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Operator

Greetings and welcome to Simpson Manufacturing Company’s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded.

Now I would like to turn the conference over to your host, Kim Orlando of ADDO Investor Relations.

Kim Orlando

gentlemen; earnings to conference and first Manufacturing ladies XXXX quarter call. afternoon, and Simpson welcome Company’s Good Any statements made based on on this call facts forward-looking that are statements. historical are not and risks and based estimates on Such uncertainties. to statements of and are expectations number a are certain subject forward-looking results the vary implied may future from those Actual or expressed materially by statements. We public SEC which reports on the filings or to company’s are the website. described risks read you and encourage in company’s corporate the the available securities laws, the to undertake extent we this future by applicable otherwise. publicly a of Except to events, obligation any make as or information, forward-looking we update of whether required no that new result or here revise today, statements Eastern that earnings Please the Time. issued press company’s today was X:XX note release PM at approximately on release Relations at The Investor website company’s available page the earnings ir.simpsonmfg.com. press the of is is available be company’s Today’s will and of on site. the webcast call replay the Relations page web a also being Investor

Chief Simpson’s would over and conference like to President the Now, I turn Karen Executive to Colonias, Officer.

Karen Colonias

good and thank through full-year summary us I'll first afternoon, And Kim, financials initiatives. you outlook will updated business Thanks, detail. greater our in joining then quarter a and our key Brian walk begin of drivers XXXX you today. and with for performance everyone.

sales Our sales million on year-over-year volumes. first significantly quarter XX.X% net growing were higher consolidated strong, to $XXX.X

higher partially by to primarily gross factory, Our offset the in costs. warehouse, which margin expanded to lower labor, due were shipping XX.X% year quarter XX.X% prior from and costs, material

and center was XX.X% result earnings from operations COVID-XX expense in sales $X.XX. first income distribution The to of channel, a experienced increased $XX.X as increase XX% and period. Our sales home momentum compared million, significant increase the of a share primarily XX.X% we margin over in solid reduced costs the volume the prior-year continued our gross to where diluted in in the drove per an due in to with management combined of diligent our our increase to year-over-year quarter

the and our home reminder, where both home includes center much a of and center repair our business. are customers see As co-op remodel channel distribution we

see and to are year consumers to the of repair the channel as to renovations. contributed quarter the a in significantly ongoing growth center return space customer continuing as We result first quarter increased compared due to likely in of pandemic Lowe's as the continue the second a activity home XXXX. remodel their home last

benefited Our solid trends starts. US sales from in housing further

from grew XXXX first benefited As in we experience over the month which start, generally we lag demand housing year-over-year. of quarter starts XX% a quarter fourth strong the multiple the in time from

markets in surpass In starts the family addition, southern the housing regions housing in most content single where starts US broader US. in the especially western to and and we of the space sell the continued

chain in supply interruptions report material While February adverse notably the addressed have of demand Texas impact month weather resulted first certain we our in most performance. did since not a quarter to backordered in any conditions and

Now let's to turn Europe.

our improved strong first our solid basis customers’ needs chain shortages. inventory on and over the continue currency ability to meeting year practices sales prior supply quarter demand given due local Our broader management amid to our trends

operations March. a weaker to of in ordered cease conditions were reminder, were and As in of quarter France due to in the COVID-XX larger net when XXXX negatively affected Europe our sales first European operations Kingdom by late the two United in

in offices our help facilities production open but remain corporate today Europe operational of such work the spread as where from all in promote continue to of and of our to home possible distribution and As prevent major COVID-XX. we remote

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Brian Magstadt

results Thank first you pleased quarter today. I'm you, Karen, our financial and good with to everyone. discuss afternoon

XXXX. like XXXX versus refer quarter will in discussed year-over-year to prepared comparisons mention and otherwise the of my comparisons begin, I I'd first all unless first today Before measures quarter all that financial of remarks to be stated, the

sales results, were Now increasing to as turning highlighted, strong, XX.X% net to our million. consolidated our $XXX.X Karen

segment, supported North sales co-op along America million to includes due the our sales were activity. XX.X% to remodel center channel by our repair primarily center return net and which higher home volumes the Sales of increased in volumes and Lowe's Within our customers. with distribution increased $XXX.X home

States sales Europe's sales to represented approximately concrete starts and experiencing compared in trends material benefit represented by sales our currency In Gross costs benefited offset increased to increased increased America increased of to million XX%. currency. which against gross costs. strengthening XX% higher million by primarily of dollar. some are currencies million Europe, also higher demand primarily lowered compared sales to basis from increased were Europe sales a foreign products warehouse from XX.X% margin stronger QX other United profit which total translations and margin On demand which shipping last XX.X%. segment to due new partially construction and to by margin year. to North repair $XXX.X XX.X% total products volumes a XX.X% positive local net XX% distribution continue to also housing the XX% gross to resulted resulting construction compared in of points Consolidated XXX of XX.X% basis, gross by We compared to and labor, solid due factory, in $XX.X activity. channels Wood $X.X and remodel from

margin profit on increased While a compared products year From the XX.X% in to year gross product and prior was same XX.X%. as our perspective, XX.X% wood the Europe, gross in the to quarter products, compared first our XX.X% prior concrete margin XX.X% to quarter. was for quarter

increase our due Total XX%, quarter and expenses Selling as operating costs, increased due operating to in development turning were of costs, they America personnel by were expenses. in costs. amortization to fees, in to expenses X.X% Research $XX.X XXX and XX.X% primarily expense, patent to to professional X.X%. XX.X% sales. increases Total fees, and up stock-based segment increased X.X%. expenses depreciation And costs $XX.X offset $XX.X $XX.X and an administrative increased On operating XX.X%. million expenses basis and costs. million decrease due were net expenses million travel-related of up Now, X.X% million, a expenses to in decrease an costs. and first points a and in professional and improvement to costs, travel-related personnel professional North personnel to increases primarily fees, and engineering million, compared Europe, by compensation, basis, percentage offset stock-based selling a in General increases compensation, $XX.X or were a of approximately in

In million, top increase line XX.X% offset QX to our In operations operations primarily to helped to with partly million. approximately Europe, profit, increased drive income and $X.X management a gross basis, basis combined by to expense operating income increased from operating income a performance margin million, increased by to higher America, our $XX.X XX.X% North consolidated million, XX.X% in compared solid XXX consolidated operations $XX.X $XX.X profit. Our gross points. gross increased expenses. of to due primarily margin On increased from stronger from XX.X% diligent income due

vesting Our diluted of from XX.X% share. per XX.X% tax per units. lower Accordingly, $XX.X due the to million share credit or a to effective or fully tax rate stock to $X.XX diluted income fully totaled $XX.X on increased windfall million restricted compared $X.XX net

with healthy decrease to March sheet balance sheet compared balance flow, our day-to-day cash to and a and turning equivalents XXXX. our At $XXX.X March liquidity million, cash to $XX.X of ample XX, operations. totaled remained our Now, million cash operate XX,

was March our borrowing and As year-end. leases, of for XXXX, portion a from debt-free XX, the line $XXX unchanged capital on million credit of primary remain available of small full with we mostly

by raw Our pandemic. unprecedented inventory construction XX, the we've experienced continue December material March prices, XX position higher $XX balance levels at of million to throughout at from increased activity and $XXX.X million demand see of the as our with along we

We continue high inventory to this while rising levels delivery service carefully and costs our of manage limited supplies, customer striving purchases environment of standards. raw and material on-time in to all maintain

approximately of during of used million stockholder million million management, million strong expenditures effective improved returns, for in paid during quarter. and the As a regard $XX.X $XX.X of flow $X.X an quarter increase we we quarter. our working In result capital dividends the first XX.X%. capital first of or from profitability the $XX We generated operations for cash XXXX, to

had XX, through million amount of our the As share end of March XXXX. XXXX, full the of authorization we in remain effect which $XXX will available, repurchase

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Operator

we'll this Our from Thank [Operator proceed. first Moore of question question-and-answer you. time, At Please Instructions] conducting a Daniel Securities. session. be is CJS

Daniel Moore

afternoon. Brian, Karen and good

Karen Colonias

Hi, Dan.

Daniel Moore

for questions Thanks taking the really obviously on results. impressive congrats and

latest a The top round First April increases products? of X% to on of or going you a of in clarification. XX% question June, is in different of price is increases that on effect it into X put set the price that's

Karen Colonias

– the XX% and of X% That’s on those products. price first set so increases to were varying were

of XX% the were second mainly on connector X% products. increases set to price The wood

Daniel Moore

Specifically with the connectors.

Okay. helpful. That's

Just that. approximate give up XX%. and America I kind price? Perfect. want QX Can make breakdown you between to sure of North volume us heard sales

Brian Magstadt

a there. in Mostly of Brian. price lot volume. it’s Again, Not

did Just not QX we have in a reminder, of lows XXXX.

mentioned. there impacts so in and volume. price So that Europe so were a elements little obviously, volume ,the just we've – element but got mostly that mostly There increase I

Daniel Moore

Yes.

of benefit those us of given the most price still ahead the timing So of obviously pricing is increases?

Brian Magstadt

Correct.

Daniel Moore

XXXX did be think say the sustainable. we picky, previously mentioned, – guidance, think be would as but to this And a few to, a levels to not I times probably wouldn't you year. times for – said margins couple operating – of we looking at you And pointed then Brian, XX.X% XX.X% Okay. I and the

and Now, materially looking at we're least that higher. potentially

latest to stronger it just So now? much expected delta – anything of increases guide than is increases, the is of trying apart, volume and there are how just else much parse the of how of it initial sort in round we in the this where price and

Brian Magstadt

Dan. Sure,

So primarily, price.

based I higher-priced of for As sourced way our average prepared remarks, cost mentioned its currently while does inventory. into weighted in make it sales steel cost to my take of a on

effect increase we as earlier. the early However, is noted April in or price June

cost cost as that in on there's gross – at have it, So we reminder XXXX, pull – And operating margin we that will that a that increases margin average element. to based see today. as I'm just raw while weighted material that just again, in of information back that

So largely due that a noted we've due to of the those, but maybe in past. to little element selling volume the bit price benefit, mostly

Daniel Moore

And range growth there that you is a range those assumption targets margin underpinning share? can revenue targeted of that new new margin kind the

Brian Magstadt

just of increase there's We're for mid-single be it's the a line to now. a still the guide uncertainty volume that revenue that fair pretty is And digit But and number the of guide. expecting year. the noted revenue and associated I XXXX. amount margin yes the of think still for course number, necessarily is not up top price finished volume back with that operating element wide We there we're sharing right that half influencing the

Daniel Moore

you've least terms increasing And in of lastly is M&A. Perfect. for described capital allocation potentially as me, focus at

you etcetera. think in you've mentioned outside brought I some consultants,

as like. well. Thanks. looking of you larger as tuck-ins you or a the smaller Are possibility kind looks commentary any on are at Just at looking what pipeline deals

Karen Colonias

Yeah.

address can Dan. I if one, see that me Let

we're from few new able as but us a our onshore up us look widens with also as DIY versus us talked really the into look an standpoint we’ve for the opens see in it the so But help being for it might things some the from software about fastener standpoint control as initiatives, materials, buyouts. look our mid-rise space, areas funnel working space, initiatives, through. to to more times that growth those opportunities talked obviously in different we at about, initiatives So manufacturing in a you like building many that we’ve to steel opportunities slightly we

Daniel Moore

again. jump color good. Very follow with I'll for the any back Thanks right. ups. All

Karen Colonias

Thanks, Dan.

Brian Magstadt

Thanks, Dan.

Operator

Thank you.

is Tim from of W. Robert Please Baird. proceed. question Our Wojs next

Timothy Wojs

Nice Hey, everybody. work. Congratulations.

Karen Colonias

Thanks.

Timothy Wojs

Maybe first question. my

I of generally of the when to I you Just if What's range primary upper the operating a I guess say mean, go to margin kind look for. ask there’s getting you out guidance. fairly wide guess toggle price, you at little did – point a what the end? range get guys you you the end with between wider lower the Because

visibility seems there. So like it there's a amount of decent

I So volume. or to you it the end? upper get can Is just really guess lower what

Brian Magstadt

Hey, Tim. It’s Brian.

had that the earlier, half the we and out when So that had price with year guide related customers come to of we volume to just increase. primarily announced back our also

part the the as – we're current QX the elements of toward now, on that so looking that period guide that volume at guide. And wildcards QX, around time are

Timothy Wojs

did prior realization? any guide price And the include

Brian Magstadt

It did increase. the first on price

Timothy Wojs

things, handling Okay. market, challenges supply at And any? benefits in kind Got guess And mostly at are Karen, like supply how you had chain the that look from I at some benefited sounded of? know of look like of you. the I it issues, you you US I was have marketplace mean, Europe. you I competitor if mean, in you But you chain the when all guess, you It saw. if side you mentioned

Karen Colonias

everybody almost cardboard and many, adhesives. that building many for materials Well, in discovered as think us I are used resins OSB know, to our you from

take in had were of of we Texas, to And we to mentioned. something there felt. issues but We've get chain any I So being care when some resins. our was been able certainly certainly able customers, that supply that what freeze that's that

is only For pricing chain in tighter. an The is is wood supply getting talked but main not steel as is course, we've And issue availability process. manufacturing about the our issues steel. us, thing, of increasing, obviously for not

what raw get to have seeing that sure on being word this which allocation are vendors. forecast, a material we to be not that tight is continuing use steel very able we or And the from are our point at our the we’re We great. producing we’re monitor and

our many We're we're many, industry. our well with areas how within as we that well with in as the managing manufacturing, difficult working group buying working it our is forecasting construction have our through quite chain and supply So customers.

from point, good So that at standpoint, that. with Even shape resin we're in shape. back we're this good in

Timothy Wojs

Okay.

Brian Magstadt

on be would We're over that items containers, Karen, challenge. some of in little from Tim, I inventory bringing facilities bit buy asked a our bit in we And, being it. there. Just volume. think challenges there. bit a But managing you it's the or out product think versus certainly logistics We with competitors difficulty there, our other Asia benefiting little in our also to product customers maybe our we're from supply position about Europe, little more having a a

Timothy Wojs

Okay.

then from one for relative changed And when your about year? two ago, Good. me, Okay. think last were the where has this assumption SG&A maybe months we you to spend SG&A

Brian Magstadt

do And are call a in of out admin future Not you looking bringing than on One And like. would – is so we're want things course, thing and expense know ago our to some company, typically than compensation is for when tied in results. performance weighted earlier heavily on we're what the of significantly. much there. company got, the share ahead on we equity line it's think year the initiative that I were folks at sales today. the a with to product more they of associated reports forecasts and we've new I we focus spend as I mean, unit, less and testing like the SG&A code

relative $X last had year. in of stock QX over in to comp delta a – expense So million we QX

highlight came progressed very that of looking – back. a nicely year year the little to versus at last a because delta. that But that QX wanted Now, as QX I just a lot bit of expense

Timothy Wojs

Okay.

Okay. Great.

spending a the relatively like sounds just base consistent have of higher sales. and SG&A are So levels

got Thank you, queue. I've all That’s Good. back hop I’ll Okay. in guys. so

Brian Magstadt

you, Tim. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

Our Please next Davidson. of Yinger D.A. from question Kurt is proceed.

Kurt Yinger

Yes. questions. Good taking and and my afternoon Brian Karen for thanks

Karen Colonias

Hi, Kurt.

Brian Magstadt

Kurt. Hi,

Kurt Yinger

Maybe, you ago. about just at starting event a investor the Brian, with Hey. month

to to think is kind expectations for given that before off how pressure the the still you at margin couple back kind change alluded or of that. operating by looking increase margin XXXX. the this gross the outlook the does that again your case Is XXXX. jumping of teens getting next of years or come, higher some I mid-teens into kind high point that yet to of of you're margin Realizing around

Brian Magstadt

term question, think timing that XXXX. Kurt. I it XXXX within Good and don't longer It's issue outlook. of Yeah. changes No, a more

Our increases then it As cost you've years, seen steel and in of other goes way. lags on sales the prior pricing

for we for longer to range XXXX, would I we'll operating and gets high-teens say, it leveraging back there or that XXXX, to there. mentioned that margin. due then due steel remarks, so average or gross ramp years margin in income get then we'll to back had that revenue we I the in to up if up ever build five what level expect initiatives growth have additional a of the environment, a prepared to to I then, reiterate So think gross the normalized more benefit. we bit pullback a And

Kurt Yinger

it, Got got it.

a And lows kind channel sense. the think impact then makes that obviously to the contributor a ballpark kind is when way in help that of kind subset year? of us then last And All has could of growth. That center about what any as at channel Okay. home center is percentage How stage? do this of there been QX of positive you you home really right. lapping revenue

Brian Magstadt

we Well, own on not out the don't those customers. its revenues breaking we're – for

comparable pull strong was to year-over-year very that continue talked people product to general were on it’s strong and line would That's it's increase, a comparable the see about. XXXX pretty did anchors, market. improving although over being mechanical their – very homes I response, mentioned we sales that as for expect, it's what perspective, due As Home to been category referring and Depot I'm channel XXXX to lows noted, We primarily residences like. a numbers. just our QX and in not that previous in up just from XX% a do on We we've the there. the a that well-documented, back

of as that just to in So, would we continue, expect on – DIY post-load-in, it a the far business much so to as RNR and for perspective, growth we XXXX. came see much because not comparable DIY, it although so rate expect

Kurt Yinger

right. Right,

Karen, just alluded Okay. That different had then last growth the stages me, sense. within being makes markets. to one for different target in those And initiatives, you within

stages? to at As can And could of XX growth the next kind line we think in compared trajectory? overall be you're, to XX you as look the I where months, impactful about, which most the just guess, earlier further areas down talk you

Karen Colonias

Yeah. the impact, biggest That's as would mass are fasteners. fastener market, significant And discuss the those about a opportunities the timber, a so OEM, use RNR really as where we of our can amount good that I well think we if talk line the areas, question. have those DIY,

there's growth nice so, And opportunity there. some

majority the needed. have more majority have of we We code still those do behind more areas. And products the needed to those products also – of areas. listings always develop. for products But have Obviously we products

marketing particular getting the amount work do, to code So we some though see and little a has manual, design to that team lot I product reports, The even of those initiatives. that for market we for lined those I a distribution up sales that the the work work we we would a Again, have that have do have have would still market, bit there, the of say. legwork testing, steel extra lot product of market have probably already on visible, we our in Again, probably growth and part product the we have more least of there. areas. work steel

various stages. in So they're all

Do cases, in line? products cases. have others. complete absolutely have in But mentioned, some some more in case, have needed Not cases we we code a each I many ready. all As in literature testing, literature, in we

various in So that's why I'm on initiatives. they're stages those five saying

Kurt Yinger

QX. luck great. here good color All Okay. and Appreciate in right. the Well,

Brian Magstadt

Kurt. Thank,

Karen Colonias

Kurt. Thanks, Great.

Operator

Thank you.

next Our Please Romero from is Sidoti from Company. proceed. question & Julio

Julio Romero

Hey. and Brian. Good afternoon, Karen

Brian Magstadt

Hi, Julio.

Karen Colonias

Julio. Hey,

Julio Romero

is just I of first growth. length It expect the Lowe's, comparables. The home as the hearing the that of year-over-year rate. they activity, increased center not question growth your that robust you on the driven that’s what to persist? be lap customers But terms you R&R that from as runway the are My portion of strength by the growth won't understand in

Karen Colonias

Yeah.

had those with and in was R&R in both business, the continue it think substantial not Home saw going I to Lowe's the – that putting think and Depot grow, hearing XXXX. that I Lowe’s think through, I growth even And home forward, we was think so future a projects are is – but growth market. of still of – some that we improvement they still will think worked being it a be to still are a probably pulled I growth that lot and strong was there's very

Julio Romero

Okay. of average typically that How about price a does we long And cost lag material, think should how on increase average weighted that? your raw weighted by? costs

Karen Colonias

steel prices early year, year. and increases, – and to the question, of note expect It’s prices could that cost Julio. with consume we wait of could that a the through gross due next just that's in the of at XXXX element. And stay reflect into wanted why up pricesfully purchases, margin we amount as would those the early And we to prices be at pullback end we because the as catch I sales. that bring then on It then selling – steel steel long good where point, through go And – hand. assuming just have it they're

Julio Romero

But expect XXXX it. the continue – all kind way think to I or… just to to through of Got rise expectation your does clarify, steel

Karen Colonias

No.

Sorry.

me Let clarify.

So were current inventory stay market. increase the spot weighted it even – if in at the average amount in will will to price, prices flat

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in bring on at average. continue on based it. will that the consuming weighted weighted cost just price average our increase sales is how we're we anything of to And So current that

of today, today, bit where consumed this But we're have on lag. that a like there is of we today, But on would see commentary prices buying what margin it's today don't LIFO, so getting what we a not as is XXXX. at a prices steel pullback based gross any future So moment. see we into

Julio Romero

a know market touched you earlier. on about all that. space? how some you But the appreciate you're working concrete Maybe growth I this those I just maybe product think could you don't if Okay. of the you us on your have growth on the that initiatives. on update to if And five on any nascent I color you there, I to talk about And Can could developments. initiatives, opportunities know so markets – your talked talk your about we – key about for initiative give within of develop those progress some guess

Karen Colonias

Yeah. The talked we've this. concrete about market area,

Our opportunities bridges, thing. growth carbon roadways buildings, of fiber have product repairing sort is really we the one some that's get looking that as to

retrofitting now that specifiers is done mentioned, work got can the it that that reports we've we've or product looking being they're testing. on fiber the code have and and I solution structure. We repair that when product, so as they carbon product for their more got meet available so with aware they're And

Also were expanding an market the as our those the when did in areas. certainly XXXX trying the but our to them in expanding, focused and residential plan, concrete think we plants. area that's areas of I we products. space. area, concrete key I'm into really mentioned six we concrete So the for wastewater also Those all treatment on remember

Julio Romero

Okay. taking Great. Thanks questions. for quarter. the Nice

Karen Colonias

Great. Thanks, Julio.

Brian Magstadt

you, Julio. Thank

Operator

we gentlemen, and of this reached and conference. have your for end day. session much the a will and Thank participation today's Ladies very end the have you great question-and-answer

Kim Orlando	ADDO, IR
Karen Colonias	Simpson’s President and CEO
Brian Magstadt	CFO & Treasurer
Daniel Moore	CJS Securities
Tim Wojs	Robert Baird
Kurt Yinger	D.A. Davidson
Julio Romero	Sidoti & Company

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 27 Apr 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript