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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Brooks Automation Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded, Thursday, November 9, 2017. I would now like to turn the call over to Lindon Robertson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brooks Automation. Please go ahead, sir.

Lindon Robertson

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Operator

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Farhan Ahmad

taking for questions. my thanks Hi,

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Farhan Ahmad

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Lindon Robertson

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Farhan Ahmad

help the then And quarter, revenues up, on understand last the it. can you EPS? significantly one question the December guidance you do EPS about guiding just you for us Got bridge are what down, but how so

Lindon Robertson

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Farhan Ahmad

Great. Thank I that's all you, have.

Lindon Robertson

Thank you, your Farhan. analysis. I appreciate

Operator

Thank you.

comes of Please proceed. Janney with Scott. line Montgomery March Our question next William from the

William March

you? Hey, guys. are How

Stephen Schwartz

Bill. Hi,

William March

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Stephen Schwartz

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William March

could the that therapy the you of secondly the guys have just how fit that CAR-T seen over on years? just I CAR-T would they then with approved a maybe next And the talk from into opportunity if guess kind just had they about FDA, talk about, maybe it. could in recent then approvals two customers? by one, you many increase Got and you freezers need you an how couple with that infrastructure looks would And contact BXC, company how questions, a just

Stephen Schwartz

the clarity way bit more the advancing, and can after are with technologies part. that I a little excuse the the second the customers first self-declaring Sure. a almost Because of little part than easier. CAR-T me these

So they they're pretty numerous you and easy can imagine. as to find are

that's penetration. so the the of bulk And

done is early the some I we immunotherapy. think at thing one is broad up of rather we're the on that a this on focus very really early this that has focused specifically audience, adopters of went finding cryo

a we some sites that's an area good from we for why match focus different gaining standpoint, momentum and the feel about BXC good about that's the XX really company, adoption that. that's find we and that there talk So with the

that transport be for us. store, BXC the workflow, that to a be to ultimately used. be stored understand automated the do pretty be from In drive to think that process part. continue this an can would ultimately you This terms we could We through market long arithmetic glass an a that be storage samples do would to for where of get this will integral protect simply opportunity clinical it's system won't into temperature below qualified used but imagine process will sample XX,XXX how samples, you transition the very quickly trial. if it But can significant it

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William March

And kind what only end a quickly? updated after of raise you you later, gave fiscal side that so things the numbers and then year the to business last on one confidence had guidance a markets raise either the on gives Semi from those are ago couple Thanks, from you just of what one seeing the to confidence Great. side of the it you customers months few Semi months or guys. XXXX

Lindon Robertson

Yeah.

one. Let me start on that

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for then bigger, if modest be what out. our for the why to model investor significant cycle. we that's it our in think potential. say to think Semi X% lower. XXXX still rest And down that think right pretty real you think of our modest, the earnings the that's When we principle we it show does Semi of and And the for transformation we the revenue purpose where we we we that's do lot is be on flat growth, model X% market rounded could the that's of to is meaningful the a continue show and So have our of could road us a X% pretty confidence more markets middle gain the this

William March

Thanks guys.

Stephen Schwartz

very thanks much. Bill,

Operator

Thank you.

Mok comes question the with Edwin Our proceed. next Please Needham line and from of Company.

Edwin Mok

Great, question. guys. Thanks for taking my

for you December actually be the guess From I bit just expect pretty some Science then ask flat, commentary how the once to much of I First, little the the upside contribution that? the Life you Semi, customer And think side, you December around quarter guidance. that the is bullish, revenue? Semi that's did quarter on but to Xtitude that acquisition,

Stephen Schwartz

So Edwin, Steve. is this

as business the XXXX, we On we up. volume, driven, it probably be have is calendar the of the Semi the of Semi for side, comeback but with heavily contamination to this exception to middle we anticipate really you know business the foundry the pretty which in of high the as remainder forecast is that control

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Edwin Mok

benefit then the guidance? on Xtitude And on the effect

Lindon Robertson

Yeah.

could you on range there's little just about see to What range shared but there's but just the saw of side, a XX to down we up million a when do it we the gave more slightly And I revenue. put we sides, growth number And side always me takes in context so million that's Xtitude little possibility million. $XX on flat, is $X factor customer that of and have Science a we bit Life of managing, $X a past we a around. let approximately be Semi in be XX So months, the always XX, could that manage. both we're then of

don't but flushed $X.X would all I a imply business rate, it's frankly just first on first because an I a that we of of the on a So own run previous acquisition. the count million quarter the revenue logical pipeline. quarter owners factor four-quarter in that never

So there on we modest in have little growth a Xtitude.

XX then likelihood hitting a and range We months I we from any get have on benefit we so have or basis, the it quarter-to-quarter range organic expansion and that really solid XX. incremental X, of recall but just of the we're on some PBMMI, some on X a had don't XX

Edwin Mok

we customer and from market synergy your that's I because business, BioStorage or I a around from have driving think since they Have are Okay. million That's helpful. from to seen $X guess see growth. this Life the consumer Sciences, the your install have and you it's in then business mentioned started and around you store And position benefit quarter saw question call, either the business your I the on have the seen using you consumer cold growth? decent

Stephen Schwartz

Yeah. It would indeed we see pretty significant synergy benefits.

storage of new this of acoustic a As meaningful part a business. configuration there's a matter fact driving of our to

large PCR Also we're a our we really the customers an PCR store standpoint the order have from store and of in two who strong are in position. future store. So plates Xtitude plate in they customers

overwhelming seeing we all a for customers that of have. aspects on with us it on see in anticipate come lift side transformation to as we're XXXX will synergy is going of the revenue and the order that result have or a be to the So conversation an portfolio for especially consumables it the we

Edwin Mok

on go little Science are trending margin you for and that I be that margin the Science already you Life slight up and consoled quite you break a are think quarter it average, margin us your outlook for on in I bit? trending this are like you terms on have higher and the frankly down And margin margin strong your at if model definitely be I going question side, should operating forward. side, to good for seems target example you it at good can driver your operating there, a Life a you very does, Yeah, margin trying this similarly then corporate guided guys gross gross look to side last your is said historically conservative above

Lindon Robertson

Yeah.

be I So end end low we of in Life Sciences XX% that above mix Life this page the it's some coming Dave business on not the from a of be will for two semi XX%. pleased for be be is Science got above could in the as a holds the we've Why little when in on favorable year quite in and fact market that on cycle. some XX% it's XX% have We're years thing range vary really the it like business. in as this you still because margin well struck will value about the XX% told the and average the the the and fair mix, as that high the a bit on at did in mix say the We about question put over be Semi about on it my market actions continued strength segment the it we're the to before, some would remarks end on above and prepared I revenue to highlighted XX% as upward been of focused XX%? us. I would low shying of the just be quarter. will of higher I of that we've the product. should range competent At and are XX% territory it'll leader that this the But driving assuming in our on cautious Jarzynka taking optimization window also on very XX%. cost not away we're But

last a we the fair from being we're still you're significant but margins the So sustain from quarters. four on average it's had right just operating, the over annual the little semi, a where model now on improvement we're cautious

Edwin Mok

Great. Okay.

to versus XX% expect and about to on Semi operating all Just way Life target? quickly you above that follow-up side, the margin think for kind Science of be below the any the target Science or Life

Stephen Schwartz

take I'll a and It's question that good on. Yeah.

were you in perspective now, already that objective that consistent ago, a the a adjusted Semi So XXXX Life our this. is higher. Scientists told above bit we on we've calling our the XX% a the on and Science XX% we semi time year overcomes think basis. for Right We might XXXX Life year running Semi be and

of we to the So continue assuming will on that revenue. site we that semi the range support in think we're

opportunities as and expand we've of come profitably with through to Life the the so we've get profitable we seeing model. this make our we little backed for investment that this will XX%? we've bit but opportunity a growth we to we're But continues. On tell other that. year, In a future that to expect in you to confidence Yeah, words I do on off seen Sciences, think grow lot foundation

that in margins going in think change and but is commitment improve our this forward. each will we go the be I So sustain that model is likely the XXXX year absent do will a acquisitions we the significant year, crossover we don't operating that

Edwin Mok

Okay that's great, I all have, it. appreciate

Operator

Thank you.

Our comes Please next question Stifel. from Ho proceed. with Patrick

Brian Chin

a for questions. is ask in Brian Thanks few calling me letting Hi this Patrick. Chin for

curious headwinds question you licensing and the growth alluded to just wind just exclude tracking those business back if business, to the the revenue JV. First going Semiconductor at the the year-on-year, around XX% you down

what curious fiscal Semi that been growth over year year? have fiscal Just would revenue

Lindon Robertson

in add would check growth, was numbers, approximately that double probably the added you back point four about previous to the I'll if have a would three drag had round four points arithmetic in year. it other words about of but would it $XX here, and million in estimating on estimating revenue think And it the I likely.

Brian Chin

I much helpful. looks more six up business, variability in to Semi could three level. there years you guess ago, variability, or as sustainable higher you perhaps That's but Okay. alluded like certainly is talk the going back if there much to it also, it's be relative or business some volatility, and stronger, when the two about much and to is it's even years seven be

posture a being Just you is would more put evidence Sciences the you kind adjusting I of towards in maybe your more is agreement of loan what strategy this. that business. the Life term extent curious aggressive really even to think

can hope more that? Just on you little comment

Steve Schwartz

some now, I see right. global we the think of let potential. into have you see We we tremendous what it a just organization and rather a is you expansion. know but fitting growth deliver new have things, Right and action take we

Qatar, we off Japan, can. we footprint Korea, and pretty really in we have as signed Sweden, in as adding a hard. the capability have in We Australia, quickly in We're this organization systems global in year strong we're stretching

obviously to would anticipate more get we'll as we the mention Sciences you on expand. positions Lindon take took to tremendous we'll And as new significantly. And the but are growth. continue And around year Life we're ambitions right, we updating positioned to you, pretty we of have especially transactions of the us exactly really model on side. now, debt closer transform advantage business signal here. As well a as surmise to the we're continue is significant our to reasons now about more as from conversation right opportunity pretty what's Brian, take I the you we models, one a

Lindon Robertson

income would well distribution Science year I related as Life got to already room accepted we that in back, the previous was in and revenue rate. headwind the agreement in corrected Brian a growth the come the six-point I as about

Brian Chin

one into of that not the from the relative prior higher lower the at year midpoint than range it's like the EPS the midpoint I end I X% why revenue a ago. the the inside know up the helpful. did That's range curious the state the range think midpoint quick just higher increase, you EPS higher change? model did going increase same today, model over Maybe updated last the of the target something in to of thing, one

Lindon Robertson

ranges that lines we we we in unlikely the didn't just in and that I money a the see expect and the And carry put so think sharper on the we would we're haven't you'll model but factored today. for to model along year So want the we pencil emphasize EPS narrowed all use to we high have that if end as the higher as range. about add, to to EBITDA debt. could estimating the this folded it's $X.XX the are interest previous, was as and, take wouldn't that it Brian, see I be where in a $X.XX certainly you is benefits, another so expense to further and point into I the bit a year we so it non-GAAP highly

Brian Chin

Thank much, you, it. appreciate so

Lindon Robertson

for Thank you analysis. your

Operator

Citi. Please from with Instructions] proceed. the Scarnati next [Operator Our line question comes of Amanda

Amanda Scarnati

Hi good morning.

overall to investments one-time China business required new companies on increasing as market you have question Are gain kind these use a share and China, happen that more growth of sort or there. in to China go more along? and these that as in will are Just the kind the of agreement and you investments of within you investment the continue

Steve Schwartz

think is a is important. feel opportunities made, with target are specifically a really have ourselves package China we very firmly. customer we for There what lot one think that to we in We solid of this a agreement that really get and establish we is

come volume and we We we from want but think we as So we that to know make time. opportunities investment configuration sure business, might that and steady we that making are standpoint think issue expansion one a a we both it's more the some next secure. consistent will result our in be

going China. will So to it opportunities first it be us at as it's and next the get lower for and think there margin that we just soon part the reestablishes to we exist as will the be reference in

well. of it's standpoint value finance as think a So lot got we

Amanda Scarnati

adding you're pricing in infrastructure the investments you little them like So or giving you about is Can giving concessions packages these this for are of them? bit some sort investment talk more what are?

Steve Schwartz

for much, us ability start us, that's in talk to the get are so these will thing tools stores happens be you I configuration for will Yeah, our the too changes time of can't if move going and a a good but but making to and some first good forward. on we

Amanda Scarnati

XXXX, Okay. going you're concerned do look greatest growth Are areas Semi product XXXX? through little any through And product you about look going what forward as at as then for you potential that at line Brooks? bit the of business there kind

Lindon Robertson

open processes And really mark of significant logic beyond some that's boundaries advance to packaging. go vacuum opportunity but that's the at a contamination the question an the into question some if memory and will the very as an in strong. out fanned of see we're other long extremely we its the that as that control Amanda We we levels. That's dominate us of as kinds and than significantly For anything, that there's of more important. same where continue the upside have. control as investing pretty probably contamination consumers

continuing, pod of you the management to the those radical frame we to at time see remind vacuum, XXXX. and in the contamination attention that's pay packaging and advance vectors, control we We EUV, that I have So pod EUV discontinuity also the three the could cleaning. automation, the happen but related do business the certainly in

you So of that even can if number that deposition the can diminishes slightly to form logic reduce amount event because the for transistor. of to in the single we do pattern example

piece around additional EUV. an significantly business, think have come We of pretty we will that

our as long the grow it the we're on we're lot to but well. of of etch positioned and properly, we next with deposition spend positioned we capabilities So does, really think as we a generation think continues time do like customers

Amanda Scarnati

you. Great, thank

Operator

Thank you.

Craig line comes next of Please Our Ellis proceed. question Riley with B. from FBR.

Craig Ellis

just takes in as look can for CCS vacuum, fiscal parts XXXX about vac? over but both on with stellar across gives growth of you four that the business the your wanted saw here, automation, advanced out and taking guidance cryo congratulations packaging, on strength following looking businesses. question talk across Steve, you to for not that I across the and business start the you Semi thanks guys XXXX you detailed and fiscal execution comments Yeah, up outlined XXXX,

Steve Schwartz

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would approximately So that from XXXX. that is anticipate depth the at we level QX through QX and we what least anticipate starting

So a that's it that strength memory XD really memory, add the healthy and anticipated measure of will business be continue that's we to we has exactly deposition gets added, and more strong. think

presence equipment bit visibility lot more participants the the packaging OSAP a that of trend. going anticipate on because frankly is think advanced share that whomever our very that lines we less where packaging little have as the and the to similar have we we and the we TSMC, drive because we the up this ramps line capabilities went we just info we with amount same of generally first advantage capability but in, had On think use up makers some supply TSMC of down beyond advance who the of next drive of the are that gained becomes business, think the but the business, and a there that significant will device we suppliers there that's is

give we to right penetrate million very control now, advance start to strong QX foundries to cryo we sense. it a into similar contamination the be if are a carefully might now right ability going fiscal get mentioned feels as for begin take On at in that from look again, strong, QX we and spend to chiller I memory and how strong QX And on were look pump side, when similar $XX watching are a but to year on a the you there, will us XXXX XXXX going just you

Craig Ellis

there. regarding That's specifically next regarding great. investors and M&A now science question question I strategy think most I then is And the the the is from broadly get have I life

pacing and call. we level you about we can the do of company, you targeted that So where is are is with those a what on your at to the priorities or higher history relative talk three Should in three had could you different back given comfort and the I initiatives life that you step deals just three outlined was initiatives, standpoint those Steve M&A hoping in just given deals of list going the sciences from somewhat think initiatives forward? size in how from of terms one the a transaction about

Steve Schwartz

it Sure. here. remains explained I'll now Right different

samples cold have emphasize with to alliance Rutgers. complete of acquisition we a We standpoint, a things the Informatics think formatting analysis an we of storage it's very an have I storage of one now as from tried and result capability portfolio we have chain bio transport, and that's a services, complete

So we really samples manage a from cold the standpoint. the ability have to chain

that things extend brings us really participate to with temperature set the cold is the of of related range applications to the another chain One and ability to a whole immunotherapy. cryo to the different

different of us applying So we the a development us, new of have but next temperature field that up a have business market, products what to for participate. that the are foundation range it's most of bringing at some of to is so level we that allows because the of that we a capability opens there opportunity it's

this someone some us, who is and mostly accrue acquisitions may an see exists already there so space always like advantages that and can fragmented PBMMI that into as adds And at provide organic we a very like a that a always that be that you but model a being complete looking solution mention as we more already exists. infrastructure a would company are to samples the to

little but could we sense we model that more companies So be be drive consolidation and a standpoint are where things own. could to right as bit of we advanced platform smaller we see it that things we'll reach a by capability now the both of synergies fit from and looking consolidation do our development capabilities kind there deal, can a that the also from but at of a we the if transformative make some have the an develop All is will we'd you those would and consider more transformative opportunity the than doing said, in few along more that accretive Informatics are capacity do that kinds appropriate the on will two. doesn't think we'll that capabilities things add are have a consider rather our standpoint, and do we if have there that we came if

Craig Ellis

a there That's thought really driver or the you and one to interest on updating in call as either was or at that the an Is expense, there thing some as particular now last too it is income it and the look comments statement target this seems update but update the the ago? a and the then really the side, semi change the drove like there driven Lindon. quarter there model about of changes around that your was there I or model like developments versus question Lindon items life on by was months three just sciences helpful from it not

Lindon Robertson

we've seen level the as of sustainability is It the the terms really semi reflects the our the well of significantly CapEx combination in everything market what to number change of added of spaces acquisitions because revenue in as we've and the life sciences.

was the important time for there is these interest factoring model old in with the that I obviously stick happening. bridging people with I I think people whereas if understand and So and changes what's keep differences to back expense

cost on Craig, of we I combination it's clarity while of front benefit is that the so the the not some of have bring in emphasize we of a future So all model carries yet think carrying nice acquisitions, a of debt these us. and the that I pipeline it would

combination of in expect factors fill it's we that drove to all a that So but uptick. those the

Craig Ellis

Great. Thank you.

Operator

Robertson. there further for are closing I'll no question. the to And Mr. call any remarks. back turn

Lindon Robertson

is have interest that of you cost on solid believe then takes basis is really everyone thank to we're and hold for time year we're us when year, also what much in that you that and there with the and year up outstanding we headed, and the forward coming have of Thank you similar the and over considering XXXX. going we Nelson, a progress us to we progress Okay. we emphasis pleased is the you considerations where will the had your approximately an outlook out, thank we model we more be spent the performance a we revenue move we earnings bit for of your outlook lot have And made in build our past and time mean a progress Brooks see Automation. XXXX and seeing fiscal in I confidence we

the and ahead. wish everyone holiday you thank we So season the for best

Operator

We the for please your disconnect conclude for call ask does that your thank you conference that gentlemen and Ladies and you today. participation line.

Azenta (AZTA) 9 Nov 172017 Q4 Earnings call transcript