John Peterson
Analyst · Seaport Global Securities. Please proceed.
Sure, Matt. Sure. So if we go back to second quarter, our same branch pull through was about 76%, if I recall. So, we have reported 40%, which we are ecstatic with those obviously, but pretty consistent with what we’ve been saying all year, the comps got a little bit tougher and will continue to get a little bit tougher in the fourth quarter for us. So when we think about the 40%, I’m going to start with great operational performance both at the branches and in the branch support centers. So we continue to perform really well, both in the field and here in Daytona Beach. In addition to that, again, tied to the significant material cost increases we saw a year ago for first, second and into the third quarter, the comps on that have gotten a little bit easier throughout the year for us, because last year, as you know we were chasing that, did a pretty good job of catching that at the back half of the year. So looking ahead to the fourth quarter on that one, that comp gets more difficult too. I think the other thing, we do expect a strong commercial, but even a year ago, our commercial performance in the fourth quarter was probably our strongest of the year, so that comp gets a little more difficult. And then USI synergies, the last piece helping to drive that 40%; same story, I think in fourth quarter a year ago, we were starting to deliver those synergies in a greater cadence. So fourth quarter, the comp gets a little more difficult. Having said all that, if you do the math on our guidance in the fourth quarter, we still have roughly a 24% to 25% pull-through on our incremental revenue at the midpoint of our guidance. So we are happy with that. We are really happy to report on that, when we get to our fourth quarter call, but that’s kind of the way it’s going sequentially and how the comps look year-over-year.