TEX - Earnings call transcript Q3 2019

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Terex Corporation Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Brian Henry, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Sir, you may begin.

Brian Henry

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John Garrison

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John Sheehan

John. Thanks,

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John Garrison

Thank you, John.

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Brian Henry

John. you, Thank

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Operator

Jamie from Instructions] first comes question [Operator with Suisse. Cook Your Credit

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Jamie Cook

quarter morning, couple Aerial the what just the on you first, have Because obviously, year implications XXXX? questions the got will margins that you One, half back good in when of versus the half. where back can it risks into and given of the that help the we Hi, last on side. production production cuts are cuts the guess implied are I XXXX for a understand has to continue for us

XX%. of should Understanding the last with what XXXX range then supply demand you the want in you is for year in will that a XXXX? Thanks. or and regards little top like to to back is somewhere guided yesterday this What lower. it terms line half guidance, new behind they're on you're [indiscernible] XXXX it you're a the to because assume XX% lower of Second, push And number? of what is are the don't expectations sort contribute outlook, we Ariel down but give really chain, the in of the sounds

John Garrison

margin I'll then Thanks, have production with let questions so speak there and Duffy Several start the to Jamie. the impacts. changes me

back a time to the high in market QX labor tight QX. than in production in and this we normal the take a at XXXX. us level decision have year to inventory maintain up stronger think anticipation of and to for We built I made a last

As strong. not it XXXX has been as has turned out,

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with so volume, it margins QX. And clearly lower production QX and this has our impacted in

Duffy, So to would you like margin impact? on the comment

Unidentified Company Representative

Yes.

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respect update our revenue exactly to revenue conservatively our that performance When indicated That's point, over relates be much our for provide place as financial outlook, here including as it to And down guidance a QX with because XXXX February purposes discussions are we'll sourcing in where at results visibility strategic financial financial course planning in that that of we're be of our February. financial time with would guidance we will say XXXX, where in will I into our perspective we'll XX%. at initiative. we We update for to of the to we the remarks, from all our today. take customers provide for our production what using are January. and better planning have exactly we'll we

Jamie Cook

XXXX line the with be least produce today? you to Duffy, retail for we for are demand But at in clear, to Ariel where in given expectation

Unidentified Company Representative

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Jamie Cook

let else in. I'll someone get Okay, thanks.

Operator

Your next Duignan Morgan. from comes JP with question Ann

open. is line Your

Ann Duignan

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be So to correct? would going I'm what should high the Or around be they're Is consider anything? XX%. I the normal decremental business? somewhere we side, for margins that am on assuming missing that

John Garrison

years, you the for team great are we thought traditionally excess a margins about has have incremental they And absolutely last XX% of question. for correct in Ann, margins increased job as that the that MP done actually have over our thanks the businesses. several their the

in On the would MP expect the would be that decrementals, downside we also margins. decremental range for their XX% the in

that that say to upside the similarly I MP decremental very are cost-conscious think the margins the business. appropriate on for is XX% I'd they think about will on an place downside. have and demonstrated cost-conscious be they

Ann Duignan

side last quarter or you've quick just quarter? where a customer up material first the on in within miss is handling demand noticed just follow the and did this Okay, I slowdown a

John Garrison

On handlers, No. in good last books sales quarters. handlers' several and the our rise we've material a material over had business

as moving segment. metal XXXX. the and team expand time metal But world the impacting being also done our material confident bookings And of good as they'll we by And it mix scrap our is prices to business first is upside. working kind good again, mix the that as backlog has so driven come do seen we've clearly, regional team go impacts down. handling around down. this scrap into scrap comes the but the will prices on come impact And the job a begin is customer if the down. principally a I'm demand our for job volume in have That to scrap beyond the and metal metal, that that's

Ann Duignan

I you. line. thank it. I'll appreciate Okay, get in back

Operator

with comes markets. RBC next capital Seth Weber Your question from

line Your is open.

Seth Weber

Can apples morning, anything of everybody. color of cadence any kind order wanted is just Is called and coming Europe about that color AWP. I down it I to the out was ask but XX% good you the then changing Hey, on the I you appreciate kind think contributing out give -- evenly or Thanks. that's call you spread where that's to apples? pretty from? XX% you would there Delta? that from U.S, to

John Garrison

Thanks, QX, Seth. year. we their had X to booked APOs plan Last QX actually in their annual orders year in that large customer last

million. One into the in year. of lead I national last saying and large of had conversations larger competitors And the had say customer, starting those split Customers a about team to were seeing that which this we We're the we're is we in November cycle, year, into customers lead Earlier terms a U.S. move December with times the was more and I'd $XXX -- January. of conversations in in that that was larger environment normal as the which moving We're think X were looking those or the amount. Approximately accounts. engaged times. had were longer pattern. equally early we European plan. And longer

did did of year So not that we out did want and last to this reoccur occur year. QX it that in that call

Seth Weber

business thought base I I the is XX%. that what I That still almost heard. heard Sorry, had ordering I the the -- excluding balance that's of thought the that contracts Wasn't down those was that john. -- correct? X

