KBAL - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020 | Kimball International, Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jonathan, and I will be your conference call facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Kimball International Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As with prior conference calls, today's call, August 3, 2020, will be recorded and may contain forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. influence the of Kimball may be statements that in seen International factors the forward-looking outcome can Risk Form XX-K.

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Kristie Juster

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Michelle Schroeder

Kristie, afternoon, everyone. and Thanks, good

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Kristie Juster

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Operator

from comes question first the Our line Instructions] of Sidoti [Operator from Company. Greg & Burns

please. question, Your

Greg Burns

terms the I what the your digital maybe I right address structure. work of current with work you talk hoping So, about it's your the address ecommerce trying that's But have question new in of where home maybe product also you're well set to from a and some from require you. home, ecommerce background some of maybe And Thank as to the a to address going products strong stand think what and us the structure? trend, new you're can growing organizational operating think presence. set you to capabilities on regarding develop to as ability with you that's give

Kristie Juster

thanks great, for Sure, the question.

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Greg Burns

Okay.

I how So or going like in to ecommerce of Amazon? to more Kindle wholesale -- the just ecommerce or the properties through is strategies and it Mayfair so more strategy branded through understand be address terms going be to like exact you're is is going ecommerce? What it like

Kristie Juster

is those be go-to-market. brand, brands newest which that our support will how home unit be the Etc. ecommerce each eBusiness mainly a of is of going work from strategy to distinct geared And portfolio they the The our Sure. will will in toward environment. all The of brands. have brand,

of that in we're see then, we the And of And kind opportunity capability will brands expertise that are a relationship. be that for right on that's building -- actually we BXB initial at brands. do So those we will working charge be servicing our an all and now.

Greg Burns

Okay.

your interact enable traditional the to tools with brands? digital more leveraging of kind it's So channel to

Kristie Juster

and reseller.com. Yes,

Greg Burns

on the I some a by your a digital market cash buying ecommerce capabilities lot them are And native build on internally? are the balance brand Okay. buy sheet, developing or have versus on digital then, in than of rather maybe maybe thoughts thoughts, your what know what you going

Kristie Juster

comm. been us. and will both after step an we've go we that working acquisition I that We through for on and organically and will believe be think that important forward

So, that we embarking future. upon be will definitely in the

Greg Burns

next the to cost of returning then, savings. And Okay. phase the

You some business. mentioned, the you're to be of reinvesting going

So, reinvest the you really some in back growth a initiatives. of lot and business have

and the net perspective, XX about you from those across loaded do what model modeling we should million, XX year? end that of How or more a back should things? So we think expect million how that ratably

Michelle Schroeder

This Michelle. Greg. Hi, is Yes.

lower due see we restructuring things. look savings normal to to the at due the we're that actions then that going are of little is the a because in two to we partly operational and the really taking initial the So savings different year bit partly savings part every year. just excellence It's

we the So as be on those as work first it'll to ramp and savings the go we the executed, get through bit here restructuring but actions in related year. will the little a that quarter,

So the the back heavy the we in savings what of first quarter, be will as half see the year. as not

Greg Burns

fourth could maybe some maybe that help some had the comp cost variable back other COVID, maybe seemed savings those that to and in quarter some then, online. And of greater coming you of furloughed items savings employees terms that have coming because due might back us, one-time -- Okay. be to and some items, were

SG&A the for quarter should going Like level we if thinking good savings in the how XX face you're 'XX? So, fourth into projecting? we of these maybe be that fiscal about look or first million to what's a quarter, at

Michelle Schroeder

we That's adjustments good go of out have the will in low. end because press the million our we had did for a of accrual unusually our incentives nine SG&A those COVID not worth forward. the hitting We through Obviously, quarter release. question March. Yes. the in in already pointed With was that X.X of accrued last fourth quarter, months

to end to had in reduce had quarter adjustment we accruals So the those make we down year our to incentive. a fairly fourth large actual

impact the of put be. not actions we to the see tried spending as to quarter in And aggressively going COVID again. happen fourth that in what So delay will to some we was

spending the we said, as to growth on plan go going year. initiatives we to are as we pick up So, through

as year. investment play the gate we we through gate see will out We'll level of we that revenue that spending, with the revenues Now, have. that

say is in it's But I it volumes was as going going would was forward. SG&A not not be low QX. So obviously, that be lower with it the high going as pre-COVID as to as

Greg Burns

maybe of us and operating going to you are it, or that you this Maybe of make savings about maybe us range like a on directionally ideas, range might margins what think expect investments based a think like Okay. cost projected detrimental help you detrimental, give that your year. the

Michelle Schroeder

the have about Yes. up to in ended We year. we the third in but -- for and We XX% our last profit quarter XX% about that marginal our actually talked compared detrimental quarter line. EBITDA a last on little QX, up call was EBITDA said of

So didn't decrement we the actually QX. on a line have EBITDA in

Now marginal profit, what is again, XX% to going XX% forward. we forward, looking going around would anticipate probably at, that

Greg Burns

Okay, Is on queue? great. in queued anyone no there I back Thanks. going. hop I'll the up, but else one's queue, can keep if in the

Kristie Juster

have do waiting. one We person

Greg Burns

Okay. All back right. queue. I will the Thanks. hop in

Operator

from Forte next in Our Instructions] Thomas the [Operator question Davidson. D.A. comes line.

question Your please.

Thomas Forte

had other first home the your So should business? question parts of for is, the the about ecommerce I investors your efforts and relative margins think are to how from work

Kristie Juster

Tom, Kristie. thanks the for question. Its

ramping be can Ultimately, certainly but will that doubt really think looking that not at that in long-term what no we've excited us the basis we're we we will for when about. as from So different channels out our there's decretive strategy. the about start, ecommerce talked business, portfolio of those prove that a we be margin

but working investments start, very And some on that and good the can those all incremental and perspective. initiatives I innovation we cost is our in see feel about things, and long-term so our our making

Thomas Forte

rest portfolio. from work the then, home And of versus the

Kristie Juster

That's correct.

Thomas Forte

Same Comments again. apply

Sorry.

Kristie Juster

Tom. hear you. that, couldn't I again, Sorry, Say

Thomas Forte

would they have apply your my some than products. comments of points home margin, from The legacy products, that your for the thought price same initial work be may on lower relative

products, points margin your if home the profile for potentially same the the with even price are for work be So lower.

Kristie Juster

strategic portfolio can't is I get within that that International. I although don't see working we now. like margins would costs But the think will objective be do same of start standpoint, from in that. a as Kimball startup items you lower our with a to are there through other we you being the some that product a volumes initial We we That and associated area, the reason have leads

Thomas Forte

then, had I more one And Great. question.

near trends, trends you maybe geographical New major -- can about have thoughts major that you on of cities talk kind also on real parts So of about And like talk the the of the then in for versus U.S. term York? maybe office can the reopened geographical cities landscape others? outside your

Kristie Juster

Sure.

and do geographies we offer track and they brands how our progress. So

kind do Our of portfolio back in we back especially We geared secondary Kimball see online towards as markets into those progress the are coming entering markets, markets. definitely That our of strength and that is been business those see has International. making the offices. always

focus increased the from continue grow resources. markets that we seen secondary we conversations certainly of an activity. our are in a So to and year-over-year projects reinforce with of And And to But project and we're seeing amount of doubt in it's activity. increased continuing starting key ours. to customers, the] [ph] home be as we're area the have filled. stay. we to our the [that trend pleased that of is measure and is, funnel here we're our There's We're very believe number that no quoting work year-over-year

feel since those a markets than So rate we've can seen the to form faster crisis. starting at we

Thomas Forte

Great.

well. congrats Thank business leaders. Michelle, And taking questions. your Stay for and you. new Kristie to my thanks So

Operator

Thank you.

Our Burns Company. of Sidoti Greg next question at the is a line & follow-up from

Your question, please.

Greg Burns

up what the follow you. they the of about, early a had and quarter just terms here the the through order in part how July? patterns. you're evolved Can just Thank seeing I throughout talk maybe first of you in quarter

Michelle Schroeder

great. Okay,

take I'll So that one.

in understand orders June our as there lowest we orders, the the a point orders pickup But still going start was July. was activity April, the some into in over of May, drop in people And probably rate the tried as that saw going on, May, then hit did activity we of So, a COVID to see continued. carried saw this was then, and June we be. in impact really what to to

seeing depressed. than May. So July in in what and orders we're we seeing But we're June higher orders did still that

Greg Burns

Okay.

for enough So and the than the consolidated are whole declines declines July the you mean, it good June or for… quarter was lower

Michelle Schroeder

Yes.

Greg Burns

then, now across similar specific unit Okay. maybe trends dynamics or there order is like weak the there want might reporting hospitality that business business out? you was that you stay to units that And or are the anyone any point was different

Michelle Schroeder

Yes.

for did was biggest quarter. hospitality decline see quarter. We XX% the like the in our earlier down the hospitality in So,

And as so we did of June into in into see July. improvement hospitality bit a we went little and

Greg Burns

Okay.

So in assessment? but it sounds we're seeing monthly like levels. the the order price sequential, at patterns still some improvement fair Is that a

Michelle Schroeder

Yes. That's correct.

Greg Burns

the quarter, may quarter. And any the terms noted specific might that this weighted want point then out? there in large a another unit of it's or backlog you to backlog, to you whether benefited that's more project -- had business guess one heavily you I this hospitality be within backlog that Is anything

Michelle Schroeder

-- last it's normal. year, No. of have that the end don't we backlog to the There's of compared QX, unusual our end but had pretty at not nature down was that We QX. the at

Greg Burns

hospitality here of you large year. the the the delayed what last -- back of maybe expecting in terms to Okay. a one months of And know that lot projects talking you of went about like those you about the in general in been nine maybe to that and I one projects pertains as six the for maybe some those business we Have the were then, previously? at vertical had hospitality. is end large talked were cancelled, hospitality outlook it

Kristie Juster

business. take to and of before, more we but hospitality health both see have again, going not business. will workplaces activity orders ramp say further will the in push ramp and and with we're hospitality are that business have the had and through hospitality But some order in through business. the than as And our those have the we to delayed our ahead Yes. starting of seen domestic comments. cancellation business business. of One, long-term, go a by to talked will And out we're we're especially we a slow of be very I seen hospitality couple I leisure to the business, order year. the that slower our that about and closely we've out in partners go some working side some working confidence in

Greg Burns

Okay.

I market Just referencing other the remarks markets, that opportunity, expand from your the think that mean that think into commercial capabilities? you prepared there what are what industry direct hospitality one sales about or can in hospitality more, you capabilities terms you but exactly your does leveraging of mentioned

Kristie Juster

Sure.

one has multifamily be way, geared exact those business markets toward And near before that Our that new operates we in a designers end specified us market. way, student of markets for way. direct fringes It development way, products for housing new designer hospitality forming hotels. that that the that business or markets on There that we're been been luxury, living housing in and that will the operates the new that end mainly actually conjunction and a through or end now sale. operate is the other are happens we've brand with those And dedicating resources term. -- calling and we're create same senior operates

those incremental So markets. through we've just started announcement and structure new this on resources end just put

Greg Burns

able Or be that is of…? market opportunity? maybe kind to incremental early size too you to the addressable Would Okay.

Kristie Juster

our We doing of are just beginning sizing research in and and the formally market insights. stages

happy be share we'll to with So that our formulate we as kind opinion. you, of

Operator

I'd Thank to further for questions And Instructions] this in to time. Juster any remarks. the like queue I'm hand not showing program further the you. at Kristie [Operator any back

Kristie Juster

International. the today thank Well, Kimball Jonathan, of we behalf you all, first call of joining appreciate everybody on very Great, much.

the of XXXX. managed for International. for Kimball into announcement confidence our in our through lot restructuring of in are with crisis and taking our We ahead a We're we X.X a and fiscal progress of with the very our how came proud have certainly crisis X Phase very we've And the decision lot decisive we action of pleased of in momentum. Connect

today So thank look for you Be and joining so forward with connect us everybody. to staying much safe.

Operator

Thank gentlemen, This and conclude you, conference. in ladies today's the for your does program. participation

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Kimball International (KBAL) 3 Aug 202020 Q4 Earnings call transcript