BLDR - Earnings call transcript Q4 2017 | Builders FirstSource, Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to Builders FirstSource's Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded and will be archived at www.bldr.com. It is now my pleasure to introduce Ms. Jennifer Pasquino, Senior Vice President and Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Jennifer Pasquino

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M. Chad Crow

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these as being ways labor labor efficiently. by our customers, more will to the saving for for homes challenges demand With faced build well-publicized to look continuing rise products continue homebuilders

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page in the us locations the will confident million force, bit initiatives. unmatched manufacturing our of and capability XXX an in enable on more XX EBITDA. incremental of would to top $XXX more residential that MSAs, $XXX I core market X, XXX our will growth to plans provide strengths, Leveraging like we business to Turning than generate our sales including a housing in scale to million capture our detail best-in-class growth that are

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Peter Jackson

everyone. discuss on briefly on slide page year-to-date will I quarter our the XX, results morning, first Good On touch Chad. and XX. you, then Thank results current

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our than results prior quarter year, sales a on sales day basis. more per We to so of I have one fourth speak in day will XXXX the

sales increase to end quarter, new X.X% For fourth billion, homebuilding the locations in our the and quarter we X.X% price that the remodel/other end of an market of and reported with the expected net market closed XXXX, volume including of in market, repair $X.X grew declines approximately family from a commodity X.X% multi-family. estimated compared a fourth driven estimate We inflation. benefit impact sales XX.X% excluding in single residential and

largely the lumber percentage to Our basis year-over-year short-term compression XXXX down are to a the decrease from versus XXXX. and falling pricing year-end XXXX was volatility of we fourth XX% margin gross the will year-end XX% on prices due inflation percentage when gross points markets. commitments of higher provide respectively. prices XX.X% commodity basis Commodity and the framing when to increased quarter sheet prices, short-term rising are and customers was in percentage margin XX.X%, the cause attributable from prices commodity The goods XXX margin expansion

percent. commodity commodity margin profitability. commodity to I but ongoing the the from am gross that short-term impact as prices, with to These Additionally, I a gross mix profit go-forward our company's price company mitigate products enhancing begin expect higher higher in on compression, the stabilize, benefit margin some sales pleased impact. prices caused fluctuations negative ability had will

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to expect in million to approximately XXXX. $XX We from shelter current cash us $XX our tax NOL million taxes asset all but of paying

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costs We $XX approximately one-time of expect million.

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to we nearly results, should to as normalized gross range. compression was XXXX in expect XX% However, return us as XX% conversion by to year in margin on year-over-year investments. not XXXX XX% EBITDA allowing normalized commodity impactful in a back more to the gross later to more our the it get growth The margin before be of a driven

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repay Additionally, debt the our and reform tax will to for growth additional namely; enable more priorities, quickly hand on us funding cash have initiatives.

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the day our per guidance sales to talk will I So, in for quarter.

quarter a to Gross over continue of for on to inflation. XXXX short-term basis QX sales recent prior commodity coming We to per as the the expect about XX% to year, sales half day be commodity growth the compression flat be expected with up from XX% we absorb from inflation. to margin margin is

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expecting comments. now call to EBITDA for back for are we I'll his Chad over turn growth to XX% the XXXX. closing However, full-year XX%

M. Chad Crow

it inflation And Housing for excited Thank strong continues thank us XXXX. while lot share on we in investments and short-term the allowing you, years. about company's our see material all, create future. cost to ongoing as the with Peter. I progress advantage demand be enter you There's in our challenges, to as coming appears a you, to an

cash continue We've shareholders well priorities meaningful growth laid profits, the the to strength future now In grow are and our the as for flow about through double operational and EBITDA $X billion addition, excellence top-line as creating to I'll we to our a holds. generate over over in the initiatives. value turn excited leverage call will prospects to for out the net and core plan and strategic Q&A. operator

Operator

Thank you.

first question Stephens, Please from Blake comes from Hirschman Our ahead. Inc. go

Blake Hirschman

Yeah. guys, quarter. morning, great Good congrats a on and

M. Chad Crow

Blake. Thanks,

Peter Jackson

Good morning.

Blake Hirschman

color sky-high and X% lumber to the X% trend little bit thinking the these the a get in appreciate I the margins. kind mean, into to levels? through you're wanted I year prices flat the going top-line how detail, about just sequential off, more First of insight and from

you to your up you year, expect of overall kind just the Just guys to making or course stay if for when pull kind of as on...? the outlook them throughout back are here of curious the year

M. Chad Crow

of itself. six run, a on absurd. probably so was And, start incredible think, back I been out. fires been late go at an last the flattening year, the levels going actually the a It and time healthy prices charts have guess really of strong. the were been to to It's only in has cars really weeks colder primarily creating fall four unprecedented issues and But this It's shortages. normally was you'll of strong. stay year-and-a-half thought price weather. I year inflation. winter really next half can some looking is rail they see then, our the in about the weeks, carry you just will has line vertical the demand colder all at log weather with over year some to in The a The was transportation couple would. ago, I best the Trains do year. And weather,

up as of demand price. is So, of lumber and lot great we've things times, a to high in just pressure all are business. a these all, lot said But, on for prices adding many all

will flatten March things you through out to think start I into April. see and

pressure hopefully, half on, bit the what we're little relief. of little year, Back of counting of kind maybe in that's more a near-term. So, a the

Blake Hirschman

Thanks more, the that. the right. plan, long-term just on then update. one All it. And Got EPS for

guess, changes changed there taking that notes? outside out the Was XX.XX% other interest else clear. assumption there? Just Is and, anything tax I from the any to savings be the there reform

Peter Jackson

beyond make those. didn't We any changes No.

Blake Hirschman

of questions best answering and Great. Thanks for Okay. luck. my

Peter Jackson

Thank you.

Operator

Sood question go Deutsche next comes Please Our ahead. from Nishu Bank. from

Nishu Sood

of Thank in high-level you're in commodity what that, growth, you. SG&A assuming of can just to headwind just gross walk the for us kind side? and XX% assumptions The the XX% of XXXX, the or kind terms of on on drop-through, you through behind revenue margins EBITDA terms growth just the the – to and

Peter Jackson

range. Sure. probably at digits in We're about single in space, the in break the we're seeing our think looking about down that other of for X% X% And saw for based including, not numbers we some now, the in what going XX% in growth then we're that based investments for to R&R inflation around the on of to we're revenue. XXXX then in the course, the to growth and that words, all on a We're right and X% high-single seeing that that kind relative the space, the talking excellence space, similar that manufacturing to of products XXXX the pan downturn We out family, making rapid operational multi-family. incremental to is range, XX% we want initiatives. commodity

Nishu Sood

you're Got XX% about? talking it. to XX% incremental

Peter Jackson

Incremental flow-through. Correct.

Nishu Sood

Got Got it. it.

seen Okay. make Great. or four- five-year out your here The you've commodity targets achieve. to that that laid should easier we've inflation

assuming that you're mentioned the only them, numbers, you rate. think the in I is you've the change because obviously updated tax

of of we to the relative it So, more about a as rate inflation? commodity result Have become inflation? your how the numbers conservative should unprecedented think commodity

M. Chad Crow

don't in I'll mind. if you – If jump

a not there, you where happen. today, Lumber yes, But a that's four- five-year lumber know assuming period. but there's they all of never for If are little stay conservatism going to correct. stable prices in or bit assume prices yeah, they you're did, stay we probably

Nishu Sood

it. Got it. Got

benefits, always very, inflation gross And from obviously price of out which in to commodity and lay rate longer other lumber strong. drag a inflation? near-term been effect of has lot trends maybe near-term – in single-family on shorter-term of that of lumber demand drag? Has kind reduced on lessen period dramatic the that for Okay. words, In very it prices, the have well reduced this of kind finally, term guarantees effect the very has unprecedented you the margins, just increases this obviously

M. Chad Crow

pricing has our example? asking like – if national for structure you with our changed builders, with Are our

Nishu Sood

yeah. Exactly,

M. Chad Crow

No.

Nishu Sood

shorter are gross lesser another on (XX:XX) your lookouts of the effect now, So, margin.

M. Chad Crow

change any No. There with have in really national been pricing that far. structure the builders we thus the hasn't

Nishu Sood

it. Got it. Got

Okay. Great. Thank you.

Operator

question Our Please Citi. from Will next comes ahead. from Randow go

Will Randow

Hey. Good the progress. morning, on guys, and congrats

M. Chad Crow

you. Thank

Peter Jackson

Good morning.

Will Randow

kind that you also the growth X.X%? you rate following spend your more I $XX year this million closer terms guess in that. of X.X%, on $XX when a look there? to could to investments, over you're little run couple detail believe like to into do and dig I may And CapEx looking stabilize it'll next million at of bit what think

Peter Jackson

Yes.

answer at I'll couple in rolled order. okay, X.X%, XXXX. of a of bit had into of XXXX that with The a the number end we little So, CapEx inverse of timing those about projects over

we're still So, we're for that period. the in of sort band like feeling

upcoming we'll tax right growth the in change to X% years, staying but continuing you X.X% we're change that it if the us over at now, With code we in and to update look opportunities the band.

going the in got the that's lap as additional million up broken QX. million salespeople then incremental in load end another salespeople locations, investments we've in then comparisons salespeople, related of year-on-year full the investments be had won't represent investments, the of And QX, million quarter those for probably far As $X.X And $XX for year-over-year. rest. until, year, to fourth the our $XX so OpEx we we new the to about incremental next primarily, locations for about an and

teams excellence help items money where that on and on operational spending that some area. So we're

Will Randow

or And that $XX $XX incremental, down? million be following $XX to just thinking is after step the be to could of million, million this midpoint at that million clear, about year, the you're $X.X

Peter Jackson

see we for we to think healthy investments starts the make. we put to want in that XXXX, For a but us incremental space that that as

Will Randow

Can excellence. example? kind what some expect talk increase last And last on savings, for cost the spend, and buckets of just that then of sales about offset see to how as you a just may – in follow-up a you operational as question

M. Chad Crow

and and a efficiencies those road, At I savings down Yeah. $XX is range. looking pricing about a $XX million gave then broken we're there. just somewhere margin to out The probably the of a we're in the And looking each number. annual laid back-office main incremental are at optimization, delivery And maturity those buckets third, automation out a of optimization, million we've third the buckets in third, at you. and

Will Randow

that year? And the towards hitting starts of this end kind of

M. Chad Crow

a benefit years to initiatives is this three these would four bit on get we'll I little of probably Well, out. full of estimate year. maturity some

Will Randow

guys, and in Thanks, good Okay. luck XXXX.

M. Chad Crow

Thank you.

Peter Jackson

Thank you.

Operator

next Mike from question ahead. Our comes from Dahl go Barclays. Please

Matthew Bouley

Hey. Mike Matthew for for Bouley the This is today. on taking Thanks questions.

Peter Jackson

morning, Matt. Good

Matthew Bouley

Good morning.

kind outlined these on of you leverage pathway you of So, returning a to Could outline, X.X kind end just of this by XXXX. you. the the the times market expectations to reaching at now that point? levels, M&A you're Thank your

M. Chad Crow

internally in Yeah. on I leverage, to knew of we plan. of and of got to three We're years the have not being when can M&A we took ProBuild of two that we a But kind right and a and the acquired now out a we're we're would or at market sticking over hurry. value. drive real grace some think, lot We've things looking lot say that,

gotten kind the leverage XXXX, have by the promised of as of think I end we said, a you to standpoint. from will land

So, year, entertaining we're we maybe later hurry this really right said, no I things. in as But start now.

Matthew Bouley

for it. that. Got Thank you

Second question of sales. guide incremental working capital the XX%

if at that of guide? lumber playing expectations if within that's I Thank inventory of completion kind you. the is inflation should with guess, investment the know ERP you your inventory about the think really all. the Just in light just here we the around it how And management delivery into question I outlined of pace integration and of

Peter Jackson

inflation, a to well that is incremental we within headwind working and We bit our Well, pretty a sticks the about are in range. are There's worth seasonal a clearly consistently right? XX%. with capital The number associated the same X% of user. more lumber talk

everybody QX and pretty in consistent in remind half done off what and with of we're we've So, just the the the up build to inventory to that That's year. in past. inventory QX, burn then going back

that points. hits think main on I your

Matthew Bouley

very Okay. it. Got Thank you much.

Operator

Alex from from Rygiel comes Please B. go question next Riley Our FBR. ahead.

Alex Rygiel

quarter, morning. Good gentlemen. Nice

M. Chad Crow

Thank you.

Peter Jackson

you. Thank

Alex Rygiel

Two quick questions.

over that quarter Texas the that a from and first of can second into quarter this in rolled bit about benefit the into First, of the Florida rolling hurricanes first into maybe are you the year? talk fourth little over quarter or the and quarter the

M. Chad Crow

the really We've (XX:XX) to going is Yes. quarters. availability in the I prior talked on be governor of think labor. about all that that

availability going so, Houston the on or going two, to next of labor much really be benefit and I Florida over And the the really growth some think to rebuild seeing I those how but limit you're on start that is going can in markets. year in think

overall, over But, So, it's two. it's think, the to an next the positive going I or years. just year in over absolute slowly bleed coming

Alex Rygiel

then And an follow-up earlier question. on to

ago next set Your before the EBITDA of a you was salespeople online that that before the for out longer it value-added new goal the year. you've number term of of a before little plants planned while additional that inflation was commodities, a and lot added, was coming are are and

in long-term time? the raise not goal EBITDA point this at why So,

Peter Jackson

So, on it start Chad mentioned, fair, things we'll guess the stabilize, point feather to sense. that as inflation, points. makes as I a of couple like in

operational value-add included. other forecast. as continue We We include from commodity in expanding initiatives. number additional the benefit Those have have the left as initiative, the sales force not. We've we excellence slide items were our initiatives to static And the on we a on though the rolled an as did X in that give But plan we've strategic those to out the well. out. been that We break everybody this as items presentation since try were a feel. our to counting better

that's new. So, not

Alex Rygiel

Fair enough. Thank you.

