NVT - Earnings call transcript Q4 2021

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the nVent Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Chief Financial Officer, Sara Zawoyski. Thank you. Please go ahead.

Sara Zawoyski

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Tony Riter

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Beth Wozniak

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Sara Zawoyski

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Beth Wozniak

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Operator

of [Operator Deane Instructions] is the Your question line first Dray. from

Deane Dray

team. and special Thank great morning everyone you. welcome Good to the Tony, to nVent addition

Beth Wozniak

morning, Good Deane.

SaraZawoyski

Good morning, Deane.

Deane Dray

surprise, quarter, and take The on our a play first very was did double in expectations? the to growth pleasant versus in about the I topline how cadence question do the it how organically, revenue you can organic out quarter your expectations above is, had significantly talk

Beth Wozniak

where work think segments in, just strength that was verticals. verticals the - we it And we're coming our orders I consistent strategy we very of and out talked quarter, we that reinforced these of broad-based saw across came all which our around in with all so backed by pleased as just just our of of across the growth in - QX, think were that the our doing all high-growth the up months that three strong I orders. about orders,

growth So we business. every strong level, just on the saw across just

Deane Dray

second costs, on Thank us are the second terms many price what's to of expectations some you. how your have there? the plateaued strong flip really 'XX, to think derivative, input happening, hear. increases you side, for insight question maybe time nickel, XXXX relief steel, just for give relates seeing in you on the then price. freight, any And All on do real to they need? realization, you or was you'll the price right, great And

Beth Wozniak

were XXXX increases with different of already price price think, we XXXX, our the course for different Well, so, segments unprecedented throughout this some inflation - different having when parts exited we regions know, in a you XXXX, I and continually, year had increases was or was - we announced and XXXX. a of

some the we plays here. at let cover will over take the add in And of this Sara I of side we'll So get inflation think look we out need course out inflation things. that too year on how front and in I'll action we terms more of whatever ensuring

SaraZawoyski

bit expect here remarks in things little Yes. Maybe prepared do X couple range. just, point our talked we about of that carryover is but a in point out pricing X a to this to strong we

terms couple I us was it note total, $XXX think the of million. in inflation of inflation, was, in second things piece for total in here, significant no XXXX, doubt, a to roughly

it, front XXXX, As of we stay the freight the year so been I see another wages to course of bit broad-based, in terms we're continue cost, inflation of we're broader in components, year. very for a for look think than say into plus more logistics, going XXXX, we input it offsetting doing productivity, significant vigilant do as across managing of that inflation, seeing more would to I we've price

we the of do I is point half. I second first half-second would in out just the first that easing other and expect inflation higher thing half think kind half dynamics, then

Operator

question from Mitchell. line next the is Julian of Your

Julian Mitchell

XXXX of of higher company know, similar that price you're the than linearity welcome it volume that as QX you sort call is stronger or you but through price a second is sort you for number, volume of development, for whereby Maybe a that you just out aspect are sort anything price which and are guiding there year wanted the sort in in to multi-industry relatively is sort of within if on growth and to circle both of because the start back we volume versus go half? a than year, rare the think about

Beth Wozniak

Yes, well, point I maybe of mean a out there. things to couple

reflects strong one, to organic rate momentum think QX really of the growth we're that outlook XX% I XX% that seeing.

two, of point year mean, and price as and exit I'll QX QX price over into XX% year, volume, simply price mostly towards that So carries expect math benefit carryover Number a the would more that lot in I include does the that timeframe. we it at is we that as first. skewed next of both to

Julian Mitchell

volume of be guide, steady expected the But of that at if the first say say piece look half? and is year-on-year, you to kind second half

Beth Wozniak

Well, is to in going first the of half right. second stronger the because our than volume simply be half the comparisons,

really at growth you a through know, year, that So in mean year look and was - before year strong growth. in you if QX this rate we because our we but at I had look lowest obviously, proceeded QX as the you QX, quarter the of

just So of some that that half. the the in is we back have comparisons

Julian Mitchell

sense. makes mentioned for would two divisions. I And you. lag around margin rate XXXX, then follow-up other quick you revenues That Thank on think the progression thermals growth the that just sort the a of

wondering as there segments? margin if year-on-year whole the Just XXXX was any three for sort across of color a

Beth Wozniak

Yes.

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So in modest a the growth just on good the more there margin line fastening, and top on and side. bottom electrical

Operator

line the Joe Ritchie. of from is question next Your

Joe Ritchie

exists I've pick point So where last a from segment as EFF that the on up the I being because kind to around perspective historically, margin made longer term. opportunity thought you wanted just about still of EFF,

you've expand that, different longer on that quarters? trends businesses the entitlements at the changing where last seen kind all you just few of So on see is kind that maybe across the term just of based

Beth Wozniak

enterprise And compression Yes, term I of margin that and - we've in has in would about more automation see as terms Fastening, and well terms say, of automation talked longer expansion of the continuing bringing to margin lean bringing Electrical us factory in some things. nothing digital of more the in changed electrical making fastening. we're as factory investments the within in on side

incrementals reflective what we're just there, this, since part changed definitely XX% XXXX other has the that XXX given - normalized as that basis but offset on to in of to two not significant inflation, with price loss. Electrical context I that and in having it's so is impact incrementals as nothing seeing is are even is would things: price I Fastening simply that, think as think say margins more yet their of point we're strong the think one, of we an back cost, of expansion plus and So absolute and range, well piece I productivity more just historical year that another I

Joe Ritchie

sense. through steel goes materials just this now was on, we year does how cost if you get that how think contingent missed deflating have impact certain that give but cost sorry as that for I'm do pricing the just pricing your thinking you businesses, in I quarter you you Got back into coming price raw like guys, like in will play to curious this guys? of of down, the curves out I'm to kind it. actually some some lot I'm makes we're this kind the That tremendous. are a the with maybe environment earlier, And of if right of

Beth Wozniak

go so going drive be also and there in very side. things electronics, our say here, able the margin as environment, still to And we're inflation and energy going continue down, we if little we dynamic even like I be offering, the hold would a to comment price. continue of solutions see One raw and so manage think bit seeing still we we expect I'll we pricing that materials differentiation highly there's and we're and costs hold in as be we to that in to multiple inflationary the value on about wages, Sara in freight to through there's going a believe year, I let to inflation just to price and to more so. that

SaraZawoyski

I just of overall that XX% and up Yes, think for to around I'd as question the things. XX% and couple input costs more Beth account sales those, was steel a the there what is more in your material One maybe offer than are roughly in of means total of costs, COGS, commented are relation is upon. metals right, other

think will not the we're mean, that other going I to something down, that's offsetting is costs plus we're piece help, on, year. on inflation if stay I productivity the for very say managing would clearly that again, price I that go counting vigilant

Joe Ritchie

you margin just more in if that any super that's really The one on of sustainable it, parsing that helpful. good you of Is really, parse maybe strong quarter, sneak margin had kind could can out margins what drove this XQ? color quarter. really Maybe Thermal Got kind this in. margins going forward, out,

SaraZawoyski

recovery tremendous The to XXXX I that Thermal first, would Management a levels, they're was mean terms maybe I of the was drivers - had, that margin helping. so the things. quarter in of still performance that working back biggest Well, say couple in growth of

with don't equation, continues see two team performance - sort see industrial just had other that call price the year. do go of the an that that of piece to impact on think they've strongly inflation, I the I improving good out the I on the on year is as that really and strength job is this necessarily piece last just the very that we MRO, other year. And we other but think this be managing would as they into outsized we're seeing material magnitude cost back cost, nice a gross price businesses come the been

Operator

is Sprague. question the of Jeff next from Your line

Jeff Sprague

A I the X% sorry guidance couple to is growth How for on of questions I'm much got late. in and XXXX? embedded price X% organic

Beth Wozniak

in talked to point about that carryover X we Yes X that pricing range.

Jeff Sprague

volumes, address it's I price So and a this, look volume although and of is in deliver we're what's right, you your inflation, Everybody sales, inflation XXX or actually maybe quote in and of these from lot forecast, but points it, above on think I year quarter, right. when dealing the surprised supply with basis is what jumping et unquote came all of the is sort interesting a what hearing therefore constraints could out only calls in XXX standpoint. at this light actually I can't we cetera,

kind You actually of of anyhow, think some some, points than didn't some the capacity XXXX, is four five would were you've now price prospect in that my in constraints but drive there you constraint, it's volume of experience this upside literally year here? there decent really embedded to any are meaningful, I sure volume I'm to or I what's at higher from if volumes vantage question guide. much that point mean from the is, got going be difficult

Beth Wozniak

issues pleased cetera, year, in is has even I with our to capacity. cost labor just think We et And constraints started and some and growth organic commodity Enclosures managing XX% performed. chain volume the access look into that and very was we're we're you with over a one through there. but talk as how some supply of started our because we so at mean, orders from of to business there's there electronics, XXXX, there still things year expect that, we would about as good constraint, the growth. the say labor a orders - we So we're a we exited certainly standpoint, this I that investing the the is been having I to we having there's for with in think QX, momentum all the we spot year as inefficient do inefficiency with would be get going think on market nice us, constraints you're of doing to we've go going So about materials but some created go that and have and the feel volume I growth Omicron going throughout what forward, think so and still we when and labor's just even we we getting XX% around - materials

we get as of the over get growth, the do these this quarter what that back year, believe on being strategy some doing feel we're growth of and to comparisons harder, things on at the the focus good well. remember us organic strong and lot and rates, of positioning look Now we but it that, right, volume with gets high-growth seeing very half we our XX% some other we're the organic positioned verticals with harder is we're all a where

Jeff Sprague

wonder QX And more bridges segment could I wonder one I sneak if give us about think the more you if you if just we us could income XXXX, and for gave that in, color just a mean on headwinds little XXXX, and I for spoke side? and volume buckets the, relative inflation, the of the in price underpin you to to of what that kind other kind coming the investment be on in but might the productivity I

Beth Wozniak

and in productivity, productivity that the back investments, really net around being that headwind doing logistics million we're X mean would mean, price give of chain obviously net to a drive expect talked we we - I'll bringing I in to year, XX as this $XXX importantly, that full side. Yes, challenges automation, mean productivity and half X turn the productivity about underlying the the of on that also positive, I a a net optimizing carryover bucket, year $XXX a I supply inflation, factories ease here. million I with points mean lot that the points and on couple digital of for we negative on

- expect productivity growth. expect organic of I lapped piece would growth that with expansion growth we the as top positive. green again other solid be it And bar not that driving I by clearly would saw COVID that that just us that think XXXX on magnitude XX% there another XXXX, gross XXXX, along think year on I of was end So to but side, green and would to EPS bar to in we a here in expect saying, here for mean growth margin turn just I the we to strong to the we is in we the

Operator

next Coe. Your of question the from Nigel is line

Nigel Coe

Tony new congrats role. to on Good the morning and

the I person talk first in two time think I'll companies the one in to quarter. is this

kind of number and So my higher. corporate some expenses it normally been record. spell has a is trending I above wouldn't quite bit but

So is a wondering, or are here expenses driving is comp there and that rate else we just run corporate good forward? going something higher just had

Beth Wozniak

in there, one, I this two going digital costs. included and things Yes, are make we corporate talked QX to to would even year, that's the and been some cloud the in those including about we into going say so migration investments

the that include bump, other I in terms think of some sequential would that piece accruals. I QX call it in did just comp

QX to run And in rate prior of so in that $XX that in context reflects range range, as to underlying kind look $XX we the that that just year. QX that XXXX at million the of of really simply

Nigel Coe

a this product et investing what's cetera, to then was XXXX? where theme idea this year a follow year the finished curious in big that be And and would for in R&D baked increase, R&D Okay. and just so maybe obviously your on R&D

Beth Wozniak

R&D, as with just R&D. continue very go I increase pleased one thing of I'm would say of is want our this investment but Well, one the things, effectiveness we say to our we with I the there forward,

I at approach digital impact better with marketing more when our step our hand new back agile going So customer and of we're we R&D an we're down more and sometimes understanding our just and in and of products, that's having they just and look some and at needs. are But times look and investments go between hand. cycle launching

on the output that set getting the So side we the than R&D we're ourselves. for is that better goals

So R&D. then I there, to to the continue bit digital we investment side have we more think prioritize little a runway on have still somewhat invest we

Nigel Coe

productivity we from And the headwinds, called beyond chain? that are a now moving you're your fact having Omicron if labor follow-on, perspective your from is quick in, I either or supply can side, impacted on you that the

Beth Wozniak

very think I was January Well, tough.

that seen, to to to who with it's in there going theme I'd going going think playbook that growth, for big getting no You said the for we're we volume our but ours a knows, Having the while. it's said pressures volumes to so we're always the we forward. the customers, better There you've it's like we're everything challenge I done and there's just was news is to continue think inflationary we've around - and I been some look absences of think see January labor think tough need pandemic. with seen but that I a a that inflationary caseloads going be serve as and go to right? at just that, look we've and we've can world, a to But our

Operator

question Hammond. is the Jeff from next of Your line

Jeff Hammond

price cost cetera. We et covered on lot a

a Just Jan that or is price that kind to X include X as of on does well? X clarification your carryover pricing

Beth Wozniak

these in actions had context includes that pricing QX. basically carryover we the That of

Jeff Hammond

then on made products. you can new just you that the comment the And X.X great. Okay, outgrew on, a

versus Just to want two, outgrowth to that? new able understand product environment? maybe And some the outgrowth supply measuring you're comps than this your better being differentiating just from of better how your maybe in one,

Beth Wozniak

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Jeff Hammond

you as up you think stable is as move see that kind can of continue time? X.X something up do to move over you a that improve or of can kind that And number

Beth Wozniak

to so again. of we a in we this a year a think year, if and like point growth target above get Well, we another certainly, we say I'd - get to over I good saw this a point year strong X.X, is expect year

that's kind target. general So of our

Operator

from David of line is question the final Your the Silver.

David Silver

you. Yes, hi. Hi, good morning. Thank

my would be on financing I this at that I I'll you? about relief, some but you But - strategy. think undertaken why this quarter. debt debt - decision, noticed your was the the corporate feel this issue, costs, maybe was debt And provide and if mean of million I I with Either maybe you great. prepayment that has to the like think that what and significant was kind here So you that kind a just paid question I and does structure background discuss terms your - $XX kind of you would that thinking your scratching you're be lower activity was of restructuring $XX million interest issuance in structure I that but quarter broader buy and Thank of reworking but prepayment expense of a on there say X covenant just cost the head my of or you. what refinancing maybe could do looking chose could service in million

Beth Wozniak

we two, conditions things both revolver good the it were that really right by the It in tranche other and is bond thing, an really perspective, for of out really of that - sort those of of the as kind off advantage of tranche it given maturity start and on well years. in about and favorable would took balance as I the of you mean of XX take XXXX, slated that about gave advance I $XXX sheet think opportunity one, put rates million us the so, us, was set XXXX to a feel us saying it it really two million context well market from lower so up so, did for bond window. it $XXX an did I backdrop Yes, maturities and April some

had premium maturity perspective, good we kind a From an if rate that at feel you $XX we will look out the we there. on treasury benefit cash that had we in but also take-out $XX million on had million you bonds roughly stands. and Clearly, a our lock. of As where ladder, really about those

here and puts taking we mark. of So XXXX of net on good forward believe feel favorable in here in advantage that position as some ladder really conditions us and $X But this it interest in was closer we or look refinancing importantly, that about rate million the XXXX. to that the we maturity great a

David Silver

Yes. And dates when was that first back set was just a company issue up taken I your follow up, notes but out I particular independently. to that think mean

you. there's Thank meaningful wondering just any think noteworthy. think if you kind you was any that gained for is covenant - I'm that that relief flexibility So is of

Beth Wozniak

both would with say, as debt a with think launched Yes, see mean to as I the spun well bond note. revolver I and nothing very we I on continuing side as some issuance we good the around refinancing. those really company our elements

Operator

further questions, are call closing There for back turn I over the no remarks. will any

Beth Wozniak

Well, for thank you this and us morning. joining thank you

outstanding concludes the year on positioned our our work I'm for continued growth year and proud well meet and XXXX. full put are growth and and us the This help during call. customer our employees demand continue again to us. to execute joining strategy. global believe we We grateful forth for Thanks are of performance for incredibly going the XXXX success fourth strong quarter into

Operator

the earnings your now disconnect. This may conference nVent for participation, concludes you quarter fourth you Thank call.

nVent Electric (NVT) 8 Feb 222021 Q4 Earnings call transcript