart arrythmias", where the heart beats too fast, too slowly or irregularly. His family had previously said in a statement that Baldock had "tragically drowned" whilst swimming in the pool at his home. An investigation by Greek police after the incident also found no evidence of criminal activity. Read more from Sky News: Tributes were paid across the country in the days after Baldock's death, including by his former clubs and at a Nations League match between England and Greece at Wembley, where the stadium held a period of silence and both teams wore black armbands. In a statement released at the time, Baldock's family said: "George, you were the most special father, fiance, son, brother, uncle, friend, team-mate and person. "Your enthusiasm and infectious personality brought so much love to those that were fortunate enough to know you and those that adored you from the stands. "We will forever cherish the special memories we have of you and you will continue to live on in your beautiful son."
Sky News
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sky News
Footballer George Baldock died from drowning in his own pool in Athens, inquest finds
Former Sheffield United and MK Dons footballer George Baldock died from drowning in his own swimming pool, an inquest has found. The 31-year-old died as the result of an accident and had no drugs or alcohol in his system, the inquest at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court heard on Wednesday. The Buckinghamshire-born defender, who played for Greece, was found in the pool at his address in the Glyfada district of Athens on 9 October and efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. A post-mortem found no drugs or alcohol in his system and that he had a very large heart "that would have meant that he was susceptible to heart arrythmias", where the heart beats too fast, too slowly or irregularly. His family had previously said in a statement that Baldock had "tragically drowned" whilst swimming in the pool at his home. An investigation by Greek police after the incident also found no evidence of criminal activity. Tributes were paid across the country in the days after Baldock's death, including by his former clubs and at a Nations League match between England and Greece at Wembley, where the stadium held a period of silence and both teams wore black armbands. In a statement released at the time, Baldock's family said: "George, you were the most special father, fiance, son, brother, uncle, friend, team-mate and person. "Your enthusiasm and infectious personality brought so much love to those that were fortunate enough to know you and those that adored you from the stands. "We will forever cherish the special memories we have of you and you will continue to live on in your beautiful son."
The Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock's death ruled an accident
Former Sheffield United footballer George Baldock died in an accident in his own swimming pool with no drugs or alcohol in his system, an inquest has concluded. The 31-year-old Greece international had been living in Athens after recently signing for Panathinaikos when he died on 9 October last year. He spent the majority of his career playing as a defender for MK Dons and Sheffield United, having been born in Buckinghamshire, and had played a club fixture just three days prior to the incident. An inquest into Baldock's death at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court on Wednesday confirmed his medical cause of death as drowning. His family had previously said in a statement that Baldock had 'tragically drowned' whilst swimming in the pool at his home. An investigation by Greek police after the incident also found no evidence of criminal activity. Baldock was discovered in the swimming pool at his address, in the Glyfada district of Athens, on 9 October and attempts at resuscitation were unsuccessful, the inquest heard. A post-mortem examination found no drugs or alcohol in his system and that he had a very large heart 'that would have meant that he was susceptible to heart arrythmias', where the heart beats too fast, too slowly or irregularly. Senior coroner for Milton Keynes Tom Osborne concluded Baldock's death was an accident. Tributes were paid across the country in the days after Baldock's death, including by his former clubs and at a Nations League match between England and Greece at Wembley where the stadium held a period of silence and both teams wore black armbands. In a statement released at the time, Baldock's family said: 'George, you were the most special father, fiance, son, brother, uncle, friend, team-mate and person. 'Your enthusiasm and infectious personality brought so much love to those that were fortunate enough to know you and those that adored you from the stands. 'We will forever cherish the special memories we have of you and you will continue to live on in your beautiful son.' Baldock was due to fly home the following day to celebrate his son's first birthday, his family said.
