FTDR - Earnings call transcript Q1 2019

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to frontdoor's First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded and broadcast on the Internet. Beginning today's call is Matt Davis, Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury, and he will introduce the other speakers on the call. At this time, we'll begin today's call. Please go ahead, Mr. Davis.

Matt Davis

morning, XXXX thank earnings Good frontdoor's for operator. quarter first conference you, everyone you and joining Thank call.

Turcotte. Chief Joining frontdoor's me Officer, frontdoor's Chief are Brian Financial Executive Officer, on Rex Tibbens; today's call and

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Rexford Tibbens

Thanks, and good morning, everyone. Matt

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Brian Turcotte

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Matt Davis

Thanks, Brian.

the we may press encourage As is and let's release a for question-and-answer but the to note have, ask guidance presentation. reminder Operator, questions provided webcast questions. we session, that limited any you line during our you up that in open please to outlook the

Operator

Thank you.

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Jamie Clement

lot Gentlemen, for my Good thanks questions. morning. a taking

Rexford Tibbens

Morning. Good

Brian Turcotte

Good morning.

Jamie Clement

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Rexford Tibbens

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Jamie Clement

Yeah.

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Brian Turcotte

there's that the alluded organic to in conversion we price year also digits based mid-single Well, conversion this to there's that and driving on growth and two increases, as revenue as Rex that's well. the add price things, remember volume higher

Jamie Clement

much, Okay. right, All thanks very guys.

Rexford Tibbens

you. Thank

Operator

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Sagar Vachhani

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Rexford Tibbens

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Sagar Vachhani

Great, thanks.

Operator

Blair. line comes your of question the from William next Our question. Please with Ralph proceed with Schackart

Ralph Schackart

it maybe broader initiatives traction, the the the Good and board team organization. think changes longer near contributions business. about will that term but bit you little frame I sort within Tiger date? has made frame term quite about and where initiatives some know just technology out the more on brought a service back, the bit today the to of and you we contributions do technology biggest think been Rex, the or opportunities make? call And customer up on maybe you of roll getting team take And if you. impacts how you've Maybe to step talked a a some levers follow some you to Thank talked the the and then impact can the can then morning. experience that biggest today a team you

Rexford Tibbens

Sure. Yeah.

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Ralph Schackart

Thanks, That's really Rex. helpful.

Rexford Tibbens

Sure.

Operator

Chris the with Gamaitoni line question. proceed Compass comes Our with Point. your next of from Please question

Chris Gamaitoni

Good morning, guys.

Rexford Tibbens

morning. Good

Brian Turcotte

Good morning.

Chris Gamaitoni

received percentage Can an the update you on increase? what or give has your portfolio reflects of us price hardly

Brian Turcotte

continued Well, flow the to renew that the it increases of had mentioned as began I it customers through we on think time last as well. call, fourth the QX. price takes in year was in covered Rex rolling it But quarter we out as

So think how much. I Rex we don't know whether

Rexford Tibbens

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Chris Gamaitoni

Okay.

there any margin improvement the On weather beneficial wherever the just that points from percentage you gross versus came process to improvement, way underlying to dissect is want improvement?

Brian Turcotte

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Chris Gamaitoni

this then in you guess Absolutely, on the about do for the on-demand it's an R&D what helpful. year And investment estimated super in spend more, much SG&A and of the is maybe range in line investment thought here? how two have that your you quarter spent occupancy I throughout services,

Brian Turcotte

were about call told fourth as X going spend OpEx, quarter we to CapEx. million million about you on Well, we the X on

less OpEx as in QX, As don't far than I know, $X million.

Chris Gamaitoni

final future? the is Alright, as to customer usability, of thoughts iOS rates app launching Android a in and, relates and one retention one, any there or it native like engagement improving

Rexford Tibbens

that. unless People there's and to believer burning big app certainly, it right. that a I'm aren't created use I think a don't an going need we've to yet, Potentially, download

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Chris Gamaitoni

much. thank Okay, you so

Operator

proceed a Our Robert next Fargo. Coolbrith question. question Wells comes with Please of your from line with

Robert Coolbrith

taking could. a of Thanks questions, for our morning. couple we Good

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if with go-to-market new anything you're wondering tell there's a member frontdoor advance on Just anything or in us are could with base help brand, about early the you. any Thank if to brand, the doing any. launch familiarize doing that learnings you're planning there existing early of

Brian Turcotte

I'm the And first there's Brian. happy This happy. part that I'm to Yeah, of two is take question. questions.

as And we we mentioned, the and in thought. what quicker realize new the in improvement into of As success QX some - that Rex based the process is far one we team the cost talked forecasts. benefit of help? Does baked than that's on process the about Tiger in that did of improvements our the third year the claims remainder rest that for

Robert Coolbrith

Yes, thanks.

Rexford Tibbens

we And then and from to to an of on-demand what think I want somewhat still perspective, as kind of test series I mentioned earlier, it's test out. days. things beginning early pilot that We're

you - go-to-market and focus of of if will, later or branding QX not timeframe. our come So large just no need kind scale kind so to the QX they're in on yet. They'll real approach pilots,

Robert Coolbrith

Got it, you. thank

Operator

line next question Patterson from the Please question. proceed Raymond with comes your Our Justin of James. with

Justin Patterson

year course Rex, then Brian, healthy sheet or drive on much. sped you free a about ramping Philosophically, got you spend? flow the marketing very you the to could you thank factors pulling the to that Great, into of you've strong about lean would talk balance and generation. talked cause And growth. that for back over cash

that In allocation, you. technologies think or terms buy on-demand Thank product build? that capital any of need to there of components versus you are you

Rexford Tibbens

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Justin Patterson

leaning more in question marketing terms What into philosophically. first The was [indiscernible] of about or spend that? back type of on pulling just

Rexford Tibbens

Yeah.

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business. of to QX to QX, kind it kind just through we that's So modeled the we how ramped modeled up just so be of

want that. terms the In Brian, take other piece, of you

Brian Turcotte

the allocation? capital About

Rexford Tibbens

Yeah.

Brian Turcotte

to. happy Yeah,

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means our million XXX we can discretion. So got pay at you that down

certainly we're something that's So considering.

Rexford Tibbens

of kind of I would build also are always add at - we've we kind looking versus that buy. always

So are that focused and on. always that's I something Brian

Justin Patterson

thank Great, you.

Operator

Our your next question comes from the proceed line of question. Ian Please Zaffino with with Oppenheimer.

Ian Zaffino

- there some utilities Thank think you. initiative much. with or color Thank Is Question environment with maybe be we running surrounding initiatives how partnerships initiatives. for right. around us just of and should that maybe you All the Rex, for would and an about partnerships through all thanks very kind the utilities.

Rexford Tibbens

something small Yeah, do some that focused sales is who and runs with. something business partnerships certainly on. utilities That's real Worthington, we are our development estate Brian that

and that interested thinking is utility One thing around we're definitely we're So line about. definitely utilities. haven't explored That's open we to protection. something

Ian Zaffino

on Okay. would just And sensitivity your tariff any you then be for then would that, because helpful. to you that color guidance? any, kind Thanks. disruptions question through chain the Brian, what's just of side, And the like, on your of business, ask anticipate supply

Brian Turcotte

the to referring you're the guess I weekend terms in administration. the Yeah, from over tweet

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Ian Zaffino

quarter much. Okay, Good again. very thank you

Brian Turcotte

Thank you.

Operator

with your the Suisse. from Next line proceed question McVeigh comes question. Credit Kevin with of Please

Kevin McVeigh

Hey, thanks. nice job. Great,

the to sense kind in the terms going that over the half expect year. in sounds dynamic of Any of pricing, of of and progression kind first the was of where course quarter of In the fully should ramped you're back the it we how like year?

Rexford Tibbens

Yeah.

to on first consumer of are a the we're worth it's but roll the higher from our we've ramp renewals today, on renewals, as itself. can't kind me of direct Certainly, - because said, first manual expense of but US. to it's get quarter year we up well across areas a every as process going focused it somewhat So process build continue going to it manual out

to end place as don't every expect pieces be the end it technology we of the get come all a until team. of of lot of finished it lot to the - see the a we things systems you'll quarter, build I and So more so got build quarter continue then the in to on of there's fully more. at for and and and kind we there's the lot year of

Kevin McVeigh

that was EBITDA the that underlying to contractors increase was obviously nice, of in in it just an then would just kind prime drove underlying using and there really seems it come stronger, not a it increase? Got like what or even repairs, cost

Brian Turcotte

this million of Yeah, we we impact. - XX had had is Brian, tariff

driving of that. that's part So

Kevin McVeigh

you. thank Super,

Brian Turcotte

Thank you.

Operator

with Next question Morgan. comes your JP from line with proceed at Please Carpenter Cory question.

Cory Carpenter

we in taking questions. margins the dynamic pricing an And year? pricing gross half colors direct-to-consumer that the mentioned second had I know dynamic points channel, XXXX? still may, the have robot, following If question, up just for the in you is Thanks then last I and XXX on impact Or basis the can on this the see of on nice more quarter. XXXX. to you

continue marketing Just that flow course price half increases will mentioned of ramping, you the have spin looking and second to ahead, you through.

continue should wouldn't any my through year? it channel the guess about Thanks. Is growth how I is, the reason question to we So accelerate? think in this there

Rexford Tibbens

really in see other material. get And reason to not until continue going but don't we we improvement terms the terms in Certainly, see any get the built the margin be accelerate. then don't certainly, of systems some we until direct-to-consumer XXXX. that think improvement, I think improvement, gross as you're to Yeah, of might some wouldn't of it'll small there why I pieces be

Cory Carpenter

thanks. Okay,

Brian Turcotte

you. Thank Sure.

Operator

with of Sachs. comes line question. proceed question your from the Michael Ng next with Our Goldman Please

Michael Ng

have I you for two question. if thank the may. I Great,

given in Thanks. real customers? of year? year see estate accelerate earlier then I believe that real the the rest the new last the this think differences? among some For until the we those given customers across first of should some you your price estate year into to I acquisition And increases of better think trends pricing about relative the played increases into is channels. year range wide of Can first get the of that is in fairly how some didn't growth The price revenue instance, renewing kick new much that

Rexford Tibbens

our a a expanding contract of Yeah, less issue relationships an estate very And we're real model. and then direct-to-consumer taking a deepening both has increases, competitive price other price as in the the with to targeting. so - so adding it existing the continuing little as because less perspective. it's from and tends follow a analytical about But brokerage to firms of leading channel we're who a others to it's channel monitor into of terms sensitive. to - direct-to-consumer firms, some becomes of an as terms sales certainly, approach price begin then our for tied well renewal usually more existing in tenants brokerage be - just our home And

So we're in we're, the we're pleased pretty given continue sell pleased results. increase relative pretty to to ability with - with the to price our

Michael Ng

saw just whether, such Great to and unusual just in claims could that costs on Thanks. more last if may, I the we that costs that you hurtful particularly which normal weather us, year weather? to should 'XX. up, follow helpful claims this year? be a XXXX see months were given Should were remind And

Rexford Tibbens

hot very had a winter year, we and very summer. certainly cold Well, last a

XXXX tough. say of would most that I was So

back just on to one worst record, we've had the think You right. of months October is October,

we're actually trying certainly something that's trying algorithm we So - for as joke to - it's kind to with but we're of the develop. heavy weather,

the a I And we XX gets have better services, of weather. tough year, outside of certainly, process a beyond that's are the to and and business as most good focus quarter us we'll just to something that, on running looking think, continue at. thing it the then day always whether difficulty for model improvements beyond that's in but good doing try a I where weather kind to be think period,

Michael Ng

much. very you thank Great,

Rexford Tibbens

Excellent.

Brian Turcotte

you. Thank

Operator

now to Rex Ladies and turn Tibbens will concludes call for remarks. the session. that I back over gentlemen, answer closing some question the

Rexford Tibbens

Thank you.

and XXXX for same. vision remains Our beyond the

customer core us plan foundation a on and build progress with financial our and hassle XXXX obsession we owning updating home customers. drive and you of our conference earnings our to experience, performance improve you. again We taking out will call. Thank XXXX to our our Unchanged you the look quarter on in Thank solid continue the on-demand for and is to grow to our services with beyond. business forward the to continue second position our new

Operator

Ladies conclude teleconference. and this does today's gentlemen,

may time. lines and Thank disconnect wonderful for participation a day. at have your you this You your

Frontdoor (FTDR) 8 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript