IVC - Earnings call transcript Q1 2019

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing-by. Welcome to the Invacare First Quarter 2019 Conference Call and Webcast. After the management overview, we will open the call to questions. Investors and analysts interested in asking questions will need to dial in as questions cannot be submitted via the webcast.

For the first part of the call, phone lines have been placed on mute. recorded X, being is conference Tuesday, XXXX. May This call Lois Investor Lee, will now Director to the turn and I Invacare's over of Relations. Treasury

Lois Lee

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Matthew Monaghan

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weekend, about we goods of tariffs occur. and there discussion previous more a $XXX Based mitigating actions of tariffs, can another changes the the take the the was mitigate increases or round as billion China. to XX%, impact on more in we to quickly from in possible portion rate future tariffs success on are of from Over of our substantial confident current potentially they XX%

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we prior the key inflection to will our the compared our company's turnaround. long-term this and and foundation short forward, improvement in towards point XXXX metrics progress Going year, both in be anticipate goals. With

performance call the discuss run additional rate results and the now by of financial for long-term the As $XX XXXX, at as achieving by year-end to adjusted the as our turn remain committed of EBITDA to to adjusted in Leneghan a Kathy of segments of result, we over our first $XXX well near-term I'll least end million EBITDA goal the XXXX. million million to quarter. $XX target

Kathy Leneghan

Matt. Thanks,

we highlight in few segment XXXX. reporting in get the into quarter wanted Before a to first I changes numbers, our the beginning

assessed. As our and are businesses the how company's revised more of is managed to continued a we've reflect performance result accurately transformation, reporting segment how the

North former North the result, segment called IPG are America a a As into being segments HME America. unified single operating and

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sales sales decreased slide X.X%. and Turning X.X% decreased net to net nine, constant currency reported

mobility growth in and lifestyle respiratory and products, in declines As by was than more offset expected products. seating

grew related EBITDA basis unfavorable loss primarily Europe, compared loss a net of share and usage by improved GAAP cash to margin gross $X.X Adjusted $X.XX profit. loss net improved compared primarily as percentage cost million. million, per million. Excluding to in driven lower in $X.X by reflect or adjusted in $XX.X sales cash as XXXX. net implemented to $X.XX expense, gross offset Gross driven as sales Constant reduced was to lower flow SG&A operating flow Both offset Free decreased partially by was reductions loss. $X.X North basis. to XX.X%, $XXX,XXX $X.XX. SG&A $X.XX million by margin year, and of constant per exchange, consolidated by $XXX,XXX on improved America. respiratory a foreign the X% Operating benefit last free share adjusted mix points to million EBITDA $X.X XX to usage a products of sales improved by increased X.X%, currency currency by

to slide X% year. net Turning X.X% in period X.X%, the in increase mobility first compared Constant same sales the last currency by seating increase quarter to and sales and in net driven Europe the lower decreased unfavorable expenses, due reflect $XXX,XXX from during a decrease XX, reported increased products, income a benefit X.X% unfavorable lifestyle in translations principally of reduction Operating late partially actions The taken currency and was offset which XXXX. mix, the impact force products. SG&A in $XXX,XXX. foreign sales by unfavorable to exchange, foreign

Moving to XX. slide

loss and a sales reflect IPG the in close currency former With in North year-over-year, of approximately IPG to result of recorded sales in constant sales America increases America related discussed reductions. XXX sales XX% to XX%, previously respiratory margin reduced changes. million combination due respiratory. by primarily despite basis segments. impact a impacted decreased tariffs of gross a As X.X% lifestyle or significantly and cost North Operating improved HME of by margins $X.X America reduced being of which small $X.X portion and the Gross we North net improved costs points, $XXX,XXX. material anticipated SG&A both and result the or as CMS expenses, increased million of negative

increase in Operating Pacific Turning of sales by by related to to the $XXX,XXX segment Pacific was offset loss costs increased unallocated XX.X% currency other operating driven year-over-year, XX. The particular the the inter and seating. operating all other loss elimination. by Asia the warranty in and Constant profit, product sales includes categories all Pacific. slide with [indiscernible] in mobility of Sales Asia entirely higher Asia SG&A all corporate region. in segment are segment comprised strength increased driven net in

to in slide line capital usage related lower primarily to improved and free XX, expenditures. loss and operating reduced million guidance, cash to previous $X.X flow Moving million with $XX.X

to While offset payable. inventory than accounts by first compared XXXX. the lower less quarter first quarter purchases as XXXX the were This significantly was

its the on to free return continue approximately a full usage goals. the the cash company address million debt were have facility. its XX, of Total transformation million. XXXX, On new full believes credit company balance enable balance $XX The meeting adoption X, excludes of debt $XX make standard adjusted plans our continues positive as borrowing flow the the than and obligations to sheet EBITDA, operational The we For that we support million capacity lease and January the performance progress towards of to a driven that under will maturities. less continue by year full capitalized XXXX. of slide $XXX XXXX lease company's sheet to expect of future available to company effective accounting operating year result

realizing expand adjusted the EBITDA of to taken half to transfers, production of gross the late benefit of European margins typical the due second XXXX. reduction seasonality chain completion sales. expect supply The in and accelerate of initiatives cost actions We in the to year

we result, $XX adjusted a million at of EBITDA least continue XXXX. expect As to in

cash quarter line usage flow compared was and to improved guidance First year. in last with free

as seasonality. reduce XXXX reductions working manage loss and following We expect during inventory sequential we capital, in significant typical improvement operating while including quarterly levels,

our we regarding less to sight the to over we the progressing back than trends initiatives, we continued improvement will call flow on now million. towards and turn line For and Based full the free are I seeing, transformation year, usage cash our XXXX are expect Matt. $XX of be goals.

Matthew Monaghan

with process support the We appreciate and the start solid a associates through our Kathy. our continued to shareholders Thanks, year. this of

call deliver be and value We'll leader We this questions. rebuild have strategy markets morning. the this sustainable any serve. Thank a you the Lean? business, in take taking we for shareholder on now the long-term to a time

Operator

[Operator Securities. with first you. our Bob And we'll Labick from Thank take question CJS Instructions]

Bob Labick

morning Good year. congratulations the to start on and nice a

Matthew Monaghan

morning. Good Bob. Hello,

Bob Labick

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Matthew Monaghan

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Bob Labick

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Matthew Monaghan

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Kathy Leneghan

into really XXXX. kind the And be but late of to XXXX, going that is really

Bob Labick

those think how you strong that FX And or on Okay, about and you as going should but absent should there as obviously shown have we some new ramp of great. forward? sense have products I Europe, think the think guess any growth headwinds, I there, mentioned is the come in then well lastly, I some when

Matthew Monaghan

those strong but the And government weather us which over of very those combination with quarter Europe the patterns pattern. strong quarter growth of drive had are of quarterly then mobility typically strongest first year generally the respiratory quarter second Northern ahead give seating terms products flu is products third prior to - not the purchasing of seasonally some pretty very season seasonality, a third. and predictable ramps in strong, and offset maybe is probably our that second purchases is quarter are budgets, of that our and Hemisphere seasonality is fourth quarter

of products to really engineering been portfolio concentrate we'll we What with to have continue centers now probably and are is marketplace reinvestments. accelerate. allows cost benefits which talked We the target the in out development half before coming excellence great in strong that time that last in getting teams of about a and over years and on product are who features at products have that that job work are our Europe haven't doing out the return three our drive the and is the desired financial call a

so have of mobility this will manual we and consistently very And in in all forward, launches point product specialty. segment cadence a from and in in Europe lifestyle seating, powered products

will that from growth lot world. will flow in Europe products Europe, of then help I So elsewhere a those think in drive the

Bob Labick

Thank much. Okay you very super.

Matthew Monaghan

Thanks, Bob.

Operator

And we from Matthew Mishan with next will KeyBanc. take our question

Matthew Mishan

Matt. Lois. Hi, Kathy, Hi, Great.

Matthew Monaghan

morning, Good Matt.

Matthew Mishan

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Matthew Monaghan

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Matthew Mishan

into as you a this through that bit you business. the this lead is you progress can that little would deceleration, days three seen a past have quarter. your some backlog just and backlog or this on you from of give you then in follow-up time business have the digits us quarter the with saying one acceleration and a of that you've contract is seating What sense the that new and awarded year especially to saw mobility low-double to a And growth contracts this kind But and of big around is then the of going and contract great. customers win annualized formulary. the you good right confidence course guys of year. course My saw the question through accelerate now do there have XX XXX to the the been any added been That's

Matthew Monaghan

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Matthew Mishan

And the then to going I'm question, last Okay. out. jump

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Matthew Monaghan

Yes, good question.

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Kathy Leneghan

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Matthew Mishan

for thanks Okay, that, early appreciate the in on call. Kathy. And you me getting

Matthew Monaghan

thanks Matt. Okay,

Operator

take Stephens. question we'll from next our And Cooley with Chris

Chris Cooley

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Matthew Monaghan

on took there. parts notes We those all

Chris Cooley

right? On five part question,

Matthew Monaghan

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Kathy Leneghan

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Matthew Monaghan

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Chris Cooley

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Matthew Monaghan

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Chris Cooley

well. as one could squeeze I one if last just And

structure, at the tranche first Just I in when something feel capital sufficient you'll settling you'll you obviously converts. you most be from you an is from like flow thoughts the margin or position as to that year thoroughly or equity, look guess to that run the on, XXXX? the evaluation make a Is or evaluate as asked and that you second of both that two rate recent enter a half also the partially more in the the this better cash think in a You have potentially something equity? proxy, thereafter you're

Matthew Monaghan

always We to capital, balance using of cash transactional on Chris. we're eventuality working a or paying about two sure capital question, Good or our these tranches that on debt. for balance and appropriately think sheet then cash for basis for hand make

in and company's EBITDA, normally make facilitate why to shareholders good refinancing us to having the is delivering lending EBITDA, facilities. basis our refinancing commercially Our only to reasonable be that's solid that to commitment is And stock. important tranche of have so best which it's the we owners the for commercial the so tool not

targets to $XX which then that zone that lead to lenders that other refinance XXX adjusted important which So million an with should year next discussions the EBITDA to us leads for we're EBITDA point of to year put the committed in hitting the relatively target this normal for us very is XX that.

constrained On exercisable up. those be decline. we should it's flexibility because cash, and market thanks to being the the debt important of debt the in in instruments plus think able range. to some prices the those able settling proxy, We shareholders for took of combination the issuances And converts cash. only our $XX to settle We allow bringing in take to to for shares convertible cap management to were have share that out

Chris Cooley

Appreciate the time. thanks. Understood,

Matthew Monaghan

Chris. Thanks

Operator

next take our question Mike from Madison with And Needham we'll Company. and

Mike Madison

with taking guess, for I just to my start the respiratory questions. thanks Hi, business. I wanted

to you're reevaluate all So leadership business. doesn't from like businesses of profitability to the those that seem slide either the said get market and going in you're going to respiratory

you wouldn't exit why just business completely? that So

Matthew Monaghan

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think in the then things continue are on the XX-meter portable we And of segment our enhancement there continue the dynamic I to a have powered which middle and features, have in in in going product. lot to opportunities. is battery leading HomeFill, functionality

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going best I is think forward. right plan our now that

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generate we to and customers able did well, customers products. market there that our returns real to that for serves And targets good we as some total. what should so want be it. know shareholders year in submit keep make and It for they a in can is still we think XXX(Okay) good if We grow enhancements those have on this a next those. leader. a alignment EBITDA, we are can that their to at in with well, to in looking that's continue categories product there we But But think product And refinancing. we'll I we we be year kind of challenging

demonstrating share that us hold should accountable kind contribution. leading in You and delivering that of to are we

Mike Madison

respiratory are ended move was But, because contracts the they than market. and how in up the Because North more It thanks. this really going I then, lot in like the POCs to there's down just was this Okay, of up comers it Asia. mean, in America. it as And it I significantly down all this reimbursement changes, to seems just in on of wasn't versus reimbursement guess. the it open mean, change I Europe though business, well, much a is

Matthew Monaghan

found they transformation. facilities marketplace we the outlook taken not go maintain different we change We've this are good relationships in to companies compete ways I think with differently. the well really the as remarkable turned through and it's in that to that despite full in customer And treating the our really we've as results keep you as would still sales. downturn been profit to and we've increase in the significant see do doing,

powered the the I to balance us marketplace are lot customers into think frenzy which know portfolio. But great the battery well. modality. this take third a concentrators, bolus in will say for deployment. of benefit are a in if - around exactly experiencing fourth that of tremendous a caused now a think the as Currently that's and year don't what I need we or There is in feeding portable oxygen So of amount I it's I been better the smart get the long-term actions as has would

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really unique technology we that it of still oxygen we still great has different. in and X-liter, great HomeFill connectivity patented have balance. have well, what reimbursement well using and get the everything. to a out of and a really settling that think portal we're the this terms clients providers DME is are I concentrator we're going to to of more in balance see features, leading their So reasonable as that's great XX-liter, marketplace that makes And serve positioned modalities a We that of have

then reason optimize world still despite see with economy. look results costs, whole internally shareholders we portfolio our if at provide and and this [technical we the when and marketplace, So hang to deliver we difficulty] continue a to this and to customers our improved

Mike Madison

tariffs. then just one Okay. on And the

that So, let's from being where to you mean, I standpoint? stand would mitigate to tariffs. assume the XX% the That Friday - I able already mitigated timing with tariffs existing increased you've night. a that guess

already as a that on same So mitigated hits it additional second to you if they're is take that your offset it? steps? of a risk there would be And results steps still take would lot quarter you kind there's of have that issue the or to items, timing some

Matthew Monaghan

XX% we'll haven't effect, I the previous gap tariff as time then reflecting Friday actions $XXX,XXX mitigated past we as asymmetric that the which by frustration an maybe The in in But foreign Sunday, taken such get the X.X night, happens should tariffs increase. you go in if mitigate to the be by we policy. of Yes, think to what like quarter. that economic the something XX% said, was have up

However, categories XX%. that and that at are products, GAAP steel already aluminum the some includes like already in

escalated. So entirely going isn't GAAP that be to

even said year further. sort could if of $X.X in is that by that X.X a be. you reduce million think the the times, multiply But that's it actions I you take maximum $XXX,XXX really and we So would to

Kathy Leneghan

many that's while to primarily rate. point, your the already the portion And would of XX% to be unmitigated that added the relates maximum product

Mike Madison

you And to there. really all category, then, Asia just on other Pacific growth thanks. Okay, saw strong

So one-off guess growth, the down still little of guess quarter? orders I operating in And such any year-over-year? I'm strong kind a first income then a like to surprised see see I but stocking the whether then,

Kathy Leneghan

was there. categories, product through so the growth unusual nothing going really the on of in sale the house On side all

sales discrete business. we saw the in was loss results, the a the not impacted to that the house, On distribution related the to that operating charge there related related one-time to growth side warranty Asia-Pac charge of a warranty

Mike Madison

Okay, great. Thanks a lot.

Matthew Monaghan

Okay, thanks Mike.

Operator

take Jim Sidoti next we'll question from And with Sidoti our Company. &

Jim Sidoti

Good morning. hear me? you Can

Matthew Monaghan

I for Jim. Thanks can, calling. morning. Good

Jim Sidoti

the pretty for of on guidance you're accurate? neutral flow quarter that for cash the usage like is expecting the seems flow in to the it the be based the much remainder and year, So, cash year,

Matthew Monaghan

guidance. our will the the three, at year The quarters every from least. that remainder of four and to be two, doesn't zero, will be quarter sum of of That here but sum zero mean for

Kathy Leneghan

better QX. Historically, then QX is get a and QX usage in quarter, we and

we that you assume each be same have well, quarter that the previous seasonality should would seen but than better year would last So as quarter.

Jim Sidoti

still hoped on respiratory Okay. year happen? call, back or of see might no that last you a think And indicated this the half the I longer will that in you or that the pickup in is or do sales think case you

Matthew Monaghan

certainly at an this It's not robust that grow put plan we've does externally. point, a estimate together assumes it

our wanted So the to ready we U.S. market to optimism, season. typical lot new around a in story underpin it's that's good, but without for the for purchases begin of in Day the getting Labor winter or incremental late August

it don't chance we some get So acceleration at but plans. need assume we point, that of to to our there's

Jim Sidoti

All outlook you right. the the look XX-Q one cash order digit at you mean to earnings just combined night of from expect and me, you expect says you years? you to to section last grow free achieve last the does said targets in year growth, if XXXX, in that And filed both the and digit growth XXXX flow growth the single single sales low sales one or

Matthew Monaghan

years. Both

in seasonality it the we Europe up, be every might have quarter sure. not sales expect We season exactly or same every do for

expect America both different the little in growth a we and Just then year. but company, overall overall North for

Jim Sidoti

declined the So fact in… despite sales

Kathy Leneghan

side of side on which by from respiratory decline. sales the in the and the that mobility XXXX but seating the that America on steady sales house the fact will house of saw growth European the North house, anticipating European of On growth be offset we're side

Jim Sidoti

Right.

continues to like was million do I you you mean, respiratory this $XX decline? think it or So quarter the bottom that's think looks do it about that

Matthew Monaghan

that into older heading replenished markets in stabilize to be it need fleets for specially impacts We external season. attribute the and there are fact in in to and other national looking those this that should again of and we and competitive be grow, shift to impact flu the allow and no if bottom get external get the metropolitan the external the winter bidding areas

will I and to nationally our things just fleet are the there use least. into customers people were the it's of of then service have more the competitive think collectively, need really of have replenishment. assume in be was the our the kind all and can and to let's And it more if here customer will I down then that So into fleet placed those would the our that Labor it peak from market customers products at to of Day customers then when winter get say is come don't assets think winter

at I'd So side at I of of macro terms think in that bottom look demand. you if probably say the the it's

Jim Sidoti

Okay, very good.

Kathy Leneghan

we saw QX. in quarter the well declines is as QX saw in with the decline that first the percentage The we as consistent in

And that so decline same that continues our through of XXXX. plan the assumes remainder

Matthew Monaghan

we look it at on kind of Yes, a sequentially rate basis.

Jim Sidoti

because you I a Okay. But and the of be up trying by you think sale overall the give do the in single-digits Europe in are in to is of message the would that year? pickup sale think even the of low with end weak strength the respiratory mobility,

Matthew Monaghan

what And profitability the in Europe working grows see margin being up [ph] comes market in gross drive the all It respiratory and that decline. everything until Asia-Pac, America CBD in that done sales everything respiratory meantime you should for of except can and the to is then excuse together. North we've the and be else pieces despite sort as back be, should

Jim Sidoti

All you. right, thank

Matthew Monaghan

Thanks, Jim.

Operator

further this Matt no for at over remarks. closing any questions conference or I back time, additional like And to there Monaghan the turn would to are

Matthew Monaghan

Lean. time a Lois today's good Kathy, call. day. any Hope attention thank questions. And have Okay, follow and thanks available are in for your you you to up I you. everybody Thank and

Operator

that participation. does And today's you for conclude your Thank conference.

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INVACARE (IVCRQ) 7 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript