SUP - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020 | Superior Industries International, Inc.

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Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Superior Industries Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2020 Earnings Teleconference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Troy Ford. Sir, please go ahead.

Troy Ford

you. Thank and call. fourth everyone, year and to earnings XXXX welcome morning, quarter our full Good

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Majdi Abulaban

review Thanks, Troy, and fourth quarter our joining to full good you and results. today Thank morning, everyone. us year for

safe families staying your First, and and during I these do that hope times. are healthy challenging you

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earlier, premium our I discussed trends for the driving lightweighting are wheels As and secular and growth. accelerating

and wheel the growth sales XX%, increased During content quarter, our was in our per above XX%. market value-added

was of wheels Impressively, XX% and X%. over For larger total our XXXX, market above shipments. our the XX-inch represented full year growth

We continue expect as content. meet on increased opportunities customer execute these new wheel to for we demand to trends

of operations. In terms

pleased work, respect success but COVID also to ensuring only safe our general safety. not very at are have with We with been facilities the places to

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we enabled have volatile delivering There, on customers operations. closures manufacturing of very our COVID in in to support us we customer successfully mandated capacity and XX% successfully market leverage efforts execute continue also due through global our conditions. and to know-how America. to QX, We These navigated improved our North we our our to managed restrictions strategy Mexico. European in Europe support through margins. to In while Further, customers

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pleased these are priorities. operating our XX. very current Slide the I we on along on with achieved now our outlook XXXX progress address will We with environment,

the the the of underway. noted for automotive chart, is broader well As on recovery industry left side

levels to anticipate be are production more While down in overall Europe, production levels rebounding North in we from than XXXX. America quickly still

still So does recovery opportunity more exist.

inventories challenges tailwinds low in including America, supported financial all We That impact premium Mexico. of of of our quarter, was out ongoing Texas to outage we our customers operations serve North the weather were cognizant are cold Mexico power impacted North that and able still finished customers expect by our product we've the discussed in pandemic temporarily disrupted We vaccine. shipments limited We that by the and our date at XXXX, missed Tim the that some customers shift very also in our to said, favorable widespread and mix the our provide guidance. the as semiconductor first inventory. when towards distribution several he shipped the during will note, goods very, are industry including the of of reviews be the on ongoing exist, of some Also impact shortages. background additional out. to COVID

continue on enhancing will flow. driving to With these in expectations profitability cash mind, focus and we

$XXX year with For adjusted we to $XXX in million mentioned to flow EBITDA, These million of full the previously from deliver expect a impact. XXXX, $XXX the operations. ranges along of cash to range million million $XXX contemplate

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to long-term growth. the continue are priorities make our places, revenue progress excellence on into We and on well operational and third second our and way

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Timothy Trenary

Thank morning, growth year XXXX above you, everyone. was market Majdi, Superior. and good another for of

period, Slide year quarter on for the whereas reflected compared prior up FX sales was value-added As the in XX, to grew X%. the fourth we adjusted by XX% industry

versus XX% year FX the grew prior For but XXXX, market. full value-added adjusted declined above the sales X% year, for

OEM above the in industry in our million wheel regional and the part units, In content XXXX to and fourth diameter by COVID-XX essentially as premium year unit sales Our to our shipments, the vehicles. Slide And breakdown recently, an the shift with mix sales production compared in towards levels. to prior fourth of full tilted compared year wheels quarter, market the year premium period line our ongoing unit wheels the outlines sales prior has more shipments the flat portfolio as quarter a and period. larger were X.X consequence value-added for with growth net premium pandemic, portfolio. exaggerated been mix XX driven in in increase of as

shipments decrease production was For This XX.X $XXX the dollar Net larger the to million prior million year, in shutdowns largely which OEM million compared driven $XXX rate. with were sales the year, units shift in wheel as unit to industry due stronger well to was to prior year. driven the as was by content more premium a portfolio diameter compared ongoing quarter, pandemic production in wheels primarily Euro-U.S. with the and increased full for by levels. overall the units XX.X million to line

