Sherwin-Williams 4Q Bolstered by Housing Market, Do-It-Yourself Jobs
28 January 2021 - 11:48PM
Dow Jones News
By Micah Maidenberg
Sherwin-Williams Co. beat fourth-quarter expectations from
analysts, helped in part by consumers taking on paint jobs at
home.
The paint company on Thursday reported a profit of $407 million,
or $4.46 a share, up from $248.6 million, or $2.66 a share, for the
year-earlier period.
After adjustments, Sherwin-Williams generated earnings of $5.09
a share, ahead of expectations from analysts polled by FactSet, who
predicted $4.85 a share for that metric.
Sales increased to $4.49 billion from $4.11 billion, the
Cleveland-based company said, surpassing the $4.34 million
consensus estimate.
Sherwin-Williams said fourth-quarter results were helped in part
by consumers taking on painting projects. Many people have been
working from home and spending more time in their houses as the
Covid-19 pandemic has limited travel and shut down offices.
The company's Americas business, which operates paint shops in
the U.S. and nearby markets, saw sales rise 9% in the quarter.
That gain was due in large part to "higher residential repaint,
[do-it-yourself] and new residential paint sales in the U.S. and
Canada," the company said, but Covid-19 weighed on demand in some
end markets, partially offsetting the increases.
Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com
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