MTD - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017 | Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our Third Quarter 2017 Mettler-Toledo International Earnings Conference Call. My name is Sera, and I will be your audio coordinator for today. I would now like to turn our presentation over to your hostess for today's call, Ms. Mary Finnegan. Ms. proceed. may you Finnegan,

Mary T. Finnegan

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Olivier A. Filliol

everyone and our to call. provide a of with summary Bill and will the then on financial the you, Mary, results. quarter I start welcome will on Thank details

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of year outlook and Our for the remainder is for positive. quite the XXXX

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William P. Donnelly

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that X.X% mentioned. I EPS which Moving Adjusted share shares per the to of year, by increase XX% and share. $XX.X This to outstanding the quarter Reported of reported diluted of to quarter, basis, amount higher purchased On repurchase year in EPS in was the million over prior a to $X.XX shares. a and prior fully of the reflecting part the from $X.XX, per and share, the that's $X.XX in and was intangible reached due prior our impact the offset year. decline related amortization EPS in program Biotix. just $X.XX accounting $X.XX to also acquisition compared $X.XX includes of $X.XX change costs amounted a restructuring

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Olivier A. Filliol

Bill. you, Thank

quarter. well. Let business conditions. with in summary start me lines very growth all Lab on a good the very comments performed had Almost product

all well to are Turbo product pipeline, us continued and for Field and program strong XXXX. strong Our sales marketing results favorable position Spinnaker investments, contributing and

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have this the you discussed We business, in past. are well-positioned we in which with

we business be this to of would XXXX. QX, mid-single-digit but project year expect prior expect down in in comparisons, timing and growth Given

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the As Bill Retail growth low expected strong quarter expect year and mentioned, fourth growth single-digit prior this was We in and XXXX. of in be project. given would timing flat to

continue return profit growth We manage capital. on to this invested business and for

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be for quarter. range comparisons outlook XXXX. face to we this good, but China Our as expect look is will of they growth for would We tougher beginning the mid-single-digit in to fourth remainder sales in year the

market. and specifically life in September. science with manufacturing comments of grew on handling, Headquartered concludes the service reservoirs distributes the to in primarily now in San on in That manufactures I used want X% liquid completed Mexico, with consumables the to we year-to-date which and some acquisition provide our a Finally, quarter my Biotix, Diego pipette tubes Biotix and reagent associated basis. tips, context business. in plastic

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dual-brand strategy, focused channels on Our and strategy Rainin Biotix direct sales is to indirect and run dual-channel, and a service focused OEMs. on with distribution

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are pleased We results year-to-date. strong with very

remainder we Our gain for the open the to of deliver outlook and to results. we the the and continue for share is now year questions. strong I to want well-positioned and positive, for lines to XXXX operator ask are believe

Operator

you. Thank

Citi. question comes Arias Dan Your first from with

Bryan A. Kipp

kind margin we facility, This out and those lot Biotix's at guys. the tips for of incremental an has doing for manufacturing them opportunity facilities guys should the about from efforts. gross and for manufacturing pipette as automation how that's expansion were think whether Biotix, a on of of questions. Bryan me on accelerated that you I well? when guess How ended to Thanks is guys highlighted just for that, behalf just the Dan. start we taking you Kipp with because Hi, Rainin we were

William P. Donnelly

Okay.

they're mentioned, Mexico. as first, in So

runs of to than area is But growth in Oakland we're we Rainin I for they lower, there than automation leverage the molding the And there should the that of think are we some labor have because might will exactly I also able hoping mix. – with facility. of that It's I growth. facility XX% of little opportunities at the bit shorter injection it of work Rainin don't it have call labor come looking certainly would costs, you'll profile. They grow a are have in do part Biotix smaller, think, on be faster facilities the their say of meaningfully sense the I because What the area. equipment what raise think in the they to have to than the but of today. see in from probably like costs coming big let's business leverage additional will so that So Rainin more years. be and up be their their synergies that lot a a in will in, manufacturing of

Bryan A. Kipp

Okay, said opportunity you. surprised helpful. quick I And economy by you Bill, your improving you plus environment. FX comment that Thank I a the follow-up, see that was guess little for

Just we've the from given comments as to room macro lately there's upside any you you why give anecdotal can in the give order of that? lot China, and commentary can not a data further continued any there Is Europe seen around strength out of you think here?

William P. Donnelly

maybe context have currency one. look currency is it at you company had of having of years, a for to in as this and our XX side on headwind a So we've first year the the first

will feel of a our instead years improve I stocking. company our it comment global just in been maybe of the a is row in for that imagine since we for XXXX, a going present further kind finally happen end know, economy here. we think well. while saying been can't we've coal other really the got Christmas from has is two this and a don't of or I So like I And

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good think I horizon, a way. hard it's getting it's cloud there that hey, that in and out imagine be It's should read see it's my So the, that we really comment on the big better. more it not to of

Bryan A. Kipp

order And for expectations, are order and... right, trends line here XQ of stated what or Okay. kind in to on with you've commentary date

William P. Donnelly

Yeah.

and that For I into were a comment orders wouldn't would a backlog, of yes, much business, I read too orders. has, just know, short-cycle XQ, don't but in good, I month total so October but we're so Mettler-Toledo half a

Bryan A. Kipp

you. All right, thank Awesome.

