AGFS - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon and welcome to the AgroFresh Solutions Third Quarter 2018 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please also note, today’s event is being recorded. At this time, I’d like to turn the conference over to Mr. Jeff Sonnek, Investor Relations at ICR. Sir, please go ahead.

Jeff Sonnek

you. Thank welcome. and afternoon Good presentation will Officer; Ferre, Executive by be Graham Miao, led and Jordi Chief Chief Today’s Financial Officer. call meaning harbor Comments statements of XXXX. Securities today’s and presentation Act accompanying during contain Litigation within Reform the of of provisions safe the the Private the forward-looking All than historical statements facts statements. considered forward-looking statements other of are Statements on expectations current a management’s are as future assumptions of concerning and number based events. beliefs as well results that to subject to known unknown could Such results cause uncertainties in actual materially forward-looking forward-looking are statements discussed differ risks and the from statements. and the

of and the risks company’s Some SEC. these in with and uncertainties identified filings discussed are the

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Jordi Ferre

and good afternoon, everyone. Jeff you, Thank

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progress months for in up progress the of our We were continue for continued prior-year platforms, and partnerships. of which key nine consists pillars: revenue our to make growth quarter versus Total XX% organic, pleased announce across the periods. solidifying where the up a demonstrated quarter, first we growth to three strategy. I’m and acquisitions, the XX% year solid third

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the cherries. XX% citrus, revenue of With basis XX% Tecnidex, from by XXXX. in year-to-date than addition the led the compares on with and period apples to bananas, a crops just of comparable pears, That increased other proportion in

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SmartFresh approval received to EPA InBox product and from melons, we watermelons. quarter, third cantaloupe, to the apply the During our

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Graham Miao

good you, afternoon Thank Jordi, on to the and everyone call.

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Our $XX as million XX, revolver remained September XXXX. undrawn of

closing his turn back will I to opening the for to Now the before call remarks call Q&A. Jordi

Jordi Ferre

Please turn to Slide XX.

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Operator

Brian [Operator go Instructions] JPMorgan. comes with ahead. Please Nolan first Our from question

Brian Nolan

Hey, guys. hear Can me? you

Jordi Ferre

can. Yes, we

Brian Nolan

more if I Great. could about initiatives. more the and they’re some give wondering what you pricing Can was those us what about are any detail you information for?

Jordi Ferre

Yes.

we has incentives – what the gets volume more strategic impacted pricing, pricing apples customers penetration, pricing referring we being initiatives. our Those treated. So to the pricing increase of if – you’re call in our because to our terms are

look at for So if penetration. increased consequence, Europe, as significantly instance, you we a

but affected As for reason. good a consequence, our pricing was

Additionally, Northwest be by that we able selective so. This North there prices did, competitive some in Pacific threats. was in adjustments was some against the America and to competitive and to mainly be customers,

Brian Nolan

Thank Okay. you.

Operator

Austin, question your comes with The Capital. Hopper line from next live. is Austin AWH now

Austin Hopper

my for guys. taking Hey Thanks questions.

you or actually North On terms you’re what comment in could was competitive it pricing and, America happening changed year front, is two what further. guess, pricing? the to like, front, I in Or your I the over hoping share of seeing has and maybe how last

Jordi Ferre

We mean, are this Northwest, it’s but pricing as see Pacific moderate the the felt understand. more I – is that in impact has The to competitors think I manage been something new. everybody has pricing. change we and not mentioned can in and before, in core I

There happening facing that’s of and new. other been have application years when we trying different has not couple public years have competitors to share We’re anything obviously, our I certain methods business. a went of of for think is, This and get now three to a ago. been that

North for is estimations terms in volume of leader’s XX%. Our share America

Graham Miao

Graham. can terms and of add this is strategic additional We pricing of color volume initiatives. kind in and And also

we slide. So we business get in defend you volume the to a as overall price/volume metrics walk higher on the through do our

Austin Hopper

Okay.

more went molecule was the mechanisms, recently patent was a ago right? patent. then other something So delivery is and and One went that off while something off the then

Jordi Ferre

correct. That’s

North three been of focus been especially is there’s in encapsulation. that why think, honest reason that’s expired because this three with on expired has be on use year, America lot of patent the happening in And years that you, competition ago. the the I for first So that years. to a patent But why

method, as they’ve go customers. not patents terms of able up the long So been application to does as actually infringe to our in competitor the

expiration we as holding And that think emphasis patent been expired. nothing that really three competition, encapsulation we say wouldn’t been today, which much now would thing just I the that and years application applications, of also So ProTabs, to put basically we’ve first presentation, it’s the patent ourselves done as want in with of other I most that and facing storage that the new. method on during explained is said, I of currently the I rooms. we’ve say a quite because are X-MCP is under-patent our well. novel is And of

Austin Hopper

many enter the Okay. have But entrants how market? seen you

Jordi Ferre

Excuse me?

Austin Hopper

curious. How competitors just the entered was many have market? I

Jordi Ferre

competitors established market market. – So You terms sudden market. post-harvest, selling that is have This in a service or market the have is it’s a competitors is in with all us. a where XX entering is don’t to of trying of a going right? like compete you’re coming and to not What you have post-harvest

here there That’s the So of We’ve area. fungicides, and that competitors a entry basically what service fine. or certain is I servicing make trying in have barrier it’s expecting in to our fungicides is mean, SmartFresh. competing. waxes been we’ve that’s are inroads to a anybody with it’s it actually that whether market and into that reputation The that. been

will come. We thing. Competition things normal it’s on a of and lot a going have

plan actually we’re we’re We’re more think diverse, competitive, potentially. this becoming where to company to have more we a becoming resilient, more get becoming we and to

Austin Hopper

that I was what trying you competitors pricing is. and offer differential offer of what understand what the to versus the kind

Jordi Ferre

don’t make any we’re comments pricing we going to about So on it. not and talk

Graham Miao

the important, too are In is thing two keep business, one but that really also perhaps that the patent, more just our importantly to registration, product registration, the we in there sell. to not only right need Austin, are mind. things

product XX the over U.S. globally disclosed, in we as have, registrations we So

anybody to the This it’s it’s as are Jordi barriers of what come not entry, a is sudden to not in. all can about. talked regulatory So barriers like entry

registered, takes So it long a get your local approved by to product time jurisdiction.

Austin Hopper

the MCP And for then that or that terms revenues can to company? sense Okay. contribution certain you American me North of give any represents in

Jordi Ferre

those. we We – think don’t I disclose

we United made X/X public from have think that outside the our come revenue I of States.

we other So make the after. not diversified and good a comes much we’re would then terms basically, States but of we from markets and because in that from then deduction question can a United number that think number right? of things, I you think and comes – define, you it’s a the it’s say the how that I good But the I X/X very crops ask are going of point SmartFresh

be as that to well think more resilient. I helps

we said, We customer. in we in region. As don’t don’t one one depend depend

is that positive with so business. our something And

Austin Hopper

very much. Thanks Great.

Jordi Ferre

You’re welcome.

Operator

from follow-up Brian with [Operator comes Instructions] Our question Nolan JPMorgan.

Brian Nolan

So I of if actually have follow-up couple time. questions, you have a

current million was Jordi, up The first million wondering, $XXX go million business one but how bridge rate goal. years? sales of cash to from is us given do could much, run actually in you I Harvista a couple flow that date a year hundred mean, generates negative you possibly I a and to kind that was the not $XXX from to five

Jordi Ferre

expressed I I think ago. it’s we and at is whole look we’ve also think and we cash. Harvista, listen, leverage. We about public. and that end analyze I season Harvista have – year increasing we need not that been versus think, flat we not can public before you problem. We don’t ways about that this organic up. our necessarily the where growth do It’s to fundamental half deduct a from see think exactly that coming is I acquisitions. made $XXX other million from And half to acquisitions that

competition issues So not product there’s there there’s working. with no or issues the about

has this very think been confusing everybody. for I

was If Pacific you be ask our already going not anybody than Northwest it It smaller it forecast. it’s was in planned. initially to error the harvest year, – in looks this because like confusing

to smaller. realized the people this at going the it middle I of in that the think was very whole be it’s Until differently. – look season, very, the industry

is a reasons are of more I of it’s happening the little think becoming some bit that that a complex harvest.

varieties increasing. think are number the the is – I of variety

growers else. and also the manage impacts which complexity also everything to this, I learn to how think best

in So concerned be of more indicative America achieve about. I should that precisely, this Northwest, growth, going don’t think the North that something anything Pacific is we that that is if and Harvista is we this not year believe to the

that results a we also also blueberries about roll And geographies. acres you is capitalize we fully. we also think thousand on next ongoing mentioned that and the the think, then believe to approval This year and have want We not we a Harvista. do the cherries show call approved to want we’re to Chile looking to that during on And other mentioned – in were able be going out time. we now And everything to for on need cherries I in of for growth We based those test year I just mere, registration a have and Europe we cherries. U.S. on you that that imagine in to is actually we will can the

would in million at the is of in the Northwest, you year in would this So don’t Obviously, look Harvista short-term year, over show it’s a years. revenue the you five when I $XXX years Pacific think basis to no concern. perspective of on what this look concerned that something and next to if we have be it liked happen at five obviously, growth but

Brian Nolan

when despite follow-up X Tecnidex somewhere growth year margin with one had margin in just date did And flat Tecnidex SmartFresh. Tecnidex a guided to – XX% you gross a million Okay. near guys $XX that you the margin to XX announced originally to question, % deal, the of gross netting kind down

issue? non-apples? but mix pricing how the So apples for working? to of is Is being – SmartFresh going What a be versus is priced some differently that is that’s that

Graham Miao

answer can I Brian, Hey, your question.

gross that So you GAAP. clarity, when the – assume you the Spanish Tecnidex, XX% just that was for I mention and margin,

on clarity, GAAP. Spanish was believe just I time, based the that we originally, disclosed at So for

in U.S. will accounting the more The goods be the of amortization including and be personnel, conservative. production, certain there. GAAP, Now to tends sold cost

largest business. factor. keep Two, one mind, fourth So seasonality is the quarter for also the Tecnidex quarter typically the Tecnidex, in for that’s

months, Tecnidex keep an in the our nine million but do fourth quarter for for So the the saw we have business. you business first although is biggest ongoing quarter mind $XX

gross year for for So profit also year. and the the be margin amplified full the full will

Brian Nolan

you GAAP business will on then? So guys be providing updates that

Graham Miao

Yes.

XX-K. when So year when a we yet, we comps right – full-year and then around, do next the – will right? full-year that we now consider We we the business don’t have comes

Jordi Ferre

Yes, we can that.

acquisition for mentioned many we’re during year – Tecnidex well with little satisfied at bit we that first of full all, a think in that reasons. the call as very looking I – it’s the the

when forma mentioned at think I – the look pro increase. when think you I we

understand the mainly America, in to really the affected part growth. were Hemisphere, Southern our able we to, which that the first have impact of year, You not Latin

go out a we’re the together, for take we going see If season Tecnidex. are now I growth and to full think into close America you with America, to preparation, working of X% the acceleration And team’s to Latin an going Latin growth. you’re

Operator

comes question Southwell next with from Our Nelson Capital. Jaeggli

Nelson Jaeggli

payment? Is the you. recently. an with you relationship where payment that, believe you do You please? review relationship Thank and ongoing with a them for I Chemical? some to we stand us secondly that mentioned And owe we Dow royalty made Could them

Graham Miao

years, be global company X.X and up then doing three functional stand-alone to to fully traded been years, AgroFresh a job this the has a scale. – and of we when So have as last years a services lot provided Dow initially right, company But out the with staff over a three to to carved two the company traditionally, reminder, ago was really company. itself good publicly build

in specifically past So regarding for – there provided AgroFresh. we services have disclosed so payments, by there was your question Dow to on some settlements that the

going that disclosed cash big in receivable payment one forward, have is something called tax forward TRA. we a agreement, Going short

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Nelson Jaeggli

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Jordi Ferre

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Nelson Jaeggli

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Jordi Ferre

sheet that cash the I had and does. to thought balance we it flow and that our it explained benefit did Yes, projection.

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Nelson Jaeggli

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Graham Miao

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Nelson Jaeggli

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Jordi Ferre

Correct.

Graham Miao

Exactly.

Nelson Jaeggli

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Graham Miao

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Nelson Jaeggli

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Graham Miao

That’s questions. okay, good

Nelson Jaeggli

for Okay. help. Thank your you

Graham Miao

welcome. You’re

Operator

from question with Management. next Our comes Scott OFS Freundlich

Scott Freundlich

harvest I crop the size there. and the the a question in Hi, Northwest. had Pacific on

there. that of mentioned driving was then any You in you way delta we an percentage it versus harvest clarify QX. that? should QX the XXXX, expect Is the earlier QX in And can difference weather

Jordi Ferre

me Northwest. asking are Pacific supposedly You about the

for of I numbers how have terms crop. the careful very think to project I the be I final in

as before, talk there’s Right heard about XX% hearsay down. said now, the official down. I The was official. nothing down. As initially X% I forecast crop much be to forecasted slightly as

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different a decrease I whole that set basically that harvest. of things led a was in think it to

Scott Freundlich

played tensions Okay. I if was a also role. wondering trade

Jordi Ferre

I play Well, direct role. didn’t a

asked they the about question from volume. which basically is was the last market China think was direct main I export in there is that Northwest, no update. especially explained I X% exported that are No, the of the impact Pacific apples and I to

of though What is apple not more further lot also are So significant. it’s cherry cherry explained those that a And growers I was actually growers. impacted.

Pacific at I cherries well, of at all – exported least I China. gets to XX% recalling if in think it’s Northwest least I’m that the think it’s

it of that obviously times they is especially some to realize the means more that possible because trying growers, on had tough in they’ve So that these cost, going that financial was to been smaller. that crop have moment they the be too cut

conditions this mentioned. is approach so a as cost that be not may that on So you that a to the just potentially doing well the had cautious market growers consequence based

impacted is indirectly but of general. very So that here there our much is possibility in speculation and industry post-harvest a business the that

Scott Freundlich

helpful. that’s No,

business? terms QX those change of the there meaningful you guess AR. expecting cash And capital, much your unfavorability Turning do I in customer been some infusions, as Has given with, now general, base? not to of just working in expect any the I seasonality in was in changes working capital, across your in

Graham Miao

and that coming that’s have – the and we business, typical the typically in see first In cash and Yes, very nature no fourth of as quarter is capital typical then first seasonality, change the typically of our And have terms. very working mentioned, because you to business. our we seasonality the of in. quarter fourth just you third then quarter, swing quarter, business. This the

Scott Freundlich

That’s Okay. Thanks. it.

Operator

to back over for time like remarks. question-and-answer Jordi any allocated to conference the would for session. turn concludes Ferre I This closing

Jordi Ferre

like hard I would management this to Please that Thank continue work make continue team for thank a you. at the again that assured support everybody the provide. to to business. just you whole better very AgroFresh continually and rest the to

Operator

today’s conference concludes call. This

a You day. your may line. you pleasant participating disconnect and Thank have for

AgroFresh Solutions (AGFS) 10 Nov 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript