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Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the SiteOne Landscape Supply Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. John Guthrie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for SiteOne Landscape Supply. Thank you.

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John Guthrie

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John Guthrie

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Scott Selman

Thanks, John.

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Doug Black

I'll on Scott. up XX. Thanks wrap Slide

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Operator

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

line your first with comes Please William question Blair. Merkel with question. Our Ryan proceed of from the

Ryan Merkel

good Thanks, and everyone. morning,

John Guthrie

how Ryan, are Hi doing?

Ryan Merkel

of expansion. a in can then that? And of to out but incentives from you I on you focus news the impact? gross expect supplier So, price and kind to impact in XQ wanted sustainability more of see on much year-over-year chain, Do speak right supply good lot the break focusing to report, margins. also terms of chain margin Can this you how supply now,

John Guthrie

So, was probably due buys we of was your Ryan? would what of incentive roughly of follow-up year-over-year driving question the the to it quarter improvement one-third that. early of was then kind be – remainder kind would the combination supply say with And chain

Ryan Merkel

sustainability margins. into terms in the XQ of Just gross

I a think little, should down to that? goes usually expect seasonally, we see it

John Guthrie

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the pricing quarter. to seeing fourth through carry now the that expect We we're

also it'll be so, And to regards quarter another margin. good with gross

Ryan Merkel

it. Got

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John Guthrie

competitors. so the other with we're we're similar So, what to seeing following market,

in the start then may also increases following there comping increases put of probably to that there quarter, least the some through and with of through really carry in think the I those break their there increase with higher XXXX general, and component, are We some we the With regards think at We in when the with in of August of first rest of accelerated this would year. haven't that half beginning September. it some the seeing ones PVC be in ways. fertilizer, raw first may have through current will know year We who of think regards commodity the So we regards to the this really kind fluctuation suppliers full pipe, next down they're kind cost materials. those to half that.

So, expect come wave our next a of price second we of do beginning from of year to inflation, suppliers. the kind through at

large. relatively price least future, general, at we on the be foreseeable for expect in basis, historical will So, a

Ryan Merkel

right. All

in prices. still So, at there's half double-digit putting probably and going least my that suppliers through of to inflation, then raise strong XXXX, price, first still own are words,

So still on we above normal know based right for second now? XXXX what half

John Guthrie

half be Well, year this that's we're in obviously certainly fair think, comping now. but of what second the right XXXX, first seeing the we'll half, through I

Ryan Merkel

the quarter. on. for Great Thanks Great. it I’ll pass comments.

Operator

you. Thank

from with line Our proceed your next Stephen comes Volkmann the question. Please of Jefferies. with question

Stephen Volkmann

the if XXXX, the of XXXX one you sure taking opportunities is probably I'm Hi, good mentioned. same think, right, time, the quite hand going through topic, trends margin relative morning, I internal because guys. to that's the sort Thanks here that with all benefits there the you to further maybe some to understood stick initiatives. because for I some about you and gross of I'm temporary talked if work question. think as not at on about But your how

back little can it So, you think pulling XXXX should expansion? could about sort XXXX say still to that I term expand or but actually actually where of longer trying a bit, see then

Doug Black

and kind Well, I And other costs which back, through go the John same all that's a in over of that passed in on think, right, rest of under or of fertilizer, the That's component will got PVC manufacturers the with wave half. includes more that off sustainable. inflation. as is negative. revert we at another At costs the inflation, And it call John there, is some piece. really have commodity a more point pipe, the you commodity and freight. which yet time, of little put mentioned all And actually their little driving so XXXX let's up may as half come the keeping haven't seed expect a also on products, mentioned, component, we've the likely

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through that You time some tail commodity XXXX. may inflation have the downward

you still And stronger so, happen a inflation the between lot expect. mix as we that's positive with in a then, half, second trend. basically in but of and and now the those, you the up dynamic that's Obviously, to the half, end John, want much can add? XXXX, first not

John Guthrie

a temporary some the add. component believe, are I is not performance margin. take there term totally on offset, on think initiatives – kind also of will kind now, was but the that guidance were long-term, it. Well, I temporary if longer we believe Well, would we're to would driving characterize which gross There right component we the we of probably queries somewhat giving SG&A we'll I

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Stephen Volkmann

Great.

bottlenecks Now talk it. with that I you hearing surprised to I thing little much respect that's one else about, been then is was availability didn't product. we've good because everywhere it And just color. too of a appreciate

inflation? of So but maybe sort about deal you'll maybe guys, build in inventory with not normal of, thinking quarter sort would, to going able Just you what's about talk we as be that terms on little fourth even into I'm XXXX? a as dynamic, for given your a think than you big normal in add bigger of if that's you that do shift

Doug Black

right. All

delays years. and bottlenecks Luckily, chain the have facing supply and we the of a So yes, ours. chain issues the two supply we've last really strength team, great for been

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have that and going continue going strategy going execute to we even so, strategy that to And forward, capacity forward. we're more

hardscapes but teams there we keep far we've DC-related been our and able to our be stay into able battle that procured locally feel products constraints out market again, of continue DC, and go able XXXX. to customers. You our in to way stock will in to the through so front supply don't have the And the and supply on both those be products chain in shortages manage to and nursery

Stephen Volkmann

on. guys. it. Great. it I'll pass Thanks Appreciate

Doug Black

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

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Matthew Bouley

for Hey, good Thanks the morning, questions. everyone. taking

percentage sort saw the component just commodity sticky you of the different of Doug, mechanics normalization, So, mentioned, scenario prices curious versus you how In I if How just as capital would scenario? where with the work you the called a more there I'm sticking an pricing still see Thank in benefit? you. know scenario. of to expansion kind together if margin dollar you that gross topic did out you that a components headwind? does categories. such type commodity that Is come working offset see Would of all the that your

Doug Black

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are higher obviously, And a working little sales. we your gross of a capital will in capital neutral how to inflation, the little always then make down, we're that working that minimum capital, going so terms market. working at a be so, having make your if to you margin, as on to if working it's And pass lower, that will a drops higher. And

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Matthew Bouley

Got it.

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Doug Black

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Matthew Bouley

good And Doug. everybody. luck you, thank Well, Great.

Doug Black

Thank you.

Operator

you. Thank

of Quinn with from next comes line Baird. question Fredrickson Please with question. proceed your Our the

Quinn Fredrickson

Thanks guys. the morning, taking question. good Hey, for

Doug Black

morning. Good

Quinn Fredrickson

just portion a way know labor right just to strong of the then you I the to opportunities think growth way and what sales see our it? the the start you right transitory rest transitory. to I to the the Dallas think kind is expenses, about inflation, more level is off with guess mentioned Wanted results, morning. and new Good comp and of of over the then the that leverage about that variable variable that question is is DC, the OpEx with on compensation, but

John Guthrie

that bit kind And expense, one-time associates, had of the this operations. those comp our good achieved If our OpEx. incentive our to year the leverage hadn't actually a kind that were and only we significant if little leverage weren't contributors to but for relatively achieved were would of minor you last were have regards we traditional we on the things SG&A travel overall amounts. healthcare will, we of With right. did things quarter. that kind That's Basically, more

what still big a we we're good achieving and will seeing quarter what So, about you're to when like the want our the associates leverage. on we side. and OpEx reward have we very that's doing that, Obviously

Quinn Fredrickson

new commercial? Okay. are what just it or seeing specifically there. construction, the commercial based hear on Makes is And side sense. you within you say mostly versus verticals and the a strength secondly, and that's then most Would pretty maintenance the demand it’s there? And within strength just to interesting broad upgrades

Doug Black

accelerated that fall that own based ABI new really Yes, on, the up. year. that index, see construction be so project it reflected and and broad group, I see going in call in can which projects you is bidding We the services would this commercial bidding our primarily those has are in really which would

areas. And stations and what that of you now, And the when growth remotely the think got and strong up hybrid so, working and you've we But a construction the be grocery, commercial fact strength of need those types based, put the into outskirts that but in properties commercial we're really and properties, companies the reflects follows commercial folks seeing. commercial go and it's that commercial shopping, the apartments kind right seems those cetera, put on have of it that and types neighborhood, with residential, typical new and to of et education, you I on scenarios, metro would supports retail, say upgrades maintenance in I quite growth. keep which residential, of is projects type is neighborhood broad with to and other it our robust properties kind and it's now And more really to and interesting. gas of some of that's also are

Quinn Fredrickson

you Thank much. very

Operator

you. Thank

with of Securities. Please next Merrick with comes the Truist Judy from line question. question Our your proceed

Judy Merrick

someone Most have Hughes. Keith of but add can that for anything customer customers positives private been from either in impact from of any or that Judy questions label? you the else a asked, it's expanding think smaller the there the saw you from I mentioned is

Doug Black

a Well, we we didn't are lot of talk but achieving about success private there. label,

a got with which more lot which we've label our cetera. We're brand, private equipment, LESCO our have new or agronomics of sprayers, driving products LESCO. et is LESCO brand, spreaders, out We

brand the growth significant our that’s more is PRO-TRADE PRO-TRADE excited progress And seen tools the very so, we're of and for label And healthy. supplies. has brand that lighting, we're is just growth. private excited LESCO landscape and about other there. And

label And that in products they so, expanded private of take are and obviously margins us and bring real with they great share. us kind to grow allow

on And to label and so, push private forward. happy going we we're are to progress that the with going quite continue

Judy Merrick

you. great. Okay, Thank

Operator

you. Thank

of the from Dahl comes question line next Markets. your Mike Our question. Please with with Capital proceed RBC

Mike Dahl

taking questions. Also, a couple thanks Hi, for ones. cleanup just of my

the any to detail respect give it's topline of whether think impact, on over just costs the financial next how quarters? that us more benefit, you ramp to thinking the with with about DC, be the or about can associated how on First just should couple we any

Doug Black

that. we're I we're a We're mean expanding a I'll XXX,XXX Dallas, also larger distribution DC, square essentially, Georgia it. adding feet on feet. in it's square to touch DC but in adding our XXX,XXX

lease and of But a to we DC kind of goes, DC, gross year we We capital. the ramp which that margin effect and the if costs now capacity up had cost So, so facilities go the the you was nicely of what be we're margin. of this and some in cost goes ultimate XXX,XXX more be we We'll DC, $X.X overall, million on pretty That our a ramp into and into about goods, in some an with And those then when $X.X expansion. the of the would for Fairburn, is prior, we're space, of operator, significant about XXXX. that future. is about the contributor feet managing reasonable. product in creating really Georgia, that expect a million spend the take third-party that Dallas gross the, Dallas a have costs square

anything? So, our overall John, success,

John Guthrie

for gross end It's numbers. at the the Yes, to more of contributor next year's we'll additional quarter either a to things significant or and profit. not expense get guidance

we're You is the that probably would justification we've kind historically west size of significant of of see of additional market, from kind million a doing a it now Texas gotten But really of actually product this coming why enough year. couple capital dollars and coast. maybe the lot where a

say directly. think Texas. you – shipped comes to and California will, we ship We've then volume with you shipped instead from we growth where we all company achieve the shipping by market if to back our as sufficient of got shipping actually it have to it and a the back, let's freight way savings across shipping will Atlanta, it's it Dallas it So, now to it

just kind In It enable those service as better, is inventory to of will keyed us quicker. and this addition, stocking. be to overall markets able

market able to faster. be to product get will We

the real we're So, about justify large of see kind to just enough going additional excited of we'll grown the forward. that kind now costs, that benefits we've

Mike Dahl

terms to or guess was basis XQ again off tougher you I declines flat in is quarter quantification Very on it the the embedding Okay. in the guide a Yes, then on continuing some about volume, dynamics And in growth price it in XQ us kind daily flat are you further if talk the how or of embedded question flattish, back helpful. XQ daily comp? actual great. think but volume. of that's second about versus give of when on my just Any is healthy, you the one more can

Doug Black

what QX. volume right of saw between would exact and expect that We split similar volume, and will to volume lose is October now we similar sales, in The week impact performance. what and very so a sales mean, seeing I will we of through in general. price we're

Mike Dahl

Got it.

Doug Black

one in we're markets that certain. continued the business the on, thing look last Even is not we're northern year. especially at warm December, to guess I was

the that cause comes, fourth a variability So, some with regards if shutdown will, in the quite quarter. of you bit winter to could sales when

be quarter. So, I that to out call guess would with regards our their fourth

Mike Dahl

right. All Right.

Okay. Got Doug. John, it. Thanks

John Guthrie

you. Thank

Operator

you. Thank

Please Markets. Jeff Our with proceed question. of next from Stevenson comes question line Loop your Capital with

Jeff Stevenson

first taking was Hi, M&A on environment. just thanks the and congrats questions question my My on the quarter. for strong

you anything should there of? but guys than So, little issue? a past. from stand Is the the of this is slower in the note acquisitions take primarily a timing strong, continues Is seen pipeline we've to pace else we

Doug Black

a Yes, issue. exactly it's Jeff, timing

and don't to to us terms As we the very we noted full cause different within our would ongoing anything structurally pipeline acquire anything markets companies. ability believe that in the of is see

feel still we very about that. So, confident

Jeff Stevenson

Okay, great. of kind professional, DIY have of And benefits then demand on here have just and kind shelter to you normalized back decelerated a seen closer year? to as question place DIY quick moderate levels versus this

Doug Black

of was was what say if It's the stronger it's kind contractor. wouldn't What it at will. on last a professional this really elevated And is hot is you recovery seen back. of though general, the have an still I we year seen gone we've rate. year

year, we're is and this relative small now. in was I heavily is position is customer, the really the seeing a strong more right So, growth contractor say DIY would probably weighted basis last it year, customers what to a the professional our target our on

Jeff Stevenson

helpful. guys. Very Thanks

Doug Black

you. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

question next comes Please proceed question. Our with Damian of your UBS. with Karas

Damian Karas

Hey, good on morning, guys congrats execution. the solid

Doug Black

Thanks Damian.

Damian Karas

covered obviously a First lot you've ground. thing, of

capacity? impact the question some follow-up a that of maxed get this price on growth being have do kind of I'm Just mid-teens kind by you if and sense think more price the on is demand, that industry now wondering just of organic just you inflation to terms incremental in out volumes. daily an sales driven flash is the of starting

Doug Black

new crews more hire associates. are to contractors news their latter. very the is struggling labor really read you Yes, day the about constraint, it's The every and and still in to real, it our full keep

that it ranges the other at cost material we have you that a that Labor costs feel but project, that's backlogs, the look have constraint. overall getting what landscaping is more so, keep mind high, labor. be in but and are equipment XX% really to And still of the inflation very challenging you you is and they a to strong when And drivers. see of Price to job. to time XX% going them. that is majority And from have

or been Now, demand. really are end they there user. always negative haven't to off But right. perceived has fall passing that everything, and to, we limit our labor There's a customers, the through effect inflation for a a on to

our so time hard They're customers. to very far, for be at seems to keeping So, it an having getting demand robust we're this on just point. But eye the that.

Damian Karas

over the sense. into makes backlog it mention you And XXXX. carrying did Got

Just curious whether offer backlog? possibly if XXXX, even visibility could you spring of of all more into project through how much that kind into any the do you visibility that, through or have

Doug Black

we to rather are have but results customers report wait suffice XXXX, they talk would final we Yes, our say until specifically our backlogs. and to about good busy

next be would more got this our on when see. we specifics point we But we certainly optimistic year report based So, about we'll we get better and fourth into what at quarter visibility. we've

Damian Karas

Understood. Appreciate guys. the color. Thanks

Doug Black

Great. Thank you.

Operator

four Thank concludes and back to I'll session. any Mr. you. our the comments. final Black this Ladies gentlemen, question-and-answer for turn

Doug Black

and fourth season. happy all interest. We safe appreciate report. year in We forward holiday thank appreciate in joining company. growth everybody's as about We we're SiteOne. excited for today. we you look can Well, a tell, long-term performance you your have ability you to with hope And and us again speaking But to a February our interest you quarter and our full again as

Operator

conference. This Thank today's concludes you.

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SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE) 3 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript