PFSW - Earnings call transcript Q4 2017

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Operator

Good day, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss PFSweb's Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year ended December 31, 2017.

Joining us today are PFSweb's CEO, Mr. Mike Willoughby; the company's CFO, Mr. Tom Madden; and the company's outside Investor Relations Adviser, Cody Slach with Liolios Group.

Following their remarks, we will open the call for your questions. to call like to now would turn over the Mr. I some introductory for comments. Slach

Cody Slach

Thank you.

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Mike Willoughby

good afternoon, Cody, and Thank you, everyone.

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plus revenue X% SFE XX% rate for between PFS. are long-term XX% LiveArea Our to and for targets growth

improved engagements through LiveArea, service we While our targeting offerings. higher and PFS is for long-term growth margin than objective profitability focus on lower somewhat PFS for are

be PFS engagement. client transitions margins will of XXXX revenue several including XXXX low Our as certain in targets tempered a for SFE result

SFE growing meet our basis. of While companywide the will a PFS client margin impact as of to expect adjusted percentage SFE our EBITDA on overall transitions also our objective adjusted and revenue, EBITDA a we

to the business our like activities, discuss operationally financial turn Before with commenting our up I’d results. Tom? Tom wrapped we development and to further on to over how year the call

Thomas Madden

you, everyone. afternoon, and good Thank Mike,

ahead Let’s into go jump and the right results.

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As compared of service fee equivalent adjusted to period. percentage to basis the a revenue, prior XX.X% in XXX EBITDA X.X% increased points

in fourth of approximately in increased in flow services. XXX XX.X our to from XX the professional to fee million define equipment. adjusted XXXX XXXX. XXX.X provide our last And financial cash results. increased basis Within revenue of I’ll compared in operations XXXX. Free services increased XX.X the in coming XXXX million full XX.X% to to XXXX. for XXX.X and flow points approximately fee we cash results increased operations, also compared less XX% XXXX purchases million million margin overview these free XXXX cash revenue, came flow Service equivalent remaining as service million And from million year. to equivalent X.X quick cash year with million fee property XX.X% Service a X.X compared approximately from to With quarter, EBITDA million the gross to to XXX compared

At XXXX, position at Turning debt compares million cash and a balance approximately net million, million and XX.X position of debt to December XX, to of December cash XX, totaled XX.X was XX.X net total equivalents million favorably XX.X in a sheet. XXXX. debt which resulting the

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outlook. Now our business XXXX let’s review

flat rate with experience range our year-over-year which transition last the expect a service SFE in with XX between impacted as to to million. continues underperforming up layer be SFE from by XXX to expect expected reflecting million to projected LiveArea million for level quarterly million to revenue to Mike to revenue is of fee a disengagement a growth million Taking decreasing resulting staying a to accounts XXX our We XXXX. range on digit in we and XXX XXXX. deeper, we range XXX SFE update. to of revenue revenue relatively between growth this PFS PFS slightly X% client digit million and basis, announced low-double for Starbucks high-single from on earlier, equivalent of indicated a revenue XXX

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to business to of XXXX in to We million be decline X%. on our between XX level revenue approximately to expected expect our a revenue product this continue XX margin million and to gross

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$XX million. excluding in For we amortization XXXX D&A we be be amortization to X.X $XX expect and and our expect And assets intangibles, intangible depreciation approximately amortization, of million identifiable to between of million. acquisition-related

our X.X expect increase as We to million to X.X XXXX. between X.X XXXX million in stock in to compensation to expense million compared

expect a the interest rates. while by as reduced For average higher impact be level expense, debt XXXX, we will of interest this to in compared offset borrowing XXXX

we expense expect result, same in range somewhere our million. a million X currently between XXXX, X.X interest As be as and to the

and then companywide back expect year-over-year SFE to perspective, our in For my of currently to use year. free consistent in to a basis the Mike? of trend but expect of to balances. I’ll our the taxes XXXX be plan between turn transitions, the the to million call as cash perspective, eventually from quarterly in further and prepared generate compared revenue From year From to later an to the $X due client improving prior a a on year-over-year performance quarter million remainder XXXX. over flow EBITDA of compared XXXX million free income to relatively to currently impact performance and to would in $X.X debt PFS reduce $X we relatively million to expect we flow the remarks. quarters our we to million perspective, of flat a flow then income the decline expect And This on slightly $X the lastly, in a cash concludes we taxes, between basis XXXX. cash this QX first currently improving year-over-year $X Mike.

Mike Willoughby

Tom. you, Thank

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XXXX in business be quarter With position the end the also to last the year, an during holiday bottom spite the unexpected of by In remaining I’m operations optimal strategy line. PFS expect the in the and performance services first at to peak. out margin the clients. engagements in corporate benefits discontinuing our by lower underperforming past especially account as transition have XXXX, the its of change we begun the more encouraged We of see over the selective of all this Starbucks loss we during

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Operator

sir. Thank [Operator Instructions]. you,

from with question proceed. will George Please Our Sutton first come Craig-Hallum.

George Sutton

I Guys, something. to wanted rectify to you. Thank try

that affected XXXX. about by in talking You’re being guidance lower engagements occurred margin some extensively XXXX

would going engagements about forward. focused that like growth can margin you give – Can sense because lower what going has talking if changed 'XX been of there that, be is You’re just on in you’re you up sort or just through timing walk your of has a helpful? us and ROI a revenue requirement higher of

Mike Willoughby

Yes, sure.

revenues activities So impacted expected was terminate that in just that of we we be had have those the to by clear, the our lower churn decided 'XX. margin SFE to to statement were

George Sutton

Okay.

Mike Willoughby

the we QX. That expect the of were in end completed have year terminated being by and half of back the largely to

the So top extent. on to an that’s line weighing

for last client The mentioned increase second But were enforce in of clients engagements. accounts. year that couple part we of to us below range didn’t your and continue decided where rather particularly we I disengage gross those margin they for to the range to operate a a necessarily as had positive think where question, couple we times producing that of range, not margins performing were that cases than to gross

in is And declining so PFS as look the anniversary we largely business client the those to flat the XXXX as slightly churn at impact we related to terminations.

Thomas Madden

some as as well activity impact from As Starbucks the well.

Mike Willoughby

category, the in in Right. the wouldn’t We low-margin unexpected. put Starbucks just

Thomas Madden

Right.

George Sutton

Right.

as that You both and opportunities just to practice and what term market the mentioned kind understood over sure longer give us opportunity, a FaaS two make sense those you new the look new the just like of really I ultimate somewhat term? areas addressable size a short Shopify Can but I also want offering. the then of

Mike Willoughby

Sure.

to is I in and know that regard that attract overall has addressable us. the and success market market platform that’s Shopify up call with midmarket but targeted attractive don’t an the the to for therefore eCommerce opportunity, of changes we starting of what move platform lower size indicate So it successfully necessarily Shopify become business does the Shopify the the end

lower along that it’s the larger part So the platforms competing with of now eCommerce Magento in was effectively market. with

client we’ve to got engage on PFS we first we PFS side this I to create is had an in helping that side Web the on integration launched that Shopify. bid were – able on the launched and active where LiveArea the then with client attention sites mentioned, So this week to that the to and side build on and on as the our we’ve platform opportunities engage

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thing gross much from any type that service that our might tied margin or infrastructure other not obvious infrastructure, that my to our that and we our with necessarily oversight labor but management should this characteristics. of lease employ might The be which hourly connected have is technology we is higher comments

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George Sutton

Got lastly just you, to me okay. for clarify. And then

out for SAP Hybris Hybris offering have you SAP been QX. that I strong You in Europe in a underperforming? include called as which believe Does

Mike Willoughby

due operation of and definitely or necessarily LiveArea we close Europe. would statistics to any U.S. improving expectations and for the excitement improvement reflect in that we’re have say I versus Europe There’s we Yes, But U.S. for XXXX done to bookings we work the opportunities to there. still regard didn’t pipeline break in seeing I The anticipate out in would strong in some there. our with that say improvement the to it’s deals in UK overall But an order more the need realize potential. the really be

George Sutton

guys. you, Got okay. Thanks,

Mike Willoughby

questions, you. Thank George. great Yes,

Operator

Lake Markets. with Argento to Capital go We’ll Street next Mark

Mark Argento

Good guys. afternoon. Hi,

of quick ones. Just couple a

could pitched different you getting Just or of with under the house with to that banners pushback more customers businesses out banners, you EBITDA bit help when little some about margins segment you’re you the a on wanted at now the any then from And us – maybe pitching there and least EndXEnd? two a customers think probably basis? operating two the or deals are sides any potential different

Mike Willoughby

I’ll Okay. the question. let second answer Tom

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good the on So, so branding Tom? far approach. so

Thomas Madden

profitability through and allocation of of each the kind characteristics going our still of the in we areas, On evaluation the cost two are process business the of structure. of

providing working we’re ongoing we transparency. information I and exercise. in as to to Again, that It’s and importance any we that to, hard visibility complete I as working XXXX. an be produce able provide later We to So able But the we’re alluded be process of that to on and cannot understand it. to alluded move that of this at Mike expect time.

Mark Argento

you. Thank

Mike Willoughby

Mark. Thanks,

Operator

Anderson question Kara with We’ll take our B. FBR. next from Riley

Kara Anderson

Hi. Good afternoon.

Mike Willoughby

Kara. Hi,

Kara Anderson

just me. for So one

really margin are XX% see your margin? should been or it your the has to You turning on where XX% more with in a circumstance came gross mix outperformed favorable and end a Under upper lowest in of target it and expect historically you efficiently. operating near XX% new the we to service quarter should fee what more

Mike Willoughby

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Thomas Madden

Sure.

a So, question. fair Kara, it’s

especially come that As we of a of done a down year at percentage our we QX, look from part trended the middle on would would take where the because just the proportion referred being to performance. bottom of to and strong nicely some to as the a team as and kind in the November a through and you a gross alluded quarter period able in we being and day-out to, top drive And monitor to contributed that side your in business Mike during manage of business activity I’ll side operations great point higher from implementations that in expect did we to to opposed go that bit of have the we performance. services professional a line of new normally that performance operations operations Mike on both had also on to line some and improvements a activity the side side. of order basis. also job out strong alluded as live our during the that business went Again, side. to we services have the very December day-in our had well QX professional as the little margin

Kara Anderson

you. Thank Okay.

Mike Willoughby

Kara. Thanks,

Operator

our take Dougherty MacDonald question with Ryan Company. next We’ll & from

Ryan MacDonald

shift the of guys. operations I afternoon, sort on the guess maybe question focus strategy Good side. the and your on

of profile. focusing these number throughout that on in you more provide year season? bit opportunities more might Could to higher the profitability this about what a more look think new you you ahead be like? of that there that little may smaller a smaller, detail I the holiday the of add order business sort improve guess I you quickly And have or customers them to opportunities in in mentioned or more margin ones if attractive the allow talk are ramp they would a there

Mike Willoughby

A question, great Ryan.

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an type also capabilities so to predictability us we’ve it and creates I shared think we And on the even so there. past that leverage building but capabilities kind some use build of more multi-client facility for the creates and within extent that solution, it’s can maybe success

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is have we cost the necessarily part where services well. infrastructure don’t and on strategy people with think focusing concrete I a so of And fixed as

Ryan MacDonald

projects, see And of XXXX see guess segment sort we looking in of that ahead mix of XXXX seasonality shift may And in coming a there be out play the guess as I about in you helpful. you’re very talk balance BXC BXB of and you sort looking sort the to to That’s extent bit at you of LiveArea would a XXXX? in I of in can to and business? enough that into shifting expect the business, would in BXB what can the

Mike Willoughby

side but a think as maybe We’ve would than increasing bit I say professional of so. services sort percentage. Yes, expected more I opportunities have steadily the steadily little would a on BXB I and seen slowly

more opportunities of the the BXB things the of with is about the platform out be tend of lot of One larger development be the Web to where than features project the nice that business and on longer in leverage the more custom a available top site development BXB BXC and with doing because might functionality side there’s than side. to there box you’re of

BXB going we’ll think future. acquisition continue. that’s would in bullish in so getting say because coming that expect Salesforce, would the steady projects I accelerate it can the year I seeing specialty I’m that’s accelerate, that just do point. know just although technology think that think to this I out all based QX at whether for expect based features, could a come not amongst whether I’m more for we’re still I adoption including believe research in I don’t platform then this But on what a on we trend market. see happen I the the in year future BXB to it by and with individually. conferences much far small just there’s the to on based expect and valuable that customers. the I sure or be So the is as that business wholesale investment and et manufacturers waiting connect of we’re cetera, inflection growth it the that eCommerce recently should the their way and to opportunities using reading commerce is in the their providers that distributors to rate which feedback I’m and and lower on CloudCraze medium-sized

Ryan MacDonald

All right.

my took out next words mouth. my right of question the actually – out You

a CloudCraze up relationship practice opportunity currently platform that is a with the incremental have in I or a future? guess So that you built or an on have is

Mike Willoughby

I friend characterize the executives how as in ongoing the discussion that fit company So would there’s plans. company they that within our of been into CloudCraze and might

way CloudCraze slotting launching think former been at – the kind in been Demandware has focus debate of practice the cleared low has market at CloudCraze that to they the a how were opportunities. the they some ambiguity us the industry market going is in of were things or enterprise midmarket embed targeted of a But Hybris going or I Salesforce say BXB in address acquisition, with to whether end which would to to they to into large kind SAP CloudCraze whether been were of features and not that’s One acquire has they from the or going platform of kept moving that of those which direction historically has compared go. in

up the question apply So will believe grow and to resources the CloudCraze market. having Salesforce move answered them help I

capabilities to of as be those be to and our part of with them to we’d like relationship include market would we up course expand process. they Salesforce So excited that move

and and current them with along moving we’re relationship us I that sure that to make within So with and along they would platform integrate expect company move engage as them. that Salesforce with our

Ryan MacDonald

for questions. Thanks my taking Great.

Mike Willoughby

Thanks, Ryan.

Operator

We’ll Northland Securities. Tim with to go Klasell next

Tyler Wood

on Wood This actually Tim. Tyler is Hi. for

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Mike Willoughby

LiveArea There’s insight the change side, the would a gross in could to out LiveArea can’t the be standpoint there’s side don’t be we’re of doing a we several quarters I of consolidated been in look not have we’re operations because on a still on it’s either steady operations Most changes overall relatively more percentages gross But been on from and lot would on an Again, activity. lot margin. the yet the quarter-by-quarter been the in – or and kind performance on what But of going revenue project on just that a piece the a bit gross provide overall think little impact there. as point time. So I less or the of basis then of through allocations based profitable based two margin performance basis. given on all it cost been really that. over in overall any last at on a does lot our generally fluctuate companywide a margin that

Thomas Madden

expect two guidance margins gross revenue clearly hope business us as on targeted, some execute as mix and continue level look adjusted the XX% higher focus Right. to And and activities. high given EBITDA. as plus to should to XXXX a to side benefit at continue at gross as margin those we But with give we also PFS margins we’ve at for on improve and units, we’ve a to continue growing we’d the LiveArea entire with the regard

Tyler Wood

helpful. That’s you. Thank

Operator

Willoughby our turn concludes Instructions]. question-and-answer closing [Operator Mr. to now At this this like would the back time, call remarks. session. to for I

Mike Willoughby

excited in do in call had thank May. conferences the quarter main with and our with Thank that investors incredibly road and results came like and I’d hopefully we some at shows you, then. speaking in the business everyone Tom you. attended to between forward through and today. look our non-deal when now of period that first of in are time the to performance short our analysts and it report a I various Hopefully Jamie. developments you QX. And see we our We Thank

Operator

conclude you Again, today’s your do We that participation. thank does for conference.

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Pfsweb (PFSW) 15 Mar 182017 Q4 Earnings call transcript