Financial Performance - Fourth Quarter 2024 net sales increased 5% to 1.01billioncomparedto965.0 million in the prior year[5] - Full Year 2024 net sales increased 6% to 4.54billion,withacquisitionscontributing286.0 million, or 7%, to net sales growth[9] - Fourth Quarter 2024 gross profit increased 3% to 337.6million,whilegrossmargindecreased50basispointsto33.3378.2 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 8.3%[13] - Net sales for the year reached 4,540.6million,up5.64,301.2 million in 2023[29] - Gross profit for the year was 1,560.1million,anincreaseof4.61,491.2 million in 2023[29] - Net income for the year was 124.4million,down28.3173.4 million in 2023[29] - Operating income for the year was 192.3million,down23.1250.3 million in 2023[29] - Basic net income per share for the year was 2.73,downfrom3.84 in 2023[29] - Reported net income for the 2024 fiscal year was 124.4million,asignificantrecoveryfromanetlossof21.5 million in Q4 2023[35] - Adjusted EBITDA for the 2024 fiscal year was 378.2million,withQ42024contributing331.3 million, reflecting a 10.7% increase from Q4 2023[35] Acquisitions - The company closed two acquisitions in the fourth quarter and seven acquisitions during the full year, contributing approximately 200millionintrailingtwelvemonthsnetsales[4]−Thecompanymadeacquisitionstotaling138.2 million in 2024, compared to 192.7millionin2023[31]−Acquisitioncontributiontonetsalesforthe2024fiscalyearwas406.5 million, with Q4 contribution at 100.8million[39]DebtandAssets−NetdebttoadjustedEBITDAatyear−endwas1.1x,comparedto0.9xatyear−end2023[14]−Totalassetsincreasedto3,070.8 million in 2024 from 2,828.9millionin2023,representinganincreaseof8.5640.8 million in 2024 from 578.3millionin2023,ariseof10.8283.4 million, a decrease from 297.5millionin2023[31]−Thecompanyreportedaninterestexpenseof31.9 million in Q4 2024, compared to 27.1millioninQ42023,reflectingincreasedfinancingcosts[35]−Depreciationandamortizationexpensesforthe2024fiscalyeartotaled139.0 million, with Q4 expenses at 35.6million[35]−Thecompanyrecordedstock−basedcompensationof25.0 million for the 2024 fiscal year, with Q4 expenses at 5.5million[35]SalesOutlook−Thecompanyexpectslowsingle−digitorganicdailysalesgrowthfor2025,despiteongoingcommoditypricedeflation[16]−TheprojectedadjustedEBITDAfor2025isexpectedtobeintherangeof400 million to 430million[16]−Thecompanyanticipatescontinuedgrowthinorganicdailysales,projecting17.6 million for the 2025 fiscal year[41] - Organic sales for the 2024 fiscal year were 4,134.1million,withQ4organicsalesat912.3 million, indicating a growth trend[39] Other Information - SG&A as a percentage of net sales increased 150 basis points to 36.0% in the fourth quarter, primarily due to acquisitions[7] - The number of selling days in 2024 was 252, consistent with the previous year, which may impact sales comparisons[39] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2024 were 107.1million,upfrom82.5 million in 2023[31]