AVO - Earnings call 4 2020 | Mission Produce, Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Mission Produce Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2020 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please also note, today's event is being recorded.

At this time, I'd like to turn the conference call over to Jeff Sonnek, Investor Relations at ICR. Sir, the floor is yours.

Jeff Sonnek

Thank you, and good afternoon. hosted Chief Barnard, Financial be and Executive will Giles, Bryan Officer. presentation by Chief Steve Officer; Today's Chief Operating Q&A. Officer the call Mike Browne is and be also will available for today participating on

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Stephen Barnard

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Bryan Giles

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over That concludes our Operator, you. Q&A. open remarks. call Please to now prepared the to

Operator

our And Instructions] comes Spillane [Operator America. first Bryan Bank of from with question

Bryan Spillane

about EBITDA longer a be maybe Maybe where XXXX have expectation knowing we the that of difficult expectation, year, pricing I guess, now, couple be me. would assume, the achieve the is that we're would So that just -- is would growth would this be relative or fair it questions thinking term? 'XX to growth to for one long-term this potentially first you year -- to a more as EBITDA just

Stephen Barnard

one Well, hopefully, X years. now our marketplace. with But to the most which we've make are has absorbed can cheap a of the been to volume overhead. the we last into I for lot is think volume, of the right by up it what over obstacles time the Prices of used pretty coming comparison

I think we're box, to have going boxes. a reduced margin you'll see per more probably but

being think we'll end pretty up I So close.

Bryan Giles

And add on that. I'll to

here us Farming up for & that that our don't we for I where point going pick until we for And is get pricing tough think does significantly QX. really anticipate it's some pricing lower than our certainly, operations business. farming to Marketing different it our Again, be creates as challenges sit International Distribution our into to time. in segment today, at

over stayed it where today, being time. at pricing pressure pricing levels at of periods create said, fairly movements put in large if short that would seen it's we've challenges. and But But

we projections this of summer any we're through point make So hesitant pricing move to the at be months. we really may where think as

Bryan Spillane

cost. on X just then And Okay.

I think of in I moving kind you then in called just Mexico costs broadly. freight know And out lower the U.S. quarter. field we've seen in up cost the more

you as So thinking on 'XX? and just those modeling be should how maybe out we're X could about we touch topics those

Stephen Barnard

volume. Super are areas the will gap historically Bowl that effect going they It's generally the Mexico most of think there's And because off take the also. an I up in is the up pretty harvest, demand period that in that calendar. not U.S. and the that and on other right Well, up in it has prices X record-setting on common week in go time And right field after going now go after world. don't of Easter caught and in prices the it it avocado is then up has the up creates inventory. on a time generally

Bryan Giles

maybe price our adjusts so -- not of or reiterate on market pretty it of of add would to kind that in that, kind much customers. I but market -- pricing fruit sync field retail pricing pricing, what retail with Yes. or of we to in terms much

afford that a on can field points there's we're, margin to the basis, prices we're to evaluating squeezed a and pay in There's to gets daily little where able time targets. times points bit. So expand our a in it in hit bit, where we

pricing variable, is But we're market when fruit, where move that in think at. those buying costs pretty line with generally, can they are and I third-party

price, input I the is the ones. think think of larger Steve other to some transportation costs, mentioned of I one

as something field to I for and think continually determine what as keep goals, it that's in fruit can an significant our us in customers. pay eye that we pricing we some for we for seen but afford looking increases at Nothing our the we have created on we're achieving recently. margin is challenges

Bryan Spillane

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Stephen Barnard

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Michael Browne

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Operator

And Palmer our JPMorgan. next is from with Tom question

Thomas Palmer

into a the more the parts wanted is and relative read abnormally just that been picture way supply from have high strong? of the was when therefore, you about I Peru it in up harvest the Has -- higher supply percentage demand that follow yields really to driving is impaired What in of world Mexico's we of on some the Mexico. does U.S.? the ramp other Is timing become then harvest less to up? like seeing And those flow-through, U.S.? as on think of important and in any California kind And coming Mexico into do regions? the early

Stephen Barnard

off. quarter drop then generally that and has Last taper they what saw has historically, -- happen, fourth levels, will the late will year, peaked they and continued. why in season. peak Mexico in Well, That's price the you a

think of months. have that historically. don't sort this XX can never we they So They maintain volume

So growers the my that a practices don't the up. minute which not has on harvest the larger changed as will not time and that can generally Easter sometimes irrigation a -- guess have is so Super legitimately, up the longer-term infrastructure a after, we -- about into ago, or have this I'm talking And drives or little which I the stronger, Bowl, in -- mentioned they bit maybe temporary irrigation year the right play that small up those mountains rather creeping to -- prices around grower game of a from start somewhere thing is basis. but

months. crazy. crop. but California crop big to for we So to look doesn't change bigger here don't going of the And has a think that a have it's Peru thing in I couple a go

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Michael Browne

call crop really But is as just the at with terms an aren't their the the dependent crop crop been the season larger things taking and so fruit. and year. for and a hectares The isn't bit add of lot It mentioned, little other the a happen Mexico that harvesting. of crop half on-crop has a Steve quality availability. Mexican in on can year, that. markets Mexico, undetermined point. is they larger second bloom that's just This I summer loca, of lot for this to this of It's

thing the the XX%, last is XX the to pounds, -- as Peru is Steve for versus of market, XX that California pounds. And only estimates, or about down up, industry it's look terms for million mentioned But million year. about is XX% in Peru, probably U.S. summer, we estimates preliminary other XX%

possible static heavy for coming volume there's this pulse at daylight there So us. of out

Thomas Palmer

low helpful. I building more you're dealing road? what maybe That's than inventory quarter really to advantage Great. you have can that but with typically extent you And of are given how would to also the down you low maybe a today, are the prices prices life. perishable realize To a shelf facilities product distribute lengthen take

Stephen Barnard

too much. not Well,

and try a kind the on over we're see just of season that's the AG of market year, is play definite it weekly fruit end better One market plenty playing a happened this in the on ] to there a try right as we basis [ when We're fair sending the we of things it. lot crop, time Europe's risky. spreading trying to Late will at a games at but there's avoid that. It's we of here, of time. we out the into But out are the it now, in this than amount there Asia.

Operator

Gerry Sweeney with is question And Capital. our from ROTH next

Gerard Sweeney

et on there's From volume But to volumes later much was there year and so due dig a we can as maturing be -- but well. you maybe the here had if up have a some the how had could we I year cetera. of et in out to it on-crop had edges came or a then in timing, profitability your to pretty also alternating also as season wanted I what -- and the benefited sounds with point timing crop lot cetera, there from side delta strong weather, what volumes because I Mexico pricing or at an little bit in. see versus this and from stay into of fields some in partly up, curious coming Just volumes, on good heard, -- in like more

Stephen Barnard

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like Our America. to said, export a of South I going substantially amount It's product. We're Europe going bigger, business Asia. substantial mentioned and going to to is we're

think So ride. it providing where spread in out, position the a we're product enough can make I to good we

our double think I And on probably are mean, were ago loads they week. I what close year per like a export I said, numbers to

So fruit are necessarily Mexican the if a a pack have with have it Mexican shippers out don't there you and a place to they really there's Mexico The not go U.S. to but that of it. more problem the shippers, year-long distribute plan. with lot the shippers, in

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Bryan Giles

our add more our And Farming I look segment. as Gerry, little particular, Peru crop, I'd we in a guess at on

the own set the forward I to in farms the next tree. our of XXXX think as bloom in looking in better we're growth we'll how volume information months, we're the is and think but continue develops fruit our at from We -- have to move certainly, we watch on XXXX. anticipating couple relative we

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in at. we've of X broad last the I pricing, that if years. we're range that pricing think or the a X certainly, over call when is on touched the to little probably that earlier seen looking -- variable comes is it a bigger We it

account we hope. factors we're our into we all we're come trying that Certainly, modeling, where on settle will take in when kind to would the pricing So think based of play. doing into

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Gerard Sweeney

Got you.

at in coming But higher of end So of this the year the or little out end Farming was day XXXX. with up day, off-line. guess your -- expecting a higher the than -- I'll at the it this fiscal that International you're bit yield in follow up with you a I of production

Bryan Giles

that's in the that's expectations line grow And before mature, that of -- the levels. we kind still our I have trees Yes. room reach mean, to with full is as production trees

Stephen Barnard

thousands yet. planted producing that paid have hectares for of aren't and We

Gerard Sweeney

was, think just that. get also maturing I production mentioned, curious That's was than had was I that I you and XX% all. anticipated. but if No, you Yes. -- was They're higher

Bryan Giles

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Operator

is And Bienvenu with from Inc. Stephens question Ben our next

Ben Bienvenu

it to as your ask to wanted guidance. relates I Congrats. long-term

I growth So pound comes double-digit growth, hectare be you would Farming per about of much just that and margin cost in the margin your in it you add and can high continued there, I'm absorption the there. expansion, expansion guided business improvement unlocked so volume yield you International helpful. Peru EBITDA how To color for think your Marketing when improvement fixed presumably, would & from versus, disaggregating curious, Distribution per single-digit assume, segment? extent low margin

Bryan Giles

Sure.

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our & shoot target Distribution operate in for. Marketing segment, we tend margins we range that to or a per-box of I think

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add think an that number. looking I could and from terms reductions there cost are here pennies cost in of been things at, that at and operational there we've perspective we're that transportation looking material to that

& to of that's to as volume driving of But side It's opposed EBITDA growth come the out I squeezing from think going is that come growth of going significant necessarily really and that in Marketing segment growth, the margin order Distribution to achieve line our business. overall where to top from. the

Ben Bienvenu

don't think year would summer. this as assume this California, think we'll I across would pricing setup presumably come get get support supply foodservice Mexico as move and out although some we demand made we you transition broader demand comments I retail the through I into tighter if very but strong, to and recovery Peru, this that that back. I want the about been market. has year, could know of for the this thinking we And point, would to about supply-demand will Okay. also belabor

happen summer? commitments Does start price the stagger through it you start At the and in what Peru back your is that making to of contracting the have the fixed point on like? time do year? around lead crop spring and half for the What

Stephen Barnard

to harvesting. And out usually a idea. take keep beginning have weeks about X it get a it in of of before mean I'd we'll to do start say, I Well, will the X out we harvest. to mind, month the we'll better weeks here. X X

probably we're on pricing. looking at April So early

Ben Bienvenu

Okay.

you time. got So the

Stephen Barnard

fixed up a -- with the we'd of we'll $X, doesn't it other with thing wipe limit work side price and a with retail, it say, that, do out. together the of, down put it say, where the can or Yes, X on we'll, other

Ben Bienvenu

I see.

Okay.

price it pricing variability versus a a flat just of down. more no Is think with band So like of that up right? or

Stephen Barnard

pick other like if if if example. And it's goes as be moving $XX-plus, an band, it'd to be And now the so Yes, then price $XX to it the say, goes $XX. it a you $XX, will way, speak.

Operator

Our is with Holland next Brian question D.A. Davidson. from

Brian Holland

questions just my most I So of have answered. been wanted --

else have but quick would deal ones demand of just the the about here. Bowl presume Just ahead heard a thinking couple more or of we I and seasonal a about not here. big Super this,

will look they in they confirming year? Bowl, past, certainly than just Given different no the did dynamics of do just this into years end demand have Super see on we ahead given you have quarter different -- impact gatherings the than

Stephen Barnard

don't our I over per what of but the on volume. numbers year the last this know Super are record Bowl, volume years was substantial pretty week

Now the we're pretty prices the are lower, volume. but with happy

Brian Holland

some kind And of channels retail pricing there? mix know foodservice. side, on thoughts? first impact, changes just volume understood kind strong. we look the half XXXX, Any we're I Yes, Yes, understood. on lapping any the change as Any then updated side, more of the the bias of towards so and foodservice I remains the there? into

Stephen Barnard

The fast continues actually. to grow, casual

their back The impressive higher casual it other white pretty has shut I year they a much side of cost the it growth. But ago. than were down and up fast down. then on they mean been and it they're table goes goes

Brian Holland

enough. me. one Easy Yes, for sure. Last

your of market? some at kind of all at curious, Any of a more we're the level. Just impact I'm impact to the that broader seeing Peru any in instability -- business? talking governmental the from some

Stephen Barnard

to of issues doing. labor is outside It's others. some contractors, that companies main little negotiate. issue guys or with What the be us like doing Camposol not aren't that that big our some necessarily labor slowest is services really quite hiring what haven't they're so are avocados middle with we've help yes, we're of with time We're down the been started there we've This really of been and done it to not blueberries bit. affected. little because the the in trying But yet. some the A is, labor supposed or year familiar

-- here out. will isolated rules some because is that reform and is. the that what everyone be But and I it's we there's the new But agrees tax we know coming what all on. solution know quickly some it's think very going problem remedied There's

Operator

And no to this I'd time, to end ladies like over closing turn further conference and the showing back session questions. remarks. question-and-answer the at and I'm for any gentlemen, management call

Stephen Barnard

this quarter a everybody's want and we in thank like first to our I and conference your -- for forward is partnership. thank and appreciate to Okay. call. And say to you interest you long just again, our look profitable And first thank and time. I'd Mission, Well,

Operator

conference. today's everyone concludes appreciate Thank have evening. We participation, This you. Thank great for their you. and a

Stephen Barnard

Thank you.

Mission Produce (AVO) 19 Jan 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript