10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                              to                             

Commission File Number: 0-26640

SCP POOL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-3943363
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, Louisiana	70433-5001
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

985-892-5521

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) YES ¨ NO x

At October 21, 2005, there were 52,111,179 outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.001 par value per share.

SCP POOL CORPORATION

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2005

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
Consolidated Statements of Income	2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	3
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	4
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	7
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	19
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	19
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	20
Item 6. Exhibits	20
Signature Page	21
Index to Exhibits	22

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SCP POOL CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

	September 30, 2005			September 30, 2004			December 31, 2004(1)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	44,644		$	30,427		$	21,762
Receivables, net		41,924			39,250			33,887
Receivables pledged under receivables facility		110,113			91,110			63,702
Product inventories, net		197,135			167,024			195,787
Prepaid expenses		3,248			6,167			6,057
Deferred income taxes		4,171			1,864			2,340
Total current assets	$	401,235		$	335,842		$	323,535
Property and equipment, net		21,413			25,210			18,595
Goodwill		102,163			112,489			104,684
Other intangible assets, net		9,161			11,609			12,620
Equity interest investments		29,547			—			18,616
Other assets, net		2,312			1,657			2,816
Total assets	$	565,831		$	486,807		$	480,866
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	99,920		$	76,454		$	113,114
Accrued and other current liabilities		69,148			55,903			38,287
Short-term financing		83,170			69,770			42,595
Current portion of other long-term liabilities		1,350			25,850			1,350
Total current liabilities	$	253,588		$	227,977		$	195,346
Deferred income taxes		13,116			10,570			11,625
Long-term debt		—			3,043			50,420
Other long-term liabilities		2,402			3,534			3,140
Total liabilities	$	269,106		$	245,124		$	260,531
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 52,769,769, 52,819,487 and 52,186,711 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005, September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2004, respectively		52			52			52
Additional paid-in capital		89,305			75,344			76,729
Retained earnings		205,786			168,912			141,772
Treasury stock		—			(3,147	)		—
Unearned compensation		(790	)		(1,218	)		(1,092	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,372			1,740			2,874
Total stockholders’ equity	$	296,725		$	241,683		$	220,335
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	565,831		$	486,807		$	480,866

(1) Derived from the audited financial statements at December 31, 2004

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SCP POOL CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005		2004		2005		2004
Net sales	$	423,729	$	362,091	$	1,252,868	$	1,100,916
Cost of sales		309,124		257,908		903,631		786,486
Gross profit		114,605		104,183		349,237		314,430
Selling and administrative expenses		72,212		67,234		212,748		197,220
Operating income		42,393		36,949		136,489		117,210
Interest expense, net		1,331		868		4,316		2,973
Income before income taxes and equity earnings		41,062		36,081		132,173		114,237
Provision for income taxes		15,854		14,071		51,032		44,552
Equity earnings in unconsolidated investments		1,912		—		2,372		—
Net income	$	27,120	$	22,010	$	83,513	$	69,685
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.51	$	0.42	$	1.59	$	1.31
Diluted	$	0.49	$	0.39	$	1.50	$	1.24
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		52,699		52,847		52,489		53,057
Diluted		55,889		56,175		55,728		56,321
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.09	$	0.07	$	0.25	$	0.13

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SCP POOL CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005			2004
Operating activities
Net income	$	83,513		$	69,685
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		3,693			4,462
Amortization		3,228			3,345
Equity earnings in unconsolidated investments		(2,372	)		—
Other		824			(483	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables		(54,410	)		(46,270	)
Product inventories		(2,647	)		26,307
Accounts payable		(15,017	)		(45,005	)
Other current assets and liabilities		34,453			18,840
Net cash provided by operating activities		51,265			30,881
Investing activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(3	)		(349	)
Equity interest investments		(3,589	)		—
Purchase of property and equipment, net of sale proceeds		(6,556	)		(5,060	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(10,148	)		(5,409	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolving line of credit		189,013			218,069
Payments on revolving line of credit		(239,433	)		(232,469	)
Proceeds from asset-backed financing		62,170			66,522
Payments on asset-backed financing		(21,595	)		(39,170	)
Payments on other long-term debt		(964	)		(1,519	)
Issuance of common stock under stock option plans		12,576			6,273
Payment of cash dividends		(13,152	)		(7,053	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(6,353	)		(20,085	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(17,738	)		(9,432	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(497	)		1,575
Change in cash and cash equivalents		22,882			17,615
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		21,762			12,812
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	44,644		$	30,427

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements

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SCP POOL CORPORATION

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

SCP Pool Corporation (the Company, which may be referred to as we, us or our) prepared the consolidated financial statements following accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information required by GAAP for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. In management’s opinion, the financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position and operating results. The results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2005.

We reclassified certain deferred tax amounts in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2004 to conform to the 2005 presentation. This reclassification had no effect on net income or earnings per share as previously reported.

You should also read the financial statements and notes included in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accounting policies used in preparing these financial statements are the same as those described in our Annual Report.

Note 2—Earnings Per Share

We calculate basic earnings per share (EPS) by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effects of stock and option awards.

All share and per share data and the related capital amounts for the period ended September 30, 2004 reflect the effects of a three-for-two stock split of our common stock, which was paid in the form of a stock dividend on September 10, 2004.

Note 3—Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net income and other gains and losses affecting stockholders’ equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from net income. In our case, these consist of foreign currency translation gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges, net of related income tax effects.

Comprehensive income was $27.1 million and $22.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, comprehensive income was $83.0 million and $70.2 million, respectively.

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SCP POOL CORPORATION

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 4—Equity Investments

As discussed in Note 3 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, in December 2004 we acquired certain assets of Latham International LP’s Canadian subsidiary, Pool Tech Distribution Inc. (Pool Tech or the Pool Tech Acquisition) and a 42% interest in Latham Acquisition Corporation (LAC) (collectively referred to as the 2004 Acquisitions). We funded the 2004 Acquisitions primarily through the exchange of manufacturing assets held by our subsidiaries in Ontario, Canada and Fort Wayne, Indiana and cash consideration. During the third quarter of 2005, we finalized our allocation of the fair value received in connection with the 2004 Acquisitions and completed certain working capital adjustments that resulted in changes to the following balances, including adjustments to the amount of goodwill recorded, the estimated fair value of the non-compete agreement and the deferred gain recorded on the exchange as a reduction to our investment in LAC:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2005		December 31, 2004
Goodwill	$	2,190	$	4,629
Other intangible assets		1,342		1,908
Equity interest investments		187		5,157
Product inventories, net		5,139		5,280
Accrued and other liabilities		1,958		135

In September 2005, we made an additional capital contribution to LAC of approximately $2.5 million as part of a round of financing related to LAC’s acquisition of Viking Pools, the largest manufacturer of one-piece fiberglass pools in North America. Since our capital contribution was not proportionate to our 42% interest in LAC, our ownership interest was reduced to 36%. We continue to account for our interest in LAC using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, we report our share of income or loss based on our ownership interest in LAC.

In May 2005, we acquired a 50% membership interest in Northpark Corporate Center, L.L.C. (NCC) through a $1.1 million cash contribution. NCC owns and operates an office building in Covington, Louisiana. We lease corporate and administrative offices from NCC, occupying approximately 40% of the office building. We account for our $1.1 million investment in NCC under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, we report our share of income or loss based on our ownership interest in NCC.

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SCP POOL CORPORATION

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 5—Stock-Based Compensation

We account for our employee stock options under the intrinsic value method described by Accounting Principles Bulletin 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Accordingly, we do not record compensation expense for options issued with an exercise price equal to the stock’s market price on the grant date. If we had accounted for our stock-based compensation using the fair value method described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, our net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro-forma amounts below (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005			2004			2005			2004
Reported net income	$	27,120		$	22,010		$	83,513		$	69,685
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of the tax effect		245			274			586			417
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of the tax effect		(844	)		(914	)		(2,626	)		(2,721	)
Pro-forma net income	$	26,521		$	21,370		$	81,473		$	67,381
Basic earnings per share:
As reported	$	0.51		$	0.42		$	1.59		$	1.31
Pro-forma	$	0.50		$	0.40		$	1.55		$	1.27
Diluted earnings per share:
As reported	$	0.49		$	0.39		$	1.50		$	1.24
Pro-forma	$	0.47		$	0.38		$	1.46		$	1.20

On April 15, 2005, the SEC adopted an amendment to Regulation S-X that delays the date by which we must adopt SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment. Under these new rules, we are required to adopt SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, although earlier adoption is permitted.

We are in the process of reviewing the provisions of SFAS 123(R) and plan to adopt the statement on January 1, 2006, but we have not made any definitive decisions regarding transition methods or option valuation methods. In 2006, we expect the annualized impact from SFAS 123(R) to our diluted earnings per share will approximate $0.05 to $0.06, which is consistent with the annualized impact of the pro-forma net income and earnings per share disclosed above.

Note 6—Subsequent Event

On October 3, 2005, we completed the acquisition of Automatic Rain Company (d/b/a Horizon), a leading regional wholesale distributor of irrigation and landscape products serving professional contractors in the landscape construction and maintenance markets. We acquired the issued and outstanding stock of Horizon for approximately $85 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 26, 2005, we have merged Horizon with and into our wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon Distributors, Inc. as of the acquisition date. We funded this transaction through utilization of our existing bank facilities.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

Net sales grew 17% to $423.7 million in the third quarter of 2005 compared to $362.1 million in the third quarter of 2004. Similar to the trend during the first half of 2005, this growth was a result of increases in both delivery volume and product pricing. Our volume gains reflect our success in meeting our customers’ needs by providing value-added products and programs, including the continued drive into newer product areas and growth in the installed base of pools. In the third quarter of 2005, net sales also benefited from favorable weather conditions, particularly in northern markets, compared to the same period in 2004.

Product pricing contributed to the sales growth as we were able to pass most vendor price increases through to customers. However, supplier price increases have been much more pronounced in 2005 than in prior years due to significant price increases on certain chemicals used in the pool industry, as well as increases in underlying commodity costs, particularly oil and steel. In certain product categories, we were only able to pass along price increases on a dollar per unit basis rather than a percentage basis due to competitive pressures. Our gross profit as a percent of net sales (gross margin) decreased by approximately 180 basis points in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004, reflecting the impact of product price increases as well as the divestiture of our North American manufacturing assets in December 2004.

New product initiatives continue to be focused on our Complementary Products category, for which sales grew 29% over the same period last year. These products, which our customers historically purchased from other suppliers, carry gross margins comparable to our traditional product categories. We believe that Complementary Products will continue to grow at a faster rate than our overall sales growth, with an acceleration of the Complementary Products growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 due to the addition of Horizon’s products to our Complementary Product offerings. Including Horizon’s fourth quarter 2005 sales, Complementary Products should comprise approximately 12% of total revenues for the full year 2005.

Our operating income increased 15% to $42.4 million in the third quarter of 2005 from the same period last year due primarily to the growth in sales, as well as our ability to leverage our existing distribution and administrative infrastructure and our success with ongoing operational improvements. We remain focused on numerous supply chain management initiatives and improving our working capital management, and we expect to make continued operational improvements in the future.

Net income increased 23% from the third quarter of 2004 and included $1.9 million of net income from our equity investment in LAC. LAC’s business is highly seasonal and more heavily weighted to northern markets, with the first and fourth quarters being the slowest parts of the year and the second and third quarters being the busiest. We expect a neutral or slightly positive contribution to our earnings from LAC in the fourth quarter of 2005.

During the third quarter, the Gulf Coast suffered tremendous damage from Hurricane Katrina. We were very fortunate in that 200 of our then 204 service centers continued to operate without disruption through Katrina and its aftermath. Of the four service centers in the path of the storm, only our Metairie, Louisiana location remains closed with its customers served from our Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mandeville, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama service centers in the interim. Our Covington, Louisiana administrative office was not damaged by the storm. Through an outstanding effort from our employees and the disciplines of disaster recovery and business continuity planning, we experienced only minimal impacts to both our operations and financial results.

Net cash provided by operations was $51.3 million in the first nine moths of 2005 compared to $30.9 million for the same period in 2004. This change is primarily due to the increase in net income and the deferral of third quarter estimated tax

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payments until February 2006 as allowed by the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. We expect to generate cash from operations in the fourth quarter of 2005 and maintain our goal of exceeding net income in operating cash flow for the year.

Our business is subject to significant risks, including weather, competition, general economic conditions and other risks detailed below in our “Cautionary Statement for Purpose of the ‘Safe Harbor’ Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995”.

Results of Operations

As of September 30, 2005, we conducted operations through 204 service centers in North America and Europe.

The following table presents information derived from the Consolidated Statements of Income expressed as a percentage of net sales.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2005		2004		2005		2004
Net sales	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	73.0		71.2		72.1		71.4
Gross profit	27.0		28.8		27.9		28.6
Selling and administrative expenses	17.0		18.6		17.0		17.9
Operating income	10.0		10.2		10.9		10.6
Interest expense, net	0.3		0.2		0.3		0.2
Income before income taxes and equity earnings	9.7		10.0		10.5		10.4

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to operating income or income before income taxes and equity earnings.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

Net Sales

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Change
(in millions)	2005		2004
Net sales	$	423.7	$	362.1	$	61.6	17	%

Base business sales growth was 16% in the third quarter of 2005. Net sales increased primarily due to the following:

• a larger installed base of swimming pools resulting in increased sales of non-discretionary products;

• price increases, which were passed through the supply chain;

• the continued successful execution of our sales, marketing and service programs;

• 29% growth in Complementary Product sales; and

• favorable weather, particularly in northern markets, compared to the third quarter of 2004.

