Industrials
Specialty Business Services
$82.43B
46.5K
Key insights and themes extracted from this filing
Total revenue increased 6.8% YoY to $2,501.6 million, with organic revenue growth of 8.0% driven by new business, penetration of additional products, and price increases. Acquisitions contributed 0.6% to growth, while one less workday negatively impacted growth by 1.6%.
Gross margin improved in both Uniform Rental and Facility Services (49.3% vs 48.1% YoY) and First Aid and Safety Services (57.7% vs 55.9% YoY), primarily due to efficiency gains in energy and in-service inventory usage, favorable sales mix, and sourcing and productivity initiatives.
Net income increased to $452.0 million, a 17.4% increase compared to $385.1 million in the prior year. Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.10, an 18.3% increase compared to $0.93 in the prior year, primarily driven by the increase in net income.