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Century Communities, Inc.

CCS

Industrial

3w

Strategic Land Management and Portfolio Reassessment

The company reduced its controlled lot count by 12,000 lots sequentially, reflecting disciplined underwriting and deal renegotiations.
Focus on pushing out land deals to align with current market conditions, avoiding land banking and emphasizing flexibility.
Land deal renegotiations have resulted in better terms and some lower prices, but significant price capitulation has not been observed industry-wide.

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

SITE

Industrial

2w

Strategic Acquisition Milestones and Pipeline Robustness

Completed 100th acquisition in March with over $2 billion in acquired revenue since 2014.
Added 4 companies in 2025 with approximately $30 million in trailing 12-month sales.
Pipeline remains strong with ongoing deals, though 2025 is expected to be a lighter acquisition year due to smaller deal sizes.
Focus on filling product categories like nursery, hardscapes, and landscape supplies through acquisitions over the next decade.

Carpenter Technology Corporation

CRS

Industrial

2w

Record Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Income and Shareholder Returns

Achieved $525.4 million in adjusted operating income, a 48% increase over FY 2024, nearly 4x FY 2023.
Generated $287.5 million in free cash flow, with $101.9 million in share repurchases and $40 million in dividends.
Market cap increased to over $13 billion, reflecting strong shareholder value creation.

Snap-on Incorporated

SNA

Industrial

4w

Impact of Tariffs and Trade Policies on Operations and Margins

Management highlighted effective mitigation of tariff impacts, with no meaningful effect on gross margins despite volatile trade policies.
Foreign currency transaction effects and tariffs, especially in Asia, caused about 50 basis points of unfavorable impact on gross margins.
Management emphasized the importance of making products in markets where they are sold to resist tariffs and trade disruptions.

PulteGroup, Inc.

PHM

Industrial

3w

Strategic Land Acquisition and Optionality Shift from Land Bankers to Land Sellers

Ryan Marshall emphasized the company's focus on land options with land sellers rather than land bankers, aiming for a more diversified risk profile and better execution of price.
The company has increased its land pipeline control to approximately 250,000 lots, with 60% being option lots, moving towards a target of 70%.
The company has added almost 30,000 option lots in the past year while reducing owned lots by about 4,000, indicating a strategic shift to land-light operations.