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Operator

Greetings, and welcome to SiteOne Landscape Supply Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. to President conference and of like Convers, to Investor now Vice Executive Strategy would turn over the Pascal Relations. I and Development ahead. go Please

Pascal Convers

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Doug Black

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John Guthrie

for for grew for quarter repair and Thanks sales they Acquisitions of all third in for million growth than Doug. I'll third construction in or down upgrade Gross X% and quarter of with continue We had less basis XX was sales X% additional statement We begin products reflecting hurricanes. over of construction hardscape, continue third the year. quarter despite last results. their X% $XXX as compared the agronomic to negative $XXX million our contributed was quarter profit the growth of Gross like for quarter strong sales steady days for daily continued impact growth. increase reported rate. quarter. the an to approximately the end XX.X% a Organic increased on XX grew an selling which points from to to unchanged $XX net net sales a related income and quarter. the the Slide products Pricing Organic inflation the we environment. products grew markets. Organic low was the daily X% X% to as sales margin X XX% prior year. in third the demand of benefit in daily million our quarter, improvement nursery, third in irrigation, the XX%

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of our Now end line to increased expansions cash on inventory quarter. million chain to a increase on third also capital I'd working net balance the from update provide and XX% sheet to our carrying Slide $XXX as reflects at X. due more year-over-year product the brief The in the shown inventory like we're acquisitions but statement capital increase in the flow primarily working initiative. and supply Net

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Pascal Convers

Thank you, John.

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Doug Black

Florida XXXX. positive to do that progress we quarter. during Overall, With the are pleased move incremental and efforts. Pascal. We expect we be as markets with sales as rebuilding you, Thank our Hurricanes, the benefit regard the expect into realized would from some Texas benefit to we

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we to the are feel look the new creating. and momentum about we good market that very business the capabilities about ahead underlying and our we good XXXX, in As

affected teams gross worked We acknowledge leverage our in expect to especially who would a SiteOne achieve of customers in in improvement XXXX. all XXXX were margin our and meaningful great In year by in and that further hurricanes. tirelessly to associates following closing, investments heavy Florida like I serving the SG&A Texas the

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Operator

be question-and-answer session. Thank time, Thank will this Instructions]. a [Operator you. you. conducting At we

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Nishu Sood

or to after September, do July do and X% to and you were you. the October, and in start has with Wanted prior happen progressed? how or I know Thank sales the the did it back organic mentioned that pace Are recovering. hurricane we sales impact in in daily pickup were and November, that expect you to dropped that that in you X% August how quickly think

John Guthrie

in markets to that quite trajectory that pace a the but to back wouldn't the you. little like July-August where were kind heading. we of We slower Florida bit in back thank be come pace Houston hard we're Nishu, hit. We're they Hi, seeing the

as we'll solid year we finish see and year-to-date X%. And so think fashion the you a we're in around

is expectation Our number. around we will that finish solidly

Nishu Sood

so impact guidance, it, got that the organic in the sales X%,what the help that portion the Got and kind EBITDA in impact the what in also guidance? okay. to to SG&A. of the us EBITDA can it, from reduction portion understand kind reduction or the And X% the price on the reduction of the downshifting relating reduction what of the of guidance percentage of of you other daily And

investments has obviously capacity the Just growth that that have SG&A to folks earlier over had half see to today, be want been perhaps built second a of start understand in your you business talking lot might Doug new clearly did perhaps -- that in the has your step-up to leverage. you've led guidance XXXX, your of But and clearly it SG&A to question, had we pulling are seems reduction? capabilities, decide years kind you're you what that the pulled about some that have of the the say the guess I impact are my it on is to forward, initiative increment to it's it, accelerating and is you also here, you this accelerated, what a forward dollar up

Doug Black

terrific. Okay,

was our it XX% figure all when of it's and to Florida the first impact. you we $X X% EBITDA X% what the that’s the sales in about take we of of EBITDA, in million figure our $X to part the take in I'll hurricane, million So question, sales, X% impact Houston, of about your

capability. of you the in half range. SG&A along a investments, to as gearing a be been we've and meaningful a I down So in building get And XXXX, and of the had of percent we've is gearing. sales bottom terrific little to pulled last this added mean XXXX, plan was them year that bit more designed get to building as XXXX and us XXXX to the obviously heavy we try then our the know in kind unit, flattish and XXXX, on all of planned then into

with and track supply bit we we're those. investments the think on first in organic a about part what's major good feel obviously we well of IT, track of We're that's I seeing than hurricane are is e-com, happened investments on all those our growth that. slower chain, is had little planned;

a The other zero part huge that like that a the and looks percent it negative have pricing. of lift, Again about Last rate you in growth and pricing got overall your this we'll that. aren't But if that movements. these year between clips of we negative year in off couple terms is pricing. one of X% together about hurricane somewhere take

So that we had the doing as greater SG&A slightly a we a that sales slightly, send percent investments us less. slightly and are planned of into and

where would and more is things kind two you see thing the outside good that we're extent, also, an about right and we're about are we sellers we're of add to outside other we're good we in that the year. year gives salesforce, there. talented inside on continue doing half. because and moving part two we're outside see with And for net-net the inside, and to of sellers, this would what The I we see of stronger to the structure. one than say sales pilots sellers that adding have we're sellers I salesforce next the talk added is need cost excited that to get some But here efficiencies The more we're probably we the some inside you'll move sellers adding going and us second benefit because lower we've made gearing sellers as

trajectory out targets, take dilutive our feel we in more adds So up a you for kind very productivity XXXX, investment and hurricane, our about our in of but major pricing, maybe that little next good of year. XXXX some altogether bit to salesforce slightly that when terrific anticipating them investments

Nishu Sood

the Okay. Thanks detail. for

John Guthrie

Nishu. Thanks,

Operator

from question with next your with Our RBC Markets. of is the Bob Capital Wetenhall proceed Please question. line

Bob Wetenhall

business Hey congrats on and back environment getting operational navigating a to pretty quickly. tough

Doug Black

Bob. Thanks

Bob Wetenhall

means you're ask really program, million about Wanted already which your year tracking excess working to hard. M&A $XXX that Pascal this of actually is in

$XXX if Your the kind see revising activity. original in just terms your should M&A think guidance of about M&A annually. million of And wanted how about to I for activity you're expectations we of was pace

You like good done there the target, million fact really new the think to community it outpaced it were for $XXX two about job such years. initial the million just rate run or going $XXX based investment million, your is you've be a at $XXX is that should last that on

Pascal Convers

appreciate right. this Thanks the I you're Bob. support on one,

actually last exceeded have targeted We years. $XXX million few our the over

million eight While after year, $XXX million. in $XXX we and did $XXX we acquiring what acquisitions last doing Shemin, did year-to-date XXXX million after

So we tend to exceed.

However going you want to conservative, deals know you to close. when never those are be

still So now we for $XXX the to of guidance like keep conservative million.

guidance this deals would year, we've outlook we and anticipate to next eight very beat this year two that Bob year deals we've nice a six right got years course year last and four versus closed ago. going into of However

So there an acceleration. is

targets mind that. much continue Our identified we bigger pipeline have to XXX we is and strategic will and

long While hardscapes, good those and it's about XX very the to a momentum the acceleration. XX of we nursery, feel year-in, it's and buying of years, pace journey next the a companies not sprint, agronomics year-out irrigation, all for and

way of have have the three-plus-years, companies added back revenues last XX you companies company. over the to the If by and XX look million acquired those we $XXX

continue satisfied pace going to but we'll we're So accelerate forward. with the

Bob Wetenhall

and margin both you in a is some kind previously to towards look be margin, little talking and about and I'm EBITDA helpful or going SG&A both initiatives opportunity What is quarter like leverage how on we That's of thinking margin the walk? should should incremental of I'm quarter. the think expansion demonstrated you levers X.X%. about it. to convincingly have adjusted could give what's third for gross maybe SG&A context think going to the incremental it spending procurement quarter, gross to and guys, one how be the it we of are encouraging. me nice mid-teens since going forward, can walk margin about and the you view low-teens Got public a of Doug, a walk way guys and good on that the going category much margin, the SG&A, like benefit, what more not pull, year Thanks you that like, asking margin be is two management outlined? set luck

Doug Black

a All right, thanks can milestone we We Bob. to further the but XX%. was now. for we're do we Yes, of kind of that, see to like progress getting the our than XXXX specifically we're year. to couple pace there going we of stated wanted line mid-term in to obviously target really that And be sight feel in make of on go right, to years this that get we we that's that

management that our have progress gross that volume are still of move lot online we to think we've now preferred coming helping We've and all in We steady the suppliers. category continue. got private label brands side, will progress margin along a seen to margin. opportunity On our

have to And margin. get in us category of management so juice we still the good gross initiative left lot a

about so we're the meaningful supply on, contribution we’re to margin and our have supply chain and to and We're going excited that. to season get second settled chain We so those see before third on. going coming from get DC gross

XX%, margin of this around margin ago toward see so walk now year couple started will going gross improved we end XX% continue, at of up gross line we're years for and And sight forward. a we

add competitive excited talked about our been we proposition fortify and downward all On they're our e-commerce, so salesforce, we're as the march start to those the side, we've put the management that all percent all to will into a EBITDA. deliberate of go course together, category we intentional made teams and our we've investments, SG&A in term build pricing investments, very value we're and they've a and in SG&A and sales that us designed or XXXX, end give of of XXXX, of at to team advantage that long IT heavy

year, good kicks contributing continues, major progression years. of the have next next toward So be leverage XX% have levers that SG&A in that and two will margin beyond gross couple and we we in,

Bob Wetenhall

or already we it XX% number margin a side, gross the XX% number got really that more runway for on that be great XX% couple If which margin years? can of the accomplishment; is in to is gross a

Doug Black

brand we and so. believe again couple of the a chain Yes, of brand, already ago brought supply a just Yes, label new label September, up brands, lighting category it in we're we the lot private things kind PROTRADE, to annual is so we a and $X we run private in introduced on DCs supply million rate on that help that to the our name, going going, it's we've a gross through margin it terrific now line, have that's got of forward. going months

Bob Wetenhall

Thank gentlemen. luck good you. work, Terrific

Doug Black

Thanks Bob.

John Guthrie

Bob. you, Thank

Operator

Please of line Robinson with Our Keith next from with Humphrey. question. the proceed SunTrust your Hughes is question

Keith Hughes

actually stage, imply SG&A quarter. up the if would fourth of math that in about for would Thank XXXX that do I guidance leverage percent the rough as just see some you. talked being a In you sales you

the of or question there is come in, where leverage beginning that So that as bit possibility a in really is little a the we higher than continues? could expected see I my come guess is the actually spending

Doug Black

Yes.

see to the So year flatten quarter the kind any sales tough will move expect because We call fourth then flattening. of first back on come around. the quarter but see start the in we in it big fourth can leverage don't quarter and a is would out leverage, you'll more to the a and

march expansion. next be to wouldn't year in EBITDA but caught contribute the first meaningful I what definitely downward too So year up quarter to us of shows next our

settle it quarter flattish feel see down you'll metric. fourth you the the yes So from third,

Keith Hughes

that -- more us faster Okay. the just repair? terms And giving back on versus come on the a sales terms of Florida say the the Houston market pace a quarter, I'll will the of in clean-up then in -- than

John Guthrie

Yes, Keith. hurricane hit. kind is the was We of it to seen what would expect got really we've Florida where before to get and

where above that's more I affected. haven't wasn't with it who back the rebound we In were I seen really with We yet, a tracking. so think tracking I people it since where would there general haven't much priority pickup was hurricanes it those a Houston, mean for one but a well severe, is and in now is call recovery seen number

delayed they timing certainly next necessities the a get pushed people year, after event. serious, basic out it's the and for somewhat in serious so and the pretty to And the Houston, is

Keith Hughes

Okay, thank you.

Doug Black

Thank you.

Operator

is Please Merkel with of question. the William Blair. next your with from question Our line Ryan proceed

Ryan Merkel

investment investment want spending to the for a how tell I doesn't us much to go repeat in So back you just XXXX? can minute,

Doug Black

in heavy e-commerce, down I investments go a this mean heavily that of heavy that go investing will relative we year, in to this that terms salesforce those. bit next as mean down expect well, down, heavily supply still our is settle the chain IT will in well. that year, would I go we're as down investing would So that's We're year, that

we again the our and -- things that we on So you've have gearing year would in is investments making normal less base those down have than investments those confidence next course but reason year. other of the got settle major be we're inflation this

John Guthrie

a a one-time place there issue, thing. was is be was I what not it's a big less, than you incrementals as rather what will but a there like expect of to items call I it's there take will gearing one-time still would couple more would but be mean year going It be next normal

a there site, spend obviously right. is with one-time putting Now e-commerce there there, up is

Doug Black

Right.

we year. bottom sales XX%, to to normal the gearing line is of that So incremental our normal dollar, XX% think an more I mean of just we next gearing see should in, put

Ryan Merkel

at. getting That's Okay. really I was what

wouldn't I your think SG&A And repeat because $X million. so have was how at number as to don't much you a e-com fingertips

Doug Black

Right. we built $X to that. million $X investment said The team million course talk John like it like of e-com was a to

So you're to as investing ongoing new year. but wouldn't to as this it be we be heavy going expect always the system in

Ryan Merkel

or secondly, fairly going to back should down then, just aware going okay. there as just And can that just that flat more a for it, year moving isn't dive to you maybe you markets do inflation is I'm that are can get pricing, is bit? the we into that you there wondering Can think of? inflation mentioned price we think be I some why that improve healthy. little a to Got And just the that given on then in be little end something to bit, XXXX

Doug Black

amount part main then inflation. and some is will and that's deflation some which product then lines so agronomics the of lap with small year. you And just if -- having lapped down of products other prices we've again all down seen the kind our flattish those Well you came Right. of the them last been of year you

you between and up zero. X% So end negative

John Guthrie

but from next business lumber say down CPI let's positive swing think the I to what of see you being we're don't from indications year. be like it some GDP of inflation normal kind marketplace in more inflation I more rapid the going inflation is type for hearing next to will slightly the inflation will price to which teams type we're preliminary seeing flat a in to we're be of think would category year. what the the our there see

Ryan Merkel

what's read mid-single-digit new for early Okay. optimistic just you. of back And you like just at expect clarify maybe your and XXXX that then Thank you're stepping sounds you at on activity, could, us pretty if customer if sort construction, lastly growth just looking but would? just bidding I looking it

Doug Black

year to Commercial is our at healthy repair/remodel to still -- we with Yes. We still level developing similar high. this residential pacing still is customers, with the along pacing strong, really see year. we backlog income seem then be good and unemployment low just next see see and with --

we're side, to products to consumers consumer and rebuild. major professionals the to continue do install On use those seeing continue

think So don't this we don't we but than heading year difference see stronger year certainly be into next than saw really would it'll any this We optimistic. we into be heading year.

Ryan Merkel

Thank you. Perfect.

John Guthrie

Thank you, Ryan.

Operator

question next Please proceed Barclays. from line question. Our of Mike is Dahl your with with the

Mike Dahl

Hi taking thanks my questions. for

Doug Black

Thanks.

Mike Dahl

working comments to head mentioned on to are follow-up as label sounds you've in some been time, some some them these on remarks prepared we I ramp wanted I XXXX. know but set potentially some the both like are into and for in of Q&A, private initiatives you've of and

you out private and shaping as of just that look to So do now sales you XXXX how up remind are your you overall a first label what your can see as your us percentage mix? sales right

Doug Black

Right.

is around in known XX%, a a it's big our and which current the XX-year-old mix there is our terrific brand and private course well is label Celesco we So have agronomics of in brand business brand.

GreenTech system can able high-end the DCs be brand. do the into also we We the And product so our irrigation We that have is source increase to DCs our and we needed have private do significantly to available. aspire label really to brand.

is and our first having running that. start label we're to first able up DC this and major to offered good space private additional which brand lighting PROTRADE opportunity so the our year, a And do

as we're $X So to we're PROTRADE, we're the that million it, across rolling two starting run we're months country annual up rate. I out with mentioned into

happy and the ramping lines. XX-plus-percent and the under in And on private like up both additional so future PROTRADE increase then we're under We line be to to and how label will So we're XX%, really that toward our other you we label up. private XXXX. see with bring XX% that that's in plan products ramping potentially

So and that our gross course further. margin on helps helps the side gross that extend of margins

Mike Dahl

of on component profile give a what's towards today Got it. any is which much margin alone to be, the me years, lead be other margin products? label it can your versus label of quantification over private trajectory us if how to you relative the second of that's question next your more the think Right privately going I about of my shift but benefit a which couple know could private we

Doug Black

Right.

we're out number. out. days would still it pushing We're be that of early to in and and still learning hard the a rolling So that pin

confidence talk think next later we more next So with I of about get be that part able year. into as we'll year, to

to will the is from going still meaning much supply suppliers come our to management start continuing better rollout margin and get category to while our to XXXX, really private deals the label for volume in is to the XXXX a is be our think total as we cost. those kind our so XXXX will next in it logistics point. year, next gain while are going label contributor we major this momentum from and And initiatives move there, gross reduce meaningful For really of preferred which near-term is at to pin more slight help year. chain the us, number Private of hard improvement positive significantly majority them. to then drivers And

Mike Dahl

going the look observed then push the construction is I lot side into how coming traditionally Fair us incremental would of you've which had really insight being to as have any just at up builders of prior where of be trends more landscaping the And versus growth XXXX, think that question from different home Is homes content. give we incremental at end like if per see is there's grow of high-end? you you, in one affecting last enough. about that looked looked back type the level you've entry a as the there is metric would new towards a around can the kind thinking I to question an that's a where you move past, take or of

Doug Black

and more end say balanced lower but so is business don't as and has is we I nice across end to XX% our healthy across the obviously there's lower right. landscaping mid-end have certainly the doesn't the helped an -- and than were irrigation but they -- -- a our any business commercial of of where market end we top any just there. would have don't be pretty tend thumb that good we put mid rules maintenance residential to at end we mean high just We

So component is and that's big steady repair/remodel a component. then good a

is and low that et to be end ability gain the years. trend slightly cetera, share factor at worried market in over rate So whether or for big the growing to things as wouldn't our of growth our more a couple the homes et cetera we higher about meaningful slightly next the of scheme that we're

Mike Dahl

lot. Okay, thanks a

Doug Black

you. Thank

Operator

Thank you. Samuel Please question. line from the Sachs. Eisner of [Operator Instructions]. The with your next proceed question with is Goldman

Samuel Eisner

this or that's year? if you the So is gross negative margins I are little on or you're gross of that want points XX% pricing expected this year much includes XX think pricing, to year, higher in expansion under on basis how -- margins, going going the to to that be incremental to dollar we next expansion margins gross expect gross XX%, margin bit margins the do and impacting this then flat roughly negative better understand guys for be than year, gross the XX% terms do to be incremental so about I

John Guthrie

of that's is reflection we're primarily What seeing to regards cost pricing also. the with

gross this So but a dollars the of headwind specifically margin materials lot to is the pricing that wouldn't year I that gross it also. that decrease say negative in Obviously, to is reductions cost the corresponding margin in is headwind percentage. all with of a a

Doug Black

don't or And we up follow huge track down we to pretty down, costs up Right. and Sam closely movements there. we and since have are able

we're cost, in So really of up us relative following goods sold suppliers margin the and terms year. costs volumes, better And in moving of prices, prior is really of preferred doing, gives customers terms our a what gross that's than the are relative general cost were just improvement in pricing down.

Samuel Eisner

it. Got

profile or margin think way that is beyond? affect gross or comment really that flat XXXX or to next is that comment even about positively So doesn't in that pricing the your if year

Doug Black

Right. which help things right, it side cetera, on obviously No so the headwind our makes would -- organic wouldn't, right. is to growth tougher which a it et growth it's organic SG&A

a expect a benefit percentage that a big do be which year positive where specifically we wouldn't year So be for was to gross headwind it is impact. this but next margin

Samuel Eisner

into then the two three Doug deliberate SG&A long forward, I XXXX, going that's meaningful think you a very Got comments regarding downward the couple or And quote helpful. improvements was made you times I think of march. it, said

how going number M&A same your when of is then Thanks. think do kind time that or in forward? and is it what sales, to is the of over to think at to grow relative rate sales sales is the growth to least at the of grow SG&A rate at of the framework curious of increasing I'm three SG&A of we cadence So it forward going change and period, about quarters about that half the ultimate transactions equation

Doug Black

let's in XX% with to that natural as no question. line. XX% to say so margins. great get we to Again in we incrementally back expect improvement and that we now of go Right business our the the gross that's on gearing sales, implies about Right, grow to bottom

So that implies our SG&A. the that level we get on of gearing can

which but that sales bring a that of lower type depends companies it have that little as SG&A of impacts SG&A higher makes negatively resource, if so higher, rate type tend percent like are, serve, they have agronomic match, some or they operators on nursery it acquisitions really we than a would we a good little have Green but hardscapes hub margin the to they cost terms to to and buy down. and In have the a a higher

so swing mix could we the kind the to expect really overall be bring nursery way player, other. depends down of heavy it But be it with we to to variance in it a hardscapes, any of expect the year where for agronomic and more buying we're a it mix that So one huge on in and and this or bit even a we're don't we one the bit. future a normal acquisitions SG&A the on acquisitions getting irrigation an little tend or year,

John Guthrie

percentage. And of SG&A our we had mix because significant that negatively number a have that hardscapes acquisitions specifically quarter to was this a issue contributed

Samuel Eisner

Thanks guys. it. helpful. very That's Appreciate

Pascal Convers

Thank you, Sam.

Operator

closing Thank turn the remarks. to Doug now will you. for Black back floor I

Doug Black

in we're all for situations. in to dig thank very today. profitability Thank tirelessly that us great associates affected much. and work long-term those Again growth of for excited joining appreciate company you potential in hurricane and terrific interest especially very making thank out to like us, really our those their those way SiteOne for areas forward. your our you We company our the Great, the thanks going your I'd for interest about and

John Guthrie

Thank you.

Operator

today's Thank teleconference. you. This concludes

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SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE) 8 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript