MTOR - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Q3 2018 Meritor, Inc. Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instructions will follow at that time. I would now like to turn the call over to Carl Anderson, Group Vice President-Finance. ahead. go Please

Carl D. Anderson

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Jeffrey A. Craig

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Kevin Nowlan

On of financial outlook our Thanks, review quarter results third year. the I'll today's our good morning. Jay, the remainder and call, updated for and

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that $XXX And investment to finally flow MXXXX earlier, we to in year reiterate three subside based guidance excited $XX growth. expect two on of in on a inclusive targets higher our target. cash adjusted track to achieve million We guidance Just our expectations, what million. to in be This this capital one any of investment working our $XXX flow to to million early we're we increasing revenue working year as approximately support incremental are Jay said earnings would range of our includes are revenue level EPS an stabilize. cash capital free

point cash $XXX looking we flow to As XXXX as see expect which a we million result, the XXXX from $XXX growth beyond. in FY million cash in future starting the and free in flow to FY

XXXX execute We are in very as pleased MXXXX our so with we continue to on our performance commitments. far

take we'll Now, your questions.

Operator

Our with is from Colin first UBS. question Langan

is open. line Your

Gene Vladimirov

color about guys. your when in target morning, us think you outlook year? getting timeframe about that then thinking Vladimirov Would give Good margin for And to should of on able the for terms what be Gene margin? of you rest Hey. some on XX% the Colin. be of sort segment, we to the Aftermarket

Kevin Nowlan

quarter, what simply revised expect we be. Industrial, & new that we Aftermarket a of the rate we long-term haven't in segments guidance given for outlook to run business to terms respect haven't With the here. Last

up basis. saw I performance continuing with pleased bit progress and think QX. a little to we're on pretty year-over-year a the as year-over-year We we a to basis, look on we're margins

of inclusive We the Aftermarket margin taking make should in underlying our is sure of which actions quarter here majority we that Xst which through pricing of executing actions the to July business business, fourth on have the results. improve flow been some

Gene Vladimirov

America how about just it. with for wondering next year? kind Got you're peak thinking then And growth of at truck Helpful. North opportunities levels,

Jeffrey A. Craig

year-over-year revenue new of business that mind of you $XXX that XX% about in million think I wins. of growth is the should keep

mid-market internationally, as today, growth, in the market you just focused lot all call not A hold take in it product growth business we on meaningful the to introductions to and of continue So are I new components, have wins spoke our to Europe. defense, be in new it's our areas and starting China of segment. off-highway,

have areas in of growth as of So, the the feel program. we we we targeted part a still for headroom MXXXX lot

Gene Vladimirov

it. Got

you. the rest Thank Good of great. Okay, year. the luck for

Kevin Nowlan

you. Thank

Jeffrey A. Craig

Thank you.

Operator

with Research. Sabeiha is question Longbow next from Our Faheem

open. now is line Your

Faheem F. Sabeiha

a guys, Good congrats good Hi. and morning, quarter. on

wondering you that share they were increased little anything with Just Meritor to can provide heavy-duty quarter, they around and in more industry the have color if in achieve the market allowed markets, or the to medium-duty supply do a gains the do share higher share? constraints

Jeffrey A. Craig

go capabilities critical the manufacturing We what certainly to market. in have you mentioned, industry And share previous wins. inventory – be if in accident. the We some our to new back among market built we as respond successful been to meeting business areas. best demands that. the our in think We've comments of no the I've from in component made quarters, we're I proactively we're increased in to really invested We've banks expected that's at

believe reached we with is So, far. that we've ever the in penetration and what had we are highest have market pleased America, North performance so very

Faheem F. Sabeiha

regarding Okay. platform. guys business, your drive it light-vehicle components on components won focus higher with the a felt And you to business then was but off-highway like business, a

the So see to the in space, is you light-vehicle light-vehicle could the this make business? volume wins we direction in I meet the levels? for investments mean, more and business have market additional to do

Jeffrey A. Craig

vehicles, is on trucks medium-duty but of some know, and crossover focus crossover then No, classified on those light-vehicle you the into the the there are what between components. is as as side, light-duty some primary not

we segment. did on product was effort this particular So, strategy target achieved this focused market for significant this intentional sales very business, when the a the and a set quarter it where win we particular and we development

Faheem F. Sabeiha

Okay. along. I'll Thank pass it you.

Operator

question Our with Buckingham Frohnapple is from Research. Neil next

is line Your now open.

Neil Frohnapple

on starting in outlook QX. shutdowns there I sequential vehicle increase to are FY appreciate, I other but not the great but I Congrats production some million any schedules commercial Hi. than the the you you're can quarter. missing why off there. quarter, summer implied of constraints some dollar guidance, is fourth from on called being and I'm bit, on drivers And Europe, want noise, light revenue the realize in U.S. a trade and $XXX for of third NAFTA strengthened a and sales sure guess lower the curious quarter make Good supplier so implies conservative something I morning. a

Kevin Nowlan

driver A in third as of is the hit as of the heading fiscal our But Yeah. Neil, then which typically is, take that, of businesses out quarter. peaks this the typically we with a that on what's which things. top QX. is at mind QX. we're biggest probably a euro we step-down One we some headwind in quarter, have bit few in the sequentially India, you expect keep to currency that revenue become the Trailer sequentially coming other Aftermarket, of China, in alluded going the to seasonal shutdowns see includes little seasonal Kevin. Europe of And happened a into look step all down fourth typically

all step those are things in So, revenue contributors in down the to QX.

Neil Frohnapple

talk And And out? past curious results about quarter; any you constraints supply occurred impact improving. the more call notable that any to then, are would if could is just headwinds. managing you just I'm industry more Okay. how these this Meritor importantly,

Jeffrey A. Craig

we our of those. and resulted far wouldn't our high have upturn some typical customers, so deliveries some an but is had at missing customers We deliver at to times that in very constraints freight commitments I to see this able you things us incurred supply we levels. have without to so on even expedited these Herculean not actions critical that like nature, been in that say have and efforts not our

Neil Frohnapple

if then And just could sneak more I in. one great. Okay,

business continue new the through Jay, come So to for you. wins,

in the several out presentation. called You

in year-over-year good new So changes business hit XXXX a is to million the and underlying is about end to that's markets wins year? of on P&L FY think incremental a basis, of number still $XXX the next irrespective expected for from that the volume revenue

Kevin Nowlan

expect see not in so, guidance wins of good XXXX in but that chunk, that the confident of heading we're mentioned that year can XXXX. when on an business level to related But XXXX for the continue Jay our and new our we're this give a our more increases We're we'll ready trajectory update of we and and are outlook to yet, XX% as outperformance November. to or of the revenue update we're we revenue provide on would you into as driving still that

Neil Frohnapple

Okay, it Thanks. great. I'll pass on.

Operator

from Spak Joseph RBC Our with next Markets. question Capital is

Your line now open. is

George Clark

Clark is Joe. Hey, guys. George This for on

in been quick on a incremental over question your XX% but it's fourth assumption three executing the looks like margin quarter, around XX%, the past around quarters. have Just it guys you

So, can for us color outlook? on give are lower drivers some kind of, you the that, what just

Kevin Nowlan

my the driver of biggest we seen, going and I continue going We've that we mentioned QX that's benefit we QX headwinds to recovery that that steel start Yeah. to of indices QX. perspective XXXX. or won't QX as is in even incremental mean I in us QX as to from up hit until have really into hit certain a go to steel XX% see from sequentially to and cost get from us the remarks, we

$X adjust the to million conversion and down. puts driven us it call about that just markets China, downside So, typical the some in question about by stepping India, when for headwind response talked other our you into we Europe, in of revenue sequentially with QX revenue Neil's then of step-down on that

George Clark

to that Okay. off could little from this be And a to tailwind guys see level of standpoint, steel of the start kind a of year, a XXXX of bit into comment, recoveries prices bit? steel start margin then little off kind a as that from you if

Kevin Nowlan

place volatility hard over a that can mechanisms think think recovery outlook I tend think outlook to have much down in do, that steel and There's about course, so on give of and with trade rhetoric XXXX a prices yet. give this next settle I we need an We to be it's to lag. few going months there. the in really we before don't to are things six-month point, say prepared I to at where the see been we're those

later, steel the call. indices we were recovery off, level off guidance the on level start in to were prices we'll more to steel about six would to at or that a months if benefit see give November but level particular fulsome So,

George Clark

guys. Okay. quarter. Great. Great Thanks,

Jeffrey A. Craig

Thank you.

Operator

Our with next question Stifel. is from Mike Baudendistel

is line now open. Your

Michael James Baudendistel

Thank you.

and ask mean, wanted get that to to perspective of investor your around the medium-duty have et markets international cetera, been X revenue peaking, and now Class so Just to and markets, you, revenue Class much is in wanted defense, market of much and what highly been discussion of development X so off-highway just I so portion the tied now the market has your opportunities tractor volatile? that the is

Jeffrey A. Craig

Well, we haven't disclosed Class forward that flat of business in think revenue the you past, North outside but future significant we achieved, that reasonable plans, noted, wins holding our those step-down we we've as And business all I that example the all can our Class while of X a a just I X diversified as can wins great this market. you significant was are we look think sustain American relatively really quarter around tell new because in the to production business.

Michael James Baudendistel

good. That's it. Got

of levels, at volumes to of XXX,XXX us just XXX,XXX? now want be go to XX%, can where to, little you, sustainable on was about this a that record if production also much Just level year ask leverage to EBITDA a XXX,XXX much adjusted a how walk of going the over higher instead mid-cycle through function bit the operating that how just we North margins to is were of is say, type American and and you

Kevin Nowlan

a at been million a seen for look uptick margin, year-over-year guidance on from obviously full significant year's last converting basis, we've we our in in as XX.X% on this revenue, the to year's we've at jumping margin about year XX%. that around and I $XXX XX.X% Yeah. mean,

the that's by improve there puts were so, are the other but to-date. as large in continue year that off remember we being But and last and coming with to has jumping at not revenues been year. there, some even into strong takes XX.X% – and And driver expecting to

levels. to more look where able to So, to continue expect performance returns in – becomes burden to and we as the be ahead labor deliver material normalized markets we environments

targeting those talk our as next XXXX we our think what is when but I is the outlook our are over strategy which the should not talk for Day – as for cycle, XX.X% think December you'll us be for for that business. XXXX about I not at well for expectations about hear we're Analyst peak this our our what's your expectation margins

Michael James Baudendistel

is actually is Got I the it. you And your lag recover on or long prices, recovery the missed the it earlier, it prices, couple or... from do a then how in when steel higher think I quarters

Kevin Nowlan

It's a us perspective. from lag to to on the months indices about start normally cost quarters, customer terms of go-forward of nine in to months. couple They then six recoveries a lag time tend from impacting the pricing six nine

Michael James Baudendistel

it. all EPS multi-year That's meeting target. that I Congrats on Got had.

Jeffrey A. Craig

Thank you.

Kevin Nowlan

Thank you.

Operator

Alex Piper Our Jaffray. next Potter question is from with

Your is open. line now

Alexander Eugene Potter

Yeah. guys. Hi,

South America, your RMB moving euro got Was there currency the translational/transactional in mentioned can You having the end you've any up extent on could obviously elsewhere, some pretty has just if that'll us update to been if generally severe revenue. also wondering briefly. you movements which wondering in the comment, you I guess, China; and on forex on volatility earnings impacts

Kevin Nowlan

both look I are and we of in month as or the bit related here And to seeing an aren't earnings little in, significant year-over-year, a now what QX well mentioned we we end for revenue I movements see so, a of which of as bit impact last will revenue if as in a as at millions did it of headwind sequentially. currencies strengthened they our at some impact the of right had revenue as has the day, by the euro dollars single-digit outperformance. create we're look But favorability, a done instance, that look the see the quarter, perspective far markets driver biggest the that primarily. QX. we little and end euro mean, all the ahead But from I has

Alexander Eugene Potter

guidance noticed creep the really you starting was on-highway in? I China much some again Okay. to took comment on nicely. revenue how revenues Can that you maybe versus up of off-highway

Jeffrey A. Craig

think of both. I mix a it's

introduced of we into are you take Asia. other on export that as mentioned export seeing we China quality developed able the products The to And Chinese that and in we're also the we the to we levels market new I into on-highway products out produce of penetration As produce really them in to spoke previously, we hold. the that we've them areas markets. call, Asian because other

Alexander Eugene Potter

then mentioned was segment, seeing more sound And correctly? like the perhaps expedited impacting freight so the in I Great. all, the that that maybe doesn't of last Aftermarket supply you reading but OE you're chain at that's one, side business Okay. constraints,

Jeffrey A. Craig

I have think a in we that the increased increases part, for increased we business, improvement have, that we're Aftermarket Aftermarket freight increases in executed the the in the year question, we We costs but here which pricing see is mentioned our in to goes recently of the correct. material costs. most of the compensate And on on. to we seeing, have some through the is as these part pass-through margin business not previous OE Aftermarket expect mechanisms side response expectation price do pushed to Kevin as automatic why continue our to have for

Operator

Carl any to no back remarks. showing questions. turn call the further would like Anderson I'm for further I And now over to

Carl D. Anderson

continued Quarter Third Meritor's for you does participation. Call, and Thank you. your we This thank Conference conclude

feel to reach If please me you have free to Thank out any you. directly. follow-up questions,

Operator

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Meritor (MTOR) 1 Aug 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript