TBI - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Cheryl, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the TrueBlue Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Thank you. TrueBlue, begin of conference. CFO Gafford, you your may Derrek

Derrek Gafford

call. welcome with Beharelle. Good and the I'm Patrick afternoon, everyone, Officer, to here Executive our Chief

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Patrick Beharelle

on for everyone, us you, today's thank and joining Derrek, you, call. Thank

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Derrek Gafford

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Operator

[Operator Instructions].

Our Kevin Suisse. of first McVeigh line question comes of from the Credit

Kevin McVeigh

Hey, as role, just a wonder, settle you're nice margins kind you kind Patrick, you're role? gross on margin, into real overall. of I new new as the you into your the optimize on did settling folks continue Any focused on to the business here to job of initiatives thoughts

Patrick Beharelle

priority workers' that big cost the the the a one training safety is from margin for comes to that down compensation mind. have our Well, and first programs of been we things has to safety perspective, a The obviously, organization. safety drive

on Another our been area focused pricing clients. we've with is that

seeing And market engagements clients are that good for to able looking as up with well forces just our way shareholders. so wages wage as a are increasing, wages, as get return a price minimum that driving increases we're to in we're we're our

By we making top those continued way, line. are the focused what the the in organization in to PeopleReady big trying drive to really our field because two We've investments investments. make we're is So on are of ones. some

from EBITDA offsetting and a percentage our perspective And resources that's overall so added partially recruiting a sort there. we've some sales of

to big safety is know have part. a So those if add don't you to two? Derrek, is part, pricing a anything big I

Derrek Gafford

are those the two think things. I

a that here business local just opportunity is from of PeopleReady. account a is we room mix have lot This the perspective. our think in I at

a profile an So that internal piece because that's business profitability about. business the perspective and gross be groupings accounts, It's from perspective that points a the been catch also XX% XXX runs about to starting that's with you on that's group that other up. companies local term to not would account small only business here talk about lagging now midsized margin important business, basis of runs synonymous hear of higher. That's that business growth from PeopleReady's a of

of job actually the the to the However, serve get cost to them rest our is same as folks, sites the recruit to business. the

profile focusing we're of revenue of also size brings. that's So because a growth One, at also from because an the the important favorable but that area on. of perspective potential margin the that PeopleReady,

Kevin McVeigh

rate us Derrek, increases remind then, quarter versus And it. just Got could you were this what the quarter? last bill

Derrek Gafford

Yes.

for was this bill X.X%. I'll here increase increase was quarter actually rate bill it you QX, give in the So X.X% QX, - both. rate Overall for was company and the in

are So these our bill average increases year-over-year in rates.

Kevin McVeigh

to a off of revenue? - stop QX - does in Got question much come that how has assuming? as maybe if that XXXX kind - in off, impact you 'XX? business that modeling does headwind gross it is I I'm of what then being totally when just margin, my Amazon going the help running it. to was, And that then last business guess or are terms for Or And does business been

Derrek Gafford

give of quarter with we revenue quarter. around impact profile, a up I to in to you look but $XXX,XXX. comp going 'XX. on basis has not nominally. margin our Coming of going In fourth the $X.X QX million that be directly, much could Amazon now reading into about about call - the we anniversary-ing everybody that did then headwind of From all this Kevin, at information. a profit to more in and XXXX, deck just this And profit. going million in your million am both points QX of us There $XXX,XXX provides of million gross of of so XX million QX and $X.X earnings up. that. it coming the XXXX, might mention, It to else The revenue, Amazon question than on transcript to Amazon. more going Amazon will of does so be be perspective, but $X 'XX, but But about to I'm that me release $XX breakout and for is profit. there, very everyone $XX let answer I fourth Yes, I'm headwind of run biggest is of about it's

Operator

The line next of Jeff from BMO. question comes the Silber of

Henry Chien

and the in to about jobs increase SG&A or I potential fill. sort there that the efficiency It's business. potentially Jeff. the of expand you of operational also gains labor of calling to Is mentioned out Henry impact Chien it's for sort the beyond pool ask seeing the what wise? on wanted in sort the the PeopleReady on and mobile in know app you're the had of you past, could I that

Patrick Beharelle

Henry. Patrick. Appreciate thanks, is This the Yes, question.

Just got over X/X on workers our of using that of couple mobile headlines a are app. the our app. now We've

the we're via at under of to this are being positions and app. that up Just app, the over filled filling X/X the clients signed we've point on XX,XXX

So we've of made a successful progress lot in terms have laying environment. to groundwork of a

a the lift branches, higher via app branches or at of points we what perspective in XXX are XX% revenue seeing seeing things is filled our of One sort there from is, X the there if and and over between of their growth we're so, quartile branches. of the those X about point positions it's in being we're top look

some to adopters. perspective into providing the say so that seeing see how in lift we're future. an branches from those revenue And It's but to we're on that, some seeing highest we're not much We're going guidance overall lift. hard lift out definitely are

look to at service, to real of is more reached get up can where customer all we've on sales then XX%, to us I redeploying tipping challenge time a for our start spend over activities. think branches we the point resources

and so are get we're some that up adding and branches we're of to are onto a through directly creates frictionless of environment that to because of quarter tool, tool, branches. our clients that our in some the that us all ordering real the we're those X,XXX hard and XX%, working advantages over level. And so for lot branches up today, as a a about time more frees that clients seeing And real creates

a where app that's we're at yes, perspective. So from mobile

be to tool, are of those new next XXXX. XXXX the with XXXX and around terms in in percentage up material goals we've in the adoption client call pretty by for the coming of will going amount some that what out expecting versus achieved filled jobs we're being go We but in the numbers a

Henry Chien

Great. Appreciate trade in update. the from maybe of question change end in broader the the markets and of And a the you more from you're rate or kind any at and sort your of seeing of disruption growth any perspective in looking macro clients, end are market demand? interest of

Patrick Beharelle

kept Well, we in mentioned other on and demand pretty headwind trade haven't clients headwinds our and change but seen it our business. in some closely clients earlier solar. around to related much call of our from back we're it first to policy our trade one But some solar. monitoring our talking seen contact of with all we we to talked than There's with had that there caution perspective, saw certainly what close a on We've impact about we in calls some of out quarter QX in on policy every haven't the day. them related

Operator

of of question RW The Marcon Baird. the line comes from Mark next

Mark Marcon

bit helped period terms comp talk a It on prior the improve little or staffing margins period the I to to could workers' Was current gross about that reversals? in QX that. related costs looks accrual like you of wondering the was side.

Derrek Gafford

as put that. about reductions years ran reserves reserves, on as so thank workers' the Mark, that some compensation, had question XX we this in Yes, reserves in points. to up year basis prior well the for both for

in prior main here well at been we've both up our as of movement years. XX% rate put in current most benefit of from is year reserves though the prior what years. to as it So benefit, the some seeing accrual call was that, least But

Mark Marcon

seeing terms this Amazon a minimums. terms in have? you of about are that a of that how inflation. margins what few companies talked And also $XX pay wondering have about bit gross forward of sort Okay. about And you're like spread? been in wage thinking What There's bill little impact the basically going does

Derrek Gafford

And to perspective, need than to, time in margin really to Yes, We find to has place got a cost folks well we from Patrick the this periods. continue on other going that. we're a that to on we disciplined unemployment takes it the pricing. plan stay to to screen start have because low our is good this mentioned environment gross need disciplined stay in challenging to been XXXX. them, more

there progress from here part strategy on small to the stay starting first out for where true will So here our an there, the getting area really we've another to focus our confidence pricing, mix on workers' over last we've business with PeopleReady perspective, help medium-sized years. got more disciplined of growth compensation our had is of us staying on good a XX

and think teams continuing that shortage look a offset in both there. still to business that a we're a look needing just back to From wage our be to going workers heavily rate by at increase of for just focused we minimum on increases a So to on landscape difference I to out step wage if continued make bill and X% take our X% are to going the here, - that really take forward.

we've think all on for something wheelhouse though, been has in meant that really I long. been year us working kind of the So that's

same. in It's going the a just to So on into matter execute playbook those of going largely remain XXXX. the of into XXXX, continuing pages all well think us items our I

Mark Marcon

the RFP bit you Great. PeopleScout, little growth in there. terms more a talk TMP then flow? in Could the with impact about the And to regards international of of particularly good

Patrick Beharelle

is the win We both thanks, earlier and acquisition but in summer that multi-continent made days. early a seeing some included Asia. had this year, It's that Mark. We've Europe progress. definitely Yes, Patrick. This we're

have had got otherwise is a that Our pipeline scope. European we are to of deals wouldn't handful that right related now

now in a talent picked porting right that over TMP advisory prior we know, U.S. that are pipeline we're and we're which really as that our advisory seeing, The part in seeing some so those we capabilities, other didn't capability up the capability is, U.S. there's we're Mark, deals the to that to for acquisition, talent that the of acquisition. you here thing have

describe some a and talent we're point progress European good So one have clients piece advisory with, win at our there's haven't opportunity. their solid one, the already. There's as would and with outsourced they we this I where conversations scope which what wide they where with in deep that about them is other U.S. relationships - in cases it

so handful from well. got a of deals And the existing base as we've client

nice capabilities So our and populating logos, new are existing clients. three new it's a mix of existing our with buckets now. all pipeline geographies Those our with new right clients

Mark Marcon

And the as a should use about with go PeopleScout's year? kind of into a number then regards we think QX margins, Or how that segment Great. we next should basis of on we particularly to kind baseline? as year-over-year

Derrek Gafford

Mark. Yes, thanks question, the for

transcript one good the us have to for be here. a I to everyone it's think reading on for

about way background TMP, points. And best to that me with the roughly PeopleScout that overall dilution. some provide basis it XXX I what's creating about is the let think margin on that of think dilutes acquisition the

advertising TMP's talking spend, the talking and types a when good behalf on - I'm boards, of spend clients, about recruitment, about chunk of media-related business involves these media-related a things. So of part of job - I'm

a creates cost business business. a the PeopleScout is that largely compared is cost lower that within and that pass-through margin So legacy cost, to what so pass-through

at take close. in any in look of particular quarter TMP, would expectation put think should that be just have far new were TMP basis we as period as apply pretty sort to that you I your if you dilution what and with roughly of points the a that XXX didn't it, So

Mark Marcon

PeopleManagement, seems then little that? the behind Or guide strip and you looks we we And what's QX. basically softer Canadian about than think like business that? should that? did on It QX bit out what a in Amazon's how How going even when just think PlaneTechs Great. should about we for

Derrek Gafford

here Derrek It's Mark. Hey, again.

more or - the business, just their PeopleManagement customers just in we're fourth a we've compared a with quarter that really be businesses losses factoring now, pipeline. Not little So in a the looking to we're of of a Staff are it expecting the to any at look last - the we're here the in couple seen quarter of seeing customer production bit both down in quarters. it. solid any the pretty down there, That's than we've not slowing them solid bit Actually couple CMOS pipeline Management that little volumes for where and ago. year fourth right

So or taper little might got business we've rest 'XX, QX the there exception pretty that volumes X down compared with X client looks look they production of some bit the like sites a of to where of the solid.

Mark Marcon

to to any then just just regards regions, great. general and Okay, And the with commentary PeopleReady, going verticals back and impact from hurricanes recently?

Derrek Gafford

quarter to couple and revenue. XX% PeopleReady that stepping of had least of little states quarter. hurricanes XX growth XX minimum a at those Yes, top so from about PeopleReady's of in states increase our with negative, had more had is PeopleReady wage top in XX from up growth there last By bit were in broad-based all nature up our and then one of do is another it it. the news, states year. big had a the actually the represent at some way, perspective, of We results had out a at the best of one benefit of putting this my We a

more actually a headwind benefit, for the So The other let's question benefit there us to your hurricane of is on just part go QX. Mark. of in the

was The more Harvey some and of, was had year the came rural going have big nature. along quarter. that very, that this and type last scale benefit and that didn't we the into that hurricane fourth we a a So Florence, particularly third impact the in very little - of hit in quarter, nearly the quarter same bit storms really

with So the we'd the impacted be proportionately quarter, Harvey the in businesses storm lift here get fourth in in neutral quarter 'XX. we'll expect but kind with that homeowners a larger the Michael comparison to it had had than of that we fourth from we ago. some impact Probably year

really QX, of not reoccur basis, about X I of QX our year-over-year in everything growth significant rates that point that catch Did then was benefit that last question? for from year this didn't storm headwind year and your for So this year.

Mark Marcon

are the Just there? manufacturing, what versus like about, construction - other just are seeing you versus how retail you than verticals

Derrek Gafford

you Yes, I'm asked that question. glad

because let's the business our So they're verticals for particularly largest PeopleReady. in and manufacturing hit construction both

So of to make X, and XX% combined construction I'm total you way, going the manufacturing. about These up company give by revenue.

improvement which the a slight and from an year. of which down in So minus was QX QX, down we was from but increase decline X%. QX a in construction for this pretty - was year-over-year a QX, year Manufacturing from X% further minus flat X% QX was in from of improvement at finished improvement this where in X%, minus QX sizable

Mark Marcon

And retail Great. about how and...

Derrek Gafford

Yes, let's just give you. them to

of Here's them. rest the

X%. up than digits. down, them, which was was our that think, transportation E&I it up know was mid-single is I down excluding of X%, Retail all other much up you energy Amazon you Hospitality So and business. was gives though, mid-teens, pretty

Patrick Beharelle

in Manufacturing that areas I Patrick. been both strong in just that have one in time we're is full performers and PeopleScout. hiring a quite seeing this thing, had picked year-to-date up and Mark, a have QX bit. Hey, very couple the hospitality of

Operator

of Your comes the John line from Healy next question of Research. Northcoast

Kyle Patterson

This is Healy. John Patterson for on Kyle

time any already your the updated whole wanted a to upon, I as view that just now touched just on look take a some had I briefly U.K. you perspective this know at of business. you've curious, that just that and opportunity to have but So was get was

Patrick Beharelle

it's real U.K., about our the remind there, RPO staffing everyone in opportunities When operations just in we one we PeopleScout PeopleScout a business, Well, from PeopleScout. so talked opportunity large things to that's have a is, there's the at multi-continent the perspective, a earlier really didn't the to U.K. to of Europe look just engagements. don't have prior we relevant acquisitions. TMP for presence any

us barrier of have game been years significant out to have it having us our because opportunity, So finals North your your Europe big puts presence, we'd presence in us in clients ask that's didn't a several we tell a because about a it presence the leading we enough lot Europe." in seems America. where presence last And the us despite the to local "Tell like about in in an clients in referenceable just for us, lose then a get

more much involve that now continents. a engagements in of multiple we're So player

is and The employer which mentioned capabilities. earlier, also piece, advisory it capability. talent other advisory branding capability talent around TMP came the world-class a With

And that globally. across base so TMP installed the with acquired our using we we're entire capabilities

before. global it wasn't that capabilities in India, QX picked QX European real and U.K. be in terms North bring that with we I in Toronto, recruiting and large lift we those capability bringing create that's so up there advisory to for brand some that in of Kraków, course, the pipeline, can that some some And And in operations just and and us for have, talent footprint suspect and have, PeopleScout deals of in in we the creating we've having then that TMP the creates America all the we'll also in closing in Europe. tailwinds centers capability Sydney recruiting of

of another that's so area opportunity. And

acquisition up the pipeline's surprises point might that little faster the a like made, acquisition than have we been than there track, this really we any we on other thought. is significant the filled haven't so And at

right So are we about pretty good where feel things at now.

Kyle Patterson

making on with the then moving of the type that share few is of to have over priorities, XXXX shareholder quarters just years? those and And couple would M&A allocation be and deleveraging overall forward returns? the next regarding since few revert into may pipeline, Okay. Or the the as you you further back guys it past been acquisitions buybacks you capital even guys focus touched

Derrek Gafford

are at one technology. and strategies than picture-wise, more the for growth that comments a on you business. based now take our staffing you little bit. when have allocation most the the of quite been particularly about talk so the in question some us can really about a Big the we asked look years, has of I'm capital set talked his glad they recent now side time, versus prepared organically Patrick for

place in working and Now PeopleReady. we're putting with

side, expand with not technology-based. the to the all fair but the amount both these staffing work in RPO so that. digital And footprint transformations It's particularly make of there's our side, a here in

the and start you So acquisitions team on distraction be in a this on their that, that adding to if can transformation. focus digital

have year the room us still current less there lot we deals in to acquisition Customers earlier global would and an in planning rigor that degree there's of recovery. in to think that - the for opportunities discipline list be the Now in that we're on certainly priority can go while point we RPO growth and an acquisitions operating the into lots geographies we're are longer think we down we fits in on heightened the And acquisitions where more would of looking, help that grow, might in we're phases the we to sit the cycle from they cycle, when from interest a there's the list it that. level for cycle squarely this side, maybe acquisition more bit in little the so at getting have TMP and and of next in perspective. on the

on all think I through growth around the our that which of that and to going organic cash to it because focus that share there's to return more free available of more we strategies plan be our flow repurchase. So here, back we shareholders comes of have back to of say

have see going acquisitions, we while. we would could of you than historical So in flow well have on comparison repurchase that least based very less forward a of high share from availability at a since levels cash

Kyle Patterson

then the of how throughout fared thus business just quarter? And they color the third was curious fourth quarter on a could and into you the trends I far lastly, and cadence great. if Okay, provide little

Derrek Gafford

one. We numbers we about have, the noise okay, we PlaneTechs, headwind that so Amazon of do year-over-year in that talk that have. storm-related have comps information divestiture some the our or Yes, with let's storms - related

what of intent divestiture or question the any I is, your quarter. going was I how the just mentioned, the TMP were of growth you. and really four do this at And August X%. I'm if what exit the headwind, I those business. Amazon, revenue up the with what July acquisition to it exclude I'm those is items in way, trend that's September the is as consistent is for management here X%, is of September's storm-related If think we benefit give was the and we trends up going X% was to up third just underlying to rate. team look by very So what a so PlaneTechs, get is adjusted our October was to

all, the going we September. left where quarter in into fourth pretty in all So consistent from from off

Operator

remarks. There time. are like Beharelle to no closing at over questions turn call further this Patrick for I the would to

Patrick Beharelle

everyone for Well, to to Thanks, I we next taking results, to your call. busy thank the forward look you want hard real just chatting earnings attend call. working of on drive schedules out time with the to everybody. and We're

Operator

This concludes today's conference call.

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TrueBlue (TBI) 5 Nov 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript