HSIC - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Henry Schein Fourth Quarter 2020 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today’s call, Carolynne Borders, Henry Schein’s Vice President of Investor Relations. Carolynne. ahead, go Please

Carolynne Borders

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Stanley Bergman

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Steven Paladino

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Stanley Bergman

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Operator

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Jeff Johnson

guys. Two Good morning, could, you. I this morning. if Thank questions,

have about never and versus year, revenues I If be back XX PPE get that how ex to a get core I that down on just, COVID to this down fair levels Is you're provide And think hearing Steve, guess, and XXXX XXXX. thinking understand dental level? XXXX XXXX level, you Thanks. points product were down to about $X.XX COVID do, and I XX, additional basis PPE First, revenue to that seems your and given guidance. that? I'd the maybe like be get that to in your medical. to like you're revenues to XXXX, guidance. in your they Do interested or not versus XXXX EPS guidance, how still something margins in $X.XX it ballpark to really think

Steven Paladino

the Jeff. for Thanks question, Yes.

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think that goes better a to than even really year least So greater felt nothing. floor for try guidance guidance, give doing as I at was we but on, the Jeff, we'll doing

Jeff Johnson

a Understood. quick And that's just Steve. Yes. follow-up. helpful, maybe And as

of Heartland the officially the haven't confirmed start your guys return Dental April supplying at start, You to of guess, XQ. I at

that Our checks to to though. suggest is seem going happen,

implant two, one, be in we I supplied parts, a the years some that? about There technology as with few of think might that over consumables you've So can them products. even change the going products, you last And moving side confirm then quarters some think do the the American North the know next revenue year? couple blender, to quarters, put Thanks. three your adding of points bit. basis Heartland three But the all we of maybe a relationship of as I in that the end over this a growth last hundred dental on

Steven Paladino

Yes.

Stanley could So jump and start maybe I'll in.

activity, direct yes, to Heartland. going activity, award. don't have specific we It other that that, still can don't again, given, press we that's provide to you didn't on release. I'm we why so a that transition don't out question, There's limit provide But confirm shipping the any commentary. we've we to can customer on the we confirm press a don't Heartland we a unless it won first, to response in quarter. period, product We started provide in So typically your haven't that release, intend contract. But will put and customer details Stanley, so we won out putting be the later have

Stanley Bergman

I think Steven. that correct, is

practice their have relationship needs, a We needs ranging software had and for software we Heartland applications management provide. with decades, other supporting from that

products we do addition, certain to In provide specialty Heartland.

to add for account. report decision relationship some we medical We time a IDN that to as, we expect add, I made the well But back space. to have the every we the world, done not and might new as And relationships years on a while. space grow DSO in continue that other in

think this becomes I complex. very

bottom expect we to continue And business our medical. and accounts is, so dental do grow line in the large to with

Jeff Johnson

Thank you.

Operator

Santangelo the from with Glen come Guggenheim. will line of question next Our

Glen Santangelo

down just pointed being about Hey. to in Yes. volumes up, follow-up the I of I'll a then, consumable I and mean, follow thinking Stan, heard I XX% those being suggesting just X.X%. America you up Thanks. that want Steve out, my numbers for at Good to just if I'm morning. the the Thanks on And consumable upfront. questions. to guidance. XX% and how up volumes trying pointed of my you ADA comments, your taking your be was pre-pandemic levels, survey that number reconcile to North do seem to just sort sort ask reconcile regarding questions two? that

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Stanley Bergman

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Steven Paladino

Yeah.

Let your Glen, of me thing, on questions. add one one just

You higher that asked, And of we ex a the procedures reconciliation. X.X% It's being PPE, why not reason you're the patient the its part and believe typically. And well, patient than done up what's measures. that today ADA traffic procedures. is acuity is traffic XX% that of remember, do there's

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being is one really procedure and done guidance. add And So, type in that. questions, quickly assuming on again, of uncertainty improvement much of on your floor a know lot it, would with to us market of just Because, when improves. to we're that there's assume not still not when it we the helping

is don't market if potential point. quicker the in have at that really there guidance improves our So upside this because we

Glen Santangelo

all for the Thanks comments. Okay.

Steven Paladino

Okay.

Operator

of the Block Jon next Your Stifel. comes question line from with

Jon Block

full, priorities roughly ask see what most in and of Stanley you equipment for each equipment I'll a out you, inventory gross highest-demand thoughts just to way or there that, In items about one product in considering always Steven, dental year-over-year, because morning. in to XXX XXXX, in and Maybe interest volatile XXXX. what's pressure think commentary, supplier you if of attributable reoccur time, Good guys. the a demand unlikely margin their mine words, bps your preferences for sort on dentists? both for And the the would, you. of it's some shaking the of line, do but I is from upfront per think and lower rebates, other is of COVID to how Thanks adjustments this what's year know about backdrop?

Stanley Bergman

first? go you want to do Steve,

Steven Paladino

Sure.

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be our quarter or can't less there'll So I outlook adjustments to than seen be be the in that, there'll what inventory X, but the X. much in with last say much but we're trying conservative that – more we've

So hopefully, that helps you.

Stanley Bergman

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we're running bit lot So time out we think on. for we Carolynne, I there's have a more can But we time. any go a do over have do of – since questions? little going

Carolynne Borders

to Thank Yes, you. the question. back

Operator

from question next Our come will of William the Kreger line John with Blair.

John Kreger

comments, sense and Hi. us expanding? interested just Thanks as more sort aggressively new the get maybe the of most more beyond strategic a to some US, or back stability can maybe about you example, in medical beyond any of give to look go COVID, you new of guys much. brands. you're business specialty where taking your very sort For Stan, interest in in technologies planning

Just give few years? about us in a really the expand to next you'd where sense like

Stanley Bergman

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our will footprint. So expand we

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as great on. these can but planning, want not is to you what know, what strategic necessarily of opportunity. where do, prioritize there’s about you are All John, you areas And

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John Kreger

Very helpful. you. Thank

Operator

for time one have last question. We

will with Piper Sandler. Bednar the from final Jason question Our of line come

Jason Bednar

and what and dental to both them the in this cross for of you. questions. Thanks from million the international to the things versus the being the And close but number stronger consumables to I pieces in The how you're want international quarter morning. and here these touch Good this core Yeah. factoring upfront. some revenue, you I'll a on just, manufacturers Thank out, about ask supporting testing of and growth testing price really that. curious in this in Stanley, talked strong, momentum confidence demand that big forward also of rising really then $XXX of how But demand was wondering some these pent-up going currents markets. quarter, that's from pivoting and to there's core adjustments just the planning for your some for extent future maybe just are this is growth you're expected market growth maybe medical reflective some COVID volumes, year. persisting

Stanley Bergman

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predict continue the So business acquisition international past. course, hard to international, we've expect a quarter. we we of growth add Internal our will in to some as done to grow. growth, It's

I at we grow U.S. of are confident including equipment we and think the quarters. think of trend quarters, look our part several businesses North quite But a has Canada will consumable over America, that outside one several for to as I

numbers. So it's part North of our American

global think it's about and and, in fair particular, international are very our we our I So to business business. expect to grow say equipment enthused consumables

testing. the On

us. there's than the The shortage DPAs, a wouldn't test more of tests, product also not, available believe the good We referring in had COVID say, to test point-of-care testing testing, there's now believe testing with completely is are the being in us other available even these but it more flu I or of, numbers, -- satisfied, but we et past. So quick to arena. And tests, for I'm cetera.

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Operator

I'll remarks. to Mr. any for hand Bergman over conference back concluding the

Stanley Bergman

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it off, that of care a particular significantly. large reasonable up while made at taken same PPE at prices prices were XXXX things number the needs within the think And on COVID preservation as dental the market team one I does that our the customers to customers. care right of in the long we period we a of in us, So time our end, and kept But with company what our view, would of went in customers. say, recognition prices, range point parallel stronger cost from appreciation I in rather think, of available the brand was cash and did service course, ensuring the of ensuring our course, Henry than taking unusual I of will to as extent overall, the a customers this has gained. of priority, we from could Schein trust run pay what that terms in full profits out passing in this off in And medical well, service come much for our and have

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finalized. of wide a Our opportunities. plans will be array There's

of year with I right investors. And XX% for will up comment. stock will, the comfortable. at XXXX. operating growth rate refresh as are XXth is end a EPS of end for in during compounded We think very We've now on feel a XX% at this appreciation a the rate well We areas This key company. our by annual plan public we focus. I year, under of this year of firm turn, will interim we our do But this period. had and

call We in company with markets believe we that participating this that provides very you much, team. great a Thank good today. are for we're and in a stability, everyone,

Operator

gentlemen, call. you will now you and all disconnect. may today's conclude joining, and for that Ladies Thank

Henry Schein (HSIC) 17 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript