BW - Earnings call transcript Q3 2020 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Babcock & Wilcox Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Megan Wilson, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Megan Wilson

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Kenny Young

joining thanks call. and Thanks, everyone, for our Megan good and morning

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Louis Salamone

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quarter consolidate third Our revenues were million. $XXX.X

impacted profitability, adverse of compared segments the Our of combined across core COVID-XX the with revenues the focus as all XXXX. on and quarter impacts technologies to third

agreement favorable five by income in and volume connection loss $XX fees was by exchange, under lower the six October as well $X.X Our was net GAAP which segment to million, foreign segments, non-recurring contracts. our historical impacts as B&W of $XX.X advisory the million, and restructuring the of recovery, settlement recognized million all the and of European in of COVID-XX XXXX, in non-recurring the a the partially XXXX improvement loss by million. including third lower with the quarter impact driven expense. $XX.X an of with Renewable partially $XX.X recovery settlement offset of costs were million interest XX, of offset compared income loss GAAP consolidated insurer This an operating was primarily

EBITDA EBITDA approximately margins $XX.X adjusted an million, Our with of XX.X%. was consolidated adjusted

would loss improvement adjusted benefits in to first helped it the SG&A XX.X% -- implemented, the our months While the XX.X% had compared These this initiatives of ended segment by savings third the year. XX.X% of been initiatives compared the that drive in million we to nine as operations impacts temporarily to of also consolidated which cost-savings quarter XXXX. months both of profit a period a These reduced and $XX.X to COVID-XX, cost-saving reduction our initiatives of helped see continue is positive adverse the the expense last in affect SG&A. cost expenses and matters. to impacts efforts costs This legal previously XXXX. related Thermal recovery nine drive XX, inclusive in same XXXX gross in September And other the increasing

initiatives benefits We were savings continue in the and see as to XXXX expect XXXX changes over cost-savings time. that of remainder into the realized are fully the implemented our from of in XXXX, to the

Turning cash flow, sheet our and to liquidity. balance

cash was which approximately $XX.X of flow of ended XXXX as with facility. needs. $XX the in cash $XX.X use well from under million, available revolving capital primarily as approximately operations Our quarter borrowings cash equivalents was and for of third quarter unrestricted our million cash U.S. credit We of for a working the million,

contingent an credit facility. described loss driven XXXX, settlement primarily we as October by $XXX.X insurer at commitment quarter financing, million was On the $XX to Our a the million to $XXX.X expense was total September compared debt Interest deferred decrease revolver U.S. The in through consent our related quarter. from million, term to year in last and reduced received with out was related $XX.X million the $XXX.X XX and revolving in our XX, recovery fees million prior loans. million $XX.X earlier.

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this deferrals Board for of of As for or of efforts rent of XX% costs compensation our certain our we've XXX(k) temporarily XX% employees year manage through of payable certain to our fees U.S. rest taken our and the of temporary of and for suspended of for employees, deferrals facilities. Directors. had of We've payment management, for measures, match furloughs a our our the including the senior part of crisis, also cash unpaid the number temporary to salaries certain service

$X.X accordance plan year pandemic. to in July cost-saving well in during XXXX We with other contribution XXXX as and in of well as year conserve plan $XX.X $X.X cash measures million the also the payments due were for plan as pension that as CARES Act the October, of and of the contribution payments deferred September, for each year million April, XXXX, our

from recoveries subcontractors we and or the I'd loss we growth as that, execute continuing forward, Kenny. to European pursue back our EPC strategy for efficiencies With like Looking to cost now further turn are across contracts. it pursuing over to continually

Kenny Young

Thanks, Lou.

project and aftermarket with While impacts emerging restart this can't affect fully our the our leveraging renewable significantly energy, seeing needs and our near-term, projects improved a technology. environmental predict and seeing to believe have and expertise we we renewed COVID-XX now timing, are we will plans, projects XXXX. earnings and how on winning with progress services is operations. quality we or and current few the upgrades in strongly and XXXX significant undertake renewed and pause years. strong the confident opportunities serve end Combined -- executing projects, into driving Based strategic the of opportunities year momentum expect COVID outlook. recent of platforms our we for as on technologies, are solutions many as over next on renewable the focus customers actions, in a expand We our our Today, new next our our environmental the visibility to bookings efficient bookings is through the customer customer's as in growth significantly well bookings

been our management, B&W have as significant our accelerating strengthen we myself, We in we back taking With for forward. announced Finally, reflects we are have of commitment Renewable, we to continue B&W questions. to us Natalia? for the on said fighting very turn XXXX. keenly the XXXX progress assist reaching and EBITDA Since to forward and confidence day stakeholders and which to who the have before, over core Natalia the including Environmental extension we brands, our all I focused senior unlock potential recently for one, B&W going and contracts will your targets we will Thermal. business, look that, call our global of as made of our

Operator

[Operator question we Instructions] a of from Partners. with line And Richard have the Dearnley Longport

Richard Dearnley

perhaps and those? or they're whatnot, salary permanent? And Could you on comment deferrals cuts then the could what on Good morning. might you go -- how size they furloughs to extent long

Kenny Young

I fill and start -- mean, we I'll Lou go can ahead. in. Yeah.

go ahead. Lou, Sorry.

Louis Salamone

quantification that standpoint, from just a million looking at $X -- about I to a Well, we're quarter. million $X

offset we us gets that stop. I'll know Kenny it government long any of and programs answer Some for let I of go. because will that when that that by get will it reimbursed don't how know

Kenny Young

Yeah. three I begin it's renew to -- impacts the diminish mean, begin over next how is aspect back precisely the work impact and projects, all people bringing start resume four to the the obviously customers of either here going the standpoint. furlough COVID to months. we're as sitting predict occur another we'll is or as from today, But impossible or to --

Richard Dearnley

but of And deferred debt the $X million, million million, would financing said Understand the it of what's was $XX repayment you the difference. net the half And million. recovery that. -- your be or loss $XX was that $X then,

Kenny Young

fees costs -- flow, and recovery on cash been Now, costs to many, now. legal with fees associated for years recovering and in right process mainly going that has that other many

So, it's the all net receipts. of

Richard Dearnley

I see.

you. Thank Okay.

Kenny Young

you. Thank

Operator

[Operator There remarks? are Are further there no questions. any Instructions] closing

Megan Wilson

for concludes us. be That conference A will later website today. time available on you our call. limited our a for Thank joining replay

Operator

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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I (BW) 12 Nov 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript