GPI - Earnings call transcript Q2 2020 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Group 1 Automotive 2020 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. Please be advised that this call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Pete DeLongchamps, Group 1's Senior Vice President of Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs. Please go ahead, Mr. DeLongchamps.

Pete DeLongchamps

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Earl Hesterberg

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Daryl Kenningham

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John Rickel

Daryl, you, Thank good everyone. and morning,

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Operator

will first John Bank [Operator our Instructions] come of America. And from with Murphy question

John Murphy

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So thank you, John.

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Earl Hesterberg

This John. No, Earl. is

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John Murphy

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Earl Hesterberg

person. did permanently. efficiency we SG&A Absolutely, the can or that efficient, be the and in already his measure we U.S. this to actually And on in terms more efficient lasting that XX% the from Daryl we're terms we'll, rebuilt used in per our more part we units materially that this in same And what we ground that that from did service sure, did, of and back crisis And and less per We it number cars and the business going people. and of the we person be levels. U.K. come the headcount maybe the say the of and head. least by of selling way can you U.K. ground volumes and would we in up, up, John. confirm a more and that revenue-generating of from in produce in will team salespeople sell operations should to U.S. is up pre-COVID support can rebuild we productive can can comes thing people, the the the basis, it cars than And the I'm to servicing we've And technicians more as quite I all in handle will at number cars per

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John Murphy

dovetailing with Okay. the helpful. lastly, beyond vehicle kind seems folks opportunity. of of is thinking more, they strategy It bricks-and-mortar And through of use incredibly let's or the all-hands-on-deck this grow strategy And even I the are interface this CRM just and the obviously, opportunities AcceleRide along But and mean, used the service that opportunity, just an it's our and that seems maybe kind is are to you're existing and build the -- like bricks-and-mortar it. with it typical That's interface consumer. parts going are sort with opportunity have where approaching go you as business out interface. to some the like bigger to leverage much a is just that alluding then more

as op time. car you you point superstores over from So, your and productive base, even footprint? can make more where much maybe AcceleRide, stand-alone about time need I service there listen, be break say, in traditional brick-and-mortar used think might service I'm how this some any and/or build would just you curious, And to

Daryl Kenningham

is love it's customers a and something provides where focus with demonstrating to Daryl focus we're the I productive be that. may more our our to and forward. faster will they what and more the want this And it is us are seeing experience. are with AcceleRide. us our is existing to interface provide John, ability What And in be forward Kenningham. better And with we moving Earl believe moving that add that's AcceleRide customer that to footprint. efficient

Earl Hesterberg

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Operator

question from Ward with Benchmark. will come next The Michael

Michael Ward

on Just AcceleRide. to few clarify things a

off, for been in First correct? years. it's that several Is place

Earl Hesterberg

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now, say would X X.X I years. probably So years

Michael Ward

that's all in it's for years. that for model, several but And right? scheduling Is service across the business

Earl Hesterberg

service years, yes. scheduling We've several for been online

or center now telephonic which in years, customer a contact interface. So combination for and of is our place digital six seven

Michael Ward

Okay.

the wet until can on entire vehicle, go side, a the up the new signature? basically on And through selling digital so the you process

Earl Hesterberg

Yes.

Michael Ward

Okay.

selling can the about vehicles? you way about efficient. talking with you am new when I clearly so the think So from is there thinking that our was about profitability. correctly? John the is vehicle you the headcount that Is Is the also more -- what scheduling, combination So have which -- service enhance store that it the that it And productivity then reduce tool have allows used this side, it you about perspective? store a going forward, in to to think

Earl Hesterberg

We AcceleRide. through productive, can used yes, see that And we and our sales yes. even sell teams today, new and it more makes

Michael Ward

Okay.

XX%, SG&A about we could? bit. percentage going been or going at you've a we're down XX%, think a down of if gross, we historically, We're just as So simplistically, under looking as

John Rickel

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Michael Ward

thank luck John, you good with And and much, everything. it. Appreciate very

John Rickel

Mike. Thanks,

Operator

The with next JPMorgan. question will come from Rajat Gupta

Rajat Gupta

forward. couple thanks lot last all and the help going of for a of years best luck John, over the

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Daryl Kenningham

is This Let Daryl with economics. Rajat. the me start Kenningham,

are very front-end of sort start F&I gross similar vehicle terrestrial deliveries economics. the in to The our and profits with me profits. Let

it, were involvement And will they capability up us of how AcceleRide that. we what demonstrated expect the sale. fully AcceleRide, to expect On to be of -- many to in that a SG&A no will in true to our go have And we've that we of able our side fashion there's tool more omnichannel is as continue. terms less to they that we in an human it's set enable AcceleRide customers, And out In secret continue. AcceleRide tried add very and to easily.

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and then and online and there, get a get do So back some customers driver's come things. insurance payment test information, that upload trade in us may value it they car, to finalize go and their then upload will and drive select go their maybe and like a they their online license

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Rajat Gupta

Got across it. quarter, both the I specifically, U.S. here you're U.S. And the mean update in business early different That's and U.K? helpful. lines, And trends the how seeing in just on any the into the then is in are that more near-term July? into how June August have seen into just you what And here and versus like your Texas evolving trends expectations the fall?

Earl Hesterberg

would Daryl here trend he add U.S. June, U.K. this But was the is as the I'll a what is Yes, very into Earl. in the quite markets. in strong moment. like in it and let both is which much July

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there. me at so factory. strong New many from inventories little in more U.S., such. shortages. also to vehicles momentum but the let vehicles June, big snap continuing inventory that produced of of The back at we're And be probably headwind clearly kept let U.K. much dealerships the have from not and can't to because There's so pick Daryl up kind the see a with

Daryl Kenningham

And at our hot And with a right. will are did like and especially seeing in bit continue inventory after June seeing exactly that up shot some used a on typically new July that's in paving good our strain Yes, with a the sellers. and we volume customer and sales, are again. new models we're side an of

that's what seeing. we're So

Rajat Gupta

up Got on it. question. the follow then And just to SG&A

the mean a I demand talked XXX like points of differently. for introduction weak years U.S. now. you ask U.K. you been in there to per has about couple to pretty basis XXX Just almost

a looks of in it lot of lot demand region, taken like you've So out pent-up period. during the a that costs

what So a how to similar company, XX.X%. be? be I gross at asking a just could you way, say, for gross around like to lower much I XXXX back had of level finished mean, if different you think you're XXXX, mean in SG&A the profit

Or kind wondering after just at XX, think as that, XXXX, gross how So is number our to it about model level? to of that? fair this we assume probably XXXX, is that profit sub that

Daryl Kenningham

least variables efficient I that be be Well, media. also that to I is generally Yes. in are -- some move think cost. expenses efficiencies continue to do digital these as personnel give marketing days headcount more And at XX% area. we about total there'll more you of there's we many media you expect XX% and non-traditional but too that and expect number, into to I our would develop know

Operator

will question with And Rick our next from Nelson Stephens. come

Rick Nelson

all the to John. awesome over last years, him He's XX been congratulations best. wish and the My

those follow-up to able to Daryl the supply going GPUs? about talked you going like to on to I and constraints to to when you that be are hang long you're think So think ease how had on start these

Daryl Kenningham

quarter, the believe Earl end the car in them start I new normal the this think on see of the we'll side, And -- the Rick, to quarter, see end of we'll inventories I'm I through sorry, start fourth ease probably. towards more then quarter. to

the we're that a we'll And environment On expect what that to -- trading. will driving or on now. that, that based right the side, days. be days normalize used bit And able a I that's to the I XX our and expect would acquisitions probably seeing next XX over anyway lot of XX is so, pricing

Rick Nelson

Great.

you So profit to contribution June from from was step that the about dealers Curious are a profitability or about a standpoint big June in June. maybe rate total in could SG&A, if standpoint? the saw in talking what exit talk change you quarter full a quarter the SG&A in

John Rickel

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definitely strong cost really exited month in the than and average SG&A lower a best the of was combination the June of margins rate that and June meant the the at for So of quarter. quarter, reductions the kind

Earl Hesterberg

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U.S. even of with U.K. were week March. pretty a significant we a So loss the able we cut to costs overcome is because strength, which abruptly last in

Rick Nelson

Also That's some parts. great color.

be getting things of sequential growth able are in segment? why mid- discussed to on get we that that shouldn't the comp back single-digit sounds Any trends better. some It reason like You there.

Earl Hesterberg

business which the warranty, people term, of with, do degree, drags like some the collision are But coming to mileage. just people recalls. out are whether been driving things the there's our for that In elect near less on comfortable to also has part business, Rick,

collision a you year-over-year. part it's weakest probably look of so when at overall. it which And our our massive business, But isn't business the

anything? is to don't As customer pretty I much to know levels. want previous the Daryl if business back mentioned, add you pay

Daryl Kenningham

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Operator

question come Stanley. Morgan with next Sinkevicius will Our Armintas from

Armintas Sinkevicius

a pleasure. looks And as of like, it's John, flavor congratulations hard -- I guess the the be the rest to the year five to it's seems you, year but of know else, everyone day been what targets. to we

in the touch five digital, how and about years, Brazil, outlook looking your business for cetera. talk allocation the can envision U.K., you you capital maybe on So et

John Rickel

opportunities me acquisition. let this John. Armin, is start, mean, clearly, will think through to grow to continue So yes, I be we there

a target. go always a there on if away can they the acquisition want we out specific appropriate sure the buying target, you're to and you're team the get that returns have getting because putting from you assets. But right make shied number specific give capital We invested

to shape, be the sheet to Clearly, balance opportunistic. is levels. in the want continue we great cash So

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there will to are think opportunities the that through plenty -- longer-term think grow we of I be is plan still acquisition. So

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Daryl Kenningham

And this is Daryl.

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John Rickel

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Operator

the Okay. David At Morningstar. Great. Whiston question come from will next with

David Whiston

on John, congratulations a career. great And

First and on question is delivery. home AcceleRide

Just AcceleRide want delivery store to overall, end home customers still the are process? how do doing Or prefer customers come the home of the many at delivery? and do they into

Earl Hesterberg

We Most store, the up store. to about prefer And we'll that at X coming give during quarter. XX% were into the We prefer option the to David. point still come into to everybody.

David Whiston

meant? XX%, is was delivery than that what you home The

Earl Hesterberg

At one point, the quarter, during yes.

David Whiston

in they I to how increases able to And currency Brazil, of they headwinds price need automakers through about because the hear foreign are are the talking and put have.

the the absorb on there ground these are Brazilian guys consumer with price though. Can consumer increases? the You

Earl Hesterberg

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the but in X. the has headwind The sure there material another big it spread So last been the round I'm there. virus hasn't or coming, is been a issue of month

David Whiston

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Earl Hesterberg

the and new going absolute Bronco run. to is it F-XXX is be an hit a home

Operator

like session. ahead, question-and-answer back our to over any concludes This I Hesterberg Earl remarks. turn conference Please sir. to for the closing would go

Earl Hesterberg

our We for quarter us everyone forward updating to you earnings in October. on call look third Thanks joining today. to

Operator

for Thank today's concluded. attending presentation. now you has conference The

may You disconnect. now

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1 Aug 202020 Q2 Earnings call transcript