Earnings call transcript Q1 2024

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Operator

Hello and welcome to the GMS Inc.

First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to your host, Carey Phelps, Vice President, Investor Relations. Carey. ahead, go Please

Carey Phelps

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John Turner

us Carey, and you, thank Thank joining all for today. you

sales, for year solid another quarter in $X.X We to a ago. are pleased compared X.X% billion of GMS performance up with report to net

to our the X.X Net the improved leverage was times X.X improved at year-over-year and for income Net in EBITDA we income and $XXX.X of margin EBITDA strong $XX.X first adjusted X.X% XX.X% net Cash margin remained year. flow quarter. adjusted million quarter million. times was debt from last and was was

growth activity most product as categories resilient pricing well and market in construction multifamily Steel in in pricing as with moderate inflationary deflationary new Framing. combined strength commercial in single-family offset the softness Continued in

complementary of greenfields as as in and also well recent were business our lines positive and maturation our acquisitions expansion growth Continued contributors.

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through year declines year these expect period, the expected coming of the we business volume compared months. will through of the lessen year-over-year strength relative are as we of declines that as magnitude progress this calendar the in to While end the prior the

interest rate-driven for fundamental very and home sale. on of single-family constraints with compelling outlook remains medium-to-long-term the the housing for current forward, Looking existing shortage available new inventory availability housing

see And sectors the is in are the apartment, numerous as still backlog. results underway office sequentially the this we projects the tempering to some solid contributor a multifamily particularly progressive continued while improvement other mixed-use condo, to works with Meanwhile, at we to fall, and or expect we the with tenant large very breaking for ground in remain space least to market complete urban with several dormitory of activity our work have slow, construction the market. quarters commercial in next centers, current pleased

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Scott Deakin

results. less five, perspective for provide sales by and everyone. slightly Thank Starting sales increased additional on first X.X% for day X%. one Adjusting were slide $X.X quarter. to now with declining further sales organic billion with year-over-year, sales X%. you, X.X% J.T., quarter daily our than morning, selling increased Organically, year-over-year I'll good up the Net net some

a perspective, declined day pricing. steel US increased by in primarily slightly dollars steel by residential resilience as commercial-grade basis in and continued of grew US a multi-family per significant sales year-over-year day price per total volumes From commercial Wallboard than were sales dollars and Wallboard on end offset X.X% market deflation. with X.X% strength more

comprised most partially and mix with slowdown Now results and of of Wallboard commercial looking market, in in basis, first increase in sales residential X.X% single-family product a volume, for segment. a offset segments. at quarter these heavily each by our in an and Wallboard impacted this X.X% of $XXX.X day X.X% per on increased both multi-family product the price the which total million increase

with mix of were the the per volume. an terms at a on Wallboard increase comprised sales quarter US year-over-year. X.X% volume ago, decrease a up and X.X% commercial X.X% in slight fifth US way price in Wallboard in volumes for a growth while basis quarter quarter first compared led the in to Wallboard row again year-over-year, Organically, a and day XX.X% of for consecutive grew Multi-family year

market ago. results Single-family the of rising and recorded year remained Wallboard year, manufacturers, costs, lack construction synthetic input pricing and pressured this very realities Despite to a facing XX.X% significant a has declines down which resilient, was capacity to strong increasingly the year-over-year calendar gypsum. the in reflecting volume in single-family we Wallboard in as excess the compared US are access production

a $XXX feet, fourth compared up For with from the realized Wallboard first price year X.X% our X,XXX quarter, down square quarter per ago. but slightly the average fiscal as was

volumes, price we least as third compared seeing fiscal demand mix sequential single-family our with at through expect in modest year sequential we Wallboard in While declines given a are pressure quarter. strength and ago,

X.X% price Organic from sales X.X% in X.X% X.X% Ceilings or in per of a price Ceilings basis, increase a with benefit of in volume. decrease on and offset a mix year-over-year basis $XXX.X sales benefit a day increased and on volumes. X.X% day quarter X.X% comprised X% from partially grew First X.X% per or and mix, by million a a

the lagged sector. strength given in specialties, Tile continued in architectural relative and large the office grid volumes softness

of quarter a price XX.X% Organically, First and by down XX.X% a or prior with pricing on on basis deflationary quarter XX% were Steel day in while Steel a price decline mix, volumes increased year million partially down as were XX.X% $XXX.X XX.X% volume. the Framing sales drove XX.X%. a in versus per day Framing per sales increase mix, XX.X% in offset decline and a basis

addition are in calendar in scheduled experiencing channel With favorable constraints activity. of markets many inventory, in this our the the multi-family, mentioned, we're start led short-term of chain dislocation period. This underway, year of year. commercial by which said, supply increases active the prior projects unfavorably J.T. and prior year in end to regional strength As to demand to affected

declines specific XX.X% signs X.X% on underlying with for Steel for pricing commodity months year-over-year the over continued expected of Framing were and Prices basis. products near-term declined towards The pricing galvanized down pressure. as cold-rolled last a with sequential and has steel pointing several

least at what typically expected steel expecting is partners, the a low four for prices we there we next the value-add declines remain with month to to currently As several our see single-digit from to of market challenged quarters. sequential lag six are supply commodity each from

year-over-year Complementary X.X% X% benefited positive grew basis. sales Products of from acquisitions. of per sales as from we basis X% a declined on day $XXX.X Products contributions million Complementary less on same-day than the Organically, quarter for a or

year this our prices a the ago category lumber lumber with in sales, included reminder, the higher. quarter compared a X.X% which of were segment commodity when are in comprised XX.X% Canadian As product

Products net day quarter basis. first on lumber, or Complementary per the X.X% a for X.X% grew Excluding sales in

the first softness also that accretive insulation In complementary the sales XX.X% tools indicated lines Stucco sales and we've versus EIFS of are that and within growth and broader and growth despite Complementary combined fasteners, growth especially we higher because Products, a our of aggregate, on expectations quarter, of for with I'll in some lines. basis. potential quarter growth high regional realized on margins, same-day note our the focused XX.X% these or for category product their

the the X.X% Products. growth and increased a Gross product Complementary commercial pass-through to profit our highlights our turning expectation profit XX% higher-margin which for and acquisitions, of compared multi-family long-term Gross with from for Now of continued prior inflation, to volumes with from quarter. due was of unchanged both increased incremental $XXX.X year six, profitability trend. period in principally as and ago, margin consistent year quarter our sales of our million slide recent the successful

the wages Selling, quarter. acquired multi-family general and into administrative expenses quarter single-family higher the SG&A year's impacted to commercial increased which increased and driven which from $XXX.X mix to of require a cost pullback in inflationary by higher prior the serve Demand costs. $XXX.X for maintenance businesses compared resulted also during the million construction, primarily and end but result shift to recently market a also million volumes,

XX percentage a increase was a points of (sic) the ago. expense net sales an X.X% net sales a percentage as for SG&A quarter basis quarter, the [XX.X%] year XX of notably was up Adjusted prior basis as points during quarter. XX.X% XX.X%, in the deflation, as of product of year SG&A price most XX drove of from deleverage impact price points steel from net XX.X% the changes, basis

XX basis acquisitions. points of recent deleverage Another attributable to was

markets into Therefore, on inflationary mix changes, excluding net we sales end year-over-year the in and a flat increases an costs. shift even and price cost the volume as of operating organic net of basis were with serve percentage impact to higher

initiatives coupled favorable productivity enabled in challenging this the in earlier rightsizing environment. with ongoing results efficiencies SG&A to the Our gained from these us business achieve of year

a a including diluted XXXX share a for million planning per to the the the income as or or to of by year $X.XX per quarter loan, onetime outpaced related refinancing expenses May in $X.XX of tax per repurchase income charge of compared execution share the All-in, share ago. share net our notably our partially interest the to program. million Growth net quarter realization diluted continued earnings a for and net decreased term onetime X% $XX.X of $XX.X offset income benefit, higher of result

which with $XX.XX was average shares share. our of quarter, ago. million $X.X previously compared EBITDA as million, XXX,XXX decreased year we million $XX.X cost with approximately the $XXX.X a of expectation, at During consistent repurchased Adjusted for an communicated per

adjusted to of Framing XX.X% margin operating single-family year's level inflationary Given price to quarter, Steel EBITDA first and cost XX.X%. the compared pressure, demand the and declines quarter in decreased last activity-based increases the

$XX.X slide facility. and cash shifting seven. million had balance $XXX.X on sheet, million available credit our quarter-end, we highlighted to of liquidity is under on of our Now which At hand revolving

year net near-term leverage quarter adjusted the maturities. debt a end improved was our X.X at ago. And no from have of We EBITDA X.X times the times debt

in Free activities provided compared $XX.X ago. $X.X use $X.X million Cash cash, for was seasonally highest operating flow quarter to a by of cash $X.X was used from used million represents the quarter, activities million, for operating our the million use year of prior by period. which cash of the improved first a year

million $XX.X Capital compared expenditures for year quarter a million of the $XX.X to ago.

for approximately the approximately $XX year We be capital free cash continue generation EBITDA. with will adjusted fiscal to expect XXXX, that XX% million flow full expenditures of to XX% of

capital sheet up, wrap up, provide excuse structure our and near-term no of priorities. To attractive and foundation execution well-positioned for strategic the balance our with me, support to maturities wrap the

conditions opportunistically strategic debt repurchases. down to market or investing We strengthening our in otherwise leveraging favorable including expect balance to balance initiatives, continue with paying and sheet the for M&A, share

shareholders. partners Echoing these again our and J.T.'s our and ever-changing opening our for sentiments, continuing to our perform for customers, delivering thanks supply market dynamics team results to successfully navigating and

for the I'll on starting of slide now outlook eight. call a turn over our to review J.T.

John Turner

Thank you, Scott.

and rates a now despite dynamic in housing existing rising fundamental strengthened exacerbate new complex affordability and side market strong for to demand a factors of homes right operating issues. continuing with shortage by sale other for are further We supply mortgage

that is still although started within commercial Multi-family providing as quarter. for muted, while still expectations the let me growth. office other With our active second backdrop, in anniversary this are very market. to highs historic is move sectors And to the we've our

to on versus today's revenue down strong In the assumption given compared Wallboard temper Commercial down period. Wallboard year, quarter at low some prospective low expected fiscal will while total, double-digits high volume but still the expected gains expected being. be our Wallboard mortgage time sidelines second growth Wallboard. that continue rates prior to keep volumes to with for the the expected our to are year buyers the with single-digits for low for lead volumes single-family is looking way high be be as prior the single-digits, First, expect quarter. up Multi-family to are somewhat, single-digit we

and In with single-digits. offsetting indicate the outlook development volumes second business our on up in year-over-year price low despite single-digits project backlog quarter office product that Ceilings, category pressure space, low given and successful mix should this our continued be Ceilings down

the are to up sequentially as the with quarter second high quarter compared as fiscal Steel for And compared prior be for decline mid-single expected year-over-year. to sequentially second XXXX. about expected down prices digits low Framing, the of for the again transitory or of flat Steel to Conversely, volumes XX% or Framing are weakness single-digits roughly year, to

quarter. in quarter. year quarter with down margin to our to our low or over see expected in second to also Gross for to consistent sales continue at first growth our Products, be trend mid-single-digit Finally, is Complementary expect prior XX% around fiscal single-digits. sales long-term fiscal with we we All-in, net the be expect line

to of focused on outstanding other executing utilizing we look All and confident considered, to EBITDA scale, remain the to adjusted bring days to we ahead. our deliver customers product expect $XXX remains million of service our commitment offerings approximately We our $XXX and breadth to as value our strategy, million. stakeholders. our GMS

Thank we you questions. us line for for joining today. to ready the open are Operator,

Operator

be is Thank [Operator now you. a first question coming session. from Yinger from We'll Our question-and-answer Davidson. D.A. Instructions] Kurt conducting

is line now Your live.

Kurt Yinger

morning, good and Thanks everyone. Great.

John Turner

Kurt. Hi,

Kurt Yinger

of performance just broader look compares that you industry? on growth wanted to market at thoughts have the there, your around straight quarter the within side. commercial any you off start And mean I think kind you do I your Wallboard as to kind how specifically? volume that of of fifth

John Turner

XX second on last quarter. this months Association little give to calendar in year last share the market picked of Association Gypsum the additional calendar works a and share a some basis. The we use Gypsum as as we you, up I calculate the Well, share can course data over well

mean, Whether good or very up share. know we're competitors a So we but in we are have there. happening quite probably market, very think some who specifically in good there, picking it's not, we also I that about I reflect commercial frankly. what's of couple we're

But So any are, if specifically we share little I there. gaining to be think it's I that wouldn't claim again bit. a

Kurt Yinger

Got it.

helpful. of years. more I curve the you in and added That's about kind on think point? get greenfields past margin current appetite of have Okay. expansion. the more they or number talk And just and your ramp-up this to as And approach you second, for productive a second, two with facilities should guys about efficient over guess could at platform time? impact those presumably How we start then the

John Turner

York Historically, not we're different. obviously, to City, large Well, where is of I markets. mean, to usually, to into the size very with did New market, time. and exception be in greenfield so geography we impact months the have kind then been about the market ramp-up into our XX what Ceilings, trying period for the months or of greenfields, entering breakeven a of period our year with long the of a a the out something to of depending there on can -- get right, we and The of that XX

have maturing. I think to you'll continue eight put you'll another will be drag, in which contribute we'll and have the then to six eight see to they a XX because greenfields as in, past

we've there eight in we'll six XX the contributing have going to we So for I this way difference but execute pipeline don't will to continue any probably XX to forward opportunity We got fiscal our now, grow think because still business. the see year. identified I they're in

Scott Deakin

your acquisition busy. front, full. is part pipeline the we're first of The On the question,

fronts, expectations. tempering We're more they're of a a team stabilized bit but our becoming valuations. engaged is higher think little ago, Our a corporate and little on couple development quarters sort a of versus number of actively I

equally the busy we're front. So acquisition on

Kurt Yinger

it. Got

luck the Well, Okay. guys here QX and good appreciate fiscal I and color

John Turner

All right. Kurt. Thank you,

Operator

you. Thank

is Next Merkousko from question from coming Noah Stephens.

Your live. line is now

Noah Merkousko

for thanks taking and question. morning Good my

John Turner

Sure. Hi, Noah.

Noah Merkousko

to is you first last And wanted the I basically remain So to what quarter. Wallboard continues commentary, I said touch here. think reiterated I on pricing the appreciate which resilient

that's would for at it You a have is expect wanted through to one thoughts doesn't commercial just factored producers price this opportunity It early increase increase? market do there sound like early too October. in but be some uptrend modest to think? to and there any into XQ, guidance, major your Wallboard the what you decline if healthy accept And an that traction take, get and sequentially fiscal announced multi-family expecting single on a on but do think, of is to least price Is there, that. it remain family, we for that see you the still really continue

John Turner

Yes. up of anything calendar is drove it. a in drive The recovery real pricing of QX And will That over increases. couple driver inflation of is and inflation years year, level up of was last particularly years. get that too. inflation capacity, the the to There what several in talked right? the we capability, of demand of producer's kind price single-family There's real degree the of manufacturers' you're that than businesses, will last the else each where, primary QX saw capacity real about more we course the business, that our in against

days certainly depending begrudge takes see on But remember, not market, in pricing inflation. excuse get to that to manufacturers end we or early to attempting that the me. feels product don't that me, to XX we'll actually recover XX us to that also XX So respect. Whether days October it the in. days But guess or in I happens the

see And actual anyway kind so wouldn't until increase inflationary late really of our the into we next sticks year. quarters couple course any the that calendar that over guide in if pricing probably of the account takes even that of price

Noah Merkousko

segment of on guidance low that Got quarter. That the follow-up. thought We a of pricing. generally then just And it. having strong for in quick Historically, pricing The Ceilings sense. fiscal saw XQ, I've single-digits. that down makes

what's now? just decline driving in pricing the So

Scott Deakin

in I guide. reflected that think principally a mix factor

Noah Merkousko

and I All sense. going Got it. luck forward. appreciate right. good time the Makes

John Turner

Thanks, Absolutely. Noah.

Carey Phelps

Thanks, Noah.

Operator

Thank you.

Thompson coming Ramsey from Research is Steven question Next Group. from

Your line is now live.

Steven Ramsey

improved that CapEx expansion behind question? kind on a you that And effectiveness -- to Hi. and interesting. do Good into, morning. help of customer the improves the distribution demand? quick operating tool roll I online come kind much and you the expect of follow-up, those is how the was timing sales around then thought how How commentary do as and the how first this interactions business

Scott Deakin

CapEx for facilities. question. some equipment in is the numbers that are are These CapEx leased it, leasehold is portion the improvements the we you, both the the out into goes terms but of There relatively for actuals in appreciate minimal. the any spending minimal that's additional minimal. and and that in of office I fit it's gave some reflected forecast.

John Turner

As far of as AMES been into growth the balance little that across bit of of in the business, location into center sales business also distribution the be where the the gives AMES Coast. States. limited full and continued us well. supporting we'll integrating of sales, our integration It's basically United an it kind a offering of as that product We've West on

of well to kind play cost grow So product Coast. the a ability the West as as mix that entire into

Steven Ramsey

Okay.

be sequentially in thinking I the sales EBITDA thinking guidance, that seems the flattish Or Can And Helpful. there's if sure to any other down so talk then make gross to be deleverage flattish, factors to sequentially to or on maybe sequentially. seem to you Okay. understand with SG&A implied there with play? the consider and factors $XX million guidance? then margin

John Turner

just end very a decline Wallboard time towards against degree mostly difficult prices of into and a small steel quarter a the sequential we're pricing. be Mostly of the where even to are with going It's basis. the on period prior year of compare rolling

talking the steel million, of in million sales. know we're I is, difference bulk what $XX $XX don't million, in downturn the With $XX

Steven Ramsey

Okay. you. Perfect. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

is from Next Stevenson coming from Loop Capital question Markets. Jeffrey

live. now is line Your

Jeffrey Stevenson

pickup you're to the quarter. Hi. questions Thanks taking in last you June a earnings volume Ceilings, for then positive growth and In my today. guiding in second volume call, reported

expand you could could demand. we gives improve fiscal And as Ceilings drivers wondered on the primary the 'XX. you've you confidence in side seen the improvement move that R&R anything modest Just through if of that if

John Turner

the categories than other all be office okay. It's basically seem of to

little asked So was We the new. season on driving of earlier bit mix with question storefronts, plus out going richer remodels education et throughout about that's that a little a there education, really, good you're is that more commodity hospitals which offset of stores, cetera, because mix. with talked a small to summer the that's activity. ceiling hospital Earlier the general of lot pricing, selling what seeing bit XX part again, tiles that. between a There's commercial and about of That mix. malls, driving right schools, and it's strip now that

driving for Ceilings business that's So sure.

Scott Deakin

A of offset architectural little bit our well. on as specialties

John Turner

Yes.

And that particular, stations, -- big architectural The not like continues transportation in sector, discussion so transit shift office, course, mix much is specialties of A it. of continues et drag, in still and into in cetera. airports about in the happening office. lot

and when I lot But sure. producers. discussion we've inevitably, like ownership had from a course, Of it can this in that about we'll be feel to that years But well four as that starts, utilize some lot done of there'll space. of office of And what's now. turnover go discussion a about be going to for and Ceilings that benefit what on with all the

Jeffrey Stevenson

through will kind of up show builder the single-family single-family recent housing to you've helpful. we demand from back to starts in and improvement think your if calendar what forward? do in And That's starts I more year. continue I about improve to then as talk the the your comments hearing half begin But could demand will Wallboard and meaningful when you move the been customers. about moving hear recent just wanted uptick you appreciate of

John Turner

to causing that and to I builders. and land the So of for -- right the share mean, supply like a environment, now. builders like feel going normal some lag from a builders. completion, you're are to things still continue about hearing it's right? issues of environment take to some development switches from I we're normalized most start and chain bit in in Well, electrical a six-month the products problems kind some keep building with constraint, big But attempt smaller little are

this, the to ability balance sheets do through that. strong have Going they and

X% we've obviously, the data was rates. so mortgage far, seen pre of plus All

this starts the trend of see and of We'd that to our won't in going So row, that would next say get forward we'll three then six continue that's we months bit months temper months six cautious expectations to in for a until the we sure. little know one over for like factor get full three and the still the that If we've we're a of some seen the for happens. on good permits starts. months. course some actually I why the could But growth last again, six

Scott Deakin

home sale as as for of a same rates well, builders at is countervailing the is And helping in the which high the existing the sales part starts the the market keeping time. availability and depressed

John Turner

another environment availability can't housing of say have you houses, every that's be more X It's And this houses. single read day. a eventually, and professional to would to somewhere when X.X need going million in we that's million million forecaster of between creating a built. lack space just X of And

of We're that And and You cannot demand up realizing a where hopefully, day's opening affordability. and a of it's worth different not not deregulation read certainly, it seeing around housing estate single-family leads lot problem that somebody and governments up supply waking situation local news you're when swaths problem, then housing. real of in momentum is for the financial a permitting a to comes different single both on reporting as and state multi-family that well. And the space. to

up. their Canada, city opened going up that in they now where the over between simply end recognizing to up residential X big GTA tremendous immigration next was to year green at example of they've that's going great open in housing think a they're if planning of that there Toronto the in in couple the won't pace recently don't be any changed for a population goal Just around And their you're and space And increase course and the development. through US. the amount million happen what I had but previously with of things the of another in of years just accelerate see

why six but isn't reason Now to I help of it doesn't post next us be the time, see don't period any in very strong. months housing that going

Jeffrey Stevenson

Great. Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

RBC from from coming Capital is Next Dahl question Markets. Mike

live. now Your line is

Chris Kalata

Thanks Mike. seconds. our for on taking Kalata Chris for actually It's

on tailwinds line remind mix you in then is -- Just just of residential Can top extent there? we margin moderating. a moderating growth provide thinking any terms follow-up on and multi-family the be and us dynamics the the should quantification you and the trajectory, both decline to about

John Turner

volume the from come the XX% family Well, would market XX% and from XX% single historically multi-family, of in from commercial.

uptick family in single times volume any in So a worth perspective. multi-family is the from downturn three

Scott Deakin

Wallboard. on Particularly

John Turner

and there dollars, an a gross there, Wallboard. In gross But margins Wallboard, Wallboard. there. little whole a much volume. dynamic It's is when price a I'm primarily. really the to comes talking but to and single-family we only not bit still prefer else of it the business, Then mix margin Wallboard that think impacts just market anything change impact about the actual not so is robust but there

Chris Kalata

What that outlook are Helpful. given the could it. we're then, hearing regional customers us you And like guess, And the commercial about? conversations in that stress commercial, on what there? of real -- medium-term Got maybe more latest I thoughts just your suggest today? through stress does some terms your estate of the walk with latest and bank

John Turner

side. good bid We're the activity still on bidding

came projects As has banking with through that strength are types notable down high in of, a I the I the do soften anecdotal again, Billings office, a rates the pipeline. of The risk. numbers to Bureau, inevitable Index the think of Census tomorrow it from that of call walked July. driver script, numbers active Architectural been. it's in both that they're and the bit. any all it, surprise And remains put-in-place with down I'll has downside and considering is think it's multi-family, which -- the a how then to exception for being activity projects the that not I actually that market the around at out XX lot somewhat quite All said, big the on out being evidence flat

tomorrow. I think they're out

participate we in have outside growing been the through nicely all yet business perspective. July had them construction the only So from But that put-in-place of we for again, don't of a parts June. office of

to to growth commercial. single do that low should if this able trend to digits So continues, be we continue in mid

Chris Kalata

Got it. color Appreciate all the

Operator

Thank does teleconference end ladies webcast. you. that and and question-and-answer session. our conclude of We And reached gentlemen, today's the

a at you disconnect We this your have wonderful for thank and time You today. day. line participation your may

John Turner

Thanks, Kevin.

Operator

Thank Take Thank you, care. you, everyone. sir.

John Turner

Bye-bye. Thanks.

GMS (GMS) 31 Aug 232024 Q1 Earnings call transcript