ARNC - Earnings call transcript Q1 2019

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Arconic's First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Christina, and I will be your operator for today.

As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host for today, Paul Luther, Director of Investor Relations. Please proceed.

Paul Luther

Christina. you, Thank welcome call. and first XXXX quarter Good to conference earnings morning, Arconic's I'm Chief Officer. Chairman Ken Plant, joined John by and Vice and Giacobbe, President Executive Chief Financial Executive and Officer; will After John comments questions. and we by take Ken, your today's I forward-looking will and statements you events contain future discussion would to remind like expectations. to that relating

filings. factors earnings cause from SEC the find listed in press projections most these and today's actual our results can You and company's that could presentation release in materially to differ recent

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John Plant

and the the Good to of thank I'd like a joining you with topics, commencing you today. for update results. call on variety quarter morning, first everyone,

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Ken Giacobbe

Thank you, John.

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John Plant

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Operator

Our of the line from from first David comes Barclays. Strauss Instructions] question [Operator

open. line Your is

David Strauss

metrics touched And actual give cost what just any in there. were of headcount there came doing detail through this any more the savings reduction just that John, the give plan? bit can can you little plant Is you're QX? also cost on know of plan? terms you exactly sort reduction you us in productivity a I

John Plant

that I in program We've and and First even there phase have the were much We've expenses done that think there liabilities addressed yes the fronts, at reduction. those coming and in side down of the We be the say you of all the - savings will the in as of would the work on cost say costs year of just well I’d the the expenses. all, I price further action headcount variable I’d not the P&L, on of a variety issuance analysis mentioned, initial this cost employee you part if we've looked variable commenting legacy in But those went the extent of of every it’s business. taken those. on shares latter company beyond pretty QX. our on find action, side addressed dimension

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David Strauss

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John Plant

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Ken Giacobbe

so do we big the improve. will Yes, a year-over-year still have uptick revenue days although

You'll side. Yeah, dollars, to team inventory to improvement three-day do in continued improvements. flow on see see inventory modest cash. nice work a has the continue The which were alone on to very in quarter will first there we reductions the

I cash continue revenue be up So - as that would say ramp the improve. number. will days But dollar on the to to a basis we contribution it will a modest

John Plant

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Operator

from next Our Seth question from Seifman JPMorgan. comes

is line open. Your

Seth Seifman

and Do pricing, that to the you is particularly a to there is business of asking extent people and this why had that see now, to about business that of that kind yield to do this X% then what start expansion. margin pricing do has And that improvement on thing goodness of then the have in idea your that. be that down business that X% attribute there I That's you be reduction. it And excess of the one-time to will paradigm. think deflationary done is to kind think business is off year? This of by you about in is lot and this a that a EP&S wanted year the pricing quarter. touched you every say I in let's cost

John Plant

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Seth Seifman

a after that for follow-up you both a Does capital mean slide I grade as rating split. for investment then noticed both structure quick companies? And companies prudent in the talked the about

John Plant

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Operator

question from Morgan next Our Lalwani comes from Rajeev Stanley.

Your line is open.

Rajeev Lalwani

wanted some I John, spend of clarifications. the come you back to around the questions, services comments made to that

needs As talk about far they as can matters, are. what more you a bit tax we financing and

shouldn't that were this to costs to headquarters as XXX there then those numbers of and be alluding think that wouldn't of office one-time about? you that think incremental thing. recurring talked implying we you plus And as you're and back think sort costs any I far being around costs, recurring relative material too that that I million

Ken Giacobbe

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Rajeev Lalwani

will and useful follow-up a John, given your this I if particularly background. be for And may

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John Plant

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to think one to light business. truck provide should and momentum that earnings interruption think occur any going I don't the I that's of weight

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Operator

comes from and question from Gautam Cowen Our next Company. Khanna

line Your open. is

Jeff Molinari

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John Plant

entities. of it deal split an with So to an an asset provide on basis first, try let answer you on attempt and the me some sort then

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not to it's one So confined segment.

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Jeff Molinari

may And of any about I should if think one way entities? liability the there we allocation the just follow-up, between to… pension Is how

John Plant

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Operator

Sachs. Our is Korn Matthew next question Goldman from from

line open. Your is

Matthew Korn

sustainable John do of EPN&S the new yields see have EPN&S, is versus the a what And segment overall cost achievable year-over-year, upon vision you at what progress should EPN&S a potential? you assets or that do you potential. margin on Are quarter-over-quarter on kind you overall? - operationally, is division Rixson that have question be Firth and A its made seeing performance, where whether at reaching

John Plant

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Matthew Korn

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Operator

comes from Our next Martin question Englert from Jefferies.

line open. Your is

Martin Englert

associated detail the segments might non-core what identified, there, that provide asset potential you've for thus Can sales far. with? any they So incremental be you

John Plant

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Martin Englert

Any Thanks as you there. detail can well? GRP, all detail that for that provide within

John Plant

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Martin Englert

If the could And what Okay, quarter? why one, one thank stop the on providing detail. LIFO then was the quick the you for last I impact detail?

John Plant

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Ken Giacobbe

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Operator

comes question from Research. Copeland next Melius from Carter Our

open. is Your line

Carter Copeland

could the, and clarifications then LTA engine-related. pieces Just of airframe some split you variability appreciate couple will in GRP a of on EP&S. the much renewal. just question cost, pricing wondered I was there tell a pension, the and sounds can we of that if on is naturally I that middle should range given like us that there EP&S an or it the was how the go that And of and of a two a there's with quick pension that but sort corporate assume

John Plant

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Carter Copeland

question there. your then of you shipping any that? potential on the processes, continue if for And with it's XXX or change having manufacturing opportunity a or just give it's less expedited MAX no production, perspective, you providing impact impact if real If Okay. can either on any on any that us apace

John Plant

provided and you. mean the quarter I in has don't anything if this look if guidance, been and terms publicly And you the if taking broaden in should range. guidance that that that's note I the the - guidance Boeing at second forward supply stated into maybe is actually by see as the been to upon the What QX, impacting clearly I, both suppliers of other by provided you. sub we of profits our really I month account and then Yeah, also plans revenues to go that's that

tried I've how $X.XX go XX XX, work backup what given So to out, to impact to had plan range no if much guidance back go XXXX. be also guidance to a previously $X.XX call you today. would what if, I’ve on the you up build that didn't Boeing in to And range. and that

will that the said, be be, but and I flip XX we to that $X.XX if for minus or the where MAX this, I’ve the you see round in you guide terms going yet given basically feeling a $X.XX, guidance $X.XX, upon real range what given and the assume given assume for impact flat going but or plus not are year backup factors line there’s it's to for the if many I build is it's change So the But not good of about of it. $X.XX covered. a then of month a This my and can you I'll too now you. probably XXX the see is $X.XX again, I've $X.XX that us unknown build balance the $X.XX, can’t commented that's say

Carter Copeland

you in, mentioned the Thanks. if the I thought And can some the the considerations on process there just release, that strokes? went last and the one maybe could maximization color in into broad just us one value as sneak you determination and SpinCo give

John Plant

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Operator

Our next question Seaport Josh comes Global. from from Sullivan

is line open. Your

Josh Sullivan

partner mean scenario for Does here. been a sale and the public or outlined signs at or guess separations any I exhausted? feel this examined private. you GRP the where point I Just have partner it do GRP, avenues preclude

John Plant

GRP. GRP, not sell to certainly, sell any entertain to in I'm don't about and intend tried haven't GRP, and anybody all, Not from now discussions of future First to not willing that fundamentally with the to assets to would the tax jeopardize of company. value free and tenure will company that my fundamentally for nature be the a degradation Since shareholders. during the

you me a no on would my interest for to transaction, in like premium now you. that's leakage twice and fundamentally and I be think focus so certainty told I've overcome thrice tax huge like Its required call It's the that leakage so the whatsoever. And putting once, into enormous.

Josh Sullivan

shift on here? RTI market titanium assets there’s some side. some just more, been asset One the middle performing those are share How discussion,

John Plant

it’s got revenue. I'm you see titanium business in about there. underlying and I not we make markets. satisfied has currently in know share its is profitability one increased and improvements, of in areas I me to my don't operation, performance Well, view, Okay. shift further fundamental titanium in with enough of terms that can the its its its that's Well, both the need growth.

of looking all work to share there. unions I that shift fundamental employees, different but potential management, to it. bucket aware think a with And not achieve share to of of lot there’s

Operator

call. all time for is the have That concludes This today. Thank you. today's we conference

You great may Have now you. day. disconnect. Thank a

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 30 Apr 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript