“We are pleased to be achieving consistent sales volume growth despite softer end markets. However, we are experiencing slightly more commodity price deflation than we had previously forecasted, which is negatively affecting Organic Daily Sales growth and gross margin. We expect price deflation to moderate in 2024 but continue to be a headwind for the remainder of the year. Accordingly, we expect Organic Daily Sales growth to be negative in the fourth quarter with price deflation more than offsetting positive sales volume growth. We expect gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin in the fourth quarter to be lower than the prior year, although we expect the year-over-year variance to improve from the third quarter of this year. Lastly, we expect the acquisitions we completed in the third quarter to have a dilutive effect on Adjusted EBITDA during the fourth quarter given the seasonal nature of these new companies. Given these trends, we now expect our Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $400 million to $410 million. Our guidance does not include any contributions from unannounced acquisitions.”
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