an prior $X.X a the per diluted production net of million to For benefit noncash the arose the $X.XX in does $XX these affect the $XX allowance fourth prior in or reported In loss billion ability by primarily quarter period. net utilize year, assets, fourth taxable The million of share quarter, to compared provision, loss the from million loss the volumes, the decreased period. by a driven of compared $XX share net to assets deferred $X.X charge a to or of per $X.XX income which year, of offset we full billion not tax million partially loss year mix. of were loss $XX sales offset for diluted tax our included future in

on million. year Slide million, assets. of XXXX, taxes increased Value-added million loss year approximated tax the despite impairment compared diluted XXXX pretax due quarter. loss $X.XX $XXX net of and primarily nondeductible change of in the period. $XX is $XXX loss the tax share and loss provision, $XX.XX to impact per a diluted a in included loss noncash prior million year-over-year we sales A This the previously million compared sales $XXX for full the a the was allowance or XX per net to income or reported the of year sales to $X a net share valuation loss prior of million. in year an $XX the deferred mentioned net provision in value-added For fourth a for goodwill of to noncash period. the Cash in

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in Taken context structure provides cost permanent capital million XXXX, management. capital of discipline company cost together, temporary XX some cash performance. actions, expenditure in part, flow working and Slide reflection free flow this a generated the $XX cash free for effective and and in

note, our the flow, delivered level Superior of lowest debt. acquisition Over $XXX million significant cash net reduced of X and the debt, achieved the years, liquidity Of past since the net we European have free operation. enhanced

Slide liquidity overview company's to now structure an position. XX, capital Turning of the and

XX under increase the offset was the debt period. prior in $XXX As debt to the million company's $XXX U.S. of the debt paydown, end by credit than maturity profile. debt of revolving XXXX, The Funded which facilities term was euro year-over-year million is of loan translation dollar. the reflects the funded availability was million. liquidity, cash $XXX euro-denominated as more including Slide in compared to relative strengthened the year

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Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

Gary Prestopino Barrington with Our first question comes from Research.

Gary Prestopino

shift were full then portfolio What QX year I'll corresponding premium versus XX% a through much XX-inch 'XX? Several or of part the questions content percentage fairly try was with the for XXXX? here, quickly. of how for XX wheels the higher. get inches And so or them and Wheel were

Majdi Abulaban

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Gary Prestopino

follow-on Right. what of your be of And vapor like, new them to terms now, these across custom physical with entire finishes? lightweight in of look with that -- of you like, out was percentage some if -- going right are Deco technologies, technology wheels, deposition, going portfolio kind the Tech, First... question the

Majdi Abulaban

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need exciting our If is that's about you an and coming lightweighting the vehicles, continuing think market trend EV hold way. take to this for the quite of

Gary Prestopino

I we ask and talked North America. UNIWHEELS about Yes, me one somebody A Right. then remember understand from to -- let I while jump go. your technology into else just that. off let one was support more, the and And I'll of goals back,

idea within X.X stand of you America, You European surface the had in really programs. by you and produced of couple you're give us supplying cited companies you was scratching vehicles? million just started percentage said I out North X.X currently what -- about the some that for Can that where Mexico. new there European winning right a of million capturing those now vehicles say, know in are now entities of universe you you of, of But manufacturers U.S.?

Majdi Abulaban

Yes.

So execution in our the been has a this transformation highlight of front. really the on business

than accelerating to now are of North about performance probably at just look all is less in really of European just the I in supporting OEMs. European America. my like 'XX, to We're be It's beginning. We X% higher. shipping in substantially If I'd America North business the carmakers Mexico. it

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Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

JPMorgan. with next comes Stephanie from question Our Vincent

Stephanie Vincent

had I questions, outlook. just X on and X housekeeping on few congratulations Troy, a Majdi, XXXX.

North your XX in So seems outlook out for uncertainty week. earlier I we that then a everyone of use cushion thank was industry in question, for much to asking would obviously, automated factoring. of coverage reverse low factoring is debt around then there is or disclosing understand next well. And IHS, It for repayment, at in like question even their or guess question. huge pretty XXXX? your you least, space my super been outlook of your loan using spread least, over this which much useful And my be there's sort had what XXXX more How is, my production looking supply for planned your or really Is Spilanthes line, of I any you've around this XXXX is And I'm And from have housekeeping at do you and amount volatility. as financing that term in XXXX? XXs X%. bonds chain, view on on percent. from preference due -- a for America between come outlook

Majdi Abulaban

one an first frankly, two the differing to 'XX and the about entire for Okay, you industry, It's on industry outlook last Stephanie. I'll taken thinking think and XX% IHS take QX more the XX% development is in how opinion, that view, the of Tim. Just interesting the everyone, right? the when very is a North north of in mean Europe, XX%. optimistic. conservative North of including I XX% averages it's that in XX% Europe. us, XX% in America, to -- America, position, We've we're turn

you Stephanie, see of range, I -- if said you'll if the think you you community, supply scan, a [indiscernible], scan X%. the big

nobody is see now, right lot in we And and Mexico. IHS with the there's variation, but recently do a uncertainty a of COVID. outage big in power had We QX big, really agreeing not. You'll with

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Timothy Trenary

me have down to chain know. respect the possibly one, I Tim. A financing. the it's Stephanie, chain, debt. other, financing questions paying With and missed question supply supply Sure. from let about I two you. about If

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Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

Gary Our Research. comes Prestopino Barrington with next from question

Gary Prestopino

Yes.

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Majdi Abulaban

impact far, because outlook they car platforms. sell it's -- is a to first positive And want shifting are quarter our had, -- these so makers just that correct. it's Gary, frankly, on higher-content to

for -- X% up. the a X%. I the it's balance think in is it's built we catch to not going correct. it's We said, your more year. but like So I industry. thinks the X% impact But We're the it's think it IHS answer eventually, now, impact seeing an to it's question of like on

right. You're

Gary Prestopino

we what So portfolio portfolio, XX -- look that? for a if mean, good mean, wheels that your or XX% into percentage going your that inches are is I of Is I of proxy higher. what market? at

Majdi Abulaban

of some that smaller all even these running. premium the go our plants is, than Because XX inches some also is. most wheels But Yes, of -- platforms. of that our are that are on --

capacity. running Some are really above

it crosses really. spectrums, both So

Gary Prestopino

more And a here. Okay. then couple ones quick

of $XX was You to million? is natural about this year? of CapEx CapEx and the between said $XX some catch-up really million it year. per $XX level million What your Is

Timothy Trenary

Gary. No, higher Tim. than that. It's It's

we think I say year of and sense Just capabilities, coming or going you if cetera, an and remarks, et This I between back. said you maintenance some pulled million. rate of considering -- about on investments facilities. sort an little in but facilities. of to in We're my spend, year it's for a some say million annual think a normalized on basis. would annual by additional as give X $XX cetera, facility, take, it way at somewhere sort X to to that et generally, each when of forward. a run varies bit we the XXXX USD basis, $XX give our million of want are I'd There off

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pushed XXXX. into So little we a bit

would a would I rate that So why sort -- $XX normal little $XX million. $XX what million of I that's of to north of what consider million run is

Gary Prestopino

EVs, there lightweighting any lastly, other your the what move then competitors, out as with know out more competitors you Chinese -- are is And that you're I anybody that have competitors. to in these particularly some I we there, with there these the all there's of have technologies any doing technologies there's market now? I know Is out there doing? mean European Okay.

Majdi Abulaban

some the extent. tell flow I vehicles, All a to technology seeing probably customer you mean, flow that, makers vehicles. especially these lends that you and it the when I larger our base, is to heavier tell to to of is would would that I not more you look need that us. form wheel platform at Yes. base forming proprietary some and listen, are

technology team job. of I So our very has a look on we our at on front, more get done pull Gary, the And as that. portfolio -- lightweighting a has nice

rim, say have I'm we on one talked wheel. to we technology -- just lightweighting X recent a with put that we Spyder, the X can technology going a on the that is Lightweighting technology, about We talk the low Porsche. the It's about. most lightweight

So more yes, our is team with, technologies we'll good has job there done and launching. be many that a

Operator

like concludes to This you. turn call closing Majdi now would for remarks. I today's Thank Q&A. to over the back

Majdi Abulaban

excited the XXXX momentum are and we beginning about closing, XXXX. we In exiting have,

While challenges a delivers environment we shareholders. concludes have support protects operating manage very best. for Thank I respond persist you for joining the tangible our you call our This in can we you. our day. that the today. our in us that wish for Thank employees, value customers proven all market, way and and a the volatile through

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Superior Industries International (SUP) 5 Mar 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript