TRMB - Earnings call transcript Q3 2024

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Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Novi, and I will be your conference operator today. [Operator Instructions] at this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Trimble Third Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Rob Painter, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Robert Painter

Welcome, everyone.

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Phil Sawarynski

Thank you, Rob.

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fourth Slide agriculture. is again as-adjusted view, to XX, which our guide. quarter with I move focus consistent which excludes our on will prior on Let's our

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year-over-year. the company week. range total fourth $XXX revenue EBITDA for week, and to excluding range to the XX% On which is basis, be an Non-GAAP to of range margin adjusted projected due $XX the to in margin XX.X% the revenue of the XXrd grow in X% our to of the Our anticipated is in includes XXrd expected million, to XX.X% is $XXX to million approximately XX%, million quarter. as-adjusted be X% to operating

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it to Rob, I'll over turn back you.

Robert Painter

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Operator

Kristen with Instructions] Owen [Operator line of the question Your comes Oppenheimer. from first

Kristen Owen

the portfolio? wondering, just I'll and I'm results. little ACV color What bit more nice start you're if in then the could opportunities seeing And cross-sell we bookings. terms within a the follow-up. on TCX have Congratulations upsell on Rob, of a with

Robert Painter

of across in the for the question. entirety the were ACV company the Thanks bookings actually strong quarter.

our obviously, through. good as as that. supports took TCX those So ARR That quarter inside ACV bookings, highly construction about and now growth and ARR Phil we the are already company the well majority are the prepackaged TCX we the and Inside within that doing average. feel those guide business, looking see have we're that than more of that offering strong up that had the really commercial AECO we've engineering the we're where where available is you bookings, was majority another applications, if for the strong AECO, successful and bundles. within TCX which the bookings, bookings primarily We

cross-sell that, have ACV and And basis. over bookings and logistics upsell if on transportation at you segment, so Transporeon year-over-year happening. Similarly, within in XX% year-to-date, look we a are up on

So teams the quarter. a from in progression really nice the

Operator

with line next Jay Goldman question Sachs. the comes Your Revich from of

Jerry Revich

thank the comments 'XX, is high to broadly it top would have have range, sharing in trajectory you're with consensus to for top line end about Rob, on single to line bookings, interesting you and growth you just you high organic the of said your What's that's down get what given expectations. the on preliminary like ARR feels for hardware line digits. growth

you're momentum strong you ARR there markets case bookings? in enough Or out considering softer? the relative we any keep 'XX should so is Is there, are leeway I'm have And out? that discrete idea, uncertainty we initial wondering, the that make look, assuming? provide let's mind we points how the end and are sure And we hey, that when about have can outlook comments, just what in to there's flesh outlook in

Phil Sawarynski

Phil. it's Jerry,

great needs a and I It's add if then appreciate can it. he that me Let to. question. Rob take

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let's color, I low we guess, Systems. Field Field single digits Systems year. bit But call little more see the next a growing, it, that's on So do

Operator

Our Owen next with Kristen question from Oppenheimer. comes

Kristen Owen

together? just announced you to long-standing are Any what's the construction this it understand with us agreement? under Can the the to in think guys quarter. partnership help like risk to understand the Deere you about the that respect does the Deere channel I'd of How in with Deere of relate relationship see Caterpillar scope how context to And partnership Caterpillar? the just covered the and partnership, Phil, relationship with you to planning partnership market go you that there?

Robert Painter

agreement and the in help us of agreement the the take question, grow I'll adoption And the the industry. CAT lens for start on it's I'll and both thanks Kristen, this. the technology the the Rob. of customer follow-up. with Deere

means machine you choice their John both the is XD support And a platform, customer so with Deere for they're their what platform. At of Caterpillar. and and specifically, is getting what And machine upgrades business. upgrades their today. that take And if at can competitive that be enabled adequately and that's enabling we're John -- a, technology on fit a to Deere level, at through those the Deere that product no. We characterize a doing go-to-market top a that of opportunity level demand level channel it, potential level, or dealer a as I it not or as because Trimble complex or complementary. channel through serving let's would call John either it At see the we're that's And network. best

Operator

Our Wertheimer next question Melius Rob with Research. comes from

Robert Wertheimer

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Robert Painter

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Operator

question Revich Goldman next Sachs. from comes Our Jay with

Jerry Revich

TCX of acquired, interesting and What's range you acquisitions capital you I see? you of Phil on it these as XX on within on outcomes similar Rob, last acquired months X stands you can businesses Yes, stats can really ask, to if want performance how your to improved touch the if potential M&A the today? on the shared much the X you about the pipeline what the business fit you the that talk mind? just that valuation can And XX based into we you over parameters next deals, deploy on don't or

Robert Painter

I'll we have and can at in. the Jerry, Phil Hey, it's Rob. pipeline. fill level, start, do M&A a

a, important from be walked Phil got as through to perspective. target we a investment priority Our we're to within is be We we looking would net software create perspective, think with that's is X.Xx a the acquisitions. which we on capital surprise. return dry At looking that first opportunities sitting a -- we're clearly debt primarily think what allocation where tuck-in powder not call, segment, I Within outcomes, high we're X.X. where EBITDA, we've and about software, below AECO can the have to do

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with We thinking buyback, made, are we lot where the we a as and commitment stock commitment we the the about that see buyback today. stand price especially behind a big well on as

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Operator

comes Our Markets. from line Capital of with KeyBanc question the next Celino Jason

Jason Celino

Systems, Field had there? you Was public you for earlier any it really side? on did sector X planned? closed me. initially can deals just see beat. strength unpack Just than Or nice more the you the Maybe

Robert Painter

Field Jason, the or Rob. you Systems AECO? mean Did it's

Jason Celino

Field Systems.

Robert Painter

Okay.

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Jason Celino

the been just seen nicely keeping accelerating level, second know Okay. that on theme. organic organic corporate systems row, we've explains the the a of kind quarter a in Great. on growth field This is XX% ARR maybe so it. Yes, there level. at I

walk maybe still full any year. the of for us XX% deceleration guiding through kind you're think to implied Maybe to have? XX% you organic there, conservatism just I the

Phil Sawarynski

is Phil. of Jason. I going so lot mentioned if end year. have we remember, that's you headwind This the the of Yes, with mobility happen this at known Thanks, this, a churn to the

the AECO one, see X offset known seeing but strength is high my We I the the to in that we're QX. XX% still end. some the XX%, biased continued toward of But business. said So comments around churn were, mobility in where

Operator

JPMorgan. Tami with of line the from comes question next Zakaria Our

Tami Zakaria

anything among could like in we a be acceleration of the could to conversation as first My activity point a customer can trends any there? look year, maybe next at Fed next anecdotes whether post lag rate you Any optimism, saw rate sense or your there you Do what's cut the customers cuts? question at meaning, improve some last you from is call a week feel is an to at acceleration all. share cuts Or for historically out you year? cycles, factor

you just think transition. how about So curious this

Robert Painter

coming have rate depends I the line thanks It's your [indiscernible] guess, an say, time over more of comes we've last the increases seen cuts I been inflationary of, Rob, Fed because question. we've to and got been for environment rate what Well, to environment, to get baseline long Fed out a like few on go to down. that you've to anything years that is see and back say, an environment to to go we've the in we've

especially So back helpful. to time really look I that would, it's think, hard anything in have be and

different about to of so out XX% point the XX% what that recurring. more and Trimble more is is our today would business software I than past than compared

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Tami Zakaria

very actually have now any incremental Analyst the target thoughts how some margin looking second of you're businesses? low-margin forward is That helpful. And it. to your Day, your you divested thinking that but hardware-centric long-term question, about Got I'm on early

Phil Sawarynski

Tami, that one. Yes. can it's Phil. take I

last Investor the at which biased think So biased reiterate of I'll of Day, above to long-term obviously, I we'll -- Investor get as X%. call earnings more model, into we the last we're prior our detail X% earnings Day what call, was but said we're about which sort was -- midpoint model,

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Operator

Sandler. from with comes Our Jeffries Piper Clarke next question

Clarke Jeffries

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Phil Sawarynski

Yes.

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Clarke Jeffries

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Robert Painter

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Operator

with comes question from Chad next Dillard Bernstein. Our

Charles Albert Dillard

your 'XX. for to I early to go back So thoughts wanted

thoughts growing I is guess sounds it the about that is I specifically, embedded construction layers side. side of into trying then Systems transportation business faster, on your understand like you're how thinking more And mean, what Just it and the mobility to secondly, in just how like outlook? the guidance? environment sort AECO macro Field or

gross mean does the the incremental like well? that as or what so margins And margins 'XX for in

Robert Painter

just meaningful be what can will with start after mean, wouldn't after of fill And some macro day dynamics. the the I Phil me December Let a X and all, January from I expect level, change XX. the we now. know at in macro really margin any

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the to grow average we expect company next on be below to it still but year, Now growth.

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that So number that positively were that business would we're -- to meaningful transactions -- economy would the to the tra better. inflection inflection in an impact and of wrong impact in be see per be not were the expecting in customer to

if make revenue we of thoughts you to do early rest. the it but some fill Phil, put want So yet, it I'll that into those call I know don't call revenue will it macro revenue, forward. thoughts in guidance the

Phil Sawarynski

Chad. Thanks, Yes.

range on forward, we being Field the a So is Day construct use to Systems talked I'd revenue revenue the transportation I say, I rough certainly intended again, guide think as we to op give earlier preview basis. you thinking weren't for guide is you rates growth to the the the about But expansion, lower leverage. being can -- And you a and we more But at get margin gross that year XXXX. on top about can we're to, a next and roughly wasn't alluded apply the growth there. could think of that AECO -- the you for can detailed which Investor view go how in I around I a a and the model being year this full give be you and just that

Robert Painter

then in are here be also Rob the the account there taking have in supplement. to I make the -- have we parts earnings everyone encourage need out into the One XXrd we've to which that QX. that that thus, And third that we make the is mobility sure got happens, adjusted. week moving you're as lap in it -- we And We've I'd because looking we'll through sure so parts. this point that moving XXXX. you're that again. assuming is got assume divestiture, agriculture QX, the big the will one will

these it And it's the XXrd just really with the look off, -- pieces can look so the important understand it's will and especially week and baseline. it -- to work from right divestitures. Otherwise,

XXrd excluding we're thinking basis, when organic about it this that very on much so commentary. an we week make And

Charles Albert Dillard

That's I of of better the on from like, side the also the owner super just from helpful. rolling then and question, TCX out get sense Okay. map I onto rest the second road to want then for a And see expect house you And addressable about you're reach geographic do then to are you played that? -- able that to Where of out? kind a those do from that strategy When market that? standpoint. how think incremental fully on guess, the you

Robert Painter

question. great Chad,

Okay.

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Operator

comes from with Research. of Tilton question next Wolfe the Your line Josh

Arsenije Matovic

This from Wolfe is Arsenije Matovic Josh Tilton Research. for

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Robert Painter

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Arsenije Matovic

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Robert Painter

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Arsenije Matovic

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Phil Sawarynski

This is Phil.

start. Let me

but detailed completing performing trying a So manner. look, us. focused very in They're is been the this for this #X and priority We're really on thorough audit has to incremental work this. through procedures. E&Y

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Robert Painter

I is before done we Day. And having think would the Investor yes, it anticipate answer would

Operator

joining. today's call. concludes Ladies you that Thank all and for gentlemen,

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Trimble (TRMB) 6 Nov 242024 Q3 Earnings call transcript