Overview

* Frontdoor ( FTDR ) Q3 revenue rises 14% to $618 mln, beating analyst expectations

* Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus, rising 15% year-over-year

* Company repurchased $215 mln of shares YTD, reflecting financial confidence

Outlook

* Frontdoor ( FTDR ) raises full-year revenue forecast to $2.075 bln-$2.085 bln

* Company increases full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $545 mln-$550 mln

* Frontdoor ( FTDR ) expects Q4 revenue of $415 mln-$425 mln

Result Drivers

* 2-10 ACQUISITION - Revenue growth largely driven by the acquisition of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, boosting volume and real estate revenue

* LOWER SERVICE REQUESTS - Gross profit margin benefited from a lower number of service requests per customer, aided by favorable weather

* NEW PROGRAMS - Significant growth in 'Other' revenue due to new HVAC and Moen Programs and New Home Structural Warranty revenue

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

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Estimate

Q3 Beat $618 mln $610.80

Revenue mln (6

Analysts

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Q3 Beat $1.58 $1.51 (5

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q3 EPS $1.42

Q3 Beat $117 mln $103.40

Adjusted mln (5

Net Analysts

Income )

Q3 Net $106 mln

Income

Q3 Beat $195 mln $187.10

Adjusted mln (5

EBITDA Analysts

)

Q3 Gross $353 mln

Profit

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the personal services peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Frontdoor Inc ( FTDR ) is $63.00, about 4.3% below its November 4 closing price of $65.74

* The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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