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Home » HARDI Distributors Report 8.7 Percent Revenue Decline in March

HARDI Distributors Report 8.7 Percent Revenue Decline in March

May 6, 2024
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Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing sales by HARDI distributors declined by 8.7% during March 2024.

The annual sales growth for the 12 months through March 2024 is a decline of 0.3%.

"There were two important factors behind the sales thud at the end of heating season," said HARDI Macroeconomic and Residential Market Analyst Brian Loftus. "Heating degree days during March of 2024 were off by 16% from the prior year which may have trimmed sales year-to-year, but the main reason for the decline is March of 2023 had two more billing days. We estimate sales were about flat with the same number of billing days."

The Days Sales Outstanding, a measure of how quickly customers pay their bills, was near 41 days during March as it was during March of 2023. "Forty-one this month was comparable to March of 2022 and better than March of 2021 and 2022," Loftus said. "There has been a lot of market headwinds during the past twelve to eighteen months, but not enough to compromise dealer's bill paying ability."

"The annual sales growth has been flat during the past four months, but we expect that to improve," Loftus said. "The number of home listings is finally starting to improve, and the pace of existing home sales has steadied. Single-unit permits are increasing, and the Fed's next move will be a rate cut. It looks like the cycle is turning."

HARDI members do not receive financial compensation in exchange for their monthly sales data and can discontinue their participation without prior notice or penalty. Participation is voluntary, and the depth of market coverage varies from region to region. An independent entity collects and compiles the data that can include products not directly associated with the HVACR industry.

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