Earnings call transcript Q3 2022

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Frontdoor's Third Quarter 2022 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 Treasurer and he will introduce the other speakers that are on the call.

At this time, we'll begin today's call. Please go ahead, Mr. Davis.

Matthew Davis

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William Cobb

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Brian Turcotte

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session. Bill? call back to Bill now comments Matt for question-and-answer opens before closing over that, the With the I'll turn

William Cobb

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in currently several our months. are testing the phase We over and will the next evolve some plans of

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that, now session. I to it Matt Q&A to hand open With over the will

Matthew Davis

let's [Operator open the for questions. Instructions]. Bill. Operator, line Thanks,

Operator

our of today of Ian from [Operator first And Instructions]. the question Oppenheimer. Zaffino line comes

Isaac Sellhausen

the in had this year is guidance that year XX% price you price guess expect next Isaac talked Sellhausen I quarter out mix. targeting then and you so the for on this guess year? pricing increase pricing to do higher and much about XX% product sort on called starting guess I Ian. a I to higher full year. into how the I of benefit guess, assumes, side, the This and guys just we

William Cobb

gets little I the because had mentioned, we confusing Isaac, know it Yes. and of way have revenue. a recognize I to

realized will increase be X%. the price XXXX, For

Isaac Sellhausen

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Brian Turcotte

contractors Yes. question. is Great really Thanks -- think we for from question. stabilizing. we saw Yes, the inflation our our

second was service remarks, rate year-over-year. the the about on I in mentioned prepared As my inflation a request basis from same quarter

service me tells quarter also, And yet, as moderation well. SG&A stabilizing. had EBITDA news. that which The I we but it's favorable be was overall say that look coming. can't in quite if could So benefits at the requests, really our from you good beat, lower

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William Cobb

has thing team XX other the of inflation or in work add, so. contractor would really sort the I efforts increase least redoubled last relations and unprecedented Isaac, our through in at this to years

interest rates working We're in change and -- economy the with in yesterday. are So again We still cautious. we the closely things saw happen them.

I that around I things So like Brian have said we're while feel and we stabilized. or exactly wrapped not we're moderated it this we saying being think our cautious. have well, arms think But

I I it understanding think we better closer of to think we're it. have a even and

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Brian Turcotte

Yes, agree. I

Isaac Sellhausen

in. side, by details squeeze which on Home growth. be channel, guys Service real different the on gave parse know, you I just break about on last X Maybe Okay. to just would but the channel obviously, is estate for to if the you terms I provided XXXX you it renewals you're some if customer the could out. know channels. you year some and through of that account the color provide Great. just thinking I then That's DTC obviously, how in Plans could the helpful helpful gave it guidance the one, helpful. And full

William Cobb

Yes. We're lot when you have about to yet not March. with we together XXXX, in but ready to share a talk get obviously we

Operator

question of is the Kessler Our from next James. Raymond Aaron of line

Aaron Kessler

just environment. you on going talk of thoughts kind your you third, on-demand about, specifically? about are the forward? Bill, thinking can that? on offering kind Maybe Maybe the ad on SG&A the reductions, How what areas X, just of And

data any although of would said be well as, like tough, you remains that it's think a I getting some there so it little still easier commentary helpful. bit sounds as

William Cobb

Yes.

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market. exactly his to Midha business. of done out to terms bigger figuring that really want of be are and go We area job the it We how to a team in a offering. developing nice service But have Raj

bullish about pretty just cetera. contractors, the more in on we're have say but pleased as the a XXXX, March, We'll within that. efforts we're pretty with with the said so to And et we're lot connection making, we it

in be our So is is going to future plans. that that -- clearly

try especially did continue that We the so areas season we we When our workforce. kind want never had but take our high reduction, reduced operations marketing to which those it can QX. in steps the to we I customers, through reduced lead the you of did about alone comes spend. some to do Other other we SG&A, some to SG&A. talked I workforce some things, of felt to areas, service service that optimize to

looked proud we executive evidence of we the in came But that, the -- we and a were down on a together. that's spent originally lot time some at that and obviously I million. count what of see why was looked effort, we judicious was at the the our of decisions think very of team, really told we all have this. and head We We hard in broad-based it we're there. can But structure XXXX, $XX aspects you cost -- you from I

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So I moderation but to marketing I wouldn't right leads. your trending say we've a in the cost, to got And help more us in it think hopefully, that's direction is generate point. going

Brian, don't I to there's you know, add. if want anything

Brian Turcotte

No. That's spot on.

Operator

Our of question the Jeff Schmitt is from Blair. William next line of

Jeffrey Schmitt

I you there? the labor XX% said I we mean versus get around up it much sounds but up claims on was Can I believe sort and unless were the sense equipment? that. a parts misheard what's cost more, of how labor per is up like breakout

Brian Turcotte

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William Cobb

was think XX%, specific the I number right?

Brian Turcotte

XX%. Yes,

Jeffrey Schmitt

on, then sort takes but XX% And to thinking come through, to light. up about increases like understand just could I that of earn seems time that it Okay. but pricing XX%

you industry margins? in competitors? do going to there you repair to where relative Will higher to there be may kind think guess, need is back really do higher your that So the you Is go from holding there? pricing you I feel of anything

William Cobb

I dodge don't say question, not Yes, that we're mean that would at what is. all. I'm is I the And at looking --

not still going not this next that chat for for our about year. We're yet. to price to increases I'm ready do are pricing formulating We any year.

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Operator

Cory next Carpenter is Our of from from the JPMorgan. question line

Cory Carpenter

request any Just wanted to on had sense the what's the in quarter. volume see if you service driving lower

more in And could then I your think strategy that said discounting then you're maybe talk just Bill, about below going thinking that your for you about came I forward? that September on direct-to-consumer how making? expectations? And fits you that how XQ think in you more in claim some you're broader in said in and with price doing the the and channel? you you started increases just

Brian Turcotte

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weather I for us. think the cooperated

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those So getting favorable, are too. more

those So would the higher should time. over but still right going were in down direction. the trends are pre-pandemic, I come than say they trends appliance are

HVAC the mostly again, QX was basically So favorability.

William Cobb

comes When the Cory, discounting. it to Yes. pricing,

home I like highest-priced gotten some -- middle-priced as and like gains what we've competitors aggressive, product trying overall more business. our this is product at we Part fair their We're consumer-driven is drive inflation strategy it that, that's as is warranty find think doing with the to and pulse they're a looked to We're pricing is. discretionary of what purchase and that an platinum talk in things to as comparing units. some have all recession. a in part of still of promotions

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Operator

Brian of the from Fargo. line from is Fitzgerald question next Our Wells

Brian Fitzgerald

are to you give the Real seems out what channels, rates estate rates some you us on renewal channel. how if in we pointed the months, the anything reported you That view wondering in incremental to Thanks how also blended rate what stable and seasonality? round you that pointed and a normal that on detail we by coming And context renewal XX for should expect XX% and that XX% trailing out renewal direct-to-consumer there could TTM given is historically, seasonality? how versus should on of for figure context down?

William Cobb

retention renewal still renewal every So or are it the talk figure Let you can't here? -- renewal? You're to these talking talking out guys me but time. I do I renewal. difference, the about

But when is slightly stable. a trending it renewal it's rate, -- are we Actually, comes we which customers what year had to overall, is that been positive, have ago. numbers pretty many these versus are how which today

blip thing. get direction, in can a you going a right good when the So it's

script, terms we in even has of the as think renewal And now, I think in the where at we in So bit. ticked it's said rate right little we're up good feel place. I like a a

the pleased strange want to generally we're have on there, as goes, as times. far that? you stability do think Brian, we I comment So retention these with But during especially

Brian Turcotte

probably they're is it period end I rate different. a additional of ratio And began the is a both more the giving a metrics, Retention really confused with. Yes. little know we includes and the with because you period period. a complicated customers little renewal but added you during customers you bit

And year. XX% X. rate well the is running our between retention difference this the really actually, fairly that's at So

William Cobb

along way, I'm Brian. cancels, It learning the Yes, right? too, incorporates

Brian Turcotte

favorably. absolutely. to And point, are Yes, Bill's cancels trending our

that benefit of explains retention rate point. at So our for some this

Brian Fitzgerald

on some Got that of contractors network. network? other are channels? the how some the out of it. playing to that your it preferred contractor into you're pay slowdown demand the is and rates question preferred our of seeing recruit your to And And fair a second ability was to terms in Is able assume in their

William Cobb

we're that, think hear that you slowing. Brian. don't not don't their is we're not -- I seeing I -- hearing -- know demand if I'm

for overall. still people I think contractors are looking

their where slowing. I seeing going of not us a we're would terms hear you're -- not we're there in is accrue -- if benefit and to is that So demand

I So that. heard have not

don't right I now. a think So that's consideration

Operator

the next of Justin line the is Patterson And of question from KeyBanc.

Justin Patterson

Two, availability rate. know positive on frustrations you I are renewal talk trying to how some earlier contractor request resolved. Could were if measures of there customer look get in comments trending? can. I the satisfaction year, with I'll about

improvements the quarter, So satisfaction? there combination reflect and driving up and faster lower And of better some are if then I'm curious customer I'll that turnaround operational times this plus stop after response. follow

William Cobb

I are we're to this are right the -- think rates similar where things are point. now, at stable they is

think year team. for service good operations had I we've a the

high think There's haven't that to we've season. always goes come out of wherein situations through climates. I in acute the situations we that one-off HVAC gotten some particularly the hot very

But satisfaction is generally, I stable. held, think our customer it's

this better we lot got with internal think service. I year our a customer of metrics on

other improve, So it's stable now, right now, along I but to the looking think with measures. we're in a always good right zone

Justin Patterson

And was inventory comments about having use in Got I to interested Service Plans more this Home sellers follow-up, in type of move the then environment. for it. your to

to how shift just has, rates that have real you about play and Service partnership channel look from we looks back of think to Home the data should to Plans. market starting more you of both of higher see a that? uplift of just the uptick? in and you decades the then that augment Frontdoor with like, the potential incremental the what attach You're estate that quantification step delta When at buyer's also Any extra

William Cobb

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to I in almost the is say the their improve realizing a that in years to agents so roll improve the lot they they're have could play. of and this them real time go X.X all court for listings or But are and just of that appeal they brokers going listings, think the

to a market, where have it's buyers competitive choice. back more it's Now

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Operator

question of Sachs. And from Goldman line the from our Sheridan is next Eric

Eric Sheridan

you Will over on a back move us go into strategy? be we Maybe to getting just how an with possibly of of type marketing we mix in thinking get distribution where you've channel drive that 'XX marketing as in for of should or that what on of the to engaging ahead what the you about one. of the term? better terms have could based little strategy. in If of product bit marketing marketing impact in revamping out we ROI might terms outcomes the more 'XX? give general in long And sort learned channels dollars you're Can mean color optimistic the terms revamped of

William Cobb

few we're answer Yes. I'm going trying to give here a you on hopefully a levels. to different because operate comprehensive

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Operator

no questions. we have further And

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Frontdoor (FTDR) 3 Nov 222022 Q3 Earnings call transcript