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Patrick Industries Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Sales grew 9% in the quarter: Net sales were $924 million, up from $846 million, and $4.0 billion for the year. Growth came mainly from organic content gains and acquisitions in Outdoor Enthusiast markets. Source
  • Net income and diluted EPS doubled: Quarterly net income was $29 million and diluted EPS $0.83, both up about 100%. Full-year net income was $135 million and diluted EPS $3.90, against $138 million and $4.11 in 2024. Source
  • RV revenue rose 10%: RV revenue was $392 million, up 10%, while wholesale RV industry shipments fell 3%. Full-year RV revenue reached $1.8 billion, up 9%. Source
  • Housing revenue declined in quarter: Housing revenue was $272 million, down 5%, as manufactured housing shipments and total housing starts both declined. Full-year Housing revenue was $1.2 billion, up 1%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter margins rose: Operating margin rose to 6.2% and adjusted operating margin to 6.3% in the quarter. Full-year adjusted operating margin was 7.0%, down from 7.2% in 2024. Source
  • Customer production held disciplined: Customers kept production and inventory levels disciplined through the quarter, which management said positions them for any retail inflection in their markets. Source
  • Net leverage eased to 2.6x: Total debt was about $1.3 billion at year end, with net leverage at 2.6x under the credit agreement and liquidity of $818 million. Source

“Our resilient fourth quarter results were driven by our team's continued execution on both organic and strategic growth initiatives as well as our disciplined operating execution and customer-first focus,”

Andy Nemeth, Chief Executive Officer

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Acquisitions of Quality Engineered Services and Egis Group were completed in the fourth quarter. Source
  • New: The regular quarterly dividend was increased 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Sales grew 9% in the quarter: Net sales were $924 million, up from $846 million, and $4.0 billion for the year. Growth came mainly from organic content gains and acquisitions in Outdoor Enthusiast markets. Source
  • Operating income rose 45% in quarter: Operating income was $57 million in the fourth quarter, $18 million higher than a year earlier. Full-year operating income was $276 million. Source
  • Net income and diluted EPS doubled: Quarterly net income was $29 million and diluted EPS $0.83, both up about 100%. Full-year net income was $135 million and diluted EPS $3.90, against $138 million and $4.11 in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EPS and EBITDA rose: Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.84 in the quarter, up 62%, and adjusted EBITDA was $105 million, up 17%. Full-year adjusted diluted EPS was $4.44, up 2%, and adjusted EBITDA was $468 million, up 4%. Source

Segments and regions

  • RV revenue rose 10%: RV revenue was $392 million, up 10%, while wholesale RV industry shipments fell 3%. Full-year RV revenue reached $1.8 billion, up 9%. Source
  • Marine revenue rose 24%: Marine revenue was $150 million, up 24%, while estimated powerboat shipments fell 1%. Full-year Marine revenue was $606 million, up 6%. Source
  • Powersports revenue rose 39%: Powersports revenue was $109 million, up 39%, from higher attachment rates on premium utility vehicles and a recovery in utility vehicle shipments. Full-year Powersports revenue was $384 million, up 9%. Source
  • Housing revenue declined in quarter: Housing revenue was $272 million, down 5%, as manufactured housing shipments and total housing starts both declined. Full-year Housing revenue was $1.2 billion, up 1%. Source

“We remain optimistic about our markets and the potential for positive inflection while maintaining a disciplined cost structure”

Andy Nemeth, Chief Executive Officer

Products and content per unit

  • RV content per unit rose 7%: Full-year RV content per unit was $5,190. Against the trailing twelve months through the third quarter of 2025, it rose 3%. Source
  • Powerboat content per unit rose 11%: Full-year estimated powerboat content per unit was $4,327. Against the trailing twelve months through the third quarter of 2025, it rose 5%. Source
  • Manufactured housing content held flat: Full-year manufactured housing content per unit was $6,633. Against the trailing twelve months through the third quarter of 2025, it fell 1%. Source
  • Five acquisitions completed in 2025: Five acquisitions were completed in 2025, two of them in the fourth quarter, reinforcing the marine electrical full-solutions platform. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Fourth-quarter margins rose: Operating margin rose to 6.2% and adjusted operating margin to 6.3% in the quarter. Full-year adjusted operating margin was 7.0%, down from 7.2% in 2024. Source
  • Gross profit rose on higher sales: Gross profit was $212.7 million in the fourth quarter against $187.2 million, as cost of goods sold rose to $711.5 million. Source
  • Selling and administrative costs increased: Selling, general and administrative expense was $88.4 million in the quarter, against $81.1 million a year earlier. Warehouse and delivery expense was $42.9 million, against $41.8 million. Source
  • Legal settlement booked in other expenses: A $24.4 million legal settlement was recorded in other expenses for 2025. The company added it back in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income. Source

“Our team's close collaboration with customers through a busy model-year changeover season drove meaningful content growth and enabled us to outperform broader industry trends across each of our end markets.”

Jeff Rodino, President

Demand and the order book

  • Customer production held disciplined: Customers kept production and inventory levels disciplined through the quarter, which management said positions them for any retail inflection in their markets. Source
  • Company gained share across markets: Management said content gains during the model-year changeover let the company outperform broader industry trends in each end market. Source
  • Positioned for 2026 demand conditions: Management said the company is positioned to scale quickly as conditions change and to deliver value across all demand environments. Source

Cash, capital and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow of $246 million: Free cash flow was $246 million in 2025 against $251 million in 2024. Operating cash flow was $329 million for the year. Source
  • Shareholder returns reached $87 million: Returns included about $55 million in dividends and roughly $32 million for about 377,600 repurchased shares, which management called opportunistic. Source
  • Quarterly dividend raised 17.5%: The Board raised the regular quarterly dividend 17.5% in the fourth quarter. On February 2, 2026, it declared a $0.47 per share quarterly dividend. Source
  • Net leverage eased to 2.6x: Total debt was about $1.3 billion at year end, with net leverage at 2.6x under the credit agreement and liquidity of $818 million. Source

Strategy and acquisitions

  • Acquisitions totaled $122 million: Acquisitions for the year were primarily Elkhart Composites, Medallion Instrumentation Systems, Lillipad Marine, QES and Egis, including two closed in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Stated priorities for capital deployment: Management listed acquisitions, organic growth, aftermarket expansion, automation and the Advanced Product Group as priorities for its capital allocation strategy. Source
  • Automation and digital spending continue: Capital spending of $83 million covered targeted automation projects and other investments, including digital capabilities that support operational efficiency. Source

Share count and adjusted earnings

  • Diluted share count rose: Weighted average diluted shares were 35.2 million in the fourth quarter, up from 34.4 million, with the difference tied to convertible notes and warrants. Source
  • Adjusted net income rose: Adjusted net income was $29.5 million for the quarter, up from $18.1 million, and $153.9 million for the year, up 5%. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 February 2026

  • Quarterly dividend payment date: The $0.47 per share dividend, declared February 2, 2026, is payable March 9, 2026 to holders of record on February 23, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

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Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Housing shipments and starts declined, and Housing is the only market where revenue fell in the quarter. Source
  • Demand: Management described any retail inflection only as potential and gave no timing for it. Source
  • Financial: Convertible notes and related warrants add dilution to adjusted diluted EPS, at $0.06 in the quarter and $0.26 for the year. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior release expected organizational enhancements to accelerate the growth plan and improve margins; the current release does not state a status for this.
  • Not stated: The prior release described repurchases as opportunistic with $168 million of unused plan capacity; the current release reports repurchases but gives no status against that plan.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.