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Operator

Good evening and welcome to the Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Lisa Weeks. Please go ahead.

Lisa Weeks

thanks and joining call. full and Benchmark’s today operator quarter fourth year you, everyone us for for Thank XXXX earnings

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Jeff Benck

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Roop Lakkaraju

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an million infrastructure pandemic the X% EPS of Our compensation non-GAAP Non-GAAP the higher non-GAAP year was COVID-specific XXXX, million, cycle Please tax for increase the incurrence $XXX our Slide In in X.X%, XX.X%. performance. to to efficiencies due rate turn of our review for SG&A due The $X.X and Non-GAAP our from of XXXX primarily increase XXXX investments. was $X.XX, from and to effects is operating variable effective was was and ROIC non-GAAP conversion XXXX. X.X%. primarily cash on operational IT XX a to was costs. XXXX, in the decrease margin

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from cash operations XX and we outstanding a $XX have and At our We manage term generation. had our the business, available the generated continue XXXX. borrowings on year outstanding flow in for loan for liquidity to provides return $XXX position full shows to December our QX structure, million future strong capital XXXX, invest no cash our XX, shareholders. million revolver. with to million capital and in generated We on our $XXX Slide flexibility

of million. XXXX, for in year QX represented Our allocation million XXXX. free dividends million shares fiscal $XX the and activity. repurchased $X.X year paid cash shares. million In million cash approximately $X.X we flow $XX XX QX, $XX.X X and repurchased was In Slide capital shows which full we our million, of

to had As on share of minimum, we continue At XXXX, authorization. shares offset remaining to equity repurchase December a our $XXX million approximately XX, annual dilution. will repurchase our we

and XXXX, opportunistically to Beyond considering repurchases share will dividends we conditions. that, XXXX share million From repurchases paid million shareholders. executed in our market we $XXX while evaluate $XX to in

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million. $X QX million restructuring and to incur expect nonrecurring in to approximately $X of other costs We

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Jeff Benck

for Roop Thanks, that update.

XX. demand Following additional Roop’s the for Slide by XXXX wanted on comments to on guidance quarter, our view our for first of I some on color provide sector

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Operator

question Ricchiuti ahead. & go Jim from with Company. Please Instructions] first The Needham [Operator comes

Jim Ricchiuti

on you afternoon. for Jeff are color thanks about everyone. the XXXX. Good how you. Hello thinking Thank

Jeff Benck

Sure.

Jim Ricchiuti

to and go kind of at That’s back to I’m to helpful. gross the QX margins. at demonstrate you gross looking margins being able those I gross because that looking revenue margins, were wanted levels at the

factors? you And the if may I missed You COVID highlighted did in margins quarter? it, some could, maybe gross out break of the you mix, but have there other were Roop, impact on

Roop Lakkaraju

part a it’s QX, that the this the most is right? all COVID we not about because bit so had bit down recoveries within X.X% nature QX. although then is got as and the little in your to effect. revenue revenue we’ve importantly, in roughly, a out the in that part difference SG&A the basis effect, But out market XX higher But We there’s margin, little that points taking an that of guess I of Appreciate – But in to from this question. then heart the didn’t revenue, less onetime is question, get is and the that And Jim, revenue about has look of costs got increased well. at difference, to – that So margin Roop. gross gross of traditional in comes lower – effect. in revenue of you X.X%. an We so of QX, value other market that standpoint, the absorption break

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‘XX, having gross the expect. year. Jim, reasonable end what other margin day, And expand to our the through piece The remind the full and talk year we is think X% I’ll we or very is for a the is at comments X% of we about through at margins you for of, least getting

Jim Ricchiuti

of of guys pretty a couple I’m these there wondering are – one slide. you you that couple a about of ramp? have Okay. sight of half Is out. verticals, And this just pretty how you some And new because other of that sight sounds instances, a terms some line confident do line think can healthy that programs on in being is of called of medical and in I second a ramp good it – and like you that are anticipating risk always the

Roop Lakkaraju

past little have probably saw a quarter. in programs, we’re because of it, programs higher I bit those fourth and these right, some in get of than qualified the thick Yes. in the confidence for even some of

really the to time. to It we’re on, new But said, a take go time. of – number in take on to quarters where win and off still does so we’ve going have see does to there’s And it we might things. it’s It multiple okay, got past, ramp up. and take engineering running sometimes

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Jim Ricchiuti

it. Got

thanks much. very Okay,

Roop Lakkaraju

Sure. Jim. Thanks,

Operator

[Operator question Sidoti. ahead. with comes next go Instructions] The Anja Soderstrom Please from

Anja Soderstrom

my for you good thank question and evening. Hi, taking

So the first industrial. to ask I want about

You there oil just big the infrastructure some in challenge is of see us you can and the oil and gas and and gas, transportation in remind the pie? how

Jeff Benck

with of a and to more around wins oscilloscope and of right, with Yes, for and that the of the But of gas. some in decline, measurement category segment. test of just have element big used things that, Obviously, beyond see are smaller and broadly group things are still there, and XX% strength, new some got a oil some that we important that us up kind and that measurement like test pretty some going where there. pick it’s kind of forward piece on is but we

the LiDAR come been some see coming time some programs those into in that is and in activity quite investing years. we also for we that, of some – have Beyond have production

about remember, So ago, a couple the industrial I year strength participating about like we year last we under think are or we in those were Because were see – and pretty we there. you areas where there. felt excited if Anja, a potential

factory some and segments those We automation in but better are as for those a points doing other and ‘XX. touch warehousing well, of few are

Anja Soderstrom

Yes, of pockets strength. Okay. follow-up my were for

areas pretty be So oil and costs gas transportation pockets be the be to pretty strengths and so that those of in, seems powerful then? the good and infrastructure to would

Roop Lakkaraju

sort of what to that vaccine affects open as once So Anja, infrastructure and and things. looks strength bit and but it’s timing little gas the how you question that does broke up obviously, these projects recovery or recover, think like rollout there, of with oil an I a the

of right So as the we hopefully and could get into we further there that be some yes, you part strength are to could latter ‘XX ‘XX. see

Anja Soderstrom

is maybe participated in some economy think any it you. the growth significantly? potential in their you thank And then UK, in as something as to that open to up I see Okay, is testing testing you expand

Jeff Benck

Yes.

And of customer them exciting less device, a building which you test have than are COVID result result. they you that. Basically, is Europe. quite you’re designs leveraging point care quickly It’s beyond And we go around the really obviously, hour. get in to in deploy government this that of able to a that then a can pretty We there’s is and that amazing bit swipe that for building get a just Europe an technology. rapid – UK have a that

It’s the beyond sense not applications excited other comment but about So about and just probably specific think other the but or that exciting COVID capability. on also most COVID. pretty does the I too because the this DNA-level viruses much things you won’t in customer technology, we’re

meaningfully we’ve volume technology But amazing for contribute fourth this pretty hope to jointly and it the where in it’s go. a phenomenal customer, ramp partner we started as been producing and to can great in work XXXX So quarter. together

Anja Soderstrom

all you. Thank Okay. was me. That for

Jeff Benck

Anja. Thanks,

Operator

turn back Lisa Weeks for concludes like would remarks. to conference over any our This to closing I the Q&A session.

Lisa Weeks

Thank you joining today. call again for our

to the to any be If follow happy up. and please follow-up put regarding that don’t to be Also have reach I Benchmark Conference a release, hesitate and with Sidoti our you call. wanted out supporting you Spring reminder will afternoon, questions earnings sharing in you April forward and quarter on our forward first we with engaging look event. great have our look a this to results Please March earnings Good you. to at we Thank on XX will afternoon.

Operator

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Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 5 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript