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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Heritage-Crystal Clean Incorporated Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, all callers’ microphones are muted. And you will have an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions. Instructions will be provided at that time for you to queue up with your question. callers to all questions. or that ask limit one themselves two We

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Brian Recatto

us we fourth and results. Last welcome to issued morning. this our night, quarter everyone Thank joining XXXX you,

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revenue while approach aggressive for generating incurred the in In resources approximately million added $X.X to XXXX, we fiscal implemented a adding cost, million this in year. compared we new less resources XXXX, operating During to approximately during XXXX. $X.X

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onto flat quarter fourth revenue million, during Oil our was XXXX. Moving to $XX.X Business. quarter Oil fiscal the the Business of at compared

used base year, as The base $X.XX well the of during bunker but followed II quarter oil through of premium fourth gallon oil base a in able collection first market-wide even oil on the prices remainder that to basis WTI about sulfur feedstock gallon the netback light-grade oil to crude. often collection, from so have to crude oversupply efficiency oil the per per impact generators as which to fuel lower oil premium sell primarily XXXX the fourth priced of net price netbacks may bunker third-parties into to netback cost by feedstock to a fourth in sulfur able $X.XX has The market for third crude for began half and downward oil to at in We the for to during the per price oil to beginning XXXX. decrease second further oil gallon high compared oil increased sulfur XXXX. were the the of base the premium related increasing cost declining gallon quarter at driven the price our increased was following developed as oil tagged by for for fuels more, and the us fact The WTI This a Group partially our purchase $X.XX during pricing but In during in quarter. quarter. second the fiscal to allowed used of half RFO in continue was directly compared oil by the $X.XX quarter for been fuel. fourth was per price. Our the mid-October, from third trading quarter, commodity compared impacts High of paid down negatively last the decline relationship third by of of high decrease to offset route used fuel crude negative who RFO year-over-year those we fiscal relative this quarter be our quarter a re-refiners our row.

to fourth we efficiency increased quarter, the During our compared by X.X% route of fourth XXXX. quarter the

earnings of the call, during we re-refinery shutdown incurred our an construction of As XX-day quarter fourth explained conference the our near beginning third we quarter.

which we fixed quarter. our absorption substandard higher result, maintenance and led incurred cost a a to re-refinery the of fourth production lower As cost during

several upgrades we during downtime was Oil operate better to consistent segment. year our now which we great re-refinery for more a foundation future our completed achievements future. On the which year will allow XXXX a we this basis the expect laid into side, Overall, equipment the in the Environmental positive a in business us of in Services and Business on and a

the nears still activity increases As the season II Environmental impact Oil we of look in forward refinery the and due in Group the the face seasonality Business year the during to Business, Services in and than XXXX, momentum segment later to we turnaround in oil challenges segment. we Oil situation its as light-grade lighter normal end. near-term winter an and opportunities the oversupply in Historically In base is continued XXXX. to demand expect seek

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our and of the in expected impacts feedstock and analysts the product regulation IMO spread. finished portions to will continue XXXX our initiative discussed We of improve with we both and past believe this the have investors

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Mark DeVita

Thanks Brian.

to For quarter $X.X net shareholders to $XX.X the million the of fourth in common attributable recorded compared quarter, fourth of XXXX. we income million

was in XXXX $XX to On an both XXXX $XX.X compared fiscal adjusted million. income and For for net $XX.X the million year, net was million fiscal income basis XXXX.

For the to the quarter compared diluted share earnings earnings share per $X.XX, fourth XXXX, fourth of of recorded quarter of XXXX. diluted per we in $X.XX of

in diluted $XX.X the earnings million of in the XXXX. in field per in $X.XX our and earnings fourth signed antifreeze during XXXX, basis, Our of year. earlier diluted fiscal quarter compared the segments increases fourth was or revenue our In XXXX. volume earnings favorable of businesses. to result for basis, to increased of and share the $X.XX to Environmental quarter of fourth businesses XXXX for an cleaning share Most press XXXX. Revenue Services part was all On one-time release. business. Tax volume diluted quarter and million per vacuum Higher price revenues XXXX diluted acquisitions the due growth made into quarter quarter parts of in $XX.X in $XX.X fiscal the in On fourth to from with share in our included Act $X.XX mix the to activity GAAP fiscal XXXX pricing $X.XX due XX% million along quarter Jobs services Cuts to in schedules was to adjusted of the annual law Please of increased per the share was to increase was XXXX. waste containerized and supporting a business in late share and fourth an our non-GAAP due higher compared fourth quarter reconciliation as our refer in fiscal a $X.XX of of XXXX adjustment adjusted

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million fiscal million the During XX% fourth RFO sold fiscal quarter million which XXXX, million to of $X.X compared during XXXX. approximately base fiscal $X.X $XX.X of fourth down We sold quarter fourth in was of $XX.X of the quarter or gallons quarter, oil, to the fourth the gallons we gallons compared gallons of XXXX.

increase mainly negatively SG&A in of corporate of million relatively of caused high expense cost percentage corporate transportation for which offset Oil by by only before and in a the SG&A Even in resulted million XXXX profit $X.X in expense Environmental was operating corporate XX.X%, of the higher negative used oil year-ago compared maintenance Business XXXX Profit before An decreased quarter, expense. of long SG&A fourth Business corporate record Services margin the XXXX. segment which margin. million in percentage partially in corporate though which before impacted relatively before in our quarter the of fourth operating the quarter same before feedstock quarter shutdown. a SG&A income flat quarter income also million this -- was The the to our to of our increased million fourth $X.X the the SG&A prices in period margin excuse margin the fourth was income Oil operating to XXXX. was XXXX or and higher over to of products the was in fourth operating of now flat compared quarter $XX.X XXXX, year compared fourth $X.X quarter selling ago. from due the Turning expense $X.X the dollars expenses XX.X% me, decrease to

SG&A quarter to reduction the $XX.X higher XXXX. ago salaries of rate EBITDA difference fourth percentage quarter and than year rate to of corporate to in corporate as our overall fourth is federal for in for quarter. revenue due in the in as partially XXXX quarter fiscal of U.S. rate XX.X% XXXX impact XX.X% tax expense the of fourth lower essence was mainly principally due the was tax in slightly December XX.X% tax Our the occurred by in a in XX, to The revenue income to XX.X% a attributable revenue compensation, effective compared million the offset quarter was which to tax million incentive of compared of deferred and effective Fourth lower reserves, company's reduction $X.X XXXX, on XXXX. the The the XX%. taxes the

balance Turning stood at Cash the XXXX. the of debt million fourth total to quarter $XX the ago. one $XX.X end at to $XX.X compared sheet. million to the $XX.X stood million quarter compared on at of the million at end And year hand

gains from flow million. million cash in included million fiscal was which fiscal compared Our and $XX.X operations one-time XXXX for XXXX, $XX.X of awards $XX to

drive of quarter growth Our on Services the as to operational opportunities execute to generated improve goal acquisition our continued closed seeking revenue from revenue first Total Environmental these tuck-in we use excess to million. Early expected pursue efficiency. growth transactions well two XXXX, annual in cash is in $X additional capital projects fiscal acquisitions to the approximately and segment. our help to as be strategy

look growth continue our augment We to initiatives. acquisition for targets organic to

new ASC to Finally, take to this the required which discuss like we implement a XXX, I beginning accounting to year. standard moment would are leasing

impact of as are XXXX. standard in which new new We of cars, the this performed on rail I we and right-of-use trucks approximately of on between we as income We believe to for effect XXXX, will trailers our added result point, material assets a implementation liabilities want everyone of this sheet. million to this will buildings, items for believe new in of have will $XX implementation our implementation the and the on work standard standard balance this million means X,XXX our thank balance to in immaterial. lessee consisting the new corresponding statement Based sheet primarily fiscal $XX year-end quarter accounting have of being of the their first the be interest from Clean. of Heritage-Crystal a

Q&A call Now begin our turn portion will I of the over to to call. operator the control the

Operator

Baird. And [Operator our Luke first question come Thank Instructions] will with Junk you from sir.

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Luke Junk

Hi. guys. morning Good

Brian Recatto

Luke. morning Good

Mark DeVita

morning. Good

Luke Junk

for and trucks volumes versus first obviously more balance your average the Oil towards on charge do Business wondering my longer-term higher one is per oil spreads what hand managing you achieving So drive to your question improving objectives is efficiency? getting route how on the own and the there of on and two a I'm gallon

Brian Recatto

Yes.

the right seeing that overall of up think motor is back in the QX. the in used the that market I oil benefit now we're marketplace half lengthened

we're re-refinery. pretty strong seeing parties access from So want demand our to that third

our in focus program we're and into local controlling the our our then what third aggressive around focus on pursue with costs. on for going Luke augment try logistics volume and that outlets We're going XXXX RFO re-refinery to expand is -- more So plant to parties. for our to lanes direct do to be oil look our

efficiency. XXXX we trouble That's some the to that Does thing is the reduced think in to given be sure trucks us seeing longer. make efficient oil most we in the for going used our with the we're don't important that park if in to routes, motor could density have achieve We we're trucks. any up that is question? filling plant answer general So

Luke Junk

a just to follow-up helpful. And then That's that. Yes.

comment some upgrades quarter, on specific the in specifically prepared expect in mentioned your you the made? consistent should Could the operations during more and operations. of expand plant we you maybe that were made the on changes Regarding that remarks you just that fourth

Brian Recatto

through obviously Yes. XX-day extremely any long changes, had I mentioned a think of XXXX, We -- it seen XXXX. guys as and piece We It remember, our quarter XXXX. had problems then. you of CEO. we performed went the that. freezing we We cooler. well a air of essentially -- have issues quite replaced was In the had if just actually it In on calls, weather, issues one didn't equipment XXXX, coldest first made with few within we I -- We problems probably with we the pretty that with in I've shutdown. our the

also vacuum lower of of with We half vacuum metallurgy the half the some bottom in rebuilt that metallurgy. had vessel historically We weak lined tower. We've our tower. better the a

some replaced piping had valving also issues equipment we've standpoint. critical from with metallurgical that rotating in We in and areas

those our some guard And overall our in our reduce our will cost we you res upgraded extended improved will to our -- made that carry will advances things into catalyst we think we tremendously. if which performance lower during give our structure and more help XXXX. had over the beds. guard lastly, in vacuum tower QX, So We remember, beds life system in in which catalyst upon us technological

went with no construction us, our all-in-all, the great and was been So guys plant's job the of during project. well. running a it far incidents construction hard the a We it did work had XXXX in a lot so turnaround into great for and

Luke Junk

the have chance the corporate just items the Business? could dollar Mark, higher if splice to in that a the you shutdown? with relating could you Oil really cost question out sneak a there maintenance And in cost and Great. for in amount cost of before the just of Is impact terms by transportation do shutdown I profit And, that. specifically

Mark DeVita

of be I'll a was transportation, compare little X%. and -- costs Well, than we year shutdown in and attributable can printed if X% our we X.X% that give related kind I'll blamed the let a of margins of or kind math. the more you do -- margin in the maintenance for earlier about were negative decrease X.X% for, QX, almost you year-over-year and

our but expensive two basically was They have of with the I XX%, So XX% up. bigger much the in get prepared other each it cancel maintenance remarks. the change was Brian as cost But benefit to And those feedstock, was that and as another the completely labor the do transportation cost, as you pretty much shutdown. out, have leverage more and prices bad -- and for X.X% selling We XX% and that's went on issue shutdown shutdown didn't alluded to well that, standpoint due it items. from our to the cost. extended

XX% basis XX%, in a So a margin for on decrease share your QX. lion that's of year-over-year

Brian Recatto

gallons time the the And normal assuming construction spent because then, we side completing we the shutdown turnaround. of production, forward, lost that the Luke, going of duration of extra X.X million

think, consistent more a year turnaround activities we be refinery. think schedule. mentioned do shooting days previous a for for to to I And the I call, up XX well on shutdown we're set maintenance we're our on

Luke Junk

you I'll guys. there. detail. helpful leave super is Thank That it

Brian Recatto

Thanks.

Operator

come line of with Thank you. from question And Stifel. next Michael Hoffman our the will

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Michael Hoffman

many of I did missed missed you base it. the say the Hey, how you Brain quarter? you. said Mark, oil gallons in you and number, thank -- sold Mark, I

Brian Recatto

XX.X. sold We

Michael Hoffman

-- then it that was I And -- I get wrote RFO was did X.X, Okay. XX.X? right?

Mark DeVita

did. You

Michael Hoffman

million, the of it And of million of production oil? number change XX gallons XX base then, the targeted does all that work Perfect. done, was Okay.

Mark DeVita

that we're think range. still I in

Michael Hoffman

XX still of gallons year around Okay. RFO? looking million And we're a somewhere approximately at

Mark DeVita

to about problem was we did QX sure limited a -- been the that. year. feedstock, adjust We've if problems In you that and we we quirky avoid did what for I'm last again, RFO not wanted some QX, of In in RFO. in which, our lower QX, than doing less part, quarter. quite attributed now to of

our tell collecting part standpoint, So based from third-party. pure more, look attract collection We're you we that. can to leverage But obviously just And was versus different trying on volume route efficiency. of just management. to that a our

on more getting the have to depending So don't know any deeper RFO gallons, we where I into don't if color? those you want market. you're get Brian,

Brian Recatto

Yes.

what do RFO Michael happen will versus is think I our we'll sales. more swaps year expanding probably this

Given at that look as is we out $XX it's end the a I at from HSFO price to fact of mean, price the know differential WTI. the think we going we strip the go year in

swap So sense oil with our makes logically, to where down. our drive we'll work other partners and it cost logistics re-refinery

think plant terms expected made uptime, to going not XX activity. more that you'll for range unforeseen us I to re-refinery RFO get million production, that this with we've see produced year do of Barring we're production so we're then certainly right projections the more more XX for And going at swapping So on think in we more probably from year. now into that. our any the issues gallons the

Michael Hoffman

benefit all XXXX, moment IMO down on dollars So, in if we you margin and HSFO balancing the unreasonable not see drives at flat with to until think what the this, to just benefit that? manage the IMO about but given half, back XX% year-over-year first is way without XXXX a spread how happens act spread and of the RFO frame pressures maybe the any an it, of using volume think the to margin a

Mark DeVita

and really I'll I know going to would It business let over be me be, much Brian IMO last where be just going the better we we hope but is comment, hope and... mean, flat would I don't XXXX is year. to how is I but to can

Brian Recatto

the get Yes. of relative with happen if to be better is XXXX IMO to mean, agree going that we than to benefit that's we're in given XXXX. and disappointed think perform don't we would we that. Michael I we did what going I do

there. you We're to oil weak this made envelope keep lengthening -- in our used end base reading. seeing market seeing quickly We can the we're at we're the and oil oil already moved base of now. We read motor market beginning The really we're to the earlier, of are year the feeling the market. you motor going the We right said of pushing used QX pricing. as oil move. a know set things change the you read I same Yes, that XXXX a is in

that We change. expect to

see sweeter crude to going up. You're lighter to demand go for

You're to to see going great base refiners. going thing -- improved have for to We're version That's and into pricing oil, going look to it's have into move up going feedstock out seeing go is base a which to as oil already demand we February March costs up. for us.

going You've had with some optimistic cleaned the in part this going even shipping this in in of outperform we're base because to conditions early used think shifting problems year pressure in get the year the be oil We half Yes, fog up. what's the and of exporting happened fact good of a macro QX, could thing's of back to that on terms but and have to relative front -- to we'll XXXX. there's that lanes.

Mark DeVita

know pretty impact it of it had even as high oil production in stacked of light years. past in XXXX? things some as lot in XXXX that take there of I IMO seen in storm impact look is is How was were this we've relative as as to and that at the XXXX likely season how what is is either, base mean, that a it the we that up you light likely in if don't the it XXXX? turnaround season XXXX you And of Yes. -- out the it was but the

and capacity changes. any that's So without --

in should how that to -- matter reason problems without there's we a we of much It's just beat XXXX. think much. So did what

Brian Recatto

a -- As going have a was to -- are you Refineries demand there'll be what still… going know, so do to to for since there's be base you strong oil. label

Michael Hoffman

interesting. -- Could what I you're growth? just IMO trying that is how without really X% compression saying it year-over-year despite good yes to was profit produce up mean that. volume the I against an you frame could or should and despite year-over-year XXXX have growth margin, XX% I'm be you

Brian Recatto

pricing used on to we're and street, ends motor on that work off the key going to going rear there. doing We're real oil be our to the that's have

Michael Hoffman

Okay.

a this question different So here's of -- in flip around way.

You turned growth. best case Environmental lots I I in its great great see mean it but of around plant you the and be in may The why have reinvesting showing staying EBITDA? that the you've cycle side There's by Services start of business. because XXXX, it, total the XXXX, growth it? acquisitions. I a business, could fits be leverage the XXXX XX% topline operating collection in demonstrated could the of in Why used oil plant of ES staying in in mean side? XXXX.

Brian Recatto

shutting anything with dynamics happening convinced But that. IMO have I full wastewater ever upside We're some out We've major just XXXX one lot we with home plant plants. see we on major work down. on environmental we re-refinery. motor the that plant. us all which the to and water, the the we in got for it from more if The doesn't consistent to the until done see oil, treatment think capital. that that ability It's be the don't more to involve to ourselves. about going improving mean operations generates used It's a used what plant oil keep the very of be side a Well Street. I than XXXX I doing business like change to a on street. We've this got spread, to Every the that. doing obviously, customer we're more we project IMO got think we we've want at a flushes collect. we're component the process about important single where done we on at Michael. do of mean of yeoman's point, this with I business point, having generates motor going with we're maybe the see We're

put optimizing two into So the that about pretty the we've of we feel plant. hard good years work

business exit So the that's not going now. right why we're to

Michael Hoffman

Okay. Fair you. enough. Thank

Brian Recatto

But one that are that and on indicated capital point more calls. growth Environmental to to other absolutely our the business -- on is, Services we've focus we going to

In XX% out love. or we XX% going in the to low Our this vision that mark as out make for money the ES have be to invested I'd but to our it, and it three growing do. years going as be we is oil business way two ability the in is to that can field

Michael Hoffman

I you've business produced great terrific it. a Yes results. It's get and

Brian Recatto

you. Thank

Mark DeVita

Thanks.

Operator

next Our of William line Ryan with Instructions] will Blair. Merkel question from the [Operator come

Your now line is open.

Ryan Merkel

morning. guys, Hey good

Brian Recatto

Hey Ryan.

Ryan Merkel

into about momentum I you just market you and branches. to want think open business, ES growth, Can high I then the price, the you'll mentioned I expect great that outlook So Brian you new for single-digit talked some I the seeing ask think us growth about break was obviously pieces there. XXXX. acquisitions for

can through So there? walk just the pieces you

Mark DeVita

Yes.

with go again implemented had couple price price We just probably about we increase. a four-week our earlier our do. you of than Ryan we periods first. in remember Let's typically QX

have more it a little full wasn't the now. quarter. we I mean, clarity So

effect and got a there So, we it's in is businesses results there's synergies that we we're in mature achieve the more overall efficiencies, little that's the have the price all to about more happened whatnot what tend still had X% we've types glimpse of and more take fully things. like price or less and ones not trying But a mature of integrated to businesses, and still cost of grow to those quarter exactly a that and that usually is we've that printed. what advantage mix, printed that this antifreeze

can we and we're that businesses of do and not least typically volumes. some on we have I some work all fully five. very for baked at say, always on look well, those we relatively little are if But to early think we're almost still at we get So, we impact mentioned going us, about forward just in

on the a probably rest and strategy growth of XX% we those points just it's of is is aggressive what of around during in the We just be and more but sales looked XXXX, branches fuel we're probably So will and remainder that was to branches that be a so in year based the of total the single-digit like will already mostly that regular about going plan than resources, Brian the be the to XX organic lion had new high in based the rest it add the going various because it's what new through. went probably five resources to share have. at headcount XXXX year, or

gives feel to a the that hopefully as pieces. you So,

Brian Recatto

… the reason And

Ryan Merkel

... That Yeah.

Brian Recatto

our reason the up noticeable market that's we staffing existing we that of The as up improvement looking which ramped in most recruiting this little And our five we is branches, of also the said we another is and down trouble cost. We'll help western but of in half slowed feel our U.S a branches, the is could like the certainly for loosening do hub reduce branches bit, are the why we seeing those year density. had and up we we've to think being department. logistics lag open really branches western the where U.S. at Mark job XXXX of we we're in our half openings

Mark DeVita

reason, and would so I that half was there comment, a made risk Brian's and some we last … tailwinds some last add to we probably have heads that we the Yeah. the any didn't we and quarter, tell was you changes quarter if year do reacted, wanted maybe have many as to echo

Brian Recatto

right. Yeah,

Mark DeVita

get a better there decreased. and openings … are little of to number

weren't to moment So, If confident. that's feel people. we couldn't have why we area, think because able the it but would much, we find be we add we right as in that

Ryan Merkel

to really XXXX That's markets, year. was ES a helpful. again Okay. And great then moving

our you Can just improvement. give of a range us just thinking, much expect you're how model? to help expansion You calibrate

Mark DeVita

And year at per I anyone, year that than number basis some of full probably Brian probably full we're or in another Ryan. think looking range gave XXX year-over-year. you better another points know -- number the

forever You've points. basis usually XXX those that headwind been covering XXX to a have we QX

go QX four, solid. three, you it other when see you at the XXXX versus trends years other than was quarter as hundreds back look couple that five you you see pretty a If only of

increase well, we -- expect QX. So wouldn't versus the that

to QX, QX fact last improve in least and do at be we should probably In upon was what able year.

Brian Recatto

I Yeah, agree.

Ryan Merkel

pass Okay. Perfect. on. Thanks. it I'll

Operator

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Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) 6 Mar 192018 Q4 Earnings call transcript