Leslie's, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand in the United States. The company markets and sells pool and spa supplies and related products and services, which primarily consist of maintenance items, such as chemicals, equipment and parts, and cleaning and maintenance equipment, as well as safety, recreational, and fitness-related products. It also provides essential services, such as on-site equipment installation and repair to the ongoing maintenance of pools and spas; complimentary, commercial-grade, and in-store water testing and analysis, as well as AccuBlue water testing services; and a mobile app. As of January 2, 2021, the company operated 936 locations in 37 states in the United States; and e-commerce websites. It serves the residential, professional, and commercial consumers. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
IPO Year: 2020
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: lesliespool.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/25/2025 | Sell → Hold | Stifel | |
| 2/18/2025 | $2.65 → $1.40 | Buy → Underperform | BofA Securities |
| 11/26/2024 | $4.00 → $3.75 | Market Perform | Telsey Advisory Group |
| 7/18/2024 | $6.00 → $4.00 | Market Perform | Telsey Advisory Group |
| 7/18/2024 | $5.25 → $2.50 | Hold → Sell | Stifel |
| 3/19/2024 | $7.00 | Neutral | Mizuho |
| 11/29/2023 | $7.50 → $6.00 | Market Perform | Telsey Advisory Group |
| 11/29/2023 | $10.00 → $5.00 | Buy → Neutral | Goldman |
| 7/18/2023 | $16.00 → $6.00 | Buy → Hold | Loop Capital |
| 7/17/2023 | $15.00 → $7.00 | Buy → Hold | Jefferies |
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PHOENIX, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, recently launched its refreshed Pool Perks Rewards Program with the introduction of loyalty tiers. This program is making a splash as pool owners dive into summer focused on ensuring their backyard oasis is clean, safe and beautiful for another season of making memories. "Everything we do at Leslie's starts with the customer and our industry leading loyalty program is focused on making it easier and more rewarding for residential customers working to keep their p
PHOENIX, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced it will release fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results after market close on Thursday May 8, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 8, 2025 to discuss the financial results as well as progress against the company's strategic transformation initiatives. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://ir.lesliespool.com/. A replay of the conference call will be available with
Appoints Tony Iskander as Interim Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerPromotes Naomi Cramer to Chief Retail Operations and Talent Officer PHOENIX, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced a series of senior leadership changes as part of the Company's ongoing work to support its transformation. Interim Chief Financial Officer Appointment Tony Iskander has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, effective March 14, 202
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SanDisk Corp. (NASD: SNDK) will replace Leslie Inc. (NASD: LESL) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, February 25. S&P 500 constituent Western Digital Corp. (NASD: WDC) is spinning off SanDisk in a transaction expected to be completed on February 24. Western Digital will remain in the S&P 500 post spin-off. Leslie's market capitalization is no longer representative of the small cap market space. Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date: Effective Date Index Name Action Company Name Ticker GICS Sector Feb 25, 2025 S&P SmallCap 600 Additi
Sales of $175 million, up 0.7% and at the top end of financial guidance Net loss of $45 million, reflecting typical operational deleverage during pool offseasonAdjusted EBITDA of $(29) million; at the lower end of guidance and includes transformational expensesDiluted earnings per share of $(0.24); Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $(0.22)CEO to outline the first set of strategic initiatives on the earnings conference call PHOENIX, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals
PHOENIX, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced that its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 will be released after market close on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-407-0784 (international callers please dial 1-201-689-8560) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio
Sales of $397.9 million in the fourth quarter and $1,330.1 million in fiscal 2024Net loss of $9.9 million in the fourth quarter and $23.4 million in fiscal 2024Adjusted EBITDA of $43.0 million in the fourth quarter and $108.7 million in fiscal 2024Diluted earnings per share of $(0.05) in the fourth quarter and $(0.13) in fiscal 2024Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.02 in the fourth quarter and $(0.01) in fiscal 2024 PHOENIX, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced its financial results for the fourth qu
PHOENIX, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2024 will be released after market close on Monday, November 25, 2024. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-407-0784 (international callers please dial 1-201-689-8560) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available o
PHOENIX, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. ((", Leslie', s", or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs 31st Annual Global Retailing Conference, to be held in New York City, on September 4-5, 2024. Leslie's management team will participate in investor meetings both days as well as join a fireside chat with Goldman Sachs sell-side analyst Kate McShane at 8:55am on September 5, 2024. Interested investors can access the fireside chat webcast at https://cc.webcasts.com/gold006/090424a_js/?entity=46_6L4INIG. About Leslie'sFounded in 19
Jason McDonell Appointed CEO; Joining Company on September 9, 2024 Mike Egeck Departs Leslie's; Chairman John Strain to Serve as Interim CEO Until Mr. McDonell Joins Company Reaffirms Fiscal 2024 Outlook PHOENIX, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's" or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced the appointment of Jason McDonell as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 9, 2024. Mr. McDonell will also join Leslie's Board of Directors at that time. John Strain, Leslie's Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, and will lead the C
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Stifel upgraded Leslie's from Sell to Hold
BofA Securities downgraded Leslie's from Buy to Underperform and set a new price target of $1.40 from $2.65 previously
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated coverage of Leslie's with a rating of Market Perform and set a new price target of $3.75 from $4.00 previously
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated coverage of Leslie's with a rating of Market Perform and set a new price target of $4.00 from $6.00 previously
Stifel downgraded Leslie's from Hold to Sell and set a new price target of $2.50 from $5.25 previously
Mizuho initiated coverage of Leslie's with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $7.00
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated coverage of Leslie's with a rating of Market Perform and set a new price target of $6.00 from $7.50 previously
Goldman downgraded Leslie's from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $5.00 from $10.00 previously
Loop Capital downgraded Leslie's from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $6.00 from $16.00 previously
Jefferies downgraded Leslie's from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $7.00 from $15.00 previously
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PHOENIX, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced it will release fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results after market close on Thursday May 8, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 8, 2025 to discuss the financial results as well as progress against the company's strategic transformation initiatives. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://ir.lesliespool.com/. A replay of the conference call will be available with
Sales of $175 million, up 0.7% and at the top end of financial guidance Net loss of $45 million, reflecting typical operational deleverage during pool offseasonAdjusted EBITDA of $(29) million; at the lower end of guidance and includes transformational expensesDiluted earnings per share of $(0.24); Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $(0.22)CEO to outline the first set of strategic initiatives on the earnings conference call PHOENIX, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals
PHOENIX, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced that its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 will be released after market close on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-407-0784 (international callers please dial 1-201-689-8560) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio
Sales of $397.9 million in the fourth quarter and $1,330.1 million in fiscal 2024Net loss of $9.9 million in the fourth quarter and $23.4 million in fiscal 2024Adjusted EBITDA of $43.0 million in the fourth quarter and $108.7 million in fiscal 2024Diluted earnings per share of $(0.05) in the fourth quarter and $(0.13) in fiscal 2024Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.02 in the fourth quarter and $(0.01) in fiscal 2024 PHOENIX, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced its financial results for the fourth qu
PHOENIX, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2024 will be released after market close on Monday, November 25, 2024. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-407-0784 (international callers please dial 1-201-689-8560) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available o
Sales of $569.6 millionNet Income of $60.7 millionAdjusted EBITDA of $109.5 million Diluted earnings per share of $0.33; Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.34 PHOENIX, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Mike Egeck, Chief Executive Officer, said, "As we noted in our preliminary results on July 17, our fiscal third quarter results were impacted by a cold and wet start to the pool season, as well as continued weakness in discretionary product
Fiscal third quarter results impacted by unfavorable April and May weather resulting in a delayed start to the pool season; Company performance improved in June with warmer weather Continued weakness in discretionary product categories due to persistent inflation and high interest rates Company updates fiscal 2024 outlook based on year-to-date performance and current trends PHOENIX, July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and updated its fisca
Sales of $188.7 millionNet Loss of $34.6 millionAdjusted EBITDA of $(19.3) million Diluted earnings per share of $(0.19); Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $(0.17)Company reaffirms fiscal 2024 outlook PHOENIX, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Mike Egeck, Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our bottom-line financial performance in the second quarter was largely in-line with our expectations. Top-line sales were impacted by cool and wet
PHOENIX, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced that its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 will be released after market close on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 877-407-0784 (international callers please dial 1-201-689-8560) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://
Sales of $174.0 millionNet Loss of $39.6 millionAdjusted EBITDA of $(24.4) million Diluted earnings per share of $(0.21); Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $(0.20)Company reaffirms fiscal 2024 outlook PHOENIX, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Mike Egeck, Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our first quarter results were in line with or ahead of our expectations and topline performance showed sequential improvement each month throughout th
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Appoints Tony Iskander as Interim Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerPromotes Naomi Cramer to Chief Retail Operations and Talent Officer PHOENIX, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, today announced a series of senior leadership changes as part of the Company's ongoing work to support its transformation. Interim Chief Financial Officer Appointment Tony Iskander has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, effective March 14, 202
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SanDisk Corp. (NASD: SNDK) will replace Leslie Inc. (NASD: LESL) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, February 25. S&P 500 constituent Western Digital Corp. (NASD: WDC) is spinning off SanDisk in a transaction expected to be completed on February 24. Western Digital will remain in the S&P 500 post spin-off. Leslie's market capitalization is no longer representative of the small cap market space. Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date: Effective Date Index Name Action Company Name Ticker GICS Sector Feb 25, 2025 S&P SmallCap 600 Additi
Jason McDonell Appointed CEO; Joining Company on September 9, 2024 Mike Egeck Departs Leslie's; Chairman John Strain to Serve as Interim CEO Until Mr. McDonell Joins Company Reaffirms Fiscal 2024 Outlook PHOENIX, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's" or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced the appointment of Jason McDonell as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 9, 2024. Mr. McDonell will also join Leslie's Board of Directors at that time. John Strain, Leslie's Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, and will lead the C
PHOENIX, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. ((", Leslie', s", or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced that it has increased the size of the Board of Directors from seven to eight members and elected Lorna Nagler to its Board of Directors, effective June 19, 2024. Ms. Nagler has joined as a Class II Director and has been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. "On behalf of Leslie's, we are thrilled to welcome Lorna to the Board of Directors. Her breadth and depth of experience, leadership, and strategic i
PHOENIX, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. ((", Leslie', s", or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced that the Company has appointed Maile (Clark) Naylor to its Board of Directors, replacing Eric Kufel, effective May 15, 2024. Ms. Naylor has joined as a Class I Director and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Kufel has resigned from his board duties at Leslie's to concentrate on his recently appointed role as Chairman and CEO of another company. Mr. Kufel advised the Company that his decision to resign is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter re
PHOENIX, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's", "we", "our", "its", or "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, today announced the appointment of Benjamin Lindquist as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, effective April 16, 2024. He succeeds Brad Gazaway, who is stepping down from his position as Chief Legal, Real Estate & Sustainability Officer & Corporate Secretary of Leslie's, effective April 16, 2024, for personal reasons. Mr. Gazaway will remain employed by the Company as a Special Advisor to the CEO through December 31, 2024 to facilitate a smooth transit
PHOENIX, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. ((", Leslie', s", or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced that it has appointed Seth Estep to its Board of Directors and has increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members, effective November 14, 2023. "With Seth's appointment we have expanded the breadth and depth of our Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome him, and look forward to leveraging his nearly 20 years of experience in retail, with deep expertise in merchandising, pricing, product development, sourcing and private brands," said Steven Ortega, Leslie's Chai
Anita Lynch and John Strain join Board of Directors Infogain, a US-headquartered leader in human-centered digital platform and software engineering services, today announced the appointments of Anita Lynch and John Strain. "We are pleased to welcome Anita and John to our board of directors, both of whom bring extensive experience to our board," said Ayan Mukerji, Infogain's Chief Executive Officer. "Anita's background in data and analytics will help us as we infuse AI in every aspect of our business, and John's background in retail and consumer is pivotal as we expand our client footprint for our digital platform engineering services." Ms. Lynch has over 25 years of experience with high-
PHOENIX, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. (("Leslie's" or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced that it has appointed Claire Spofford to its Board of Directors. "We are delighted to welcome Claire to the Leslie's Board. Claire is a highly accomplished executive who brings to Leslie's significant expertise in growing both mature brands as well as new business launches. Claire is a proven leader with extensive experience developing strong omnichannel and direct-to-consumer brands, and will be a valuable addition to our Board of Directors," said Steven Ortega, Leslie's Chairman of th
PHOENIX, Aug. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie's, Inc. ((", Leslie', s", or the "Company", NASDAQ:LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry, announced that it has appointed James R. Ray, Jr. to its Board of Directors. "We are pleased to welcome James to our Board of Directors," said Steven Ortega, Leslie's Chairman of the Board. "With James' appointment we continue to evolve our governance structure as an independent company. James will be a valuable addition to our team bringing significant experience as a seasoned leader with expertise in supply chain, strategy development and execution, as well as M&A." "Leslie's has bui