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Gross Profit

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Change
(in millions)	2005			2004
Gross profit	$	114.6		$	104.2		$	10.4		10	%
Gross margin		27.0	%		28.8	%		(1.8	)%

Gross margin decreased 180 basis points between periods due to the impact of product price increases as well as a decrease of approximately 40 basis points attributed to the disposition of our North American manufacturing assets in December 2004.

Operating Expenses

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Change
(in millions)	2005			2004
Operating expenses	$	72.2		$	67.2		$	5.0		7	%
Operating expenses as a percent of net sales		17.0	%		18.6	%		(1.6	)%

Operating expenses as a percent of net sales decreased 160 basis points from the third quarter of 2004 as increases in employee related costs were offset by our ability to leverage much of our existing distribution infrastructure and personnel base to support our sales growth.

Interest Expense

Average debt outstanding decreased slightly compared to the third quarter of 2004, but interest expense increased $0.4 million between periods due to the increase in the effective interest rate to 4.4% in 2005 from 2.5% in 2004.

Income Taxes

The increase in income taxes is due to the $5.0 million increase in income before income taxes and equity earnings, partially offset by a decrease in our effective income tax rate to 38.6% at September 30, 2005 from 39.0% at September 30, 2004. This decrease is due to the anticipated impact of certain tax advantaged business strategies.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Change
(in millions)	2005		2004
Net income	$	27.1	$	22.0	$	5.1	23	%

In the third quarter of 2005, our equity interest in LAC contributed $1.9 million to net income. We expect a normal seasonal slowdown in the fourth quarter in northern markets, where LAC has higher market concentration.

Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2005 increased 26% to $0.49 per diluted share compared to $0.39 in the third quarter of 2004.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

Net Sales

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
(in millions)	2005		2004
Net sales	$	1,252.9	$	1,100.9	$	152.0	14	%

Base business sales growth was 13% in the first nine months of 2005. Net sales increased primarily due to the following:

• a larger installed base of swimming pools resulting in increased sales of non-discretionary products;

• price increases, which were passed through the supply chain;

• the continued successful execution of our sales, marketing and service programs; and

• 30% growth in Complementary Product sales.

Gross Profit

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(in millions)	2005			2004
Gross profit	$	349.2		$	314.4		$	34.8		11	%
Gross margin		27.9	%		28.6	%		(0.7	)%

The decrease in gross margin is attributed to a decrease of approximately 50 basis points related to the disposition of our North American manufacturing assets in December 2004 and the impact of certain product price increases. These decreases were partially offset by increases achieved through our focus on supply chain management.

Operating Expenses

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(in millions)	2005			2004
Operating expenses	$	212.7		$	197.2		$	15.5		8	%
Operating expenses as a percent of net sales		17.0	%		17.9	%		(0.9	)%

Operating expenses as a percent of net sales decreased 90 basis points from the first nine months of 2004 as increases in employee related costs were offset by our ability to leverage much of our existing distribution infrastructure and personnel base to support our sales growth.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $1.3 million between periods as the effective interest rate increased to 4.0% in 2005 from 2.4% in 2004 and average debt outstanding was 8% higher in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004. The increase in the interest rate and higher average debt outstanding was partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in the amortization of financing fees.

Income Taxes

The increase in income taxes is due to the $17.9 million increase in income before income taxes and equity earnings, partially offset by a decrease in our effective income tax rate to 38.6% at September 30, 2005 from 39.0% at September 30, 2004. This decrease is due to the anticipated impact of certain tax advantaged business strategies.

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Net Income and Earnings Per Share

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
(in millions)	2005		2004
Net income	$	83.5	$	69.7	$	13.8	20	%

In the first nine months of 2005, our equity interest in LAC contributed $2.3 million to net income. We expect a neutral or slightly positive contribution to our earnings from LAC in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Earnings per share for the first nine months of 2005 increased 21% to $1.50 per diluted share compared to $1.24 in the first nine months of 2004. We expect similar earnings per share growth for the year compared to 2004.

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Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

Our business is highly seasonal. In general, sales and operating income are highest during the second and third quarters, which represent the peak months of swimming pool use and installation. Sales are substantially lower during the first and fourth quarters when we may incur net losses.

We typically experience a build-up of product inventories and accounts payable during the winter months in anticipation of the peak selling season. Excluding borrowings to finance acquisitions and share repurchases, our peak borrowing usually occurs during the second quarter, primarily because extended payment terms offered by our suppliers typically are payable in April, May and June, while our peak accounts receivable collections typically occur in June, July and August.

The following table presents certain unaudited quarterly data for the first, second and third quarters of 2005, the four quarters of 2004 and the fourth quarter of 2003. We have included income statement and balance sheet data for the most recent eight quarters to allow for a meaningful comparison of the seasonal fluctuations in these amounts. In our opinion, this information reflects all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of this data. Due to the seasonal nature of the swimming pool industry, the results of any one or more quarters are not necessarily an accurate indication of results for an entire fiscal year or of continuing trends.

(Unaudited) (in thousands)	QUARTER
	2005						2004									2003
	Third		Second		First		Fourth			Third		Second		First		Fourth
Statement of Income Data
Net sales	$	423,729	$	563,978	$	265,161	$	209,937		$	362,091	$	504,177	$	234,648	$	189,948
Gross profit		114,605		162,681		71,951		56,404			104,183		145,215		65,032		49,596
Operating income (loss)		42,393		82,795		11,301		(3,616	)		36,949		72,589		7,672		(3,903	)
Net income (loss)		27,120		51,640		4,753		(2,744	)		22,010		43,595		4,080		(2,995	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total receivables, net	$	152,037	$	231,736	$	164,507	$	97,589		$	130,360	$	197,683	$	147,097	$	83,824
Product inventories, net		197,135		247,350		281,267		195,787			167,024		219,711		241,903		193,905
Accounts payable		99,920		165,872		219,290		113,114			76,454		144,029		166,305		118,312
Total debt		86,922		174,743		145,045		97,505			102,197		161,766		152,181		90,764

We expect that our quarterly results of operations will continue to fluctuate depending on the timing and amount of revenue contributed by new and acquired service centers. We attempt to open new service centers at the end of the fourth quarter or the first quarter of the subsequent year to take advantage of preseason sales programs and the following peak selling season.

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Weather is the principal external factor affecting our business. The table below presents some of the possible effects resulting from various weather conditions.

Weather	Possible Effects
Hot and dry	•      Increased purchases of chemicals and supplies for existing swimming pools
	•      Increased purchases of above-ground pools
Unseasonably cool weather or	•      Fewer pool installations
extraordinary amounts of rain	•      Decreased purchases of chemicals and supplies
	•      Decreased purchases of impulse items such as above-ground pools and accessories
Unseasonably early warming trends (primarily in the northern half of the US)	•      A longer pool season, thus increasing our sales
Unseasonably late warming trends (primarily in the northern half of the US)	•      A shorter pool season, thus decreasing our sales

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is defined as the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet current cash needs. We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating activities, taking into consideration the seasonal nature of our business. Significant factors which could affect our liquidity include the following:

• cash flows generated from operating activities;

• the adequacy of available bank lines of credit;

• acquisitions;

• the timing and extent of share repurchases;

• capital expenditures;

• dividend payments; and

• the ability to attract long-term capital with satisfactory terms.

Our primary capital needs are seasonal working capital obligations and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, share repurchases and dividend payments. Our primary sources of working capital are cash from operations supplemented by bank borrowings. Borrowings, together with cash from operations, historically have been sufficient to support our growth and finance acquisitions. Our priorities for the use of cash are as follows:

• maintenance and new service center capital expenditures estimated at 0.5% to 0.75% of net sales;

• strategic acquisitions executed opportunistically;

• payment of cash dividends as and when declared by the Board;

• repurchase of common stock at Board-defined parameters; and

• repayment of debt.

Our unsecured syndicated senior credit facility (the Credit Facility), which matures on November 2, 2009, provides for a $120.0 million five-year revolving credit facility, which includes sublimits for the issuance of swingline loans and standby

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letters of credit. The aggregate maximum principal amount of the commitments under the Credit Facility may be increased from time to time by a total amount of up to $40.0 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we made net payments of $50.4 million on the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2005, there was no balance outstanding and $118.9 million was available for borrowing under the Credit Facility. The average effective interest rate of the Credit Facility was approximately 4.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Our obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of our existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries. Borrowings and standby letters of credit under the Credit Facility bear interest, at our option, at either of the following:

a. a base rate, which is the greater of (i) the Wachovia Bank, National Association prime rate or (ii) the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%; or

b. the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread ranging from 0.60% to 1.25%, with such spread in each case depending on our leverage ratio.

We are also required to pay (a) an annual facility fee of 0.150% to 0.250%, with such spread in each case depending on our leverage ratio, (b) an annual commercial letter of credit issuance fee of 0.125% multiplied by the face amount of each letter of credit and (c) a letter of credit commission of 0.150% to 0.250% multiplied by face amount of each letter of credit, with such spread in each case depending on our leverage ratio.

The Credit Facility contains customary terms and provisions (including representations, covenants and conditions) and events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the Credit Facility, the lenders may terminate their obligations thereunder and may require us to repay all amounts thereunder.

In the first quarter of 2005, we renewed our accounts receivable securitization facility (the Receivables Facility), which provides a seasonal borrowing capacity of up to $100.0 million, through March 2006. The Receivables Facility provides for the true sale of certain of our receivables as they are created to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. This subsidiary grants an undivided security interest in the receivables to an unrelated commercial paper conduit. Because of the structure of the bankruptcy-remote subsidiary and our ability to control its activities, we include the transferred receivables and related debt in our consolidated balance sheet. We employed this arrangement because it provides us with a lower cost form of financing. At September 30, 2005, there was $83.2 million outstanding under the Receivables Facility at an average effective interest rate of 3.8%.

As of September 30, 2005, we were in compliance with all covenants and financial ratio requirements related to our Credit Facility and our Receivables Facility.

Cash provided by operating activities increased $20.4 million to $51.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $30.9 million for the same period last year. This change is due to the increase in net income as well as the deferral of third quarter estimated tax payments until February 2006 as allowed by the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, our cash flows will be negatively impacted by funding of the Horizon acquisition, aggressive early buy purchases to take advantage of favorable discounts and share repurchases, and positively impacted by the deferral of our fourth quarter estimated tax payments until February 2006.

We believe we have adequate availability of capital to fund present operations and anticipated growth, including expansion in existing and targeted market areas. We continually evaluate potential acquisitions and hold discussions with acquisition candidates. If suitable acquisition opportunities or working capital needs arise that would require additional financing, we believe that our financial position and earnings history provide a solid base for obtaining additional financing resources at competitive rates and terms. Additionally, we may issue common or preferred stock to raise funds.

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Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Due to the seasonal nature of our business, accounts receivable increased $54.4 million to $152.0 million at September 30, 2005 from $97.6 million at December 31, 2004. Accounts receivable increased $21.6 million, or 17%, from $130.4 million at September 30, 2004. The increase from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005 is consistent with the 17% increase in net sales between periods.

The allowance for doubtful accounts decreased to $3.1 million at September 30, 2005 from $3.6 million at September 30, 2004. This decrease reflects an 11% reduction in our total past due accounts receivable balance as a percentage of total accounts receivable between periods. We have continued to enhance our collection management practices and improved average collection days to 33 days at September 30, 2005 from 34 days at September 30, 2004.

Product Inventories and the Reserve for Shrink and Obsolescence

Product inventories increased $1.3 million to $197.1 million at September 30, 2005 from $195.8 million at December 31, 2004. Inventory increased $30.1 million, or 18%, compared to $167.0 million at September 30, 2004, consistent with our 17% year-over-year sales growth during the third quarter of 2005.

Due to the increase in inventory levels, our inventory reserve increased to $4.4 million at September 30, 2005 compared to $3.1 million at December 31, 2004 and $3.7 million at September 30, 2004.

Share Repurchase Program

In the third quarter of 2005, we repurchased 93,529 shares of our common stock at an average price of $35.08 per share. These shares include purchases under an authorized plan of repurchase, as well as shares of common stock withheld upon the exercise of certain options outstanding under the Company’s 1995 and 1998 Stock Option Plans and having a value equal to the amount of tax required to be withheld with respect to such options and/or the exercise price of such options.

Our fourth quarter share repurchases through October 19, 2005 totaled $23.3 million, or 707,100 shares at an average share price of $32.89. As a result, the current $50.0 million repurchase plan authorized by our Board of Directors has $3.2 million remaining for future share repurchases. We intend to continue to repurchase shares on the open market from time to time, depending on market conditions.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the accurate portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results, and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

In order to prepare financial statements that conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), we make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. Certain estimates are particularly sensitive due to their significance to the financial statements and the possibility that future events may be significantly different from our expectations.

For a description of our critical accounting policies, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We have not changed these policies from those previously disclosed.

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Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Our disclosure and analysis in this report contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements express our current expectations or forecasts of possible future results or events, including projections of future performance, statements of management’s plans and objectives, future contracts, and forecasts of trends and other matters. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts and often use words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “believe,” “will likely result,” “outlook,” “project” and other words and expressions of similar meaning. No assurance can be given that the results in any forward-looking statements will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

Certain factors that may affect our business and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements include the following:

We are susceptible to adverse weather conditions.

Weather is the principal external factor affecting our business. For example, unseasonably late warming trends can decrease the length of the pool season and unseasonably cool weather or extraordinary rainfall during the peak season can decrease swimming pool use, installation and maintenance, which adversely affects sales of our products.

Our business is highly seasonal.

In 2004, approximately 66% of our net sales were generated in the second and third quarters of the year, which represent the peak months of swimming pool use, installation, remodeling and repair, and 96% of our operating income was generated in the same period. Our sales are substantially lower during the first and fourth quarters of the year, when we may incur net losses.

We face intense competition both from other leisure product alternatives and from within the pool industry.

We face competition from both outside our industry with sellers of other leisure product alternatives, such as boats and motor homes, and from within our industry with various regional and local distributors and, to a lesser extent, mass market retailers and large pool supply retailers. New competitors may emerge as there are low barriers to entry in our industry. Some geographic markets that we serve, particularly our largest, higher density markets in California, Florida, Texas and Arizona, representing approximately 51% of our net sales in 2004, also tend to be more competitive than others.

More aggressive competition by mass merchants could adversely affect our sales.

Mass market retailers today carry a limited range of, and devote a limited amount of shelf space to, merchandise and products targeted to the pool industry. Historically, mass market retailers have generally expanded by adding new stores and product breadth, but their product offering of pool related products has remained relatively constant. Should mass market retailers increase their focus on the pool industry or increase the breadth of their pool related product offerings and become a more significant competitor for direct and end-use customers, this could have an adverse impact on our business.

The demand for our swimming pool and leisure related products may be adversely affected by economic downturns.

In economic downturns, the demand for swimming pool or leisure related products may decline as discretionary consumer spending, the increase in pool eligible households and swimming pool construction decline. Although maintenance

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products and repair and replacement equipment that must be purchased by pool owners to maintain existing swimming pools account for more than 60% of our gross profits, the growth of our business depends on the expansion of the installed pool base, which may be viewed by most consumers as a discretionary expenditure that may be adversely affected by economic downturns.

The nature of our business subjects us to compliance with Environmental, Health, Transportation and Safety Regulations.

We are subject to regulation under federal, state and local environmental, health, transportation and safety requirements, which govern such things as packaging, labeling, handling, transportation, storage and sale of pool chemicals and other products. For example, we sell algaecides that are regulated as pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and state pesticide laws, which primarily relate to labeling and annual registration.

Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties or the imposition of injunctive relief. Moreover, compliance with such laws and regulations in the future could prove to be costly, and there can be no assurance that we will not incur such costs in material amounts. These laws and regulations have changed substantially and rapidly over the last 20 years, and we anticipate that there will be continuing changes. The clear trend in environmental, health, transportation and safety regulation is to place more restrictions and limitations on activities that impact the environment, such as the use and handling of chemical substances. Increasingly, strict restrictions and limitations have resulted in increased operating costs for us, and it is possible that the costs of compliance with such laws and regulations will continue to increase. We will attempt to anticipate future regulatory requirements that might be imposed and to plan accordingly in order to remain in compliance with changing regulations and to minimize the costs of such compliance.

We store chemicals and other combustible materials that involve fire, safety and casualty risks.

We store chemicals, including certain combustible, oxidizing compounds, at our service centers. A fire, explosion or flood affecting one of our facilities could give rise to fire, safety and casualty losses and related liability claims. We maintain what we believe is prudent insurance protection. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable or that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover future claims that may arise. Successful claims for which we are not fully insured may adversely affect our working capital and profitability. In addition, changes in the insurance industry have generally led to higher insurance costs and decreased availability of coverage.

We may not be able to sustain our pace of growth.

We have experienced substantial sales growth in recent years through acquisitions and the opening of new locations that have increased our size, scope and geographic distribution. Since 2000, we have opened 29 new service centers and have completed 13 acquisitions including our recent acquisition of Horizon in October 2005. These acquisitions have added 114 service centers (net of service center closings and consolidations). While we contemplate continued growth through acquisitions and internal expansion, no assurance can be made as to our ability to:

• penetrate new markets;

• identify appropriate acquisition candidates;

• complete acquisitions on satisfactory terms and successfully integrate acquired businesses;

• obtain financing;

• generate sufficient cash flows to support expansion plans and general operating activities;

• maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; and

• identify and divest assets which do not continue to create value consistent with our objectives.

If we do not manage these potential difficulties successfully, our operating results could be adversely affected.

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We depend on key personnel.

Our future success depends to an extent upon the continued service of Manuel Perez de la Mesa, our Chief Executive Officer, and to a lesser degree, our other executive officers and key management personnel, and on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. The loss of Mr. Perez de la Mesa in particular could have a material adverse effect on our business. Mr. Perez de la Mesa is not nearing retirement age, and we have no indication that he intends to retire in the near future. We do not currently maintain key man insurance on Mr. Perez de la Mesa.

Our distribution business is highly dependent on our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers and manufacturers.

As a distribution company, maintaining favorable relationships with our suppliers is critical to the success of our business. We believe that we add considerable value to the swimming pool supply chain by purchasing products from a large number of manufacturers and distributing the products to a highly fragmented customer base on conditions that are more favorable than these customers could obtain on their own. We believe that we currently enjoy good relationships with our suppliers, who generally offer us competitive pricing, return policies and promotional allowances. However, our inability to maintain favorable relationships with our suppliers could have an adverse effect on our business.

Our largest suppliers are Pentair Corporation, Hayward Pool Products, Inc. and Waterpik Technologies, Inc., which accounted for approximately 16%, 9% and 7%, respectively; of the costs of products we sold in 2004. While we do not believe that the loss of any single supplier would adversely affect our business, a decision by several suppliers, acting in concert, to sell their products directly to retail customers and other end-users of their products, bypassing distribution companies like ours, would have an adverse effect on our business. We dedicate significant resources promoting the benefits and affordability of pool ownership, which we believe greatly benefits our customers and suppliers.

The growth of our business depends on effective marketing programs.

The growth of our business depends on the expansion of the installed pool base. Thus, an important part of our strategy is to promote the growth of the pool industry through our extensive advertising and promotional programs that attempt to raise consumer awareness regarding the benefits and affordability of pool ownership, the ease of pool maintenance and the many ways in which a pool may be enjoyed beyond swimming. These programs include media advertising, website development such as www.swimmingpool.com ™ and public relations campaigns. We believe these programs benefit the entire supply chain from our suppliers to our customers.

We also promote the growth of our customers’ businesses through comprehensive support programs that offer promotional tools and marketing support to help generate increased sales for our customers. Our programs include such things as personalized websites, brochures, marketing campaigns and business development training. We also provide certain retail store customers with assistance in site selection, store layout and design and business management system implementation. Our inability to sufficiently develop effective advertising, marketing and promotional programs to succeed in an weakened economic environment and an increasingly competitive marketplace, in which we (and our entire supply chain) also compete with other luxury product alternatives, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

A terrorist attack or the threat of a terrorist attack could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001, in the U.S. were unprecedented events that have created many economic and political uncertainties, some of which may materially impact our business. Discretionary spending on leisure products such as ours is generally adversely affected during times of economic uncertainty. The potential for future terrorist attacks, the national and international responses to terrorist attacks, and other acts of war or hostility have created many economic and political uncertainties, which could adversely affect our business for the short or long-term in ways that cannot presently be predicted.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

There have been no material changes from what we reported in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Foreign Exchange Risk

There have been no material changes from what we reported in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The term “disclosure controls and procedures” is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act). The rules refer to the controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified. As of September 30, 2005, management, including the CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that as of September 30, 2005, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at ensuring that material information related to us or our consolidated subsidiaries is made known to them and is disclosed on a timely basis in our reports filed under the Act.

We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Based on the most recent evaluation, we have concluded that no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The table below summarizes the repurchases of our common stock in the third quarter of 2005.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	Total number of shares purchased		Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plan(1)	Maximum approximate dollar value that may yet be purchased under the plan
July 1-31, 2005	67,195	(2)	$	35.53	—	$	27,402,231
August 1-31, 2005	—		$	—	—	$	27,402,231
September 1-30, 2005	26,334		$	33.95	26,334	$	26,508,284

(1) In July 2002, our Board of Directors authorized $50.0 million for the repurchase of shares of our common stock in the open market. In August 2004, when approximately $17.6 million of the amount authorized remained available for share repurchases, our Board of Directors increased the authorization for the repurchase of shares of our common stock in the open market to a total of $50.0 million, of which approximately $3.2 million remained available as of October 19, 2005.

(2) These shares represent shares of common stock withheld upon the exercise of certain options outstanding under the Company’s 1995 and 1998 Stock Option Plans and having a value equal to the amount of tax required to be withheld with respect to such options and/or the exercise price of such options.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits filed as part of this report are listed in the Index to Exhibits appearing on page 22.

Items 1, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.

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Signature Page

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on October 31, 2005.

	SCP POOL CORPORATION
BY:	/s/ Mark W. Joslin
	Mark W. Joslin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and duly authorized signatory on behalf of the Registrant

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description	Page
3.1	Composite Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)
3.2	Composite Bylaws of the Company. (2)
4.1	Form of certificate representing shares of common stock of the Company. (3)
10.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Automatic Rain Company, Horizon Distributors, Inc. and the Shareholder Parties, dated August 26, 2005. (4)
31.1	Certification by Mark W. Joslin pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	23
31.2	Certification by Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	24
32.1	Certification by Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa and Mark W. Joslin pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	25

(1) Incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004.

(2) Incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003.

(3) Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement No. 33-92738.

(4) Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2005.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Mark W. Joslin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SCP Pool Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 31, 2005	/s/ Mark W. Joslin
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SCP Pool Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 31, 2005	/s/ Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of SCP Pool Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mark W. Joslin, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: October 31, 2005

/s/ Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa                

Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa

President and

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Mark W. Joslin                                    

Mark W. Joslin

Vice – President and

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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