Pool Corporation

Pool Corporation
Trade name	POOLCORP
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: POOL; S&P 500 Component
Founded	1980; 44 years ago, Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Founder	Frank St. Romain
Headquarters	Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Key people	Peter D. Arvan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Products	Swimming pool supplies
Revenue	US$5.296 billion (2021); US$3.937 billion (2020);
Operating income	US$832.8 million (2021); US$464.0 million (2020);
Net income	US$650.6 million (2021); US$366.7 million (2020);
Total assets	US$3.230 billion (2021); US$1.739 billion (2020);
Number of employees	4,500 (2020);
Subsidiaries	South Central Pool Supply
Website	www.poolcorp.com
	Footnotes / references;

Pool Corporation, doing business as POOLCORP, is a publicly-traded American company that manufactures equipment and machinery for swimming pools. As of 2021, it was the largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and backyard products in the world.^[3]

In 2020, the company's stock was added to the S&P 500 stock market index.^[4]

History[edit]

Pool Corporation was founded in 1980 as South Central Pool Supply by Frank J. St. Romain.^[2]

In 1993, the company was purchased by Code Hennessey's & Simmons, and then went through a rapid expansion phase. The company later went public in 1995, renaming itself to the SCP Pool Corporation.^[2]

The company renamed to Pool Corporation on May 16, 2006.^[5]

Controversies[edit]

The company was accused by the Federal Trade Commission in 2011 of antitrust practices by pressuring its suppliers to not conduct business with its competitors. The company settled with a consent order which prohibited the company from continuing the practice.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "POOL CORPORATION FORM 10-K 2020". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Grant, Tina (2001). International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 39. St. James Press. pp. 358–360. ISBN 978-1-55862-444-3.
^ Boone, Timothy (2021-11-11). "Pool Corp. to acquire major pool franchisor, creates new growth opportunities". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ Boone, Timothy (2020-10-12). "Pool Corp. added to S&P 500". The Advocate. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ "POOLCORP History". POOLCORP. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
^ Banks, Theodore L. (1998-12-01). Distribution Law: Antitrust Principles and Practice. Wolters Kluwer. pp. 5-121–5-122. ISBN 978-0-7355-0268-0.

External links[edit]

Official website
Business data for Pool Corporation:

[2022-form-10-k-1] "POOL CORPORATION FORM 10-K 2020". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

[international-directory-company-history-2] Grant, Tina (2001). International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 39. St. James Press. pp. 358–360. ISBN 978-1-55862-444-3.

[Boone_2021_j503-3] Boone, Timothy (2021-11-11). "Pool Corp. to acquire major pool franchisor, creates new growth opportunities". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[Boone_2020_n219-4] Boone, Timothy (2020-10-12). "Pool Corp. added to S&P 500". The Advocate. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[5] "POOLCORP History". POOLCORP. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

[6] Banks, Theodore L. (1998-12-01). Distribution Law: Antitrust Principles and Practice. Wolters Kluwer. pp. 5-121–5-122. ISBN 978-0-7355-0268-0.

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