Operator

Your comes with from Tycho JPMorgan. next Peterson question

Unknown Speaker

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William P. Donnelly

Okay.

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Unknown Speaker

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Olivier A. Filliol

the then can take Bill strategic model. on and the part me first fill in the you of rationale, let So,

the to want I First, markets remain for still say very biopharma attractive us.

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model, of Bill? In terms the

William P. Donnelly

Yeah.

model. two comments maybe So, on the

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Unknown Speaker

Thank helpful. Very you.

Operator

Donnelly from with comes Patrick Sachs. question next Goldman Your

Patrick Donnelly

Hey, guys. Thanks. Maybe just one China. on

single-digits through I a XQ mid high obviously XX% in You Can were slow of XQ, mean, pull kind saw outsized also maybe a think there. there timing I or element growth just what was and it's even talk growth, through that? been you're this talk quarter. why areas calling you forward, And big so with then dramatically? for just

Olivier A. Filliol

Yeah. Hey.

The team also definitely our exceeded our well. China here. favorable. So, is environment one, really, All programs too, own about that No really but extremely expectations happy. dividends are growth very question that placed market have paying execute these we

true need we from the to this However, much very for realize demand, also Industrial benefiting so we are pent-up is business.

performance, we and customers For back. of Industrial, have difficult now a we see seen that couple coming a quarters where had we

we and this to of growth single-digit This We high rates certainly reason partially there benefited also call going in they continue because QX we're topic on for that's timing also a about have, why have about is definitely that and caution the expectations, forward the was there's so, to question did. talking but timing next year And us. that here modestly we as congress expect benefit don't around the also pent-up we a because demand from did mention could also this comparisons,

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normalized a see we're there to growth going think forward. going I more

Patrick Donnelly

Then maybe for Okay. Great. one Bill.

next profit the margins margins you with year, through pricing, for on talk gross year? next So, just could raw impact material the pricing,

William P. Donnelly

Yeah.

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that. kind pricing I we more assumed could cost material would on the bit probably side, for little a push to And little of if a we cost environment. bit So, though neutral compensate material say gets worse a it

think way combination in there's effects, is that I think or terms realistic And assumption of I another. big that So, don't then, mix a one. one a

overall currency. In gross a on the terms of today's based good think starting is point XX I bps profit margin, probably

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Patrick Donnelly

maybe in. you. And one one Thanks. Thank breakdown could growth you last it for are if next the in about I just sneak terms thinking geographic of Great. How year?

William P. Donnelly

Okay.

that high Asia/Rest of terms geographic of we've mid of a China in tougher is in single-digit that to breakdown, see range assuming little we So, something comp. World, bit that a in built

Americas, benefit mid the of you and for move then, – in Europe. And grow to For up single-digits somewhere the that take when range impact X% single-digit high to in looking we're should organically X% we Biotix.

Patrick Donnelly

Great. Thank you.

Operator

Your comes question Steve Stanley. from with Morgan Beuchaw next

Zachary R. Wachter

for is on .This Steve. actually Hi Zach Wachter,

I'm Food single-digit low regulations any On the very Europe? much the Retail your growth in that food for a line, in new XXXX from if model. wondering sounds line long-term guide with of assumes impact sort

Olivier A. Filliol

fiscalization, will us; much it's bit a adopting is But attribute upside in Hey from France, over implemented it; much pretty have I and wouldn't but we It's benefit Germany, still benefit that. of still particularly France actually little for this some. there. in the too

things retail we more I and question we in first, of see that faced, normal got it's Typically, a year. be projects. This that year, topics, of postponed. bigger projects think do few next and then should more comparisons timing a things we have

Zachary R. Wachter

was any wondering and the around had you potential I'm initial the thoughts reform that Okay. that if And today, on that? passed from impact draft given of tax

William P. Donnelly

all today, the We meeting we had tied was pages – so get were model a as few hey. to fully the up digest our didn't up. board So There so fired senior there, well. guys actually quite

few impact to I me either. no a rate, think, think our there's highlights downside upside, on of terms in So, effective big no tend would make big but

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full tax our reflects As repatriation. rate already you guys know,

found we retroactive sometime quarter the into terms things rules want helpful make more September. complicated. was wouldn't or the purchases the that I I end fourth that's in of around And to people we year, of interesting next expensing the in September, think that one CapEx probably guess, would would deferring of be

good we tax sales topic thing, terms than of income in that's more a assume our that's a So but rate.

Zachary R. Wachter

Okay. Thanks. quick historical was the one for context three the two business or the what rate you for us last Could one And maybe on just years? for give Biotix. last growth

William P. Donnelly

was it the say XX% would range. to I in XX%

September I XX XXXX, you the XX, probably through, range. that say, and year-to-date you think, ended numbers count if last let's get LTM in month,

Zachary R. Wachter

Great. Thanks.

Operator

de Bruin of next comes Bank with question Your Derik from America.

Michael Ryskin

Hi. call. actually Thanks Derik. for taking the It's for Ryskin on Mike

been lot Solid questions have quarter, guys. the again. Congrats asked. of A

want just some to follow points. with I up So fine more

growth and On some what's that seeing essentially? about you're see wondering talk you trying parse the more just orders to is that, you. long underlying pent-up I'm apart to take bit recalled work China back as the temporary could a bit what people rate demand work a through there, that versus that's little sort of of will expectations front, you pipeline boost for benefiting you sort if through it the of more a how demand,

William P. Donnelly

maybe but a your context question, think let further And I know. answering so clarification, few me if I'm want you just

the was last You – first quarter. And Industrial the guys year by started and year pretty in then remember for back flat And quarters of – this referred XXXX, fourth China, it think in to deferred had it then pent-up of XXXX, what from first will from up much to that that the things clearly all three year, I we then started been level. clearly XX% in and is as coming the it's growth the was got we XX% our rate I part demand. three XXXX is quarters business of down this think that growing in

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comps And XX% this we're fourth that, Now X% year. of tougher hey, we'll tougher, probably quarter and between saying get the the that's these of kind the will of grow in I guess of comps. start some

Michael Ryskin

X% equivalent had XXXX yet from both headwind then from U.S. Retail. pretty of guide, the at in Europe and M&A, but vis-à-vis sort without and And currency in a substantial in local contribution XQ XQ you Thanks. looking Okay. both the performance

by So, for safe else comps is sort anything you're slowdown of markets, individual a the you're it the conservatism guide XXXX of to is the it say or from terms the the is of from geography? seeing facing XXXX Lab the bit majority related the tough that in or there to in little of whether in guide,

William P. Donnelly

Yeah.

of QX they're numbers look organic guess, the at it kind for level. all is, way same XXXX, the I we're looking and at you're you So, around QX, numbers, the getting the right, to if

that piece guess, other to think a the if have pull I of in we'll have see that's we out of We quite But growth to pickups business. our – the I level. look think out bit Retail QX China. coming somewhat got at a you particularly, of and some piece, go we lower you parts if

product we're of category. as and getting by with for right we're kind as places We're growth globally happy think the optimistic well I in the our mix XXXX.

Michael Ryskin

the for X% going I about sort and where position a Biotix if a squeeze in, between tuck-in last, once you have deals deal about really you expect M&A contribution and it talk dominant areas last Okay. forward in two of Troemner some pipeline a this Is both, forward? annualized? we could little One moving should the these years, bit can nice from

Olivier A. Filliol

that opportunities are We on been consistent pursue on. has couple very M&A for a many always strategy we we that working The of years. have Yeah.

availability to difficult to the have them. identify nurture and And very approach We we targets sophisticated a quite for these targets predict. is

us, in Troemner, you Lab doing the space. You these Biotix two have seen as the and were acquisition mentioned,

yeah, inspection would be Before But the I suggest certainly six an (XX:XX) to on that the they we that, question. of the months. would quite will months be opportunities, feel can few opportunities. we to It's did ones But a The such have – record area, the fee businesses as months comes, will we nice target and want track fate where extrapolated line focused business process no additional such in but every oh, two we materialize the bolt-on. could a next like, just third don't acquisitions, we'll offers what not that attractive it's that we will again, be on XX not analytics and all I are see XX product last the here. focus last

Michael Ryskin

it. Appreciate Thanks. Great.

Operator

comes Your next Rodgers Great Jason Review. question from with Lakes

Jason A. Rodgers

What revenue on price the was margin impact the from and Yes. gross in quarter?

William P. Donnelly

of points X.X half about quarter that the gross the So, about impact profit margin. gain was in and price on

Jason A. Rodgers

as for what And far share are guidance, as XXXX you repurchase? modeling

William P. Donnelly

XXX said I call about the we think on million, About billion. X.X

think, XXX about I So, million, I it's today. precisely think

Jason A. Rodgers

Thanks. a including Drive from if little wonder any (XX:XX) bit I of improvements at Stern talk productivity you XXXX? looking could what finally, you're expecting then, And about kind

William P. Donnelly

Sure.

in would typical on of make up, supply our look into investments margins an you incremental in around our in that's what a making are you north line. built and basis. our so to but that So, operating something in with we're all bottom we've other falling activities, assumption not Field chain. SG&A that currency-neutral see that as built assumptions probably would in XX% the if the well And details numbers approach high-single-digit factory millions, we've as Turbos productivity also area of both Those

in that maybe sense some gives So, you of what's there.

margins high-XXs currency. the operating you assume this on mid-XXs, modeling terms I think can depending in purposes, of typical in Mettler incremental

Jason A. Rodgers

Thank you.

Operator

at time. any no have closing There further Do questions remarks? are you this

Mary T. Finnegan

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Operator

This does conclude today's call. conference

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Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) 3 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript