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Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated Second 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. the to turn ADDO Orlando now Relations. Investor will conference Kim over with I may begin. you you, Thank

Kim Orlando

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Karen Colonias

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a earnings diluted per result, and As from $XXX.X to of $X.XX. operations our million led to share income improved strong

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prior our half remainder expect we of the margins while XXXX increases into recently those together margin at sourced earlier higher significantly of are purchased with first fiscal earlier steel in surge more an price XXXX, gross to the these cost double reflect support of of more steel in will These prices. market, the levels throughout steel the than higher Importantly, our gross range or average prices in costs.

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sales channel our experienced channel center and home trends serve, forms in other distribution we our mixed and various performance. to including to back Turning lumberyards. channels the We of contractors distribution

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our includes products we and Lowe's center much customers well stores. where Last and co-op a As our see levels year, is channel we load reminder, we as and connector DIY repair elevated as in into both our and the home business. experienced of remodel, our shipped as centers began home volume

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Brian Magstadt

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

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

Now our to results. turning

our million. highlighted, net Karen $XXX.X As increased XX.X% sales consolidated to

million, product North price an along offset increased in in effect segment, rising sales marginally XX.X% to Within the effort of XXXX June and higher due costs took net April that with to sales America material $XXX.X increases primarily volumes. to

$X.X wood second stronger last XX.X%, increased year's ongoing sales primarily our quarter Europe net Europe, in XX% to to to points, prior strength by basis primarily XX.X% compared increased We solid XX% segment resulted gross our Gross reflected XX.X% the benefited from material demand America also $XX.X and compared continued distributor starts. in due From approximately XX.X% compared XX.X%. our products last COVID-XX in trends in In sales to margin was channel, in prior in Karen basis, to to total increased housing year. to was million, increased gross to slowdown. XXX positive products represented quarter, benefit quarter. million, Europe, to from increases also currency to while the related gross compared a volumes compared increased million margin construction the which higher sales represented year US some against a of translations, QX North our compared from higher by year concrete dollar. XX.X% earlier, for XX% the XX% XX%. concrete On on partially product profit to of $XXX.X offset products and price of compared foreign sales strengthening to total of gross construction a in XX% to products profit United resulting due States XX.X% which which sales were by to margin XX.X% Wood gross Consolidated margin discussed perspective, margin currencies increased compared costs. to XX.X% by Europe

and operating expenses. our costs turning quarter Now to second

As COVID-XX year, of in the expenses we curtailed pandemic. last a reminder, light

$XX.X were million million, XX%. As increase or of a $XX.X result, an expenses operating total approximately

by up professional a were cash professional Europe, expenses million increased total lower and compared basis, sales to primarily commissions, $XX.X As cash XX.X% offset Research On XX.X% operating professional Selling personnel fees and personnel entertainment XX.X% and America expenses and expenses were XX%. segment increased percentage $XX.X costs, and expenses costs, up development sales, and a XX.X%. sharing increased administrative expenses XX.X% increased to to fees. compensation. and costs, and $XX.X sharing legal travel net selling engineering fees. expenses General North to million, profit XX.X% they personnel in and to stock profit increased due of due a due to in were primarily to million, based

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

$X.XX or million fully increased $X.XX Our XX.X%. per to or share fully share. effective rate tax diluted from to totaled income net million $XX.X diluted compared XX.X% per $XX.X Accordingly,

and cash balance Now flow. turning sheet our to

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

XX, As into the XXXX, mostly line of to of a our of your July Subsequent primary the unchanged us to from million agreement July was from which XXXX, additional credit $XXX June facility, entered with end. on full XXXX XX, our we covenants terms for the flexibility. a quarter, certain XX, extended provide the debt and remained end free, and credit amendment modified we fourth to borrowing available to

steel increases over of the a $XX.X at partially reduction Our saw primarily in at half inventory June the by $XXX.X to XXth from XXst, by position hand. our year, in of prices we first the balance increased due million on [pounds] offset March million

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

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

on declared to quarterly Additionally, payable of The Directors as be dividend I'm of October October cash per X, XXXX. XX, record dividend of that our share. XXXX announce XXXX, of a pleased $X.XX to will stockholders Board July on XX,

per X.X% in As our early in our a share. reminder, approved or May, increase Board Directors of dividend $X.XX

commitment did per on result our financial capital quarterly X.X% this, XXXX a pleased raised returning to strong or We increase $X.XX had not to increased the stockholders. share dividend, in April the by to our XXXX. our have focus pandemic. are our last cash we at We dividend of Prior COVID-XX reflecting our of as performance continued preservation dividend and in to quarterly onset

through which amount As of full repurchase of June XXth, effect million XXXX, of our the available, authorization we $XXX share remains in the had end XXXX.

we to share and we and opportunistic will remain expect will activity. our improved it our to continue capital, higher our return in repurchase drive active initiative on relates Given performance as confidence business our expectation operational and a strategic invested that both

the July like discuss to financial conditions of outlook. business Before XXXX I'd to we over as elements are we as and call XXth, updating the of full ending trends for our questions, on guidance year follows. our XXXX XX, Based December today, certain turn

to XX.X% of anticipated our results, to margin actual that compared stronger of input XXXX. are our the now rising operating our demand costs material previous outlook price reflects XX.X% announcements, experiencing estimate be of trends current We XX%. we've outlook in range quarters the to impact and raw recent of in two XX% than increase tightening to been the The

both updating outlook. XX%, our range of we rate rates. including effective tax be income continue tax to expenditure we the state and capital to in finally, And expect our to XX% are federal In addition,

regarding our million For on fiscal $XX growth related amount I'd that and XXXX, pressure we outlined XXXX for is and CapEx material provide to earlier expectations like our of expectations, some late to in small a the raw safety million this are of Based the fiscal $XX of only anticipating used in XXXX. have $XX authorized XXXX. At CapEx into cost maintenance $XX million, Karen spend range for the approximately in we will remainder million call. and our additional time, to continued initiatives current including be also our margin pursuing to XXXX commentary CapEx.

our with noted, recently more steel margins XXXX Karen higher of market prices. steel first gross As in together half much the of at into steel to reflect cost sourced rising average prior an early purchase the or

fiscal work we raw significantly through backhalf much expected of our prices, increase are in sold XXXX price which material Even the these begin on anticipated continue to affect As increases. adversely XXXX. prices lags for our material inventory our typically to averaging higher raw from impacts hand raw of to and costs at the as if costs will goods margins buy into material and decline, our

expect As currently on Despite in pressures, value XXXX a for focus compared term company margins place XXX roughly we the put XXXX. we year the in operating by decline continue near when view, a point to XXX a founder result, full our range to basis key Simpson. Barclay long to

call some and on We being remarks. strategic, to the to back to in remain ability with operational With coming for margin summary, second you able an support quarter We forward our performance. and we our discussed confident teens against financial year we Day, As in key range the like continue we're our and quarters. updating in that, goal and closing financial current believe during in Investor progress trends. a future the leading very to annually operating initiatives can the company our with Analyst long-term, maintain in look industry to our pleased along execute turn results ambitions. Karen high In their operating I'd five demand to solid

Karen Colonias

Brian. Thanks,

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Operator

[Operator question CJS is Thank Securities. Instructions] Our from Daniel Moore you first with

Daniel Moore

in comp of next are marginally of that I'll single terms volumes. growth the Press at means that mentioned for and assume the year, that expectations quarter? sales release for terms? start I the including tough low volume through what ballpark correct your Lowe's And digits. remainder QX with Is organic volume. higher

Brian Magstadt

Europe volumes certainly increase last to year. we saw relative QX Well, of in

at Looking America, nicely. I think it North you've indicated

general we're low starch with R&R a the single hearing DIY, elements. what marketplace have what to relative volume expectation We digit respect and seeing we're or to in in

Daniel Moore

I caused exactly changed understand, ‘XX you have that understand top end the factors margin what to of trying fiscal months as the then couple puts that the described past them. and takes range. Difficulty] over And the lowering of [Technical of

one two of Just would has any wondering of if relative kind that to those top that at end? changed months ago down necessarily maybe take

Brian Magstadt

other have prices it’s where multiple is months expectations steel the pretty be And the there ago. bit to Well, last a we to increase and of like. of housing end increases Also, for from where and softening year, end announced bit by there elements, things of regard to dramatically sure, some this the in a some though, three maybe example, that. little like we supply to although the of year, price continue with just even were markets appliances issues chain were impacted for due we starts

we're So months just under factors number of another belt. now various that a modeling with in our three

Daniel Moore

that the 'XX, fiscal sort on initial conservative jump started of this higher. But And commentary, margin ramped and similarly, as arguably appreciate year next year. everybody with there’s a was out for knows, expectation we quickly

described? So cause mind year than you've that compression there that bit maybe in are margin what little a to could next factors be lighter your

Karen Colonias

Dan, pricing quarter. think, has coming we like availability pushed a into fourth seems been I potential back increase, little continuing see quarter first from bit as to online steel new

So we're prices tight continuing some time to for still high and market come. seeing

Brian Magstadt

it our on current average our we talked conditions. price buy takes of new to past for as Dan, we've operations calls where steel, as while And used market in in a these the reflect steel

the just pound that per impact that see that started lower the relatively 'XX. and with element. of in pretty So full year gone in and steel we'll it’s fiscal dramatically We price up it's

Operator

Our next Tim Baird. Wojs with from question is

Tim Wojs

America, you set I'm in just contribution million did [price] of level over of quarter? the on a did $XX my doing in isn't So you have correctly, get which probably If math -- maybe to bit little questions. try correct. basic a North But couple to

Brian Magstadt

that's That much, too sounds too much.

Tim Wojs

the What That's contribution? too price was much.

Brian Magstadt

be would XX-ish. up Well, it

Tim Wojs

and had only really of because the you coming, increase, one a still right, right? only weeks second that's And really price two there's third

Brian Magstadt

Correct.

Tim Wojs

million a a basis, on million, $XX be, rate So million, could quarter? $XX run price $XX

Brian Magstadt

math little second, $XX a me still here. Give a just million.

Tim Wojs

million. $XX About

that going annualized forward. kind rate of would And be run the so

compression base though we're next Correct? margin I about a year, guess, little talking higher, before. of a much revenue even off than it's higher So

Brian Magstadt

Correct.

Tim Wojs

low we when sounds growth, single then the this quarter? Lowe's it did include the digits, that And think like lapping about of volume the

Brian Magstadt

Yes.

Tim Wojs

And if would what out, you take grown? volumes that have

Brian Magstadt

quarter, in Lowe's had we last year Well, or last QX.

both a out perspective, compatibility So we're from large quarters. of pretty pulling out numbers

combined this down center, last business, compared QX QX home total center in. of year year was that home Our load to of to due

Tim Wojs

POS positive? this Is

Brian Magstadt

We had there the in last of load year, I bit believe a was so. POS.

Tim Wojs

a And as just dollar price because kind and just of normalize you you mass? per it's really Will basis input increases. margin of then both on with have dollar costs higher and costs pricing the offset dilutive numerically effectively the

Brian Magstadt

Margin dilutive, that Yes. I would expect be correct. to

Operator

Our Yinger with next D.A. Davidson. Kurt question is from

Kurt Yinger

of to guess to the continue recognizing demand kind push the same just ability just I'm you seems curious alone this not think at price starting time about I boat. in that how it off, you're a moderating on the customers bit. is

kind type you're responses hearing? moving the what pieces within Just of and that, of

Karen Colonias

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increases a steel of publicized industry. lot going as highly all on price to very construction it's the in industry, the aspects of So with going what's

able our have customer time. those inventory. that's really in means we shop goods, finished them. provide that still meet XX course be bring that have in, we're as mentioned, of a product materials steel we And customers so that raw we just not to to and have in certainly needs turnaround and happy And that we've hour our time to very to And have are we

to or is again, pricing they're steel are although think all aware we hard certainly the levels the of I customers push increase provide through, in that the service going And changes is industry. on that appreciate. that the So price any something

Kurt Yinger

North from or sticking I you some guess lines, benefited feel America being perhaps whether shortages those plates. curious you've along some chain we've around I'm service of perspective? And your from proposition in of more truss just heard strained comments same a supply competitors

Karen Colonias

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much standpoint our American I from But that think North market, also. probably we needs. from can customer a availability again, be sure the want in meet as we've we've smaller to that on definitely scale we an mentioned, benefited

we to and then So support able customer want on a be don't bring not customer. to another

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Kurt Yinger

-- that made, of we despite that ramp targeted get operating of or the on markets lot benefiting And expect expense compression. I'm nice expect margin of growth margin leverage those from I you've assumptions behind the up investments guess that of some you're whether you're price? just to fact the drivers on see whether a the the curious the the what ‘XX outlook, about obviously, won't and some you talked gross to necessarily line you've should leverage making start will you

Brian Magstadt

within Kurt, I business. needed And from as but look supporting initiatives our SG&A support OpEx to our our would the like. the price investments SG&A we've plans say from allocate push growth we we'll an perspective, our through, how operations current only just at on increases not and got dollars

direction some that gave. the XXXX expect to relative I we Does be to given leverage would SG&A result that And being on so there side in offsetting the make sense? the gross margin

Kurt Yinger

whether there leading a in indicator out technology. on you and And as years? what software bit you've that's what demand of terms terms watch of one among customers? Could think determine next your just about become Talk seen then product about couple great. just can and in that you look that's success a little to Yes, you the adoption usage metrics something of you talk over

Karen Colonias

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because efficient more We to are seeing, tool jobs. on using more takeoff them making our being pull it's for example, able lumberyards

as seeing lot fencing our but products lumber We're or and help course, of bring have and amount systems. locations year. to small solutions that We design our deck a products of our as only this a of to that market seeing applications, offer is centers home of have use customers total to We application. those a our there, in you're not a also well in product support, a convert software use X% share trusses component market at fencing. target share to X% into sold as to still deck their are and our this maybe to again floor used We're looking that manufacturers lumberyards significant a

specifically are are, We products, fencing or an is as there metrics one across decking can increase deck our get at look we products applications? answer, releasing The the So use for that metrics. used in we see that board. it’s new those applications no we do

those also pounds side, metrics manufacturers. that the that we We component component use plates of we the manufacturing as from sell to know,

that a solution and So could and little also can think efficient provide that But make customer, be make can the project a that building application owner our role metric more on. I each Simpson the used. the key that at them our technology working component bit different is building that manufacturer, person, on in a a home designer, takeoff that deck, final specify products they're construction we

Brian Magstadt

would other opportunities utilize Some that of would the be with metrics customers. we

looking facing CRM So tool, in we'll opportunities. them customer various at track technology our across opportunities

Operator

question next with & Romero Our from is Company. Sidoti Julio

Julio Romero

and assume Does there? talk XXX basis margin margin does XXX, that expected beginning 'XX current assume XXX early at about decrease or price late stocks XXX elevated point So maybe expected your the some of 'XX. levels, compression on steel rising commentary assumptions point you to in operating steel your decrease? a basis remains Can the just decrease in and that

Brian Magstadt

takes catch -- We it while new average average purchases in would for the our -- of our inventory mentioned to earlier, I as price expect a up.

last back So I There purchases held continue to inventory just well to X we before of going the end north of cost times was today, [Multiple we're I to out. things would of in things expect at new versus increase Speakers] level year. in like a taken what the say, go of But come to -- of down it's it’ll bit costs while to a just for to new peak get take a once ramp maybe a we purchases while while those to well. little down a in take as a it'll coming in. up,

Julio Romero

fair be that's would assumption, price But up in jump ramped steel is that or… dramatic your of into ramp XXXX like in could somewhat price, the downward factored that a downward given happen

Brian Magstadt

and there, Yes, it be how a questions just it models. much would. of those will now assumptions right of lot It’s in when, lot

Julio Romero

prices that price anything customers truss them dynamic down, change for prices gone with of have prices some to the Just you I about will to trying some jump just increases? lumber in such for as dynamic. your customers, and up steel guess inputs the maybe asking dramatic done I if manufacturers. prices have the Lumber for terms other think think up. for of about rising, gone your steel appetite prices because of absorb have your that Does

Karen Colonias

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significant mentioned steel we've as and a compared under that So past total in pretty well a to said probably we're half cost impact lumber prices the of a of increases got house. percent price a the

about your industry, is a But just impact pricing, point. I'm increase weeks, that not decreasing the And thing and housing construction if price our not so smaller affordability the overall to of an pretty which past customers, house. significant though again, much from we it's the to three answers question. has on said from wood relate as our from a overall easy been the the a it's even construction concern for is impact sure

Julio Romero

commentary. how the I walk Can fascinated shifting through that broader I'm investment about in your initiatives from maybe term? allocation a thinking in by think guess, to capital some that's perspective. gears of helping capital about Just you venture funds. you the growth the long

Brian Magstadt

that opportunity let access radar building gets we're us space, know what their really we're the the on flow. looking at about very for, deal screen. firm them where to is We looking So excited that's to engage with their edge gets within cutting technologies

not had new are We have that to and look those opportunities conversations that the at a take that can look desk forefront may we just our have potentially cross periodic at we at. technologies

may something scouting, we've access had advanced we more strategic form But to that acquire, the with that if these we in not partner this past. And be we look to made do some may you us relationship in So new gives fashion with, technologies. or that it not of a will.

Julio Romero

me then million reminder quick give us on year? increase year? in Can guess you us quick worked I give calendar this being And just what's this Just a million of CapEx a for the $X reminder this is, one the last in $XX year. currently for implied CapEx of maybe growth

Brian Magstadt

products working more. number we're to on opportunities in of Well, source a

to cost in some or be products our more to we'll So efficient, vendors we products invest the extent extent CapEx significantly more that like investing we've last have sure machinery number effective the where type from operations we is that with our environment. in do pretty been talked We up we We've equipment, that. make to in buy more to want out volumes make solutions, we'll past the few over can the and because opportunities to of a in one got capital of methods. those And our are can reflecting years, do of so of that ourselves.

Operator

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Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 27 Jul 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript