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Watsco (WSO)-Carrier JV to Acquire Temperature Equipment
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Watsco, Inc. (WSO - Free Report) and Carrier Global Corporation formed a joint venture (JV) to acquire the largest Carrier distributor in the Midwest — Temperature Equipment Corporation (TEC). However, the terms of the transaction — which is expected to close within the next 30 days — have been kept under wraps. With this buyout, Watsco will debut in the U.S. Midwest market.
Watsco and Carrier have been working closely over the last several years, which provided growth and value for both the companies. The latest buyout of TEC will be an addition to the highly-successful group of joint ventures between Watsco and Carrier.
TEC is a distributor of Carrier, Bryant and Payne brands and offers residential, light commercial and applied HVAC equipment. Notably, Watsco will own 80% of TEC and Carrier will own the remaining 20%.
TEC, one of the largest HVAC distributors in North America, generated sales of $291 million for 2020. It serves approximately 10,000 customers from 32 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri. TEC offers various brands of residential, light-commercial and applied HVAC equipment made by Carrier as well as complimentary systems, parts, supplies, and accessories sourced from approximately 1,200 vendors.
Albert H. Nahmad, Watsco’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer said, “TEC is one of the most iconic, entrepreneurial, long-standing family businesses in our industry. Skip Mungo and his team have built a great company and they will continue TEC’s focus on growth with their name, identity and unique culture in what will be new markets for our company.”
Watsco’s Acquisition Drive
Acquisitions have been Watsco’s preferred mode of solidifying the product portfolio, and leveraging new business opportunities in a bid to increase the customer base as well as profitability. Since 1989, Watsco has taken over 63 businesses. The company focuses on partnering with great businesses focused on the HVAC/R industry. Watsco’s revenues in HVAC/R distribution grew to $5.1 billion in 2020 from $64.1 million in 1989, mainly buoyed by strategic acquisition of companies with established market positions.
It has been actively seeking more opportunities to invest and grow through acquisitions, given relative low market share of the estimated $40 billion North American distribution marketplace for HVAC/R products.
Shares of Watsco have gained 60% over the past year, outperforming the industry’s 9.3% rally. Continuous investment in industry-leading technologies, acquisitions and a strong liquidity position will drive growth.
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Watsco (WSO)-Carrier JV to Acquire Temperature Equipment
Watsco, Inc. (WSO - Free Report) and Carrier Global Corporation formed a joint venture (JV) to acquire the largest Carrier distributor in the Midwest — Temperature Equipment Corporation (TEC). However, the terms of the transaction — which is expected to close within the next 30 days — have been kept under wraps. With this buyout, Watsco will debut in the U.S. Midwest market.
Watsco and Carrier have been working closely over the last several years, which provided growth and value for both the companies. The latest buyout of TEC will be an addition to the highly-successful group of joint ventures between Watsco and Carrier.
TEC is a distributor of Carrier, Bryant and Payne brands and offers residential, light commercial and applied HVAC equipment. Notably, Watsco will own 80% of TEC and Carrier will own the remaining 20%.
TEC, one of the largest HVAC distributors in North America, generated sales of $291 million for 2020. It serves approximately 10,000 customers from 32 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri. TEC offers various brands of residential, light-commercial and applied HVAC equipment made by Carrier as well as complimentary systems, parts, supplies, and accessories sourced from approximately 1,200 vendors.
Albert H. Nahmad, Watsco’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer said, “TEC is one of the most iconic, entrepreneurial, long-standing family businesses in our industry. Skip Mungo and his team have built a great company and they will continue TEC’s focus on growth with their name, identity and unique culture in what will be new markets for our company.”
Watsco’s Acquisition Drive
Acquisitions have been Watsco’s preferred mode of solidifying the product portfolio, and leveraging new business opportunities in a bid to increase the customer base as well as profitability. Since 1989, Watsco has taken over 63 businesses. The company focuses on partnering with great businesses focused on the HVAC/R industry. Watsco’s revenues in HVAC/R distribution grew to $5.1 billion in 2020 from $64.1 million in 1989, mainly buoyed by strategic acquisition of companies with established market positions.
It has been actively seeking more opportunities to invest and grow through acquisitions, given relative low market share of the estimated $40 billion North American distribution marketplace for HVAC/R products.
Shares of Watsco have gained 60% over the past year, outperforming the industry’s 9.3% rally. Continuous investment in industry-leading technologies, acquisitions and a strong liquidity position will drive growth.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Watsco currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Construction sector include Gates Industrial Corporation PLC (GTES - Free Report) , Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM - Free Report) and Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX - Free Report) . You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Gates Industrial, a Zacks Rank #1 stock, is expected to witness 61.4% earnings growth in 2021.
Howmet Aerospace, also a Zacks Rank #1 stock, is expected to witness 18.8% earnings growth in 2021.
Comfort Systems surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 64.5%.
+1,500% Growth: One of 2021’s Most Exciting Investment Opportunities
In addition to the stocks you read about above, would you like to see Zacks’ top picks to capitalize on the Internet of Things (IoT)? It is one of the fastest-growing technologies in history, with an estimated 77 billion devices to be connected by 2025. That works out to 127 new devices per second.
Zacks has released a special report to help you capitalize on the Internet of Things’s exponential growth. It reveals 4 under-the-radar stocks that could be some of the most profitable holdings in your portfolio in 2021 and beyond.
Click here to download this report FREE >>