Earnings call transcript Q4 2022

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Operator

Hello. And welcome to the Westrock Coffee Company’s Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Valerie. I will be your conference coordinator today.

Following prepared remarks, we will open the call for your questions with instructions to be given at that time.

the to hand ICR. Crumbliss now will call Clay over of I begin. Please

Clay Crumbliss

With Scott to Thank Officer; Today’s conference recorded. earnings you. and call are Westrock being Company’s Chief And welcome Mr. Coffee Chris fourth Financial Chief Co-Founder Ford, and quarter Pledger, XXXX is us Executive Mr. Officer. call.

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filings more statements factors Please cause those and release SEC differ materially forward-looking implied other refer expressed risk the today. the of from or a today’s in to that results discussion to any with for made actual press could detailed

as these during as release, the use the call filings, financial earnings GAAP non-GAAP as the most describe non-GAAP measures. of financial discussions comparable business measures The provide directly SEC some reconciliations we press performance. Also measures will well to

Co-Founder Ford, And Executive with that, it’s Officer. my the call and Chief our pleasure to Scott to over turn

Scott Ford

be full as here Good afternoon, year you to results. everyone, quarter and financial with delighted Clay. thank report am XXXX our you, we I fourth and

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Chris Pledger

and will with everyone. good XXXX remarks some I overview our on an full fourth I will of and Scott, begin Thanks, quarter results then XXXX. provide our outlook afternoon, my for year and our commentary

excluding increased profit gross impact mark-to-market quarter $XXX.X decreased net million. company million fourth $XX XX% million, Total to adjustments for sales year-over-year the to $X of the while

growth prices pricing sales This the and the cut of single-serve for by from Our pass-through in quarter. ground coffee volumes. higher was partially in growth was and X% increase by volumes underlying increased a roast offset XX% driven decrease green coffee

efforts year-over-year due and out-of-period XX% was to costs in material inventory continued gross decrease the by adjustments The profit in and production our inflation, cut driven to growth absorb and labor year-over-year single-serve in-period higher volumes.

headwinds, million, compared by adjusted reductions of was personnel to our $XX.X quarter EBITDA the SG&A, XXXX, driven an in of quarter approximately savings. primarily to Despite for fourth XX% increase consolidated fourth related the cost these

grew profit in adjustments $XXX.X $XXX.X XX% compared increase million, Consolidated an of XXXX, year XXXX net million, was coming to XXXX. impact excluding the our year adjusted XX% guided EBITDA full the for of For mark-to-market of the low were $XX.X million gross range. end while full to sales at

quarter outlined we XXXX main call, third were results by three As factors. financial our impacted our in

This of material of all of the the the year First, away-from-home impacted our part the product spending. quarter had restaurants our business first cost inflation middle products. rising the in on impact Omicron channels, COVID lower negative convenient variant rapidly across inflation form and and a our and by significant stores, in costs sales U.S. consumer followed freight in impacted labor particularly and through

it and more the Second, equipment, in and in year-over-year to terms single-serve growth labor cost absorb orders. cup our took XX% of materials longer

Scott will service we in capacity. equipment have quarter, equipment online As have in which the additional first mentioned, put and additional leveling up XXXX, manufacturing these of we second additional coming into the which free quarter out service is issues

grow monetize we good very single-serve feel to about ability platform, increased product continued As these efficiently volumes. to we more our our

and pull in order well levers respond we to performed has and team staying focusing to our have the Finally, really in on significant challenges. macroeconomic to these disciplined XXXX, operational

fourth basis, quarter XX% XXXX, On contributed to of segment a the beverage which for million, Adjusted quarter. sales was compared prior segment our XX%. net $XX.X year-over-year EBITDA in growth XXXX the year increasing million of fourth solutions in fourth of $XXX.X represents quarter the

full in growth segment increase and our ingredients coffee For growth X% flavors, our offset partially XX% volumes. by in generated a and and single-serve roast by over extracts EBITDA, driven were cut ground our solutions the year, products, adjusted volumes XX% beverage XXXX, $XX decrease which million a X% in

growth and our time higher As part into we extracts of single-serve mix and said our flavors, before, is products. shift algorithm margin important an the ingredient over

to results XXXX trend. continued validates this demand continuing that We see our shift customer and in

were million a segment traceability the of quarter of quarter SS&T, sustainable or net $XX.X sales XXXX. intersegment our to towards of sourcing during Turning XX% fourth the decrease and compared fourth revenues XXXX,

quarter. decrease Adjusted in $X.X in to EBITDA The the prior year in the million is of fourth fourth $X.X to attributable volumes quarter. quarter was million decreased XXXX, compared primarily the

contributed segment adjusted net and year, XX% XXXX. full of EBITDA $X.X million the SS&T of our X%, intersegment $XXX.X million revenues sales to compared For respectively, of growing and

price pound price to XX% a year-over-year, XXXX increase average for green are average sales higher pound per The driven directly These as decreased global grew prices. coffee, approximately is per in levels. sales X% sales increases commodity by volume correlated from which

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approximately related infrastructure With capital respect which in and $XX primarily was and can facility expenditures RTD of expenditures, the $XX we our of deposits equipment lines. our extract capital spending These fourth incurred and consisted of quarter, our growth Arkansas. million million to glass Conway, to CapEx, during for

new incurred Rock, we $X and of single-serve single-serve continued CapEx million align addition, of facility. Arkansas allowing is production cup as to with are to tied already In demand us Little CapEx the machines to our the benefit efficiency overall our operation. improve XXXX customer to growth expansion in single-serve in having a increase This capacity

online, and extract CapEx total X and $XXX continued $XXX it’s our that year. anticipate Phases will a per On RTD approximately be Conway of the basis, we and generate we to facility once project EBITDA fully cost million X of will million in that

remains Scott in on As being of first project to Conway product first mentioned, produced in time the budget, and the XXXX. we this look on and quarter forward

unrestricted end, undrawn revolving $XXX consolidated million At approximately cash of commitments. and quarter had credit we

near-term XXst at liquidity ample achieve consolidated We access believe growth have quarter Our on expenditure December was to we X.X our net needs. and ratio based fourth annualized to leverage EBITDA. times targets capital adjusted

performance represents million ahead look This XX% of business. the to grow expectations in of $XX we translates to XX%, regarding EBITDA expect XXXX, a range current to our EBITDA. we the $XX As to and guidance which adjusted between million adjusted

actual these results estimates. materially from However, may differ

expansion our expect in from XXXX. as expansion we wins our May our come Carolina performance XXXX We customer is significant financial extract online allows. and new product complete that the volume Growth that by growth Concord, in be will driven several North in volume in project to and benefit

experienced opportunities. cup California. half single-serve efficiently the operational in all we putting Growth more in scale to in second benefit place can to sales as of volumes And as improvements get volume we our we year Richmond, these monetize operations of in RTD are the in single-serve full increased continued XXXX. the we of Growth

the We continue in will closely Conway more extract invest come existing the our in while growth XXXX. will and that business, manage to continued team in RTD in equipment, facility the from to importantly, to our and we deliver costs

With Operator the will questions. that, for I the over back to hand call

Operator

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Todd Brooks

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Scott Ford

Todd. Hi,

Todd Brooks

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Scott Ford

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Todd Brooks

and actually Conway, capacity of capacity about Great. not have Phase the the capacity of Thanks, X X, contract Scott. more two between course blended some you at talking incremental And the then during that about XX% talking you could under I the are new were of this phases think with when filled Phase quarter?

Scott Ford

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is products, the is really the a rough whole the are acceleration is market these depth of manufacturing our for the really packaging need starting conversation of with lines extract in in, but for to going series XX% or is need because the So what of the explain these the change combined that number that customers, it’s for hard Todd. to the

Todd Brooks

drive to the XX% forward then XX%, back great. you I for will queue. one Chris land are that you. or when would unlock hop you end growth at of that you can variables or as EBITDA you Thank looking that guidance two Chris, spectrum where That’s Thanks, you for of at to highlight look guidance other, One in three that range? Scott. and the more in

Chris Pledger

Yeah. Yeah.

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as happen any way make just inflation. going the it just about to took predictions that think was would year we it continue with and is. to we as weren’t We it the looked it is I that this assume going at year, what

put happen impact it that continue our range. that the would of customer higher of the bad and demand the end to to negatively lower hit things and range could to ability end So impact could that you would

out about business, I that which of a product that new wins year, customer number being and XXXX, we am to is of the in able move business. is our share our single-serve as and the business, excited going the this be guess, a algorithm of extracts XXXX to huge and the thing talked lion’s we being and plus, of a got are other have The wins huge new the about recognizing those margin in that’s the to part tailwind for accelerate higher that in into growth able that to I of part story our

to to control but expect able come contracts always customer they provide -- customers when customers, the of those to them exactly to with them, or volume have towards online sort expect of we those us top timing being the to So being guidance. something of that when plus some will it’s -- don’t the having those deliver online, the range come minus the we expect that range benefit we with when higher

Todd Brooks

Okay. Great. Thanks to you both.

Operator

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Sarang Vora

Hi. Good afternoon, guys.

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Scott Ford

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on to the what to when because we prior these coffee don’t have guidance on at calls talked be, prices our around and the impact you we look commodity and it’s on the that’s put where conversations prices. about [ph] had know But going we of know hard this I sales,

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see I going the it clearly but and the sales continue the the think you growth net EBITDA to prices is commodity focus to our on the now, in which is offset customers everybody where go up sales, when products, is from new lower is we why going to generation.

Sarang Vora

for facility it I seems like like or are Conway Conway type any are the or like delays how That’s just customer facility? cool. planning And XXXX year, like, Conway, cans, for like trends color strong. that’s track well you milestones the acquisition, equipment you products can the for very follow-up Can attracted we provide the you quick on profile Any a milestones should any rollout, as of share… on getting demand talent have as saying, the

Scott Ford

Sure.

Sarang Vora

us …for to monitor. Thank you.

Scott Ford

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Sarang Vora

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Operator

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Jim Salera

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Scott Ford

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Jim Salera

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Scott Ford

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Jim Salera

for maybe Great. your in last kind you one balance to position of maybe in all capital -- growth Chris, plans? about kind sneak I your segueing little a of sheet answer. boxes kick and bit all And Can question today talk of just that where the off just the then can you positions make

Chris Pledger

Yeah.

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have then can need sure that in to working execute. to And able are at liquidity maximize order we that looking capital to we we make ways be you order all in

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Jim Salera

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Operator

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Todd Brooks

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Scott Ford

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Todd Brooks

side. And Chris, piece you equipment that exact a Scott. But Thanks, delivery product look And single-serve Okay. maybe a in at gross if one follow-up May not in of you. segment. for percentages the then, of quantifying key the margin

are the new expect at XXXX basis single-serve, ramp once maybe looking fully that into you type to gross half you business Thanks. you second would margins just really see like, of between this If what to half for equipped point, halves versus you first brought on? two

Chris Pledger

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to be that the you but to throughput in to on need. And win going you able to be you able and be only machines are allows you allows having so, the preventative turn to maintenance to order what to that machines, choose the maximize having not pick able do

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Todd Brooks

of… glide path improvement kind segment was I of in but probably annualized if see meaningful would a that second for, the So drawing half, we

Chris Pledger

Of course.

Todd Brooks

…product solutions want getting to in you where XXXX?

Chris Pledger

Correct.

little first half. I be -- the in improvement will think it small

the think will half. a second improvement bigger see I in you

Todd Brooks

both. you Thank Perfect.

Operator

the time. further Thank closing Ford, call you. over back any no will at CEO, remarks. turn to questions showing I I for this Scott am

Scott Ford

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Operator

Thank does you. gentlemen, Ladies this today’s and conclude conference.

You may great a day. Have disconnect. all

Westrock Coffee (WEST) 14 Mar 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript