HAIN - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018 | The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Hain Celestial Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Earnings Results 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] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over Ms. Vice Relations. Senior Anthes, Celeste President, Corporate Mary Ma’am, begin. you may

Mary Celeste Anthes

and you morning, joining us Good for today. thank all Skyler,

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Irwin Simon

and Thank morning, good you, everyone. Mary,

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Operator

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Scott Mushkin

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

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Irwin Simon

Thank you.

Operator

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Andrew Lazar

Hi. Good morning, everybody.

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Irwin Simon

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Operator

your of our Sir, from question from comes And JP line next Morgan. the line Goldman Ken is open.

Ken Goldman

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

as in it spend will we the back James half, Ken, But, said.

Ken Goldman

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Irwin Simon

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Ken Goldman

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

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Irwin Simon

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Operator

Markets. Capital the next from our comes BMO Sharma from And line question Amit of

open. Your line now is

Amit Sharma

term. Irwin and on then, clarifications and of Gary, have guidance, I actually the a couple a on longer -- of questions little

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James Langrock

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Amit Sharma

Commodities inflation?

James Langrock

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Irwin Simon

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Amit Sharma

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James Langrock

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Amit Sharma

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Gary Tickle

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

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Irwin Simon

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Amit Sharma

me. that just growth shift be online considering, faster we if a model portfolio? has we for for this And, Does from Irwin, margin one last should your implications

Gary Tickle

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you by So, to have called been invest upfront, that’s but out already James.

Irwin Simon

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Operator

of next from Alexia question comes line Howard our And the from Bernstein.

is now line Your open.

Alexia Howard

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Irwin Simon

and then, there. Gary, you take it jump I’ll in

Gary Tickle

Yes.

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

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Operator

question next And Akshay of Jefferies. our Jagdale comes from from line the

Your line now open. is

Akshay Jagdale

Good morning.

ask to So, I point of U.S. about first, just clarification. wanted the a

your U.S. guidance changed the haven’t for You sales

the couple U.S.? for I guidance to have what’s on I sure So, want heard make the that the And follow-ups? of a EBITDA correctly. And then, I update

Gary Tickle

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the guiding So, the digit on But, growth single with probably low mid now, it’s to EBITDA EBITDA revised guidance, are EBITDA year-over-year we U.S. an double more standpoint, basis. in digit from a growth

Akshay Jagdale

of this, it, this and in And of just these Gary. the Got for okay. more effectiveness is then, and investments terms

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Irwin Simon

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Gary Tickle

question. I’ll pick the up

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Akshay Jagdale

And then…

Gary Tickle

Sorry.

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Akshay Jagdale

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Gary Tickle

we’ve margin about. that some a of talked headwinds through the work be being as by it for is what and So, masked perspective, should we

benefit; So, the we are are starting to lower margin see those SKUs.

we as getting will you cycle this, out So, benefit through see these of SKUs. the of

Operator

of Oppenheimer. And our from from line last question Rupesh Parikh the comes

line is open. now Your

Rupesh Parikh

taking and questions. Good for my morning thanks

more the from I are you competitive additional prepared front other I and the just a maybe what from was you channel. curious competition seeing players? side your or branded in also additions comments, private private label product label, discussed within MULO+C So, think guys on

Irwin Simon

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Rupesh Parikh

one more quick then, And question.

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Irwin Simon

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Rupesh Parikh

you. Thank great. Okay,

Irwin Simon

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Operator

Everyone This participating disconnect. concludes gentlemen, great this may day. Ladies all have and you for a program in thank and you today’s conference.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) 7 Feb 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript