AVO - Earnings call transcript Q1 2021

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Mission Produce Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please also note, today's event is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Jeff Sonnek, Investor Relations at ICR. ahead. go please Sir,

Jeff Sonnek

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Steve Barnard

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Bryan Giles

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Operator

Thank be Brian Davidson. the you. Please At session. this proceed with a [Operator comes first time, from Your with of we'll question D.A. line question. your Instructions] Holland conducting question-and-answer

Brian Holland

the afternoon congrats results. Yes, on strong and thanks. Good

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Steve Barnard

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supply. forward in a So, position as as going feel pretty good far we're we

Mike Browne

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are under million XXX those down pounds. Now, numbers well

year, right with nice but some help to with California, -- out sizing fruit, of the for for rains California there developing seems will here which natural have us a this window harvest. be We in now

Brian Holland

color. And I'm the in appreciate repealed comments I me going new the which December. this I've for avocado there Yes. half one Peru to investment read promotion -- you limit from law, was agrarian in half about avocado me, in where, one reading then, the other Director excuse I, this producers you -- is know of plantations. know,

just provide you it's even is a a and around limited what's If if I'm around happening negative you, the a there? curious being to investments there? extent maybe maybe the context could you from standpoint, maybe positive, of bit if impacted competitive So, this or just a little dynamics

Steve Barnard

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probably it's think for breath. time them catch a their to I So,

for the stick it's to investors we'll our to to plan. going in us. new game and think our I good It's limit case,

Bryan Giles

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any unwind know number over have the but period acquisition million a rates of probably relatively $X.X other won't to impact $X.X But truly up our related those on long is So transaction you again, time, that that liability are tax step term. book of the XX%, that over and it we again million results. a going immediate to longer is, on did really will

Brian Holland

luck forward. you. Appreciate that Thank going Best color. of

Operator

of Palmer with next with J.P. from your Morgan. line comes question Please Your proceed question. Tom the

Tom Palmer

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Bryan Giles

it's now. right I very think early

on numbers half of we lies preliminary have than us. that so We have still of quarter ahead the month more first and our

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the ahead are we're into as that challenges, we manage per past and insurmountable don't long run on it. that's there some margins, we've are where that us. I in it's there challenges haul. box think mentioned again, very some But focused we'll of where, So, with term anything short lie the windows

was month, what wasn't don't it said, with of -- bad line I first Mexico with we'd starting can we the like market February to in ahead harvest quarter, California Peru get QX. think too bridge see the and what April us out to is stabilize, I when we and in far that March then volumes volumes certainly think our but that in a us, ran of growers heavy to to have I

Tom Palmer

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Steve Barnard

Mexico too harvest will comes Mexico get and window, early start into off seize as for continue albeit to as this it's I summer. to lesser think we'll we the at early rates So, and California spring Peru.

going and Mexico harvest here spring I price also July, think West, We're just early new much that, strong California know right fuel fruit. bit June in getting to going and the cycle. a that metrics bit the -- early going September. out and size into Peru and even of will very through there's thing So And has of ready now be we then a of with a have little little But are up pretty time maybe and now it's June, August, get a and a growers battling of beyond to and pricing go. bit local the the little here back right kind of I crop into little bit, then you quality Mexico think

Tom Palmer

Understood.

Steve Barnard

going Peru is going filling that have to this fill of very of to be a program. this with Mexico, terms is current think in very I California situation But, Well, nicely. course, nice we --

Tom Palmer

guys. Thanks Okay.

Steve Barnard

Thank you.

Operator

of the Stephens. Ben Bienvenu with Your question. your question next Please comes from with proceed line

Ben Bienvenu

good guys. afternoon Hi,

Bryan Giles

Hi, Ben.

Ben Bienvenu

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Steve Barnard

thing, feed off time of because can and resolve, We've great to of one whole is, that we to product and that. our Texas freezing our still network there, things on kind thinking softer fortunately, it itself thanks pipes out, of satisfied move will open issues and let's the Laredo some the and management without our Dallas we it there have the going any and bit about around, but for we would customers Well, through We We're to up and of have that lifeboat -- April of will until moving, about we've can be is but state. rough facility, time keep go. little Laredo be get in to it up help put got and -- everything whatsoever. going take and and Dallas did schedule some a in through to be Dallas a place back up ready keep XXnd. had running. issues

Ben Bienvenu

see then And you through also volume along we it any be probably those hear your that fits -- demand. recovery. what for margin second offer curious to what by starts to Okay, is, varies as your My very helpful. means in be that It's lines, question and you color year? expect but could geography, and know we're within mix I relates would as I'd the great. as know, to seeing the well foodservice us foodservice develop of how and business and early your move you you're

Steve Barnard

they about mean actually not take is consumption, think and To our business as I which order percentage and phone on our foodservice up, computers car their pick and business, your the up it represents of volume the out had of with. up mostly, our adding -- all has computer gone have -- numbers totally stores. get even out foodservice that Well, set I in half because gone up to

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Ben Bienvenu

thanks. Best Okay, of luck.

Operator

America. of proceed of next with Your question your Bank comes Galbo the with from question. Please Peter line

Peter Galbo

and guys, XX% you up was ask be know for pending February, the to for Bryan, down, maybe afternoon. question. do you wanted to some guess, I minus good it encompassed were of on guys as taking than you quarter, better something the have quarter-to-date, down decline. Thank the sure just that, pricing, here. also XX% I then, of low would things know, should Hi that it's recovery in watermark though April, maybe with the the public bit that, it's, was a make worse kind data but about that driving think reported wanted outpacing you just just we what the of And the you out pick USDA If so can heard March than we a I quite it even data understand, I see, if to whether data right. Mexico

Bryan Giles

April. the at when were move up we in trend Ideally, we performance you month when nice the you saw certainly March as our we we quarter. back, look we that through will continue seeing of Sure February, we from what a know thing. first during and know Yes, look

at then in into here leading So, really the pandemic-related shutdowns right and -- May gentle to we as look December April post of is year, I When pricing probably feeling it move where the it was we relatively time the post started of that year-over-year, into the prices low this was experiencing through point. last a mean balance summer very throughout kind were and year. during the that saw we high of we I kind think decline

a a little customer whole. more is a tend bit do -- retail-focused. the So, I different be seeing our industry we're think We base to little than as

pretty the outside quarter business, our We US. sales came from have XX% revenue export during first also the a driving supporting of roughly

what you an So, on to soften mix can think are differences on lower industry terms some year-over-year based to. are But in it's lean a things they're kind the their trends some But we're those lot I of customer company-by-company I doing. help of basis the selling business other a a we and of and a our where of we we're the do price blow, that have upon think of going broad parts whole, that know basis experiencing, see you're the on, again to consistent. as

Mike Browne

to, is avocados this add refers we're not add, just is Bryan the Peru, that, exporting Mission Mike, nugget to South a just we're just from these exports from from that And of it's sourcing. Israel, one little or that lot globally or on on end Mexico Africa, California of

to helping it's that So, growth. XX% fuel

Steve Barnard

Chile. Colombia,

Bryan Giles

in supply place. that no infrastructure Yes, there doubt. we we the do put global without markets today is the Couldn't support that

Peter Galbo

Got it, that's okay. helpful. No,

just, just first maybe impact as being question the I Just any on it maybe a two make the then of the question it higher Peru, step rate on radar. seemed the -- harvest there the result but quarter, the there as from you as and Good forward. know just impact sure, a on tax adjusted ones, tax Ben's second know going just a in something hear guys. change in was should adjustment like to is very a much no to a you other of weather. in rate out, follow-up the Mexico incorporating tax we to is was quick also that wanted result Thanks to be now colder

Mike Browne

plows a in didn't couple in piece We on we harvest, was into where because snow this any real the for bit -- trucks Texas. days there, getting border Mike. lot the roads of first have interference a grab have interference Texas of is that, have and don't I'll little the and and of So, across just into a of of they

but our through nice to were on okay. sand, nicely get system it manage able worked through pull it to an because So, there wasn't much we inventory, harvest, But, through your impact. we of and and were question a

Peter Galbo

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Bryan Giles

that earnings over the year leads and We to rate -- XX% was step that aggregate replacement is increases we from saw That's the a that little Historically increase Peru. tax rate agrarian of They've discussed tax in and What in rate. calendar time. talk on we've right. about a our tax agribusiness based to the our XX% repeal tax it's graduated And law XXXX. starting in statutory law Peru a same see be that they I'll earlier. in XX% had

of that related revalue tax of the impact but accounting of purchase going tax current couple non-cash tax, certainly land with related we a entry the had still of to it's expenses, but the a it, before out deferred it's chunk with us. driven years a good the one-time has our deferred on side deferred the revaluation to So,

So, those as our -- to areas time, United from I do watching We're monitor we're well. Peru, watchful income Mexico, constantly any tax we're changes but Peru, all on as where going a our the Peru, Peru, eye potential the two rates the locations. there regularly also in rate, in over the are think tax proportions different primary business, time, is United tax different evolve forward going we keeping States States, of over will Calif certainly and rates jurisdictions the US come rate

Peter Galbo

very much, Okay, that's helpful. Thanks Bryan.

Operator

question Sweeney comes Please Gerry of from with next proceed Your line with ROTH Capital. your question. the

Gerry Sweeney

for afternoon, call. Good Thanks taking guys. my

business hard of But, quickly, since, a different look the more mind touch assets? a and but a how of keeping Just it's the strategic competitive little little avocados a just want in bit just from now. pricing we're is -- on to huge is pretty did here. that we that to a at Just do move and we understanding interested mangoes your part it's well, as my more not of is leverage the market,

Steve Barnard

mangos here Yes, at yes. United the parts world, we we'd of higher. from there force Asia first of season That mangos the it's and fruit largest look And the Gerry. We -- -- keep intact. to States. planned in it, avocados mind the in just consumed are much in and part like there is our not keep Europe the they labor in we Peru But and labor to come off that leverage help

so them year. keep have don't ranch, a retrain the group to we whole next on will new We

into it, base, we're program. retailers, cost for beneficial it's the consistent scrubbers that the retailere, our i.e., So ripe those mango customer big and us learning etcetera, we as got are creating high-quality a

that have in assets already over category may Europe. the in So, decision And add on most model. cases, really place, only spots, the whole put but big on but here, we depending the distribution Asia mean the to there the we whole a top. It's and in fence. ripening a be the was have of win-win and sides been leader. the in us to in will industry both And how gets, consumption this lacking the items big problem, the here not but it nice has to I

think So, was to I for up and while anyone be going little a it's that I to get -- we're the it's try but up leader. everywhere take it's it's, going challenge, It's there, and to if step to think us. because

Gerry Sweeney

avocado If growers. on industry the that, to the fragmented mango highly similar and it's

well. mark Just side and side the the M as growing the as curious guess D competition I well like as,

Steve Barnard

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Operator

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

Steve Barnard

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Operator

call. and you thank do conference gentlemen We Ladies for that concludes today's attending.

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Mission Produce (AVO) 11 Mar 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript