SEE - Earnings call transcript Q4 2017

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Sealed Air Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later we will conduct the question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] And as a reminder, this conference may being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ms. of President Vice Chaitman, Investor Relations. Lori may you begin. Ma'am,

Lori Chaitman

good Thank Thank and you you morning, everyone. Sabrina.

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Ted Doheny

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William Stiehl

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Ted Doheny

Thank you, Bill.

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first your Before would I we we questions, your Sabrina, for XXXX open the Thursday, please earnings May that begin up mark ask like for you call session. the calendars quarter X for to Q&A call. our

Operator

Instructions] question Ghansham line come [Operator with Panjabi you. will Thank of from the And our Baird. first

is Your open. line now

Ghansham Panjabi

good Hey guys morning.

Ted Doheny

Good morning.

Ghansham Panjabi

through also you reconcile region segment have particular half nice I a segment, back you’ve a flow expecting Food see first to were your XXXX? XXXX, in that X%, very acceleration off you to starting momentum backhalf front of XXXX guidance seen during versus at XXXX comps, in for So X% in a but the sales moderation pricing is in volumes you know in up to I for saw core volumes that guess a in tougher the

Ted Doheny

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Ghansham Panjabi

waterfall on in the your EBITDA recovery as Got year and fiscal million for price so timeline we the slide XX Thanks that? XXXX just about a it. how much. up should unfavorable Ted think follow cost, with sort question, And of associated

Ted Doheny

EBITDA the on So the bridge?

Ghansham Panjabi

Hmm.

Ted Doheny

be the we first have residents the continued of we up catch don’t cost first pricing on the the year but a saw price that the still you’ve this all up XXXX, anything are want quarter, we’ll discipline still so on all some as it. catch-up chasing highlighted quarter, you we help of should think We in Well in with behind pricing were ahead more us. mix. issue we maybe could against it ahead the of year, second Bill until of to stay on we us working probably the like of that get We that think if ask looks fourth

William Stiehl

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Lori Chaitman

Thanks Operator, next question please. Ghansham

Operator

And come with you. the question of Gaffner Barclay. Thank from Scott the line next will

Your line now is open.

Scott Gaffner

morning. Good Thanks.

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Ted Doheny

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Scott Gaffner

the follow-up -- Okay to and that. you mentioned

that from first -- material, are raw You in mentioned we the product expected XXXX? material food XX% you care care care. Where increase or And material XXXX. lingering we the you we EBITDA mentioned should half see Thanks. – that to Bill raw rising as in some margin through more in of rising going in more more think drag move prices raw I product

Ted Doheny

to if some see first I’ll wants color let’s that. to go and add Bill

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based is the flat. environment being on Our resin guidance

don’t potentially we so we for the up year. and our year slightly a – second we benefit in the the if bit see see So half don’t see a in guidance until any it full little of

William Stiehl

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Lori Chaitman

please. next question Operator,

Operator

come of Bank question Thank line from George you. And next Staphos America. of the will with

line Your is open. now

George Staphos

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Ted Doheny

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we’re Where out So, will the price. to the have there increase formulas we with with yes, where formulas, wait. out don’t there the have we’re price

George Staphos

similar mix fourth the the saw a quarter? as you what food not negative for half least worst should in first if for cost price we And assume at in

Ted Doheny

recover that just the the anticipating half. second we through year gain the seeing till slowly say, not and would I

George Staphos

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Ted Doheny

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George Staphos

you, Thank Ted.

Lori Chaitman

please. Operator, next question

Operator

the Thank of you. question Kjellberg And Lars line Suisse. Credit from next comes the with

open. is Your line

Lars Kjellberg

and costs. growth a morning. thoughts good progress wanted back particular profit-to-growth your discussed growth forward to Could that costs this drive and to be equipment just you that to bit through addressing XXXX? I drive about if and Thank where stronger to that want about if your to come share you can in installations going just incremental doubling also you an focus that are stranded on you and that's going how in

William Stiehl

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Ted Doheny

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Lori Chaitman

Operator please. next question

Operator

Anojja Thank come of BMO Markets. line with Capital the question Shah will you next the of and

open. is Your now line

Anojja Shah

for It’s to reallocation I to two what that Hey, back of go good the cost back in bridges some or of the segment segments. going the in explanation pretty of line segment wanted on unallocated the headway from XXXX? and that to a the a operating cost. Is outlook is morning. what's there significant some of in each

William Stiehl

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Anojja Shah

the you you much? is for excellence And Thank on the to any thank going capital operational all program, spending, so but and Okay. how if that require that. for detail

Ted Doheny

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Lori Chaitman

next you, please. question Thank operator,

Operator

of Sachs. Maguire Goldman The the with line question comes next Thank Brian you. from

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Brian Maguire

come to earlier, at want I I you Ted, back to last said XX% it that profit-to-growth year. mentioned you was ratio think

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Ted Doheny

great a it’s Now, question.

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if is part internal Second going of target the after. your question, we’re XX

Lori Chaitman

Operator, next question please.

Sorry about that.

Brian Maguire

Sorry.

repo. share guide – the not at Just the EPS any including more

the conservatism? just that there’s in any or strategy to towards there for change is wondering pivot Just if M&A

Ted Doheny

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you So we’re same language. talking to in the

the in internally we’re talking designing and same to. that’s We’re language

yes, we So pivot ability that the have to repurchase. share on

Brian Maguire

Thanks. Okay.

Lori Chaitman

Operator, next question please.

Operator

open. Langton question now The you. is Morgan from Your line line of comes JP Tyler with Thank next the

Tyler Langton

Good morning, you. thank

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Ted Doheny

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to it’s So Fagerdala that. looking incremental, could be XX we’re it year, not a so do at

less that pull volume and think in still than organically the the we range reasonable that product if net X% underneath in have Fagerdala out we’ll guidance. care X% So just you with

year-over-year growth see opportunity there’s for decent So there the we market. but

and to profitable acquisitions to looking get X% the have and top guiding growth team going that’s we for the bringing let’s as actually of for but on growth it, go made well that we’re create profitable Fagerdala. We’re guiding we’re and that

Tyler Langton

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William Stiehl

focus on behaviors about portion week to was quarter ratio. also in the to about our also Air a here indicate we’re going and we on go amount that forward Ted spent speaking executive the what to going change indicates an going executive the say totally committee our dedicated that as the to as and forward to mindset think XXXX Sealed We And the operating and Sealed leaders we’re profitable have. and growth we the already, of impact with reduce of have continue and that that QX feel you going the ratio negative concept. like and stranded to mean XXXX that quarter actions of comparison No. had I the meeting -- continue QX seeing significant expenses the we’ll of cost last really relative large right We second I specific don’t be the have that cost to I comparison for year-over-year be compared we’re is meeting will that those comps most at negative our are to Air, to having in new has PG first

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Lori Chaitman

Thanks, Bill. please. next question Operator,

Operator

Thank Citi. you. Anthony line from with And Pettinari come the the next question will of

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Anthony Pettinari

with lend Sealed it are I to has you on were say more that indicated might of bolt in focus. what and of kind comments think Ted, M&A areas morning. Is that your acquisitions kind automation Good itself Air fair smaller on technology maybe to not consistent just done more advantage public you some and of but that subscribe if purchase, resin their competitive to give scale M&A? that, have recently. then done you boosting their your if sure argued large have a peers just on acquisitions is wonder color And purchase of

William Stiehl

No.

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quicker. our bringing make think could we I excellence capability be within that just exciting synergy an of accretive to operation those that

excited what were us strategic we’re looking are that’s be after. some look is, but we to purchasing it So we resin for fit at we power think on first is a and go if there would our it. bigger, Yes,

Anthony Pettinari

helpful. I’ll over. Okay. turn That’s it

Lori Chaitman

Operator? Thanks,

Operator

Viswanathan the next RBC the of question with comes And line Arun from Capital Markets.

open. Your line is now

Arun Viswanathan

Great. Thanks. morning. Good

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William Stiehl

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Arun Viswanathan

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William Stiehl

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Lori Chaitman

one have for time question last we Operator, please.

Operator

Edlain of with Rodriguez UBS. the Thank you. our come final line from And question will

open. now is line Your

Edlain Rodriguez

you. Thank morning. Good

Just terms to acquisitions. that’s up in on one world follow the you, any there are reinvest would where be of attractive mean, regions most I like you in in?

Ted Doheny

Good question.

it’s—to giving that the Asia at where presence our do business. Fagerdala us. having there, presence we The be structure the are regions help would part really some We acquisition looking in of that with that’s market helped cost us the us and attractive to because

to the to be our where our the customers us. customer have where want markets So, attractiveness we – in presence to are, but close again does

but into have we customers, play looking at markets. look at, help it, to things want want would and more our to to we be have clarity in we get a that any want be specifically give that geographic is there don’t So at we technology to us just to we new some also adjacencies next are

would the the are in meat We example So what pretty be? fresh strong market.

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rod internally our And those there our interesting maybe in M&A had an or is development, technology opportunity? a way using quicker. buy adjacencies that in attractive more technologist. some or if be for player are at product we technology we fast might to way that divining we are that we So we connected make get have looking the Can really are faster with staying are enough, we space? those that rigid We there in can that that where we all to a can can’t So, into sense. a make opportunity it spaces, But of accelerate we our pretty containers. accelerate is some looking an adjacencies

Edlain Rodriguez

clarification it quick there left And want that what’s complete, like Is to share buybacks. one the of is timeframe a or you open-ended?

Ted Doheny

typically the guidance as No XXX million share. assumed disclose we don’t we indicated that

market We this to throughout will stage. typical at XXXX share accelerated But a continue the specific timeline we that repurchase our repurchases. and with haven’t in be open methodology active market indicated

Edlain Rodriguez

Okay, thank you.

Lori Chaitman

that near you our to joining. Operator everybody speaking to you future. Sabrina forward Thank concludes we And call today. again in the for look

Operator

the gentlemen, participation conference. today's in program. This your thank and does Ladies you for conclude

day. all Everyone, disconnect. wonderful may You have a

Sealed Air (SEE) 8 Feb 182017 Q4 Earnings call transcript