SUM - Earnings call transcript Q2 2021

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Operator

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Summit Materials Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I’d now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Karli Anderson. Please go ahead.

Karli Anderson

Welcome to Summit Materials second quarter 2021 results conference call. release our press results. and a issued yesterday financial detailing operating We all posted call investor our key workbook data, our accompanied website. financial which and operating This by supplemental presentation is section the on Investors an updated and of of are highlighting which of Management’s statements, Summit to Materials’ include responses are nature and on today’s control. their commentary may uncertain call questions forward-looking by and outside

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Anne Noonan

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Brian Harris

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Anne Noonan

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Operator

from first your And Stanley Stifel. of with Elliott line Instructions] [Operator question comes the

Stanley Elliott

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Anne Noonan

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Stanley Elliott

Thank you, Anne.

Anne Noonan

Thank you, Stanley.

Operator

Your comes next question of Stephens with from Inc. the Grooms Trey line

Trey Grooms

and taking for my good morning Hi, thanks questions.

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Anne Noonan

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Brian Harris

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Trey Grooms

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Anne Noonan

Trey. Thanks,

Operator

from BNP Paribas. with line comes question next the of Paul Roger Your Exane

Paul Roger

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Anne Noonan

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products. Paul, I on respect hope a at actual margins, flat overall, your answered what that question, With expect. that the be to So we would, would minimum,

you saw, we increased. year-to-date, As have

continue to we strategy. So, push of Elevate part this as our

Paul Roger

very you Perfect. Thank much.

Operator

the next line question Thompson with Thompson comes from Kathryn Your Research. of

Kathryn Thompson

question Hi. today. for Thank taking my you

increase importantly, Somewhat changed activity changed the materials light field related the this has in how in activity? conversations given industry, or this you. M&A increased in to portfolio influenced in your operational how has initiatives, Thank the heavy your of optimization,

Anne Noonan

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Kathryn Thompson

Okay, great. you. Thank

Operator

Your Loop Garik comes the Shmois question from of Capital. with line next

Garik Shmois

been about having weather back that ask for are to want deferred, just if Hi. of and the demand the Thanks timing just have end thinking the projects? How they pent-up expectation that in before the you me the half saw projects these in quarter. the completed the impacts the of should if you And of year? be on. year around I the get the

Anne Noonan

plenty looking a where – have interim. to and Yes, Garik, at have team ourselves. that. we to the continue at looking been that And our had ready our wet And a great Texas because I it’s I primary are that really can, backlog we we conditions. as have in work. fast staffed of will have is and as say managing And do move question, great standing we as been and doing say we is is furious ready business job we up the to costs will

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Garik Shmois

again. Thanks

Anne Noonan

Garik. Thanks

Operator

And Ng line Jefferies. your question next comes of Phil from the with

Collin Verron

headwinds the Can of actually And points business. Thank cement of decline you Collin Phil. how of is basis through just us magnitude of are through potentially taking the rest This XXX thinking for margin in saw the Hi. for the question. on different you those my and you XXXX? gross walk quantify the about you drivers

Anne Noonan

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impact So, say, that was a on our a would temporary slight margins. impact, I

our in also are the team to evidenced out their come volume price are done some around initiatives excellence that has to success, supply and benefit I we commercial of on us. think have the chain reap efforts that and and starting this

past operational that in we and up running point the at the business cement pleased our we is issue this overall, and well are we with So time. are where pretty had is, team and

and still good progress are full waiting America facility and Green our year we production year-to-date with have We for made the the that progresses implementation Recycling to we done here. get as of But hope team.

Collin Verron

for color. the you Thank

Operator

Brent Thielman D.A. Your the line next with Davidson. comes question of from

Brent Thielman

historically? align you much wondering quickly. been time fast you thinking and markets Thank are Hi. what you. the that you less it about about prioritized or haven’t particularly perhaps about markets may for I divestiture like program, how than you to in, the looks include whether an current footprint in Anne nearing look some with those your am these Horizon are obviously start this a you new Summit of are leverage done guess of that and X, goal Xx pretty to emphasis identified Brian, half geographies off invest I

Anne Noonan

and for our – investment from our thanks the into and inorganic. around activities an we organic both are Horizon say would well perspective, fine-tuning discussions have Brent, X we question. Yes, I

is We acquisitions, a where still in six and we there much actively of working continue are our be. do believe and would bolt-on of core said we primary of We fragmentation are five number where the we lot is that we can market opportunity M&A markets around there our strength those. pretty to enough a target

changed. hasn’t that So,

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Brent Thielman

Okay. Thank you. Best of luck.

Anne Noonan

Thanks Brent.

Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Anne Noonan

had with infrastructure the I great Clearly, proposed are authorization very current versus Congress. a pass $X the a made hard Yes, trillion surface gives package and that. in bill the X-year through fast billion. $XX the to progress Senate from I wish nice forward transportation look billion bump David, funding $XX up will answer by to I to we encouraged say seeing it

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Unidentified Analyst

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Anne Noonan

David. Thanks

Operator

with Davis. And Thalhimer from of line Thompson Adam your next comes the question

Adam Thalhimer

morning Good Hi. guys.

back quick of the forward? on balance cash sheet half, cash deployment probably thoughts grows the going a in just your up and further is Just question, piling

Brian Harris

want so have that obviously had deploy flexible. that Adam effective and in remarks position position a thanks we about the question. way. Anne possible in most We needs capital Yes, can right stay to it prepared we have liquidity the that talked that to cash CapEx deployment so for the obviously healthy it’s now. we maintain for

now, position are comfortable right that though. the we have We with cash

Operator

line of And with from your Anthony question the next Pettinari comes Citigroup.

Unidentified Analyst

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of ‘XX, ‘XX put be there? maybe Just limit what volume looking have any do room does and upper kind could your growth capacity or on at into cement you wiggle

Anne Noonan

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Unidentified Analyst

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Operator

Markets. Your question from next RBC line Capital Mike comes of Dahl with the

Unidentified Analyst

Collins for on my Thanks is taking This for Hi. questions. Chris Mike.

divestiture are meaningfully deploying are where sitting be down Just in are you of whether of capital priorities about below kind thinking and naturally of you de-lever kind to target? set $XXX given towards today, taking the target would million one the deployment, Xx kind investments you versus another proceeds, capital that here, that your more how on that leverage internal allocation from

Anne Noonan

we And to leverage. remain our leverage, that. and process very manage on we the right, doing of to reduce are our commitment focused clearly, Well, in

capital We to see that. are the capital We cost bring lowest our of proving to continuing and as our highest the evaluate to return. job drive structure

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means that our investment. greenfield does mean? what So, It

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sustainable in investment greenfield organic is growth. our continuous So, critical to

investment our under equipment support to addition to in is that, the sustaining to fixed critical keep bucket. operating In our growth and mobile plants earnings

deploy core in team doing our very to capital And really shareholders. opportunities would and for of and focused one market be our return overall going capital Elevate our our a our in to leadership increase also are identified we still targets to meet is company. on we use judicious being this bubbling to Summit, then a positions. as number M&A say capital allocation and or I with of two grow be this Secondly, on is our up have is And to strength ROIC, what our from strategy us number

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Unidentified Analyst

I Understood. the appreciate color.

Anne Noonan

you, Chris. Thank

Operator

And line your Revich of with Sachs. from last comes Goldman the Jerry question

Jerry Revich

a morning. Good the some owners solutions Hi. just expand be wondering if able I to take reached might Yes. split the more were folks mean business those the fits of this am businesses have it asset-light a essentially to vertically-integrated Anne does gate to the forward profile? exit similar going acquisitions, and of you buyers around could out why you if of assets. And you it importantly, Thanks. those that better and for be able up

Anne Noonan

asset-light. our for generally, our at question. is are one over or that, don’t not in have when where we asset-light Yes, that criteria you as XX% saying look that about, number are two. same number We we we remarks, competitors. And the I confident divestitures, prepared we look talked Great believe, the said Thanks, result of Jerry. reason the in will in we

also the of with which partners bringing divestitures our about, to basis an this fit approaches pull-through partnership aggregates while that have long-term back bringing quarter, industry into talked our of we our a And for on three We customers, opportunity were all partner and value existing each to strengthen to the shareholders. an asset-light us category.

so customers other, In fact, our into two either through industry to case one in all pull the fit aggregates. great partner they and opportunity in

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Jerry Revich

Thanks. Okay.

Anne Noonan

Jerry. Thanks

Operator

the call We remarks. Anne over have turn our I allotted time for to for closing reached Q&A. will now

Anne Noonan

Thank to and would you, for you you messages. like thank operator, joining all three us. I with leave

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our improved seeing started. but today leverage quarter, not we of are our signs markedly all Elevate linear trajectory and we ratio, where Second, It be margin goals. are success ROIC upward a Summit may towards each versus early EBITDA

busiest long-term one on sustainable is we of any That business geography. Thank appreciate and the across creating today. our halfway care. Take and support through finally, your safety, are for Horizon now excellence to time proceeds. volume goals commercial are or and X call. you. Bye. drive a that market towards to price and divestitures I And year, our culture growth the season the concludes not We of dependent operational

Operator

call. this concludes Ladies disconnect. you participating may Thank now conference you gentlemen, for and today’s and

Summit Materials (SUM) 8 Aug 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript