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Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the BrightView Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mr. John Shave, Vice President of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

John Shave

and Rein, Thank good you, morning.

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Andrew Masterman

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John Feenan

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Andrew Masterman

Thank John. you,

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will the call questions. your to We now open

Operator

[Operator Instructions].

Sachs. The first question comes Goldman from George from Tong

George Tong

X, reported this XQ a back levels. maintenance and revenue fiscal land Slide On from for in fiscal XQ you're step year, forecasting organic

other driving Just factors wanted or to performance? seasonality there clarify whether are that's that if

Andrew Masterman

sales -- Yes. and result investments be the a the season seeing we fourth organic made, quarter force us. The growth to growth George. is we're overall green of continues good seasonality The the for overall overall really

sales is also or have overall And on company. that. to We going markets. whether question But board, of contract XXXX, that's the about And we it's is growth evergreen no it believe only the be increased result growth the levels XXXX. coming is the over something but really not seasonal through markets this across

George Tong

Okay. Got And look at the we then margin it. things. if side of

and the what actions implications costs to of material initiatives you're Can and the these higher that flow margin are labor work costs. are that? you through? address elaborate have to higher input perhaps What taking you mentioned for higher on And some the that fact You through those costs? corrective

Andrew Masterman

Yes.

-- First think and that throughout we've of foremost, we all the country. seen inflationary certainly have the I seen throughout some we've pressures that seen

that arriving that has just happened arriving, as get in labor the QX over speak. into slots but that we and to of to government -- additional a through They're the little marketplace, us. have able we cover in initially and go strong quarter processes get impact actually something to we for here towards those haven't right are that HXB which expected the fourth we been folks Those filled -- happening is But Fortunately, it's had and with some August, we've have is they're coming fill expect QX, HXB is time. we them. here later very of been should allowing into to we've through end to than now the some us that a take as

Operator

Andy Your Wittmann next from Baird. from question comes

Andrew Wittmann

paying which for have is Great. guess, labor, ways a with I it there's guess, inefficiency couple. about Is it either rates? is you. new about labor you hit of just it you, overtime, talk Could I out start the I to lot do detail because guess. a one average about of lack inflating? availability? can some Just of There's people. talking of because you're I that Is -- because mechanism

basis helpful. you could of margins quantify impact And quarter, profit inflation just than I levels. is a think was it still said you hundred later? wondering Last of was so on that curious. now higher more that would And normal labor what was it the X guys if what than it be year-over-year, the Just your is. I months rate? running of Or that couple points kind Is

John Feenan

questions Yes, this. of Andy. This is in John. A lot

clear than definitely reinitiate scope. layer have plan more We adjust back end give caused this Historically, you around less of the with and think to challenging At get go shortage. XXXX. end color. me we to but that the HXB day, the be Let the We with It's been through those some I been Starting get expected. been are to year due definitely did expensive. to Andrew to we've lucky labor That's X% we bit overtime of taking we've of us we able seen year. several first, labor. some and have creative very one And COVID. closer increases. actions offset the efficient, and it to inflation is you that that them. labor, through to were a later of labor that this more to X%. mentioned we or into We're been attracting seeing we've that in able X% price towards little to it Historically, mitigate more

that hourly workforce nature. also times, to start on was a we've pool that expand things flexible flexible work things the So done schedules, our recruiting of doing weekend, around but challenge, things

labor, of imagine. lot can you on attention a as So

Andrew Wittmann

it's guys what us it. a still program committed your Got understand helpful guess are just to delta for ongoing follow-up, for then quarter. always the to, that every I you And M&A

this there $XXX year. is that going how So wondering of was I of guess said $XXX revenue I that's was million added million annualized this hit much to you year. been

was how be to last supposed quarter. added Just versus looking compared much

So revenue just from of incremental the last out delta to basically figure quarter. trying and guidance

John Feenan

$XXX Andy. have high We had year certainly at this a million. level Yes,

that split In addition, of not deals the through. between all been point some the in had have come that area. maintenance development the though, nature a has just of is We've

has last year, of we've which company. addition, year complete had divestiture So tree impacted in a our this

So to million you due at the $XX somewhere, down divestiture. I need say, XXX would tree that take to by around

and was us $XXX as fiscal completely divestiture reflected here million, that -- So in within as all hit the that 'XX. far

So million somewhere to acquisitions, if we're the wrapping in with you $XXX it million. net some $XX the this to achieve as $XX fiscal between as $XX look $XX to all, about high recent factor the million in next year. year, in in somewhere, million we of all going perhaps $XX of or at Probably as million the million

So $XX million XX to year call XX somewhere, done. let's already this year million have we of to and it, next what $XXX

Operator

Judah comes from Your next Sokel question JPMorgan. from

Judah Sokel

is in growth an revenue organic encouraging been investors. The quarter. really third a the That's definitely by focus that's area

little just was bit should maintenance. see therefore, EBITDA. it focus wanted that quarter to maybe great it comp. terms So like fourth seems especially landscaping, a persist of the on I momentum in pop, And that positive to, against a tougher

a going to on giving quarter you gave that quarter implied the guidance now little third what's for and when you're quarter fourth EBITDA the the understand the versus trying came lower. actual in seems bit fourth Just guidance just

organic side, so dynamics we walk between that could on the the you just line? maybe the through on was help better profit versus just understand better EBITDA than happening what's going So what's could us expected

John Feenan

Yes, you we to Judah, million previously, this look When the is our John. $XX fourth $XX said million. at for guide quarter,

So it, call XX.X%. around,

XX%. Our million $XX guide to around million, now, $XX

XX a And margin there's driving on still that. really headwind good So about the about the revenue. bps X things feel

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Judah Sokel

Okay.

of follow-up, the then, of continue do haven't just some we on I know sneak a but now and line EBITDA contribution just time, thinking but given yet, So fiscal start growth, can momentum as can about quarter, bit the the maintain margin operating tease guidance how overall as guess, out in you should maybe leverage given force start some same the just about revenue from a next to a given positive year? to the line? you you company I terms we're if headwinds the next the think fourth maybe little at investments, the peak and labor sales for year, organic top think we directionally top How about the in

John Feenan

in combining have the optimistic are given sales investment, just in growth. M&A, maintenance we Judah, maintenance in growth organic we've going strongest the And we're organic maintenance all. seeing the when XXXX we're business, had growth believe the profile what we Yes. of to side on returns with force with the

we're Certainly, So optimistic of base. there. We many contracts our really ability pressure is in during do, most have -- margin annual out about to very renew our seasons fortunately, that. contract

able any of XXXX the that March price So going address that season. see in the headwinds labor we for kind when be business, to we to to clearly, we're December period

Operator

question from Blair. next William Tim Your Mulrooney from comes

Samuel Kusswurm

to any inflationary here? ramp got I'm guess is the But these Tim. price of expect we this X% Maybe pricing. on to the about with pricing you guys further? year, Or equipment is each enough increases enough maybe raise X% prices you talk energy kind really I last until given pricing Can costs. a XX should liability if of we'll can really I the quarters to offset to you And off need start compression to Despite little back with is if X% maybe of what margin buckets? continued Sam out slowing X% pressures, here. and think couple I you in is of bit This a curious offset year typically for higher of assume know

Andrew Masterman

now, look see mean if you will I Sam, at the thing Yes, continue is, will pricing -- see softness. right we we continued

We will that's an see in activity. current contract softness annual because that QX a contract Unfortunately, continued in bit tighter to many correlated times. ancillary, is

months, of go side unfortunately business. commitments when with same we the on business, X positive on work months development So maintenance development, material able contracts X that side that time, to being correlation commit. you and see you see of the the typically in the out At the

You lock in.

in time that we So and we're not February, we now for our experiencing. current the reflect our back but on pricing. reflect some to to shorter January frames the allow lapped development is being in development We us business to have we adjusted more anticipated which degree able contracts inflation, and approach costing today that

as and period. to match at and able as So both new to we the the we development we're look into labor QX, optimistic margins, of especially margin being contract end really about get QX,

pressure. So perhaps do we feel some

QX, unwinding, in QX, think we that QX, You be we've our as And guide seen in of I into some regular kind the see there. that's that into mean But unwinded. QX, past. I get we when say a to pattern in going pressure getting more

Samuel Kusswurm

helpful think from residential if I your exposure. that? your maintenance I'm me talk existing... the could just Got you. side, see very maybe you plan residential if exposure right residential That's this you of quarter? color residential for component I a like HOA but guess, business, bit it break performed else about there. you during and do XX% I And little how guess, apart the Am represents between there, about I everything something wrong, your land revenue the correct that And

Andrew Masterman

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Samuel Kusswurm

that's just guess and Correct. still... your quarter line the of specifically, in kind how then HOA Yes. I it is exposure

Andrew Masterman

stayed thing mean with little see in the I The pandemic impact with HOA the any. Yes. HOA if off is really positive. me. we're we

a seen In as in vertical. introduction growth haven't our business in we working HOA forward, HOA home have of with we any part to perhaps and we actually -- impact that see the we Perhaps it's say more go really fact, stay-at-home more I as stable there's happen that believe stuff. to the going of that work

Samuel Kusswurm

Great.

sales your should just that of or... as So forward percent going maybe expect we to expand

Andrew Masterman

that's We of in. exactly right. believe believe great be is We a the HOA market to part

there. a We have presence strong

know account and where managers and that's association able there dealing boards folks homeowners great to really the and we homeowners how managers boards we best-in-class with property deal to sales are a out with Our work believe with place being excel. our just

Operator

from next Stifel. question Shlomo comes Rosenbaum from Your

Shlomo Rosenbaum

versus the then to the little COVID-XX. talk a be? up back. far you you also verticals. seeing levels? you about up, talk kind could bit you could to you things notwithstanding we coming can other specifically you of revenue pre-COVID hospitality hopefully, away fully maybe words, now to were variant. and used I ancillary Anthony, before what they're maybe see the for they In how about -- open what you're seeing performance. are retail way What much are have as some it from the know How tailwind we XX% Just said And of Delta gauge

Andrew Masterman

Yes.

both in and question it kind levels Contract divide of that both the mix. back to as me 'XX into those answer Let ancillary relates our contracts overall are of already.

we in contract our not positive actually we all of because a contract growth ancillary, believe will is get coming to we in 'XX to levels forward. positive a with tailwind growth We ancillary. off contract total, but in XXXX So And way 'XX back normalized in with only into 'XX, we growth not return as actually are of show some a believe there the continued base.

ancillary we're quite up at really tightly. Compared plus 'XX, to XXXX. year-over-year compared closing It's X%. you If XX% in we're look in 'XX, within 'XX, to

into down, again, get expect So going probably QX. next see that there's, summer the get -- as we level additional into months tailwind we and same we But we that the XXXX, is believe coming be in especially to as about some we year.

Shlomo Rosenbaum

then hospitality seeing what over And retail, there? you're and

Andrew Masterman

hotel seeing and the really rates. hospitality, probably increased is and travel the back bouncing industry strong. Yes,

know have we that there. our that. think all out customers seen And I

right we're now of differentiate we was effort a property extra happened So bit be back seeing Hotels saying to these right? improvements to coming others. are, are exactly need our frankly, versus going some what happening, it of we thought ancillary in. They're little

be we the into projects around current frankly, refreshing whether the properties XXXX into about inquiring And seeing whether future There hotels their country, ways and only But improve used back pre-pandemic. Seasons so we're to how they it's Four properties. not hotels, can the the it's differentiate are expand at put large-scale increase are not we really go better properties those whether it's that have Marriott, that today only projects thus properties going of can into down list look Ritz-Carlton, and enhancing development attract like can ancillary, but I the that looking also are what service and customers.

Shlomo Rosenbaum

on seems then a just And of but just be it back they're dead that then offset just run decent harder of really you a more maybe expecting. Or have. on is, is -- against matter than pronounced to I'm have you -- guys were things side understand you it's XQ much margin a -- the amount I a to inflation, and dead labor development horse, stuff it. the I light HXB or really it that ago a you it the the commitments so but here, got could it like later. X against -- hate to Is the trying you or more is and kind the what know of guys you that? bush quarter bidding Got focus in But visa starting for just

bit. a You just bit just of kind more for expecting little HXB little unpack was can Visas. from benefit us a I that

Andrew Masterman

in is And the and reality process the they some as now. that's coming hope I people The way. certain process initially And in. authorities that tough customers do folks, to frankly, coming we're a and our the -- those had at that's or finding got November, July, time, normalize, in Yes. into the indications the all giving the thought should is that's labor And June But fill that October, people for availability August, there the things What into of country, the as that as say of on, visas, They're with which are optimistic we we just fill we here visas get is coming we now December, those had We're that happened is overall we time arriving government labor really would be to we just we profile low. the visas. HXB applied that okay, program only same they come they're people. program here. get what we what kind HX the to where folks the there's was to had labor We availability actually by December, designed that should gap. across service.

over have in of business. bps headwind a the kind XX over labor when side really QX went expense came availability, low we really and folks the time, it that of a because to was about talented work of So maintenance dedicated at landscapers, look that the work And you and in the lot time.

So hit exactly QX, see I that much how much. that We hitting. QX, some some be in can't but headwind of us. to issues believe really is not came and we say in the of there's that margin going

we into so. or going Some, turn more again, we're pace into talking then bps QX. XX we that's QX, of as to believe a And get normalized around back

Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

comes Bob Your next from CJS Securities. from Labick question

Robert Labick

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Andrew Masterman

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Operator

to time. at back this the now Andrew closing Masterman would call over remarks. like question to for turn further no I is There

Andrew Masterman

look Rein. thank Please Once BrightView. XXXX. be for you, We forward you Brightview be like at to I safe again, speaking and well. in for Investor participating with in the call your everyone Thank would Day to and today interest

Operator

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BrightView (BV) 7 Aug 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript