PFSW - Earnings call transcript Q4 2019

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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, 2019.

Joining us today are PFSweb’s CEO, Mike Willoughby; the Company’s CFO, Tom Madden; the General Manager of PFS, Zach Thomann; the General Manager of LiveArea, Jim Butler; and the Company’s outside Investor Relations Advisor, Sean Mansouri with Gateway Investor Relations.

Following the remarks, we’ll open the call for your questions.

I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Mansouri for some introductory comments.

Sean Mansouri

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Michael Willoughby

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Tom Madden

And Thank Mike. you, good afternoon, everyone.

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note that million to decreases to is $XX to across compared SG&A were XX% PFS, We and PFS and decrease gross with related primarily sales the generated quarter, for million to just the XX% focus with for LiveArea in The increases for to LiveArea. be the or due compared to of $X.X in of a I XXXX XXXX. It prior costs offset XX% SFE QX range to December EBITDA expected shared in guidance and of spend to adjusted areas. our and $X.X discussed. gross We lower marketing within margins, continue lower the occurring revenue cost XX% function. segments year, $X.X decrease million and which quarter, both million margins corporate the for important other services in were able was savings

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benefits certain tax collections balance timing a from clients. of the stated are from the we our in our As have the remitted past, cash customers later received that portion our clients’ to of includes then

control. outside of the is benefit So there's away utilizing transition variability on always that the one quarter-by-quarter service year We decrease from basis XXXX, expect currently this component of do due calendar a some our cash flow our of to offering. that our during this our will clients of

in expenditures $X.X December million, a expenditures were of in capital resulting quarter debt. level cash $X.X total approximately million, which and XXXX Our the capital financed through includes

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XX.X%, adjusted consolidated XXXX margin and compared year. XXXX. last million, annual revenue Service our to million was XX.X% came results, XXXX reviewing $XXX.X $XXX.X $XX.X at fee in $XX.X in to EBITDA for million, gross million to XXXX, compared SFE in Quickly was compared

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million. D&A to of of our between total expense amortization compared expect actual a million million, our range We D&A XXXX decrease $X.X to $X.X including $XX.X expense, intangibles to in

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Zach Thomann

Thanks Tom.

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LiveArea’s to for over an I'll now call overview pass Jim? Jim the of operations.

Jim Butler

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Michael Willoughby

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Operator

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George Sutton

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Tom Madden

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So that be end year at above our exit range the end. high that it we that the expectation would be or of slightly would as high

George Sutton

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Jim Butler

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Michael Willoughby

Hey, George, I'll strategic partners mentioned you to that. and add just

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Jim Butler

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Operator

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Kara Anderson

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Michael Willoughby

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said many stores to into them I and think our I turn the of strength. fulfillment do you’d to centers, role really on initiatives plays pressure right accelerating I think earlier, which brick-and-mortar as see And companies rethinking

also look the to this this here at is So to particular and our opportunities look challenges, see obligation in situation. the but

Kara Anderson

then, Tom, savings I cited you. of That's SG&A? you’ve your in And if helpful. really Thank the in remarks prepared on was wondering expand could you just some

Tom Madden

experiencing occurred this up really were the pool we the the the LiveArea made reduced had comments time. costs year, with align So the resource stream let's we and we side order in and at ended look our that about at better year, that to of that revenue in a we revenue of with earlier kind taking with that reduction in start some kind had of the throughout

up. activity talked revenue about we the seems As be picking now to

do at a unit, support year, especially the in LiveArea we sales in look that of would to increases order some ongoing especially business you So strength. as see see marketing we spend But, part the the there. early to have an in activity our we decreases some try areas, reflect basis in environment, looking just been shared make from reductions standpoint. services to In revenue to the on efficiency year-over-year other primarily decisions

we what identify of working been allowed for areas with the that have well. has business in and corporate think should some I And functional team what segments be order the the what We opportunities align doing. doing versus services should business to -- be better savings areas us cost as shared components to

helpful very been on that's Jim that with well. of So Zach business be components working and to as

Kara Anderson

And for quantify one more the quarter? impact then you the just me. bankruptcy Can client on

Tom Madden

Yes.

two revenue take of the had applicable zero as QX XXXX, scenarios in of year. -- and we it at $X.X million client this look we So, a was to about bankruptcy

Operator

[Operator Instructions].

Ryan to Moving MacDonald Needham. on of

Ryan MacDonald

in of expansion successful nice don't guess that for in PFS, far to activity not What's PFS And or that on year? to every the after guess opportunity use vendors the terms displace tend see are Obviously you so a maybe one net business. to addition focused I opportunities? an like year this is looks competitors. successful season new thus first I other pipeline, holiday seeing be you going to the a

Michael Willoughby

for question. Yes, so the thanks

in one As as providing into I business to our to ever make up the possible clients that vendor. Really comments, sure very prepared to have much ensure our headed for strong opportunity the year service XXXX. choose we a ourselves and holiday objective our another with is through to best mentioned we're clients that open the for possible to customer we as retain as pipeline

to and sell that the head with using as the to track successful successful against as certainly pipeline. having a point, drive But our believe door to team a record points our a your open a allows holiday holidays weak tool very certainly well and of have positioned XXXX for such, certainly potential is sales we And pipeline aggressively our competitors. into we we that team pipeline sales and that's

So their then dramatic. competitors. have a had probably a direct you this Ryan, little interesting we'll were XXXX specific our operations business. that I and certainly went talk competitors where business, retailers to one benefited QX. we color couple house for that to in some we making including anything others the plans about lead comment early where a a in it's very instances a global, few we yet of there like just a specific necessarily a brands in from which that contingency of was for But not situation be had competitors situation on more out us. say be and actually current say really actually of more where bit of for you bit, might downturns in flow of when dramatic that, couple And We're and would larger some weeks seeing to have would situation that trade

are starting that get very brands a could it's for turn calls looking longer conversation. of are So into contingency early, to we while kind from that plans

really So that be could interesting.

Ryan MacDonald

progress the out continued LiveArea of of the business, we terms in lot obviously into see a to then great about look as XXXX, optimism business. Yes, And there.

or you investments. of changes react right this going digital globally now? in Just and their with terms given be e-commerce on the projects transformation there fact lot decisions tend move they modernize type as companies any to are how to that what's these of a about thinking platform tied to seeing Are

Jim Butler

either I'm get So customers investing across always are largely what for seeing the of or our than in OMS, situations not better experiences consistent companies -- example, competition their tied there's that that ensure like are that their I lot effort, doing. technologies is projects is to what a right? to Yes, a transformation is channels really digital think

they to currently seeing happening market. impact projects be currently continue And what our So what's -- the with are -- clients. any the these to we're for -- very strategic not

key our lot Now, of extend last And effort concentrated SAP, just a have And we alliances, the the up commerce is, bring months in or it cloud to into multi-cloud be plus got Salesforce marketing past a thing commerce cloud. of all had solution. lot solutions. over multi-cloud the a or software work other would in whether I made they the several concerted we've a

found what we the really alliances, focused we we deliver clouds need that on working So with is head our of that be of to that through new number expanding on.

of answer we're more So we've in over us transformation larger to nature. to question? are made doing in last months be in concerted that sort increasing in strategic the that more truly digital a Does four your say of front projects the those areas of number effort that allow initiatives

Ryan MacDonald

much for Thank you the very clarification. Yeah. Absolutely.

Zach Thomann

you project And that as you look would size we at data that the provided and has that if and one engagement of actually data Ryan, a see add, the dramatically. you'll the just grown of things is the QX, comment, bookings maybe I do the the for math,

significantly So XXXX up. similar to QX, while of the number projects of is engagement somewhat is value those the

valuable more are we projects, chunkier engagements. projects seeing So valuable and more

Jim Butler

into tactical elevate get conversations it think those us instead larger those being Mike So, have right, we're us But project, to clients trying in right? of really much just of offerings, very to conversations that, of and a allowing on also to add perspective, to go-to-market allowing elevate a they with sort really front which clients, other send with deliver to is initiatives. I to broader

So also. that's think very I helpful

Operator

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

Michael Willoughby

QX you day. earlier, certainly you. I questions Thank and said are given today, are our results forward our answer I, giving I'd and to have everyone that about analysts available Zach via you, first in report released. that especially investors going that and May. may we we the attended phone as Have thank Melinda. Thank our look call the a and really speaking just And all us Jim, we your you time. like great with Tom to And for to Thank results on. the when things

Operator

this Ladies and teleconference. gentlemen, does conclude today's

your this you your participation. Thank at may You disconnect for lines time.

Pfsweb (PFSW) 13 Mar 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript