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Rollins (ROL) intends to double its revenue over the coming decade. This will require access to the capital markets. This now becomes possible with the assignment of investment-grade corporate credit ratings from Fitch and S&P Global.<\/p>\n

I last reviewed Rollins (ROL) in this April 30, 2024 post at which time the most current financial information was for Q1 2024. With the recent release of ROL’s Q4 and FY2024 results and FY2025 guidance, I revisit this existing holding.<\/p>\n

Business Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Through its family of brands<\/a>, ROL provides pest control, termite services and wildlife removal to residential and commercial customers. Item 1 and 1-A in Part 1 in ROL’s FY2023 Form 10-K<\/a> provide a comprehensive business overview.<\/p>\n

ROL has strong focus on accelerating recurring organic growth. It does, however, grow through acquisitions. In FY2024, it completed 44 acquisitions (32 acquisitions and 12 franchise buybacks).<\/p>\n

ROL’s largest competitors are Ecolab and Rentokil.<\/p>\n

Financials
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Q4 and FY2024 Results
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Material related to ROL’s Q4 and FY2024 results is accessible here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ROL’s current ratio (current assets minus current liabilities) is typically under 1. At FYE2024, current assets were $442.6 million and current liabilities were $645.2 million. Just under $181 million of the current liabilities, however, is unearned revenue. This represents the receipt of funds prior to the rendering of services.<\/p>\n

Operating Cash Flow (OCF), Free Cash Flow (FCF), and CAPEX<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

My recent Danaher (DHR) post<\/a> explains my rationale for deducting share based compensation (SBC) when determining FCF.<\/p>\n

The following table reflects ROL’s FCF using the conventional method and the modified method where I deduct SBC.<\/p>\n

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ROL’s CAPEX differs from my CAPEX values because I account for the proceeds from sale of assets and ROL does not.<\/p>\n

The currently available FY2024 financial information provides insufficient information about SBC, CAPEX, and share repurchases. I, therefore, use YTD2024 results at the end of Q3 2024 and make minor adjustments.<\/p>\n

When we deduct SBC in determining FCF under the modified calculation, we see that FCF continues to exceed earnings.<\/p>\n

FY2025 Guidance<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

ROL is now starting to provide guidance.<\/p>\n

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Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

In recent years, ROL’s senior executives ranks have been overhauled (see Management Team<\/a>).<\/p>\n

ROL continues to make progress in modernizing the company’s back office and capital structure. A key goal of this effort has been to ensure access to the most efficient capital to further enable a balanced and disciplined approach to capital allocation.<\/p>\n

One of the top priorities has been to achieve investment-grade ratings. Just recently, Fitch and S&P Global have announced public credit ratings for ROL.<\/p>\n