ANDE - Earnings call transcript Q1 2020

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the 2020 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, John Kraus, Director of Investor Relations, you may begin.

John Kraus

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Patrick E. Bowe

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Brian A. Valentine

good and Thanks, everyone. morning Pat

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amounts no due of is significant debt year. well long-term August laddered coming Our maturity with before schedule next

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shut ran of late manner variable costs in the required Fortunately, the limited amount month, before plants quarter the in highly production. efficient we for down a which first them

attributable of -- negative and quarter or included comparisons makes lower relates million. of non-cash adjustments brought adjustment mark-to-mark contracts The our EBITDA to cost EBITDA ethanol year-over-year feedstocks, first first change mark-to-market quarter October's by basis. declines company difficult. recorded million net of the in and relates The in last $X.X to The co-products. reporting entities the compared results roughly the prices value inventory of value to million ethanol Our about of remainder XXXX corn two-thirds Group in EBITDA totaling $XX to $XX.X this a to merger realizable of due Of XXXX. adjustments ethanol, declining on amount

a driven recorded small significant XXXX in loss Group in Turning Nutrient than offset quarter improvement which first expenses of over $X.X first pre-tax and was million interest by decrease to operating gross a XX, profit Lower by a of slide number movement. timing product the Plant the more quarter results.

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Patrick E. Bowe

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to economy demand U.S. positioned benefit and as plants highly the from We operate to it expect well when are that ethanol improve reopens. We happens. efficient

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Operator

[Operator Instructions].

BMO comes Kenneth first from the Your of Markets. question from line Zaslow Capital

open. line Your is

Kenneth Zaslow

everyone. Hey, good morning

Patrick E. Bowe

Ken. morning, Good

Kenneth Zaslow

just a questions. of couple So,

returning, you you big will think the power, question? businesses off there that that -- is you change picture. impaired think COVID-XX matter structurally it's just about think Do think of are start that's are that, how earnings you me the Let do business do a or a longer-term

Patrick E. Bowe

a Sure. Ken. good question, No, it's

spring. is having So our is look a the Nutrient business good we strong so news to have portfolio Plant very

we last had very that wet a you As hurt our spring remember, year volumes.

lease with Plant good economic to Nutrient a running year the very impacted We Rail our so, has general start the will rapid as due are decline and of that's repairs good in business slower having usually is to off. not position really we year, and The continue in a think well. been even but business big we slowdowns maybe slow COVID the and a drop volume rates number, a

would return improving. normal us could which We see a The a and all Well, a trade out month see, grain the March. having five suffered you Andersons. The then as the we business to corn because And from plants optimistic very bad down more that in normally for corn Ken storage had unknown is our had is to ethanol know, we're big we more volume see and probably the we crop, a crop future shut of for bigger not crop big income give business. the in thing we East of return good a a in the

our the with all pandemic, our time We the shape run. bring done contractors many maintenance want to to employees. I site so. think the of all at to are do were own so great didn't they early to we to got in We

also plants brought Michigan now Iowa. Albany, up Denison, in We've two in our of and

increases. So we're that as half well. last as impacts see market plants the that returns we the less some but gas are demand we some took back And of in rate, than ethanol ethanol running coming quarter mark-to-market

XX%. were increase from We've on out we numbers to went week. today seen Just down the on nice demand, XX% gasoline down a

what recovery. our thus a demand, big little think the for question be the the of the key driving ways and go driving ethanol. But thing long company. for I of for demand beginning miles economic that's conditions on That's bit So recovery is will to optimism at this gasoline

Kenneth Zaslow

little why was it surprised operations, I companies Can much just ethanol, of you peers you of Other terms bit There maybe more? Okay. grain expected. some -- the than in by was would Ethanol in the I just was was than the there issue. grain did the a that not based little of have as of results. what on the not more weakness your a -- side obviously green greater color do have larger issues give

Patrick E. Bowe

very Yeah, that's question, a Ken. good

our are parts Group of doing our business So, several well. of Trade quite

our we pet lot impacts of ethanol to because our food, ingredients business several had feed plants lot our Ethanol a of corn own. good a quarter. supply trading of besides our So, business very a

the in first the part So that the decline in during that corn hurt would being us of corn the quarter a a that's demand for typical on really ethanol the eastern and really particular the for footprint basis us corn weakness large in quarter. basis. that And especially company has that

Kenneth Zaslow

my business, long get does this like terms last how of then permanent end? ethanol does restructured, industry very the does get up a does the is in get things And as just -- long, question better, Okay. closures, this until it does view end does end on the how picture there how --

Patrick E. Bowe

crystal ball, is That's it difficult. the

You potential thing right outlined that's plants of to that control and industry for that part key want very that highly that we that have is ethanol plays, I gasoline comes for the we back think running the and efficient shows so, we that additive. the be demand three

we're for just at And just market the right the that will I some for up there key very us smart bring permanently and a when thing could position run them. and on economic them environment. a efficient and plants think think I asks be in closed due plants those tough a to to make be tight time very sure is them

Kenneth Zaslow

Great. I appreciate you. Thank it.

Patrick E. Bowe

Ken. Thanks,

Operator

Stephens. line from of Bienvenu from Ben next Your comes question the

line Your open. is

Ben Bienvenu

good everyone. Hey, morning

Patrick E. Bowe

Ben. morning, Good

Ben Bienvenu

follow I the want ethanol business. up on to

about recovery or demand are You at demand saying, in XX% back a are want running at when see to looking think should said formal the and you demand you gasoline, we production recovery you And that before lockstep think really ramp gasoline we matching up? about you're you April. in in

Patrick E. Bowe

Yeah.

Ben Bienvenu

in versus are? tepid want you to you're how How aggressive of do plants line be efficient

Patrick E. Bowe

Understand I I up all, that didn’t said because dictate for mean XX% if locations. We've April that and economics the just two of our first Denison of Difficulty] Albion plants quarter. those at [Technical

it's core know, you back DDGs price, bit. combination as etc, products, basis Ben quite have rallied a corn So, a the ethanol of all

sense those cash a to So that makes that on plants basis. dictates run

want be We really to at back location. early plants So we're of be and be the to We watching with look smart the it don't the don't it, we -- tune economically profitability to each very in way be early stay just were down. maximize want early we want leading bringing to That's the up. smart to market. we and volume

I think the we the as month recover. each demand is be gasoline economy to how question much begins don't know will

So that we'll tune at just stay accordingly with by plant react in and time. each market a

Ben Bienvenu

Okay, get trade I'd great. love flow impressions your to And of outlook.

good buying and to export March kind export have China here some of been like more soybeans pork We numbers key the they've categories of recently.

think of trade the or you about later seeing? seen that cast into how recovery which flows COVID would this in what this you're context market could we've Just the potential in obviously actions normalization of and be that in for of year some the favor the what that market uncertainty mean year

Patrick E. Bowe

from to for see commodities. nice some wheat and sorghum also it's bought some the Yeah, They've hard China U.S. back

of Argentina the had to them year know be you very have made devaluation competitive. that their Brazil, currencies a As and good

latter of optimistic half We the are exports in China year. about the to more

Ethanol think capturing corn have right markets going carries as kind see big demand we'll see the would have on so dairy, U.S. solid, disputes a like the swine to all decline in to in rattling those saber have beef volume by Group. in corn and So the the challenges -- corn [Technical to I and related those some into be feel of Difficulty] or trade the in corn community different early about crop, go. domestically and exports. we'll We to the because biggest pandemic some being good of think I but with Ag chicken, any farmer we basis ETG welcome

Brian A. Valentine

my and was Okay, a phone out up bit. cutting

the of talked heading this you you're coverage all apologize in where the if business, into at about XQ, I but hedged ethanol have XQ? year already, and you rest through kind if of guys what your So just

Patrick E. Bowe

don't forward we opportunity to Yeah, hasn’t There have really attractive. been coverage. an anything do that's

move we Of [Technical we course, will do that. Difficulty] on if

been hasn't just opportunity there on book forward a this So, year. put to

Ben Bienvenu

you Thank so Okay. much.

Operator

time, over back I are further question turn this will There no Kraus. call to now the at John

John Kraus

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Operator

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The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) 7 May 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript