DSKE - Earnings call transcript Q1 2019

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Operator

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss Daseke's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. Delivering today's prepared remarks is Don Daseke, CEO and Chairman; Scott Wheeler, President and Director; Bharat Mahajan, CFO; and Chris Easter, COO. After their prepared remarks, the management team will take your questions.

Before we go further, I would like to turn the call over to Cody Slach of [Gateway IR] [ph] Group, Daseke's IR Advisor, as he reads the company's Safe Harbor statement within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that provides important cautions regarding forward-looking statements. Cody, please go ahead.

Cody Slach

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Don Daseke

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Bharat Mahajan

Thank you, Don.

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Chris Easter

everyone. morning Thank and you, good Bharat,

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Scott Wheeler

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Operator

[Operator question Jason and Our you. comes Thank with from Cowen Instructions] first Seidl Company.

now Your line is open.

Adam Kramer

is for This guys. Jason. Adam Hey, on

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Chris Easter

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not are indicated words strong our increases -- by as seeing rate We on other month. per our anything in indicating

Adam Kramer

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Scott Wheeler

focused a focus answer see were like at to we I'll then would we're for anything we'll to The we going what Scott. has first And if on Don XXXX. is said on is append. short This take that. he

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Don Daseke

that. agree totally to And, with nothing Scott, would add. have I I

Adam Kramer

the for Got time. appreciate I it. Well, it. thank you guys

Operator

question Dyer [Operator from Steve Instructions] comes Craig-Hallum. Our next with

Your line open. now is

Steve Dyer

everyone. morning, Good Thanks.

Bharat Mahajan

Good morning, Steve.

Don Daseke

Good morning, Steve.

Steve Dyer

on with question Did to reported lot any quantify? some a quarter, you a difficulty so, any so Just and in indicated the weather the impact, it. ability far who of if have carriers see

Chris Easter

Thanks is This Yes. the that. for question. I'll Chris. take

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Steve Dyer

Got it.

then to anything good you run sort quarters rates the the specific you've for And one mile forward, other seen in range row. the that for to or several the Is would $XXX that that per going swing or of in specialized Okay. $XXX rate view a balance now of segment, year? a that way that

Chris Easter

our diversification of our I there we feel rate of about improved mix. off right now fairly ratios revenue whatever because we of feel could I moving better ability as just business, that good swing Given the presents mile drive things say would forward. at is that are that our kind even say about per operating that to that, points would but I

Scott Wheeler

come This like is perhaps our from projects add generation I that Steve. than of one would shifts that, project, see revenues heavy a moving thing where agricultural in would that big power farm of be wind the say specialized something rate right, or Scott. The thing different percentage is that equipment. we more to installation

Chris Easter

length add would Yes, of average be and all. I just would just the that

as very And on these think really I are we are a going rate right that forward. fairly Some to we we of per projects boost, haul rate. feel and again, real [indiscernible] to but comfortable your key moving does improvement are the short is mile be now, where

Steve Dyer

in Where the quarter? am down million And me million net is cash help free CapEx $X down like flow What quarter other looked in for free or came on negative you actually could by flow sort net debt Bharat, Okay, missing? came the of the like million. of I It great. the debt cash then $XX quarter, $XX the walk? looks

Bharat Mahajan

Good question, Steve.

flow as We in million see which information defined about the invest CapEx the flow, cash So, supplementary -- at flow well how industry are from look CapEx did -- that from operations cash have using financed. we as the of what we have base from heard very much adopted in is $XX have they statement. what when you'll we we cash peers was

So if you at $XX on $X.X $XX paid kind debt was flow as basis. that the kind that as million out million net the that minus $X dividend of million, of of cash look decrease financed we well it our free million gets that into a

Steve Dyer

relative -- sort second Okay, didn't your it there? And sticking said CapEx (NYSE:A) then, to heavy, -- but whole half to this similar overall half will I finance I going about amounts, I hold of so sort indicated relates forward, just on be year? the you then you. I of got year, the think you And you sort the still bias everything said overall guess see Does the specifically of forgot first CapEx as of portion. that CapEx had

Bharat Mahajan

Absolutely, had first we $XX going the to spend about kind of is so, standpoint. we first it we in And a $XX in CapEx that say is million it the year. were landed to half we of did quarter. where million And of the from about guided, XX% XX% Steven, that

guidance the are track that issued. have we to we on So,

Steve Dyer

sort about then, of traditional do going CapEx? you the million or say what to not to $XX $XX financed And how million be is

Bharat Mahajan

we that $XX CapEx We've that in in included finance Steve. number, $XX the million million to included CapEx, --

based is fully that number. So

Steve Dyer

perfect. Okay, Thank you.

Bharat Mahajan

welcome. You're

Operator

Matt Instructions] Buckingham question Brooklier [Operator Our from Research. next comes with

is open. line Your now

Matt Brooklier

good Hey, thanks morning. and

respect to but number with to question see of ask EBITDA in still your you're and guidance, that release any update I didn't $XXX side adjusted a of just $XXX same wanted if 'XX revenue So that's the the to things? the the slides, with million prior of comfortable million on

Don Daseke

Hey, that morning, I'll sprat and here. good take Matt,

a that with going forward. to We continue updated pattern and on of issued. basis, to that comfortable expect we historically kind have very semiannual just the are We guidance follow guidance we've

yes, got what we of we've terms absolutely numbers out with issued, comfortable there. in So,

Matt Brooklier

the Okay, some sounds just number clarify. that's are guidance suggests doing I that is the run high-end which hopefully guys a think road, quarter investing rate And the maybe it range previous corporate a perspective, then, getting helpful. at expense wanted closer to either $XX number that a from but I in things, the and you from million, to provided. like of some you down payback that's

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Don Daseke

Hey, Matt.

few that you we've that EBITDA $XX us averaging a for quarters, been factored look guidance rate I right of last the that's at around into the going the and If kind run we issued million and was quarter, year. expect forward, for this

Matt Brooklier

retaining commentary driver improved appreciated? that'd talk if market think you maybe things, could was like kind Okay. there's of fleet a if that's side And we you the then expecting, of are it looks if I just you drivers, of very at the be last any question, all, count job the and I'll good on inline, from what driver the pass looks are like it along, about doing but provide guys it weight

Chris Easter

XX not the number you on know drivers challenge recruiting. and the a in that two faced take yes, Chris. we're that weren't, say, one, I you. the year with this comfortable I've Yes, drivers is mean in retention past certainly It I'll a Yes, that's had I if Thank I'd that, count don't number challenge. business where Matt. the is now. is there's been the the -- that

down question? chasing now. fact the part the other it's not And We're a that more all I I think We're just looking, it's sorry, was seeing like some this is right kind drivers there's -- think in settled after turnover, retention the year. it's some of indicative and -- your what decrease it but solid. looks as I'm of of much

Matt Brooklier

like directionally rate on color given a up was going change to just this bunch environment… the of driver it's assuming last year, less paid I'm Yes, obviously be year, the is rate that

Chris Easter

Absolutely, right.

the I by expect acceleration well, it boost progressed, kind year helping and and of that's that part the but as retention did well-received year. drivers, this yes, I'm and, sure with any certainly As don't overdue of a course, long of

Matt Brooklier

it, Got you. thank helpful,

Operator

Our Ross with David next Stifel. question from comes

Your line now open. is

David Ross

Good you. morning, Thank Yes. gentlemen.

Don Daseke

morning. Good

David Ross

start guess off going I you? what what guess was I operating meeting you when was than and thought? than you surprised know, around about better the we and were Chris, tour, you companies, what your worse thought talked you different with and listening

Chris Easter

largest diversity was I customers in the really I that are of was not I I how with obviously, was bit all sectors. think my all could say business only business. things I our X% OR know, surprised over excited but we rate, customer of in well-diversified that's various our at see really in course surprises, of just anything a didn't to don't industrial there otherwise, our big say surprised And any the that extremely was see is the of anything really opportunity I as customers, actually as and cross it where me. diversified, if a the is. me, focus into It's huge know introduced base I maybe our several little business,

David Ross

as main that make some of taking operators And else improvements, bring into on OR that help easily that relates or anything and better is to bringing the the saw strategy, OR, is struggling OR to companies the down? that there about you help them you could them talked the you it

Chris Easter

prioritizing companies, initiatives. enabling mentioned resource to can our of Less not across doing support companies high-performing do as well what kind from resources sure moving than any that one them? way just the I just are distractions we're also at earlier, or that in can through as forward sometimes we distract we better I portfolio execution, to allocate to make times piece and various operating any as operators want Oh, we that's more

things we the operators these as share past company who our as decades is in XX from business, as oldest think can to as certainly of so I doing, us and across the we brokerage years playbooks There in over mentioned, we're forward as some dust-off like initiative well. tap our on are have we're various things the things other have of experience with our business. had well much many to moving I've Scott as that that going help

David Ross

a still of business given be What's the industrial than are more outlook the customer terms from window customers? stuff has in did they shipping where they planning a growth XXXX talked your You good on pretty about the the mix, to remainder seems ago? well-diversified economy volumes, of Daseke then, And into slowing. year

Chris Easter

that start that sees related else. Yes, fit weather, he impacts than relative maybe more say I'll some we're with right seeing some if ancillary and anything maybe last could to but I'd to color to add year, has softness the that, some and now, been Scott

that market, major little a chatter anything customers, QX, we're any in seeing but way our the there's systemically, or signs So, volumes we're of not no or of know from recession. this seeing but all that. would lighter any in indicate a I hearing type signs

So, like OR our you focus to again is areas anything to with Scott, performance on driving and opportunities did last organic capitalize brokerage. year? on our growth relative want add

Scott Wheeler

sectors always you're are diversified really as as and we've months, the which things to portfolio to really strong for the certain I we're be strong, given but in we're pockets pockets going year. have confident concerns and any us may a in where recent anything have, encouraged things with see we overweigh remain that as else, in not guidance think we where it's No, that seeing allows

Chris Easter

areas When things outside confidence strength partly good you where moving maybe maybe like falls you're good business, that looking years to at seeing of business high the the chunk forward. fair as other have more to is add we're those to headed they're cyclical norm. XX% business, our and Yes, some know, thing well just our various periods and of related atypical, as upon maybe type dependent in energy we're is XX% one security a aerospace

David Ross

and on lastly attempt them grow brokerage is just how Daseke so flatbed, sitting you be then flatbed? in more piece? specialized a bit And pull Logistics, organized, two little a little the Logistics, brokerage, have it out Guys, is a that's talked and about is that looking you're specialized how it bit and of for and to the still brokerage the in how a organized color about to on more the color guess divisions, standalone I

Don Daseke

tell existing are extensions Sure, majority operating the of customers. we operations of our have that vast -- our you I our major serving companies would

contract directly an their go to overall overall where a metrics. So, almost metrics like performance subcontractor performance our to

of and away it's with we're OPCO. all. customers intend as generic at what at to brand, a really we our just high-touch don't it's Daseke the very, some existing of to more Daseke brokerage, transactional shift largest brokerage, that more brand; very from the our is doing So opposed third-party Logistics Logistics with house brokerage, traditional

-- So, will more then from XX% XX% we say is remaining transactional going Daseke and where today to our customers, the overflow extensions our brokerage of freight that's existing our Logistics. about the roughly is of I'm focus and

So, operation over it a overall -- it's brokerage. I separate and just an -- as not operation think of

David Ross

Okay.

company find a for day have and know… five, other ABC the loads, operating So, customer you take other three trucks capacity one that themselves the has will that to if you it for company example, upon

Don Daseke

Yes, typically.

David Ross

How?

Don Daseke

they may they third-party probably will existing -- carriers to today to they well. for as Daske use that look power supplemental They then look look Logistics their and

David Ross

Yes, Daseke all of I wasn't third-party pull is that capacity. sure to potentially Logistics going

the So, you of have guys; use central application… can all say all these OPCOs kind in one I them

Chris Easter

great mean share know, that as broker that that fairly carrier people but carrying Yes, are really are will a today customer to group. point. We on best really -- you the small focus with need like not of the is that's the really I freight, that to company, our we partners we'd that that really the customer and execution, customers broker group understand core close and for so across carriers that well,

David Ross

much. Okay, you very thank

Don Daseke

there's focused stuff and the broader can carriers variety of where flatbed will be Logistics primarily market wide market. on carry but thousands focused that Daseke the on thousands great a So, of

David Ross

Got it, you. thank

Operator

with next Our Capital Greg Northland comes from Markets. question Gibas

open. Your now is line

Greg Gibas

for Thanks morning. Good taking my questions.

First, and costs I was the revenue details current could can going realized forward. wondering provide be with business just synergies if some where you on additional

Chris Easter

to taking some tackling mentioned we're experience be expertise try -- in prioritizing scale, as Chris. my going similar I move months, will headwind forward. like well operations point our are and as facing areas at smaller of I and where operating we synergized I'm large developing scale more the various plays and off is but with making as strike this those things take moving in framework companies, are in identifying I'm some companies. still forward, we're that's There sure today to as of opportunities, place I'll I this the Yes, highly the dusting we're both balance that. would from and my many but sharing a and really guess playbooks; of operations, say those there coming the we are operating flatbed

Greg Gibas

that's helpful. it, Got

recently Second, that the were were there maybe any major in large contracts or with customers renewed contracts quarter?

Don Daseke

three contract, only one that that another Boeing renewed the was would which be recently The years. for

Greg Gibas

last I one to wondering provided Is on have And fair. earlier in color cash was just Okay, cash free CapEx of the the expectations I then you in from appreciate me, free your safe say terms strong first for it expectations flow. XXXX, improved? quarter before flow

Bharat Mahajan

statement, we within the cash look lot flow way would off we've flow guided which of looking it, that industry looked But free to cash components the got defines will a and do the out flow look the the we looking at CapEx the operations sorry, at we than substantially from is -- of we previously of put better have will if that from cash the at cash from the EBITDA different flow, base, what look it you if at say kind of flow be there. cash at how to. I of standpoint standpoint range with target you minus essentially all at

we've So, be we're that will in strong feel comfortable it. issued, a the position and that meet with guidance we to

Greg Gibas

you. Got it, thank

Operator

Kramer question And with Cowen. Adam our from comes next

Your line is now open.

Jason Seidl

sort and and and that to the normalized right be switching XX% the mentioned happens Adam Is of forward logistics phones, an target London to is going Hey, Scott, brokers brokerage are mine now except overflow now. then other guys… wanted I you're I of to between on believe XX%. I guys, you grow optimal in piece. this is sort there overflow, looking that more you mix Jason.

Scott Wheeler

more the expect we with of all both customers but there. the percentage a be effort putting transactional major piece, experienced would more I we're new support with grow more people, essentially that and segments the new growth is say to then I transactional, that Well, probably new to think where teams, that of actually our in existing likely to business the brand effort

of that going and market basis, we're et open literally in of thousands where frankly, focused tens on you are deck There freight, think market. networks see there a the us some through and the very speak there. of would the flatbed out expertise carriers to be percentage more of would highest-end I we're our And to part So address fattest of that's the lots for on space may of opportunities cetera. There that only other anyway.

Jason Seidl

sticking the And you're not go looking into to traditional right? strictly just flatbed, You're brokerage? truckload

Scott Wheeler

on, mean of focus core industrial freight somebody do. but need we and we're not ours. for take No, may the If what move moved business what we is some trying customer try it traditional, it may be non-flatbed of to band would some that may that and should certainly

Jason Seidl

technology guys is right of forward, are an now this system just type you that what employing and Understood, off-the-shelf going purchasing? you're

Scott Wheeler

Broker endorsement. Power and give our I an McLeod network standard using. throughout we're that for industry it's used Daseke MercuryGate we we use Link I Yes, We're optimize also but software and that them using freight Daseke. can to guess that effectively

used MercuryGate -- also Daseke things and is those Link things as other of backbone backbone We for well, but of lot the Link, a two McLeod of the Daseke Daseke Power Broker. is Logistics so

Jason Seidl

appreciate the I always. time as Okay, color and

Scott Wheeler

Jason. bet, You

Operator

time, questions. to Mr. call to I'm further no turn the I'd this showing back closing Daseke for like At remarks.

Don Daseke

the look any if We're questions, to please about joining today. and forward feel very us about Thanks about very have being first of us. We again for excited you. and quarter, everyone our you our today. to we thanks follow-on Well, your appreciate future, excited talking and interest company in And with today, us we're know. us all good let time for we

Operator

thank you participation for quarter months. gentlemen, in second on to look a you Ladies and forward conference. your few updating our today's We in

Daseke (DSKE) 6 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript