BRBR - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020

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Operator

Welcome to the BellRing Brands Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. Hosting the call today from BellRing Brands are Darcy Davenport, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Paul Rode, Chief Financial Officer. Today's call is being recorded and will be available for replay beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in number is 800-585-8367, and the passcode is 4971167. Instructions]. [Operator my Relations the introductions. of now Jennifer over to Investor Meyer, BellRing pleasure is floor turn to It Brands for

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Jennifer Meyer

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Darcy Davenport

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comfort to the has all new usage. move share virus Adult while promotional brands out eCommerce. eCommerce. this Growth the We point X against and X.X%, made Effective shake year. Protein XX% food, this gaining our impressive growth percentage outside food across QX, the in up with continued club, tracked and tracked across quarter, outpace to channels mass, consumption while ways figure consumers as strong growth. programs, healthy improved untracked consumption to XX%, gym. this Premier in was X Protein XX% weeks across channels, this our exercise channels. tracked quarter. key This has continued of velocities segments strong Untracked higher are strategies the in-home and with gain nutrition nutrition progress growth has drove primarily to showing momentum continue reached sports household tracked and with brands gains management untracked Premier as and year. foods, suffered channels, differently. penetration great distribution everyday driven to up flat growth and first Weight along However, returned category gains impacted by consumers mass

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continue products and Our retailers. new consumers to excite both

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logistics network our employees to and frontline in Germany success. and Our were our co-manufacturing plant our within invaluable

plans. is remains our growth performing co-manufacturer well newest our well, network and and positioned to shake support fifth Our

to our Now outlook.

growth our the in running now cost, brand prioritizing EBITDA between are maximizing fiscal EBITDA year-over-year. immediate saw rather the to in XX%. Despite are to This than consistent you sales we XX% commodity net expect is adjusted to net our with grow growth building press sales long-term to grow higher guidance and XX% release, at in a driving new because XX% the lagged yesterday's costs we margin. to category households X% choosing and We market. bring of 'XX to share growth logistics sales and EBITDA higher time believe invest to XX% into algorithm and growing we margin. X% are As XX% is

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Paul Rode

for net was XX%, net Thanks, RTD was $XXX.X the Darcy, million, XXXX sales inventory Premier XX%. $XX.X XXXX. Adjusted benefited up in with and XX.X%, XX.X%. trade EBITDA and everyone. good XX%. shake sales changes sales up increased results and was morning, Protein EBITDA million, quarter favorable Fourth quarter Net both up margin from

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brand result in and sequentially of as XX% sales PowerBar strong digits, promotions and club sales in grow but remained this in and eCommerce, expect this Dymatize to grew double mass. increases gains continue both improved marketing. for a International COVID. net by investments challenged aided driven Dymatize We to quarter, distribution by and

profit decline offset SG&A XX% primarily net million of flat of prior activity. quarter, lower consolidated margin employee-related to back million. costs Higher declined margin higher a and of XX.X%. results. partially expenses public $XX Turning to compared XXX spend to but of to year, XXX promotional million increased cost, points declining IPO with expenses $X.X to proteins percentage related $X.X profit incremental Marketing $X and sales company basis milk-based Gross were anticipated million as of this prior points basis costs gross year. The was was flat to were compared incremental by XX.X%. input

as full year basis SG&A incremental Gross to and and of promotional $XXX was included XX.X%, of million the million, company points compared gross public X%. incremental of results. year, to percentage million $X.X to sales million sales prior year, EBITDA reflecting net with Adjusted points declined was XXX profit higher prior relatively XX% growing margins Turning to Net profit costs of input costs. grew with over of $XXX XX% XXXX flat XXX declining activity. a XX.X%. $XXX.X margins basis

to leaving of borrowings million for revolver for would We Before quarter, a million $XX cash comments and operations the cash and like of flow with our in and outlook, end. liquidity. repaid $XXX flow, cash We make on quarter I million $XX quarter us revolver at hand available our few million $XX fourth reviewing $XX on under a year. million the strong from generating had

leverage was net $XXX of $XX reduced we XX, net was Since September debt debt million net IPO, and by As the million. X.Xx. have

reach repurchase authorization, to of leverage enhance stock net XXXX. We and to asset continue Xx fiscal utilize our value. million long-term we'll recently We to allocation a decisions shareholder in $XX expect announced

outlook. to Turning our

fiscal million implies and in XX%, million. outlook long-term We growth $XXX of double-digit which above to EBITDA of $XXX midpoint both algorithm. net billion to line with line expect and sales adjusted of of our are $X.XX billion XXXX EBITDA our $X.XX The top margins

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Operator

[Operator Instructions].

is from Your question Ken of JPMorgan. Goldman first

Ken Goldman

created lately that sometimes little I'm wondering anything why to it's companies you behind good Is a use has a buybacks but if BellRing, share that I'm the there's of market capital? there's just buy that than other speculation I little be lately. into from if reasoning bit because - there a a particular read large in authorized explain it could the to holder, share could some looking because holder bit wondering of particular you some elaborate maybe general that you'd think you speculation. buyback or do a

Darcy Davenport

in was this a market. give move us Ken, simply flexibility a tactical Yes. volatile to

have we great - as we cash growth, know, have organic great and we flow. guys you generate So strong

to it So prudent uses seems open. keep of just cash all

Ken Goldman

sure would make the Okay. correctly sales be, And just I then I to heard you wanted number. my follow-up growth on XQ

you said within think range. your be should it I long-term

So shipments, for for account wanted that going in sure maybe XX% sure somewhere difficult XQ XX% make to but reversal between does does, first Just are to ship-in? correct. between takes puts that of comparisons you that all and to on of I'm it - make looking the sure I'm any just quarter? And

Darcy Davenport

our this line in yes, Yes. long-term the more we growth context outlook algorithm. higher that, The with on last more quarter. our will Expect in And was side. higher obviously, with QX had be

Operator

is question next from Your of Barclays. Andrew Lazar

Andrew Lazar

further. to bit little the I guidance dig sales a want into

digits; gives take we I of full second year kind first of half, think of of guidance. mid-teens. end ranges, us expected the high full sales both the If midpoint growth half think, roughly it those year single sales you I low at your growth,

So what low is midpoint. at to the getting of I'm gets guess I end the sort

makes some and it to would seem in sense. light dynamics the all in So current uncertainties of conservatism, think level build of which I

full growth sales So what you're first to outlook, Darcy. from in if year How gives sense get all a sales gives year thinking a - way? wanted that's for prudent about And sort would the one. given I the of be confidence to a the rate you you the just the uncertainty, what you provide or

Darcy Davenport

is correct where that's we the ending. yes, that math year see So and

of expanded. to be have we that a Obviously, have we a of lot want lot unknowns, think we for there's conservative. us. but I going Obviously, have things we

from well. last we early We're last brand have resets which lapping gains products the also we saw are well increasing worked extending accounts and year, specifically performing of our We sight line distribution year. advertising, we're in just to major as hitting have now time. as is new are look that And that are we our building,

feeling hitting we're and good line top So number. about that the

Andrew Lazar

good question, much was if to you maybe to resets segue share. - it you depending color you the get how my of incremental Just space outcome shelf Got just it. sort know but what a of that, more And the don't - or you've other players on category? really Or next think how subcategories? or on into whether Or that I then detail it's some on any came can more which how little little - on trying the much maybe is specific from a such, of and some other get a gained? color of can

Darcy Davenport

Yes. Sure.

X% and gained quarter, QX, into they QX, was - last are it we a coming about TDPs, whereas accounts, gained said I major as So reset. in food mostly we

as large a account well as club. mass So

those, started stores stayed but and liquid From the is in of We - November, of gained now amount. resetting so they're at we category in a a powders go generally expense standpoint, the are beginning actually see it from and can fair at bars, you it. the we some nominal. So category standpoint, BellRing same. were and looks a space - into like gains It there the

we at space than So major will double more mass a account. our

exciting. is with but that with across we So primarily, Premier Dymatize. And gained and it's pretty - was gained also forms. What nice we also

got as powder powder gained our good food which there, business predominantly, also So shakes, on but accounts. expected, nice. seeing we really is in in we're And gains we across

see. nice to that's So

Operator

next of Our question Wells John is from Baumgartner Fargo.

John Baumgartner

you for expand off mean, you're hoping I marketing year just significant of on 'XX? fiscal coming plan could Darcy, a bit investment. the a

you the of year-on-year? ahead, the So tilt be spend what ROI And expecting thoughts 'XX And sort other would merchandising? are great. between advertising for then any F on contemplated or to looking how promo

Darcy Davenport

Sure.

hit XXXX results advertising actually midyear really et standpoint. as it reach increase were we We was we awareness, our goal, annual advertising our our our pleased to of well cetera. hit We So then main as goal and brand with from goal. And an about the penetration.

is, do basically of So strategy for 'XX, the working. more what was

spend to and We're continue to expand going time. we're in to TV both So going the digital.

new which, like we the we is for new felt to So spend you QX, had again, right us. of level year, in

when then extend display the about major store, will to time expanding months. from promo. be the X new So we'll eCommerce. also into spend then big - X we'll in months the And households come - be And in obviously, we're category increasing then space. And so

So buy I is standpoint from a focus what is our marketing rate. say would on new

on focused rate. well as household buy we're So as both

increase the the So upsizing and that's in where promo. then comes in

more So advertising a say, similar - similar an strategy I just from but standpoint, of would it.

John Baumgartner

does some just products, consumers Okay. you But see more pipeline as mentioned the and gravitating front. of that our COVID then on And the up next innovation your flavors. And boost, persists I going few towards to need to is inform sense to the that for ability think of have mean, out do you're travel? of other Or to branch grow how types that to sort Premier M&A, areas? brand of on views the different you can functional go you states? to through you the is functional the follow fairly ensure, I for substantial already years. guess kind new if your

Darcy Davenport

has category ability a other the Protein in of about would Sure. ton to say, This I versus, where mean, brand Premier I one travel. is think is Premier differences the key its of brand the I advantage. any

need adult weight brand it they nutrition may may fits does from the it of other be nutrition a or volume is, squarely sports brands not Premier So management brand, what strong but an sources others. within whereas they the are be everyday a state, in brand, their many of all nutrition,

So health. store, mean, looking has categories trend room across into. that really claims going in it that And and think was we're are in category starting into tremendous areas area. see those the in immunity I in I us about to COVID of the lean gives you're uncovered our to some a And talked around the kind on specifically think already but I proactive how spaces. of those I innovate

You'll on we'll But to the start into but later see in M&A leaning will obviously, those that in year we go. lean into ways we'll Premier, M&A area that can't - innovate. Premier any feel

Operator

Your next of question is from D.A. Brian Holland Davidson.

Brian Holland

I And wondering seeing that's evolve? label, new you're that you I maybe Atkins, more think there? What how looking that says How follow-up wanted mimic specifically, SlimFast your where leadership. And as you're is to you're speaks coming a seeing Andrew's more products private do out? if or are fine you at about and is side. was the in. it's it of shelf the how Because XX-gram space Any being question playing whether far them ask broadly, think But shake you that's think on private past growth probably how seen we've if against that? And that in recently, maybe private trend? on I competing to label I in after on if where that is following about the as sort evolved. that label,

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

and more it's The that's in X%. so tracked It's is majority about label The That - of this majority private channels. nothing X% about dramatic. little up pretty of channels, in it's in is Walmart. vast So bit represents that quarter, up of just consistent. that vast RTDs, but tracked a

XX% label. really about low. we And low a index, pretty - with private overall We're so interaction so Premier has interaction pretty

single have products they the brand because state. that private such compete Equate so - is years strong every in label, need in Over a

years has affected business not a really launched So about they It ago, our Premier very fighter. much. X

label, not really a has good a think our I private so that's affected strong of but example And business.

think look, as I so you new, - about And entrants. Yes. asked that and we new

a it. Sam's based again, - it will - our Again, So Equate, launched impact watching on big a kind on we fighter. But recently we a XX-gram it business. think we're think that have that don't XX of really

Brian Holland

as Darcy. fair total appreciate amount limited hitting inflation, as to would the drive Separately, a color, as on I penetration. look you're appear of cost offset It price a though obviously, margin. household gross you

and of at out what going on chain or doing supply I'm maybe or seeing raw So this you're material the what looking some that manage pressures you're side to you're wondering forward? help currently smooth logistics

Darcy Davenport

I'll want as this, add fit. and Paul, see can me to - then tell Do take you you on you

So yes.

to So it's as decision are than price. the the costs in basically - logistic we the are milk back front some a spike conscious yes, seeing the COVID. kind as not in seeing costs take as we're half half a in protein We of from more increases in well

executed focus the building. we're sight actively I'd doing one programs, brand on started So half. February working market - we it. thing and We share calculus last we're both back we this this we're line hitting we are this think already kind was have of the it and of say can year, projects the I'll as subsiding as and year think of and kind see is we're well 'XX weather for say, increases in the first that half, more to mostly organization mean cost our the on in because as half of cost-out We and prices we beyond. - The And we watching front correct even expanding. than and year took well. Elasticity if working price expected, as I expected. But commodity in isn't on our I 'XX. increased

make can we it closely. and that monitoring we So always decision, are

Operator

our is to Stifel. question go Chris Growe next who We'll of

Christopher Growe

year? had promotional little but ask gross a as you I see inflation. on - ongoing? And from understand see to to well major gross in a the we possible the just disaggregate is kind to first guess, and could of importantly, on wanted year-over-year, more you on of the Brian's as how and bit I'm input much inflation, trying margin, question, just pressure, half promotions so first the just sequentially it question weigh X how Just cost I to is factors that? of understand kind margin much Is - rebuild especially

Paul Rode

Yes. on QX Chris, assume, specifically? your question, margins, is I

Christopher Growe

Yes.

Paul Rode

materials there's impactful QX a items than activity that right, and perspective, Raw materials. So impacting you're two promotion. major promotional from more a was raw margins, bit were

impact In fact, last quarter the highest raw from materials year. versus fourth was our

So peak. it's a hitting

next and mind first to our the into last highlighted in first go highlighted, that, starting us with Keep that, year we Darcy we've in prepared prices earnings were the that the the primarily first quarter. release As expect in obviously, just quarter, to in do impact remarks prices rise. most we material protein half year, and in raw impact

some had the the got favorability the we in that costs higher year. So of as rest

more first the but So But half, headwind in in very the quarter. of better as impact. it it it's It's first as rest the it's brunt it's the bit year, a really, the little first we modest of of the year. takes a highest quarter go in through the off starts

Christopher Growe

category, to it just of Okay. ahead think like we of in 'XX? question where do for particular, I'm get Darcy, profile where kind is we in category and one And out liquids, year. other you expect an set the you seen category a growth the on like although as trying do Just rate, particularly the you of for in look exited see the kind we've - thinking I level more the to saw Or growth growth operate, a in uptick much you fiscal to XXXX? to in just relation where 'XX had fiscal shifts

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

I expect that a historical about category above about year. X%. to steady. But so been It's right back very to bit little dipped rates it during go historical, We're of the obviously, now. And X%. So growth for last that yes, QX is

levels. the a that back on the put So COVID shows up, stock we very category we you slide the how the has out, steady in category just clearly pre-COVID the supplemental deload to and deck added been that then

be I some with bumps But Obviously, lockdowns, months. consistent will it depending to back will there cetera. be can it been et X come So where I think has to the overall, - for it expect that last continue. on

Operator

is question Evercore next ISI. Your from David of Palmer

David Palmer

much the dynamics and some the doing can your But one the channels, that but some post-COVID, will of in that And player with when of talking Ensure question messaging. regard standpoint the is brand your go it a see on COVID we imperfect, different measured year, on beauties I'll wondering some is which I your know is just think about in you're like just one you half with in it measured to on claims from a channels. Just of after the and those fiscal well of I'm highly how immunity of wins those perhaps second positioned And of against claims, breakfast, the get some the COVID It market benefiting have more need and you in to and unique such that, coverage, particularly certain then weight in from going seems positioned with and demographics, against states. may nutrition, certain little those they go of the older against bit easy to at be ways, you're from be back. frankly, also but leave need need management states headwind your of there. be a states just you covers you'll some

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

what that year from of - quarter, was look So it's good at sure going was because very it point it last making different. quarter was on we a to

to where normal. are sort conversely, spike a have then of consumption, QX then the there you last X that got to And QX, easier. - and lapping in QX, in at massive in look the we remember back weeks comps when was So

those exactly we So what expecting. are are

our absolutely that probably from You're been right the benefiting in Ensure most COVID. benefiting, has category

I of the have market Premier a We across they we which the beauty all, pretty mean, like more of breakfast, is, hard quick, can easy, But some talk states. healthy delicious, I all brand first obviously honestly these travel before, So comps. will said about generally.

so think marketing, And hitting quantitatively we've tested states, that several them. those we and market, ground well of as as volume it's in need on we'll all year so make our and up that obviously, source which last we some believe from tested some

David Palmer

a on And Have chunk Do to follow-up grab done something there's that compressed needs because and much you've I you of consumer need less - on-the-go any just that business you've worker maybe lost parent how a state? go? research of time think the lost to that or shows mean, that on you that.

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

lost We have state. need on that

I think the breakfast, what's over-indexing quick the on-the-go, is happening, we're though, at-home. on the So

So up it's for making it.

does the of middle making day Or distribution. swap? we then need we new What - we it in return new normal, so other as sense that of confident - don't So having it the getting - start do products, will to is add those do perfect keep on-the-go, as I well we've as snack so have because it states. getting breakfast. have a then when so over-index what people I'm And what - have a think we to used be at-home I that is, back on the that we

of to that's blocks we'll for just have watch. honestly these us. But building other We a have piece all are that working that

Operator

Truist Your Securities. next question is from Bill of Chappell

William Chappell

- you're terms lot what have just the Darcy, just come months assuming to One, X open? you trends? and June, some uncertainty. how bouncing out the over year did in that questions. it forecast so see there's need trying April, over for assumption of X of you need And is not much But states I or sales understand need that did guidance, mean from uncertainty guess, months? past understand. build states? help in it with to need is full guidance in May, two, or back and X you're the what how you you next just seen the certain at I different appreciate terms past building we open back bounce as looking what's of of the a us of and how gave And states especially back, months I states year some of will so progression get that

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

stays level. historic assumed that levels the at kind we of - So historical category

assumptions. our category low continues around to so of that So digits, part that single the grow was

I Regarding our necessarily need we forecast would states, like don't build that. say that

think I because we them. the are of in rest. covered source nutrition we the all volume of from volume obviously source kind We're from So piece, but right we that everyday

build I our use forecast is, we we take think - building how the blocks. assumption we

on take we distribution, we products, assumption the of category rate. distribution. prior the So year lapping Then new the add new new growth

where come that's with our was. guidance are growth, getting that's bulk we a and So our of where what we up

William Chappell

so you mean pretty there's July, Got out as sale guess, they just want to more we're trends XX the clarify, looked see start active. similar at of the the if been are was September, it. pounds, you little the I a I to mean, some people tired throughout? - did - be to I that of like, having August, extra coming pandemic, Or thought

so should to a nutrition. more there active be And migration

you start accelerate towards did to see So the of quarter? the end things

Darcy Davenport

It stable. was very

kind on - like QX entire that was slide we very to again, mean, category I So the I overall, they mean, the it supplemental pretty go changes, urge the in so of Throughout stable. some de-load but flat. QX. because after that in I had is you shockingly to rebounded, small basically, flat.

Operator

of is Bank Ken of question Your Montreal. from Zaslow next

Ken Zaslow

constraints entrants? change? capacity questioning? there of that And do of the about that number you Can limit out I doesn't What different Is to line have co-packing that? you a think the guys ask seen And there?

Darcy Davenport

Yes, there It changed. absolutely there. has are constraints out

new mostly - that co-manufacturer we added or there. they the on demand, capacity, a line a and added East have supply here so capacity. Coast, have So Obviously, the as co-packers

it would as was. not I once as it's limited that say So

or new co-manufacturer players players. just the added, we there. than a adding other a are It's the matter However, of no line existing here there

Ken Zaslow

of is any chain? Or a of top never you've for actually story, as to know the something we a COVID however become you is, opportunities real examination Okay. it. and here couple And differently, points could do this? I has then is do to a my it. to can line a learned there This What call but more we exit give margin people chain, and an this margin you insight look Is supply it's okay, as lot you question of, want story, the us given been efficient there - that? gain from you could through what this your supply have you you second shock, how

Darcy Davenport

Yes. for companies are. were our and increases, line. because the facing cost We've into commodity most chain, been we we to top digging sure, I wanted as know Especially supply drive

increases. we can some just whatever of, top So the like I think of to we past, we you said, a those offset story. were in mean, line been doing have

So we dug in haven't deep.

to to So which put design. on the cost packaging where with to our make a a buy, we these I to from of on more efficient. board, making that was we're mean, network Coast, increases. to looking at big offset everything part co-man location mean, the helps design we're expanding way we're network to But we across of how ship. inroads buy, that network East we're some the we and at looking our I good evaluating,

Ken Zaslow

talking about next Do year, I'm you of noticeable we think permanent? to change they're And I'm the or are - not to change any of couple going sort just over years? be about going a talking and next a of see

Darcy Davenport

Yes.

right had would be these, larger. covered that of honestly. hadn't some commodity now cost increases, up our think by it by I If what the we is

And so permanent. Obviously, initiatives those - will are but cost will these out stay. -

we'll the they'll - see as evident those, more we be So commodity as decrease. prices and

Operator

and Thank for This have our call. time conference reached end allotted the of we Ladies for gentlemen, today's joining. you questions. concludes

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BellRing Brands (BRBR) 20 Nov 202020 Q4 Earnings call transcript