Operator

question Our ahead. Please Jay Wedbush. from McCanless next go from comes

Jay McCanless

Good everyone. Hey. morning,

M. Chad Crow

Good morning.

Jay McCanless

should what Could use first. D&A housekeeping say year, this to us as we for is what did know you items let of couple you going be? the well as A tax provision rate

Jennifer Pasquino

D&A. in million $XXX and XX%

Jay McCanless

guidance the in quarter, isn't we then, saw going into of XXXX. but us quarter this then strong Okay. and year? talk as we what's for about that had, be I the you going growth second there to fourth the question sustainable on growth as Can in Perfect. into that And R&R very we about rest why growth move to X% go the

M. Chad Crow

of growth stronger keep up little in R&R our a a R&R. again. Well, in to up But little that's did in Alaska, we're think, lot QX bit full-year in XXXX. XXXX, we a be going to in have guiding and bit sluggish Alaska, is We in X% business mind,

Jay McCanless

something the Is the for into gross to about guidance, think I probably then margin that of then couple XXXX. it? other plus back XX% in of And XX%, sub XX% had Okay. go maybe question the right the half way on quarters the and first

Peter Jackson

yes. Directionally,

Jay McCanless

questions. Okay, great. Thanks for taking my

Peter Jackson

you. Thank

Operator

question Matt Global next ahead. go from Seaport McCall Securities. Our comes Please from

Matt McCall

Thank you. everybody. Good morning,

Peter Jackson

Good morning, Matt.

Matt McCall

and in we going – you I that what new So both shops, I the trying facilities, that does get and layered – maybe I outperformed do you – additions the the and can door XXXX. to I'm term percent make additions going out to a on capacity, XXXX? starts, plants, XXXX? of new new in understand benefit lines, like in, kind know, truss or longer if salespeople, that go move at to XXXX? fully you is we're your benefits the new guess Quantify the it's are in that can look the physical additional through capacity percent basis to how and as you're in long last millwork see the residual all sales to investments in additions outlook all And

Peter Jackson

some some got to exciting He's the Well, I'll let about talk of things Chad doing. individual we're specifics. commentary the

these have we think they come broadly, do I as in feathering online.

and cost, million online, to doors breakeven thumb, going right? manufacturing, to XXXX in to in that are $X and to year full they the $X opening are the of the a XXXX plants, some year in that you back, yes, coming But, know, particularly million million Rule profitability. things then did the on move production So, go-forward means full of things to absolutely, get a revenue. the amount, that we basis. and start one $XX the million these As contributing we'll doesn't $XX on truss really are needle equate

So, EBITDA a running. you're $X.X going they're over for to you Like million they're once generating a nice up about of nice year in but feather said, contribution, time. very us, and

M. Chad Crow

Yeah.

efficiency projection. are in we from – laser plants overhead to add putting in XXXX. plants, then also existing XXXX. XX%, things in got When we've so, now, to efficiency plants lines, gains opened anywhere plant, can all you And we And those three Right you four the truss XX% of XX%, upgrading some open those to scheduled do in have automated plants. a new the new

there's of business. to the combined, lot side get So about excited value-added the growing a in

Matt McCall

Chad. you, thank So,

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Peter Jackson

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type of of As we get where a cumulative of into outsized operational the out the snowball start excellence The benefit stuff, was years referring see the that's add fact. more as to value that's initiatives. Chad to we

M. Chad Crow

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Matt McCall

Okay.

Peter Jackson

Note that, represent share growth. does it

M. Chad Crow

Yeah.

Matt McCall

Okay.

as year, market as said later growth there's did correctly? assumptions? differently, share your I not maybe hear guide? It growth Use our in this kind in comes years that much So, of

Peter Jackson

share of to years about in What modest. it's although, is with around place I There is start. cannibalization out, talking the was out operational a growth solid the the offsetting is year probably initiatives. in think fairly really year impact I excellence consistent

Matt McCall

Got Oh. it.

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Peter Jackson

you. Thank

Operator

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M. Chad Crow

today. in joining We call the for on forward look quarter you you updating progress initiatives our of to the our Thank ahead.

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Operator

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Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 1 Mar 182017 Q4 Earnings call transcript