XONE - Earnings call transcript Q2 2020

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Operator

Greetings. Welcome to The ExOne Company Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. to for conference ExOne like Gould, to now Relations Investor Company. would turn over the Monica I Thank you.

You may begin.

Monica Gould

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John Hartner

earnings performing and second like everybody, to during our quarter call. for these start team times world thanking around year-to-date Good and by admirably a performance. Monica. delivering solid quarter morning, you, ExOne the I'd challenging and Thank the to welcome XXXX

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Doug Zemba

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to move sales I'll for Now, machine unit period. the

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period. million months, in revenue million to $XX.X the trailing XX For year was recurring the prior $XX compared

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of referenced pay response to an furloughs, cost just saving reductions in consulting decreases liquidity. effort rate cash and we mix including employee a and other and spending, took COVID-XX, I conserve to As various adequate in actions all terminations, in maintain

estimate We savings travel, to reduce total in cost and global we of XXXX million in approximately approximately additional As second in savings for with a these actions other the such million $X as as of $X costs result savings million sustained XXXX an the realized of cost XXXX. the the approximately $X.X range remainder $X cost quarter. of million

the and quarter, million second Research were from COVID-XX. by The primarily lower from to $X.X the decreased the XXXX. in $X.X year total due to compared resulting employee in in to operating actions million period. to $X.X For expenses XX% X% related taken prior of expenses costs million, of response $X.X was decrease Development our quarter million

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For second quarter was million through $XX.X through XXXX, quarter the to trailing XX XXXX. SG&A million months, $XX.X compared second

Turning to our backlog.

includes As our committed of the as machine machine agreements. revenue recurring maintenance our a backlog It our operating includes contracts firmly lease our well reminder, received also from orders non-cancelable and as customers. portion

million, the with QX $XX.X of at and to the record backlog end contractual our XXXX $XX.X at the of first of Additionally, development. includes second million compared for printing $XX.X services, balance operations and orders backlog the other funded end metal and of of research ended and including million XXXX. quarter We another sand global quarter

Our to full machine predict of decisions representing the our totaling customers. for to at it longer-term this COVID-XX time, and including second $XX.X quarter continue future year on million, us our and difficult equipment the make total business duration uncertainties backlog capital on with effect of spending units. XX severity the impact orders associated includes Significant

path of remain several stability in numerous the second over last While backlog half, faced the we number a have our we've months. operating for cautious disruptions provides record our given

a exit strength, business appropriately enhancing further position situation crisis in binder through goal market-leading our to Our to position of continues our ultimately in the technology. jetting be, and manage this

of in balance million the increase influence of programs. XX, including for future was federal this the from million, cash items net $X.X March inflows activities generally balanced a June inventories approximated due delivery remained million of through sheet. million, by and net of our and to and cash from as XXXX. loan offerings in as operations $X.X mostly Working stock $X.X common period. Cash, driven COVID-XX Moving for XXXX investment against million of to increased the to million equivalents, restricted financing cash $XX.X cash customers, of $X.X non-cash XX, at Offsetting The aftermarket sales loss, for outflows from widening backlog. capital from $XX.X

an of part additional reduction second of of cash conservation CapEx XXXX, We capital $XXX,XXX previous cash were the for for Our expenditures our to quarter $X million our limited remainder a to $XXX,XXX. to as plan. capital planned anticipate the outlook reflecting

period. as changes for either there increase to end at first party I credit million of operations Our the increased which by be facility the We a capital and $XX.X of related at credit under $XX.X second and and year expenditures the The party that for quarter. compared asset equivalents end discussed and availability revolving the outstanding deployment. the cash was remainder of driven includes related no as the million strategic and will total liquidity, focused facility on revolving to our unrestricted our borrowings just $XX in million a quarter, existing cash cash acquisition company's were

we We and our have through take be that stability these to remarks. we times, manage your And liquidity That to continue to our happy questions. sufficient now for prepared would believe concludes provide to business. uncertain

Operator

Instructions] Please question proceed. Global [Operator from Our Partners. Kinstlinger first with Brian is Alliance

Brian Kinstlinger

they there in say And have Thanks in sit how Great. then typically long XX you Did machines how there backlog? longer the been and backlog many months? six so machines were much. in than do

Doug Zemba

far go the contract at this That's of can this point. varied back hi of is XXXX Doug. XX the Brian, units. total is correct some There as as them age

age. statistic for I on So the specific don't relative you a have

four machine a the goal when is on. and to is out this all completion and timeframe. on last arrangement, shorten can from a the with of from depending year, point associated stretch disruptions we focused type bit we're XXXX, Our to an average that of one the could given the vary It our and where it's about order I longer the but that COVID. tighten next situation typical try geography that at see months to average little perhaps transaction

Brian Kinstlinger

of which you a versus And maybe I indirect know, breakdown -- have do there? in have you if don't direct

Doug Zemba

for I statistics keep them We're really can those businesses. that within not to as operation. We for we related just I that, consolidated product as lines don't run or really machines but get -- number you. to overall backlog do relative separate running the lines product since our

Brian Kinstlinger

then been delivered? in And with able are August? What's early and you share to deliveries already us, maybe July

Doug Zemba

domestic mean of the open you that little No bit. things started of specific tell statistics. the near state, June, for can open We States. bit. work up had things see related primarily of kicking been We're governors we've we've I know look a you And out domestically, really is little in A to of June. to -- imposed when and have work. restrictions within go continued authorities a I a gave some to What United at really lot the government that and off completed bit And installation I I June opportunity thereafter. started in to of But the do if that the you're recently. up Certainly in a Europe, month the the as various domestically, in end to June, up little and Asia, that us say In COVID-XX well. then open here a starting by state process. of month fallback bit one broadly the some

geographies. to specific to out other quarter. I'm month July, in related the any number going give we're detail of conducting third But, So various the or not for work a

Brian Kinstlinger

that? demand. international last How time change that then business restrictions. you'd has for are quarter talked travel you about this that in help mentioned we international out? And the any to has your there adjusting Yes. And Obviously, some since creating

Doug Zemba

April, What certainly we is the little in time of fairly a each that globe other a now and the bit the parts more of been most prepared what where the can you predominantly in geographies, invested period, is footprint, significant as here form is U.S., so traveling move have world operations it COVID but mentioned think remarks, around seeing in When than Obviously have shut global for my I U.S. some most the the trendline our, in from part the for significant weeks. company abroad. our look is, we've Sure. down I May as in effect you're of would Germany luckily several have we we from disruption the freely. Japan, including the at

So the folks biggest jurisdictions. the travel that's States, abroad challenge In some in a customers at a is may be from having cases this technical requirement, that point with contract. foreign associated and United touch

to half to we're look out. So plays the into second that how going see

again, to things Asia to that, up we're and open Beyond Europe. relative starting see

I I call. certainly better into half second So, on about feel a that did heading than where our is lot the last

Brian Kinstlinger

Last Great. the I'll question queue. and in back hop

a growth as it. of Is the recurring impacting clearly you it that well You impacting mentioned have since that's businesses and slow end still given COVID sales the have your as recovery quarter, your release material look marginal business up? lot, and like opened restrictions

Doug Zemba

little a July, been the month been At bit little slow. I it's in would least say a slow. It's of

abnormal and sequential our of you that if about materials, was the March of part. took May in that lower, customers from in need And consumption April saw that you what highlighted a as Therefore of the highlight of and closely a I I ultimately relative a which basically end, There you what and toilet seen quarter, for third in it really is necessarily in again total, macroeconomic even lot trying should recurring. of to was place, see third paper of $XXX,XXX place lot sort saw mentality supply more off our was printers in were they see our for or month first as dropped quarter that materials of think of QX. a whatever to And of think was, discussion, was just weren't pull sort an hoarding we you to matches because stabilized that represented we wasn't typically next $XXX,XXX then materials. most QX purchasing saw running drop in of the abnormal I and would. sort I some to that XQ quarter, but second. at in the a $XXX,XXX which what hard looked think We've quarter, to the the second was restrictions factors the

Operator

Riley. question Please Out is proceed. next from Sarkis with B. Sherbetchyan

Sarkis Sherbetchyan

and details you're kind John, you at in sense prepared you market? produce some request touch if in to this regarding talked seeing of inbound a that of can remarks just on products give scale. kind your end-use what more activity even to Maybe about interest for us

John Hartner

Sure. phenomenon. And it's a global

chains a good a change we're regarding number ensure into are scale potential of Italy Those or we overnight. is bringing future whether reassure their Many years and engagements, working sign to to contracts COVID-XX them engaging future where uncertainty over And the build or talk tension, parts, that back on Germany happening the I this with that is with it its think binder where to parts the have companies or all those consider there things where supply at companies that or Japan. produce customers we those allows parts political process midsize buy of wars that to large type can all to us desire solution. other But whether built demand. talking was seeing customers started unused our U.S. to across and solution to of trade frankly, they and sectors, in with trade, ability there development for with us. volume that's jet been about or add or don't come supply us with they sits -- and so the a be of are major are volume do this,

to decentralized sweet chain. a point we're I a sustainable a more spot positive discussion desire deliver resilient on and able have quite quite in it's companies. So supply And more be a, really having number more with -- a of to said, that it's to we're as a

Sarkis Sherbetchyan

medical I you're talked kind doing. goods That's helpful. as prepared the surprising that sectors of with. you kind that's consumer the of are Any auto, also of remarks know or in about new involved representative you guys and sector some

John Hartner

is strength in business our uncertain diverse, which quite these Yes, sorts times. a is of economic

of fairly The would I there of say. that I'd is may we can broad -- highlight and range medical such I one broad, produce is to say sector scale. because we are materials have it So a one up at getting a large of part at our supply seeing that's kind we're home. not least in business from other been closer cropped customers geographies, the have those past, at gotten but may who supplies looking

thing So say That's the a but demand. might as pop these times, it's uncertain I diverse. medical. That's yes, only need up in you be broadly, our that might one good

Sarkis Sherbetchyan

Doug, And one for Got here. it.

on it an it Or side $X line? Is Can the understand from? you mentioned OpEx combination remaining additional where million, Is for You SG&A the maybe R&D? predominantly $X XXXX. both? is million estimated a it comes that us of help

Doug Zemba

G&A for of the plans. terminations remainder we our the other year benefit programs furloughs or for some March and had our combination year costs on play variable permanent April. out abroad, original that in associated as fixed that as both It's of remaining well all base stems and we in fixed overall remainder of that took that reduction remaining and against we would the and our the action the of It's we've see see throughout U.S. from The R&D. a the actually it would the the really with overhead cost areas, three

Sarkis Sherbetchyan

about if And of comments the kind around we stability. think

half there's of here second looks to results of quarter? sequential financial You kind lot year we the the the out you kind in an the Or of year? closing show saw do improving like think back think a what opportunity

Doug Zemba

would to our individually, QX we just uncertainties given side. system stretch QX bit and from of think any associated there's think the specific I on I a trough. is color give a of of perspective, sort But on the particularly see some QX the

comfort to the side. related level related times revenue commented think the our several on we've I stability to recurring

restrictions million the that side. us think I again of half. second point, backlog look QX to And me gives the But of other lot system contingency as some backdrop likely place of associated excuse sure $XX.X that you are deliver pervasive at operate. a again in COVID-XX. trough travel And again, in that the making that -- A restrictions to us the has don't lot impacts with machines. more of, these become it broader the in driving for opportunity in of to market the the that of and

Operator

Jed [Operator question Instructions] Dorsheimer Our is with proceed. Genuity. Canaccord Please next from

Jed Dorsheimer

lot how in are but is is of read I guess mine your and answered a that travel in. I just fact digging is A are the least you limitations, on at COVID describing business. really pinned terms from

missing how really COVID about is should to monitoring consumables So, we ability think machines. I Am something? the your deliver both and additional

John Hartner

the the other chains we and development about delivering mentioned recurring on customers long-term, What ahead which step continued jetting reconfiguring that short-term revenue I to the contracts, is will engineering quarters, end-use relevant in chains future. quarters But supply to type John, to supply of the allow to being recurring and Good developed point Luckily I back here. go say I growing the in to parts and of think markets. closer break only their I'd contract see and technology reshore if backlog binder things reconfigure that strong XD see we in grow few the revenue certainly in that's like is morning true, services to something we've Jed. have. we've printing to

in So, some as potential mentioned to see there's I think comments, grow I long-term faster. my our even markets

new crisis. how excited managing and products so that's this so, our we're about And we're why through actually

Jed Dorsheimer

that terms in things to through you asking a just have maybe of that's navigating what those I'm backlog by, based choppy there with I just of help the for you're I old in waters. you saying into cancellations, started terms want if was got but of the have guess, in backlog. seeing any to other cancellation nine just was did wondering provisions? you've question, the know Doug address. of that eight over with, terms months of what order these in work around customers to months And be I on but if And No. my might solution, old, could respect these some dig do risk minute backlog I only found, of

Doug Zemba

is address Sure, that. happy I'm Jed. Doug. to This

I on is is simply one termination pretty most that, When I are low. of back So, some few that say sided contracts you a I protected out cancellations of our these respect to back where a general product. the deposit. regard. in clauses Number before have would the be with that well pretty contracts into generally we at factors: look XXXX. reason the the risk We're systems they we one, them require of while in The say may And quite that age, deliver don't can dated significant

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typical bulk the that sitting have your or draw at million a of when point. And goods to in sitting at a there's its finished that over over. or waiting been you listed continue at And as working the look help most of stuff The age lot through physically crisis. when of and So actually that's the that's in can profit, that fair support relative uncommon A at inventories reality the process company's there you age contracts. remotely, machine site our that's we in a sheet, turned the be see balance large backlog. we The $X of facility to the can amount is end to is customer period. this are current it's sitting the diligently some on that this on customers. not we've is see you the distance value them The up

lot likely that not again, back be anyone don't reasons. newer need us a be and respects we've or that cancelled of in had So that's out for see the conditions. being say to other to macro to stuff may because I of financial the come some delayed XXXX. they But just

Jed Dorsheimer

That's a distinction. important for out. thanks And that pointing really

have least terms of of the $XX that on reduces your you do perspective, out certainly, issue at risk million acceptance. recognition So it is from final would my there. in that a Because It's just number revenue a grounded?

Doug Zemba

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Jed Dorsheimer

we And versus would I legacy versus out sort similar if offline, I then and last -- if in this what's what's along parse of -- queue. consider but line, can What maybe be kind of question, -- you take type we interested when this on guess ground do where might it's longer, you because delay. of your I'm backlog think you Is be taking Because can is ability you to your going product, certain convert opportunity over? at you guys? that there a with the an percentage for look which that leading-edge to question you upsell

Doug Zemba

Yes, with a reasonable look when have representative offerings. the I under what the mean we say our backlog I of currently, majority confidence currently that contract vast I of is new at would

the the started backlog certainly 'XX including much or have sand the are most turned this are a side. that machines the 'XX at end most offering legacy introduced with we've the pretty been for Our some we exhausted 'XX metal and models we've legacy on Pro side, there there. some now the delivering the offerings, and which more part, pretty part is Pro on out of for examples fresh that few XX and that But at refurbish within maybe point. There that sold the backlog over of between just the

Operator

from Our [indiscernible] is next question Investment proceed. Management. Please

Unidentified Analyst

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Doug Zemba

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our So, it's recurring within revenue stream. categorized

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more is that that So, came of there an leg and as from future. see we our where impact

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vehicles who primarily clear, with will launched and in platforms customers to XXXX. Just be talking about will launched we're are that be be working

whenever us short in need us I space. is also So of would critical you this vehicles for volumes. configurations long-term is lightweighting vehicles that's, printing. And help very term binder type that's And EV or include say boost vehicles EV to jetting not to hybrid that a when when come to come those you important Certainly boost. that for a is it type hybrid some but allow XD and you can to

Unidentified Analyst

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Doug Zemba

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markets. across of So end all it going is our

that the ones mentioned. So we've already

platform. schedule excited about So we're we're with this it. on Again, very

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Operator

would have conference to We answer and session. end our the the for I closing reached remarks. over turn to back of question John like

John Hartner

for ExOne. we spending you updating quarter. you time All the thank for and today right, again Thank and look you next very with to in your everyone. We us much forward for Goodbye. time the continued interest

Operator

you. does Thank today's conclude conference. This

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

ExOne (XONE) 7 Aug 202020 Q2 Earnings call transcript