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Downgrade Sherwin-Williams to hold due to macro uncertainty in the US housing market impacting near-term volume demand and valuation concerns. PSG remains SHW's key growth driver, showing resilience with price increases and strong brand strength despite a weak macro environment. Management's cost control efforts are commendable, with improved gross margins and conservative SG&A growth guidance for FY25.

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The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2024 10:00 AM ET Corporate Participants Jim Jaye - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications Heidi Petz - President & Chief Executive Officer Al Mistysyn - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Gregory Melich - Evercore Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Chris Parkinson - Wolfe Research John Roberts - Mizuho Josh Spector - UBS Duffy Fischer - Goldman Sachs Ghansham Panjabi - Baird Mike Sison - Wells Fargo Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Chuck Cerankosky - Northcoast Research Mike Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Mike Leithead - Barclays Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets Aleksey Yefremov - KeyBanc Capital Markets Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners Adam Baumgarten - Zelman & Associates Garik Shmois - Loop Capital Markets Patrick Cunningham - Citi Investment Research Steve Byrne - Bank of America

Consolidated net sales of SHW rise owing to higher sales in the Paint Stores Group in Q4.

Although the revenue and EPS for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Coatings industry giant Sherwin-Williams (SHW -0.53%) reported mixed fourth-quarter results on Thursday, Jan. 30. Adjusted EPS of $2.09 exceeded analyst consensus expectations of $2.06 and improved 15.5% from the previous year.

Sherwin-Williams (SHW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.81 per share a year ago.

The paints giant offers soft guidance for the first quarter and all of 2025.

CLEVELAND , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. All comparisons are to the full year and fourth quarter of the prior year, unless otherwise noted.