SEE - Earnings call transcript Q4 2019

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing-by, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2019 Sealed Air Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode, after the speakers’ presentation there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

I will now hand the conference over to your speaker today, Lori Chaitman, Vice President of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Lori Chaitman

good and Thank morning, you, everyone.

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Jim Sullivan

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call Ted? remarks. Ted Let pass me the back now closing for to

Ted Doheny

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up session. like we’d With the Operator, that, I’ll open the questions. now call to for begin Q&A

Operator

Thank is [Operator Instructions] first with Sachs. you. from Goldman Brian Maguire Our question

Brian Maguire

morning guys. good Hey,

volume on question the a Food Care Just outlook.

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Ted Doheny

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Jim Sullivan

And Brian this is Jim.

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us backlog the it given we gives deliver high that can confidence So there.

Lori Chaitman

please. question, next Operator,

Operator

Thank you.

next Baird. with Panjabi Our Ghansham is question from

Ghansham Panjabi

morning. good guys, Hey,

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Jim Sullivan

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Ted Doheny

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Lori Chaitman

please. question, next Operator,

Operator

Thank you.

is with next Our Bank America. from question of George Staphos

George Staphos

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Ted Doheny

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Jim Sullivan

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Lori Chaitman

please. next Operator, question,

Operator

you. Thank

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Adam Josephson

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Ted Doheny

Yes, question. that’s a good

the I that QX into likely QX talked – based we what not down. think have and push We there’s right think, now to did some would probably sit some coronavirus. of in on out Transportation is know as we it’s that year. say, moving today, though, did due issue quarters the here we facilities just have China. not within a really movement today, a for we full We do well

it. and Obviously, developing stay it’s to to a have issue, we’ll close

Food that overall, in these of the talked comment I in a of the And backlog our first that as Care X% of products. in as about the year in the as I are than volume. of the So are fair that be Probably, new range to is it’s back to going well orders some scheduled stronger on QX. think half half year some equipment deliver on

So, overall, of the slightly half back in above the year, X%.

a in Care. Food bit strength volume of So little in sequential

Lori Chaitman

question, please. next Operator,

Operator

Thank you.

Our Morbelli from next G.Research. question with is Rosemarie

Rosemarie Morbelli

your you lack reason everyone. presence, you. could ceasing qualify do I of the into I if it it? frozen no in food then morning, can if in behind expect facility. talk one operations And was like that, about Thank to get of why And you manufacturing your how aren’t in Good then it? the longer wondering you market,

Ted Doheny

is that Could you why I the part, frozen question. just got help, food impacting the us, first got

The first part just hear. – came we through couldn’t

Rosemarie Morbelli

in first, looks closing It Sure. operation cease going now one longer not you some to – read misread Could as it unless I give you to? planning as I in facility. manufacturing it. you were though decided to why, Unless and detail down you us are no

Ted Doheny

coronavirus? Are on the the you comments talking about

Rosemarie Morbelli

– was get it your No, I the on a no. to press comment can all in offline. release. right. It It’s back

Lori Chaitman

we’re It take referencing. – I’ll seems not I’ll sure Rosemarie, what that offline. take you’re to yes,

Jim Sullivan

and If that on as that facility to through shutter you’re cost were it some When reserves economics. margins that we occurred we got and of its we business company anticipated into in it region local would a structure able and and in quarter, the restructuring set that about up facility further the the credit that the that dramatically sourcing yes. talking the the implementation, the originally of improve did,

it make follow through decided to sense and we for that ahead go action. therefore, didn’t that on us And

So for reversed restructuring into that results the quarter. GAAP the we

Of course, question was. it’s that’s called item, our out non-GAAP as a special in what the If that’s results. not

Ted Doheny

you offer structure with is Yes. the freeze our tremendous brand barrier I’ll protection Cryovac go – one. doesn’t has. packaging fresh meat, why when on level Cryovac you, Okay. proteins. a a the frozen protective The frozen brand to same fresh have the question. simpler use us. is The of we on that what that fresh take it, you’d Jim. versus affecting When Thank protection And we Rosemarie, question It’s that use is good barrier per you the

market strong not a us. is hence, So for that

because How actually these to producers. on China quickly. It and trying were issues, fever, presence did freeze. market the get shift quickly the especially of first table process, swine though, protein in to quite They strong the dynamics heavy serve to that the at bags with coronavirus now it’s that frozen. the But a in using working, to our with are to we market larger interesting Latin with as America, we’re how meat have the

carcasses. Also, they’re freezing when larger they’re freezing,

our So protective barrier bags. in wanted our they, again, capability

will, if we support the short-term, actually frozen, in in – preferred. is have. growth frozen they in it And going there’s So doesn’t opportunities. even we’re some automation the the think long-term, lines what stay there and Though, product in fresh because we it is change where the

in table short-term a a and year think this be probably we’re growth half. of the really us, than first at it’s So the opportunity will But the more phenomenon. for the we second half

Lori Chaitman

take offline that happy we question, more Operator, next Rosemarie, question. can to clarification And, the take questions on please. first

Operator

Our next comes Anthony Pettinari with from question Citi.

Anthony Pettinari

morning. good Hi,

Ted Doheny

Good morning.

Anthony Pettinari

some could potentially paper is. significant it product Sealed of guess where Ted, in? is was success even you is if packager. to something seeing possible that solutions. how quantify investments set wondering was that think And I to growth big you you typically paper-based as a referenced we resin-based how for I of paper-based that you’re or with acquire? that Is it making opportunity big look the something you’re Or

Ted Doheny

paper-based a in – it of probably have up have with you film products and had is fits we’ve numbers, solution paper in. The cardboard lot Korrvu for time, Yes, products. we had our – a quite shows some don’t I’ll the actually actually actual tell a products just how but inside.

versus Our of opportunity. versus is very void paper have mailers, paper specifically, fill, which a we different mailers paper. decision is the multiple Wrap plastic Bubble a The for paper fill, set with

probably choice, versus Bubble a Wrap to market with actually paper, it’s versus we going plastic. our paper plastics on believe which by the So question drive giving even the more solutions of

the as with right a far as and that. but percentage, the percentage, Lori you you probably than with follow-up number can now, we give can rather So follow-up exact

that. We as growth, on just We though, not can we’ve products, paper quote introduced new growing. I’d the follow-up its with rather are you seeing wrong number. And

Jim Sullivan

Yes.

go Let and me just in. ahead jump

think bit I a dimension there, of give a I can Ted.

percentage So low if total you look at small mailers. but sales, straight single-digit paper, our pretty it’s in of do some Care have Product of the paper that’s we percentage, a

growing bring the of Care probably part digit would up to portfolio Product mid-single mailers that faster. So

Anthony Pettinari

in et cetera. the Korrvu et it’s also products, cetera, And

Jim Sullivan

Yes.

Lori Chaitman

please. Operator, next question,

Operator

Thank you.

Our Morgan next question with is from Neel Kumar Stanley.

Neel Kumar

you inventory demand that for terms terms the of Thanks your seeing In first destocking in in my the in you And what what are the of can far about is, industrial fact, markets Product question. following taking in expectation confidence you just in Care, the just trends talk destocking, stabilization inventory space of gives so quarter? industrial in over? underlying

Ted Doheny

think seen out first help the deeper some into right what’s Plus, gives China. us of is the we the for is that, for U.S., in the right portfolio, that, highlighted, that new world is now decline products looking there. the can on choppy slowing we’ve Well, secular us what some you’ve down. as us in quarter of now around fight in our But going confidence

that. seeing So we’re

was bag seeing the new turn portfolio I question opportunity. then highlighted of play, highlight to before, we that the in in, we had to but to the in the quicker. again, to still we Europe there product the have the think gaps one so side APS of the do we previous was pouch. earlier faster, a equipment, automation, And product, our we’re it asked think an we and we’ve to we turn And third think been not an sustainability able area, XXXX, And have move in in as auto opportunity what seeing just that acquisition products question, bringing the our

we So, we turn a that will XXXX. actually if can help quicker that filling positive product gap to before think see turn portfolio and that

Jim Sullivan

talked key been that distributors, and that And I they’ve indicated destocking. directly to have they add doing have would us our just we with

better posting you than because So, if sales their will, rate, is underlying the at a of we’re rate what destocking.

those through observe as it’s not to well albeit a can own we So, be to a stabilizing, of what that’s directly as data it be term. at longer really discussions we want internal combination our where level seems

Lori Chaitman

Operator, please. next question

Operator

Mark Our Markets. question next from with Wilde Capital BMO is

Mark Wilde

Good Ted, Jim, Lori. morning,

Ted Doheny

mark. morning, Good

Mark Wilde

I of trying wondered us on on the the give I relationships just it’s that. for could you’ve side where that been to possible SEE give the Reinvent just know kind I wondered, And Ted, you’re of update reengineer us seeing just if you with so some Care, follow-on, if upside. a Product to distribution sense then an as

Ted Doheny

Sure.

had The is talking into introduced upside and we as since about the Reinvent. first we’ve upside see planned, Obviously, we’re question is where want that than actually it, on we performing XXXX. been we’ve the better to we continue

in our opportunities. of tracing cost brought bringing One bringing as by of the actually that is, discipline the initiatives tracking well. into the development, we Reinvent cost, in and of put it that that the our new even areas into mean into we structure bring sales that we to that and I our growth we really, And business product bringing is what that our on could same do

that quarter. in And fourth that’s place in the underway, so we put

driving it. we effectiveness think I been our discipline structure, So we’ll – same that’s our see I pretty need think benefit I’m optimistic cost in and that that on XXXX,

far It Product right moving, in it As our mention part price product, best second how first, sustainable. your of your you’ve on question, with we make somewhat go-to-market – heard or – repetitive, business. as the are we and where me Care our and

through that bring operations the what channels, is to our with channel savings right also sure do also, If channels do have So don’t we have price, us. really working the the distributors, to their our with we truly working perform. do that’s our the product. market? our clear we price make that customers look the and do best to being to our partners. through what really So, need And sales in channels and with for in more direct have But products to we other helping right

everything, to And it’s how we go as we’re market. reinventing

it make we so schedule geographies actually to our direct piloting where support distribution that our actually easier do our customers actually to us have we’re working business team, to and service team connect that’s e-commerce and of our can our an the use ahead with online We serve. customers team, and with, service platform really

making turn Care think I our I to think later. So, how and whole sooner to have we develop lots with I’m we but Product we’re of products, how of go opportunities on progress, we’re to than that opportunities how the we fast of lots Mark. moving these thing structure we’re make we never around new it happy – enough, market, rather tide

Lori Chaitman

we time for more questions, I Operator, think two please. have

Operator

Thank you.

Viswanathan Markets. is next Our Arun from with Capital RBC question

Arun Viswanathan

just wanted good guidance, morning. to the I ask specifically. about thanks. Great,

around the $XXX million look going at this $X.XX million next at million assessed growth. you about the midpoint to billion year, EBITDA looks the If $XX $XX like you’ve for year. That’s of acquisition. It

I And other guess, year-on-year eight. you’re negative the million improvement, $XX FX, saying so

It XXXX? about that benign. maybe right? there’s restructuring resin offsets bridge prices maybe the savings? organic other price/cost million that mainly side, Assuming thinking the bit to in be maybe Is a the that, how seem that if side continue little those from is the on are you more XXXX $XX Or to there, upside would

Ted Doheny

formula mind that driven the in experienced what we XXXX. is in really by keep Well, pricing

We in kind expecting resin environment a of XXXX. are stable

Reinvent SEE So yes, of million. and million $XX had of bridge talked about think I you APS the $XXX we most items being earlier,

of million the of million. inflation and And currency then $XX you the $XX net price/cost million. hit it’s of $X about on about to being largely With unfavorable takeaway, $XX spread million

gets the at in beyond a our not call So lot with Again, sales of of what upside look I’ll APS. we’re that to you if midpoint. sales, consolidating what kind consolidated there’s you

consolidated. up X.X% this And were volumes offset pricing. by that’s formula Organically,

especially Product the a where Care numbers of middle are we manufacturing But But chunk be to from tried nice cycle the turns, We expect that to to by there. business, being now. hopefully, hopefully, Product it A So on tend in here. weak cyclical bit of market, the would in conservative of the the incremental out. margins really kind not benefiting is when big pickup impacted a the of Care we’re laid way little road, we beat see and do the it we in we the that’s sales kind economy.

Lori Chaitman

last our take Operator, we’ll question.

have the queue. in one we think I more

Operator

Yes, ma’am.

from is Our next Jefferies. with Daniel question Rizzo

Daniel Rizzo

Hi, squeezing in thanks me guys. for

an Just the mix of of that you XXXX? going in would given kind easier XXXX you product, the a and headwind question suggest – guys it’s of discussed, that with kind kind head mean, that push to frozen on be as I there’s into

Ted Doheny

us, for use where for then our where where they’re want it they’re carcasses, to because bigger they’re No, us now they can clearly, because using that not using on our I us describe if products, pieces. the – larger product frozen,

they want capabilities protection, our also our want they So barrier and trusted supply.

We mix, So it’s poly don’t a box opportunity compete simple go a us us. when margin for margin that’s the an our that not all. actually, really we be hit for right very now. that’s use – frozen will for bag they compete on products low in that’s in not the a something market, margin, But that at that’s when very don’t they frozen,

Lori Chaitman

and close We we’re operator, look call. travels future for near today. all in you the to to to going speaking forward all. Thank joining our with So, safe us you

Operator

Thank participating. concludes this call. conference you today’s and you. for Ladies gentlemen, Thank

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Sealed Air (SEE) 11 Feb 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript