-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下:Ferguson公司2026年第一季銷售額/每股盈餘為74.7億美元/2.13美元,高於市場普遍預期的74.1億美元/2.03美元。淨銷售額年增3.6%,主要得益於2.8%的內生成長和0.8%的收購貢獻。毛利率提升30個基點至31.0%,營業利益率提升120個基點至8.2%,展現了公司在終端市場狀況不一的情況下依然維持的卓越營運。我們對強勁的利潤率成長、8%的非住宅業務強勁成長抵消了1%的住宅業務下滑,以及公司穩健的資本配置(包括2.36億美元的股票回購和一項新的20億美元股票回購計畫)持樂觀態度。 Ferguson維持其2026年銷售額低至中位數個位數成長的預期,調整後營業利潤率為9.4%-9.8%,反映出公司對持續超越市場表現的信心。我們認為,公司多元化的終端市場佈局和增值分銷模式使其能夠充分利用包括水利基礎設施和大型資本項目在內的長期成長動力。
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