John Garrison

It Seth. correct, was down. is that Yes,

dramatically As that more. seems. explains we as was quite as down it reported, it This it down wasn't

Seth Weber

Right.

that So Is that XX%. Is that's I If to spread? more just was or U.S? it trying equally some Europe? on XX% get color

John Garrison

Sorry about that.

regional work in fleet the in their rates business. North managing AWP utilization, customers fleet about seeing aggressively America, talk disciplined process utilization and within our equipment. just very and we're their around their used rental In be me Let dynamics Europe

and XXXX. frankly as So look now the XX of strong are will back back into move utilization XXXX and high That's experiencing coming fleets. our we timeframe into half of into I the our we will growth, XXXX say into as growth and rates in the help in XXXX. saw half that very customers down we the

high more cycle, clearly to utilization macroeconomic help North going With in is the is severe the seeing replacement we cycle. are Europe, for the America that In environment Europe. replacement in

Our in quarter down the sales in were greater than Europe or XX%.

well. Our bookings as are down

think in Germany, the just in the the uncertainty in with situation caused Europe in was Italy, on European going France a global I what economic Brexit, pause market.

Asia fantastic we with only that adoption exports in a facility dramatic We've so in that but did we the Pacific America. decline going macro into monitoring was story. severe offsetting manufacturing North closely quite And Europe. a go But And that was and going obviously, is And the how all in China the see we got then Europe. saw as to see XXXX. region into business growth in in to perform the that China forward Europe that produces not more for we're China of environment environment

continue in so extent China, a lesser and And growth ameliorating in we to to but North see growth in strong Europe America.

Seth Weber

John. Great, that's helpful, super

you is more -- set or current banging handle China up you footprint? demand Can are Thanks. are there constraints you capacity against on how up the Just kind there? on any of

John Garrison

the Chinese other plants great a structure. excited X China? local the Phase management a capacity Thank about expansion, you, in we're fully was cost team, China, so in We've a in ago, earlier quarter. integrated team, in management our already at great capacity China X in Phase China. I through team got looking we're Seth. years we And China We're in a X grew implemented and that it.

and meet is and will capacity a both for of very out into the also effective And to within be us so it's which manufacture. Chinese regions but expanding needs China we other Again, in XXXX in operations. China to export Asia our Pacific place to

John Sheehan

of those. factor expansion performing and presentation. our important the contributing I one invest in the for XXXX China in in that China for $XXX is just amount businesses high our that a CapEx as business, to facility we the highlighted would it's organically is million invest add our that of manufacturing And we certainly

Seth Weber

you Thank it. very I Super. appreciate much, guys.

Operator

Evercore comes Your next with from question Raso David ISI.

line open. is Your

David Raso

I in this Hi, a I take hopped curious -- guide it missed cut. late I I the the even on disappointing thank to cash flow little EBIT down apologize was so just was was if the you. more than implied but

situation thinking EBITDA. net It When X.X end offset to back sheet debate nearly XX% we I'm from downturn the X.Xx sales, the that be appears balance right. should of to XXXX operational quarter. to in can improved against at usage we How for of think decrementals. to cyclical the So difficult on to to we expect what push the utilized It's the about down the a XXXX? anything be went

John Garrison

you look $XXX is or attributable provided in million, provided that earnings. to at we we cash free today really When David. reduction flow the guidance at the the reduction forecast Thanks, that today

free third in in I quarter. flow QX. between the noise. flow flow guidance range of That's reduction after in that the the over $XXX think within million we million flow today And about of implies $XXX the fourth cash generating the provided free cash free We quarter. in $XXX free cash of reduction the generated in earnings the and difference cash is million of the

in free based fourth cash cash in XXXX. or expect will declining working I even guidance providing we $XXX be that working a business declining we're I be But that the throwing will to financial in. to say year that a cash, on quarter at continue cash debt would X.Xx macro-economic next we're that operating of cash guidance, September this that -- would the is net flow in environment with least would strong. flow. XXXX expect provide million I specifically And source the environment as So capital clearly will of below say do that year at revenue EBITDA capital the leverage here without net to as continue strong the upon free at we'll XX. flow this finish free flow off

Terex's capital sheet think been stronger. flow. and And managing we very are cash working is well balance focused never improving So the has sheet performance and on positioned. free we absolutely balance increasing our

David Raso

flow cash would some capital you you as your that much to simply two to working when cut. be the as the cash than Well, I'd the from cut a say. EBIT having things flow give at you lose production beneficiary much away One, bigger equal would earnings, AWP think

have where it [indiscernible] some offset it EBIT. lease of capital you offset would thought I maybe So the to working if the

my How the question, but back the was an about sheet so just wave asset against M&A going If push decline? more balance EBIT some about perspective. answer be lined into and next my up think year. apologize, for repo, things decision management's to you Share can can the I we question should

John Garrison

our that I be will networking be up XXXX more last cash than so specifically. early the will on in cash That's XXXX flow free that believe do time and here I apologize. believe pick be closeout XXXX. than I XXXX. in we So a necessarily I to didn't capital flow, do point period why I guess contributor as stronger free the that will

in say our do right will in allocation relates the it view capital As to investment a follow last strong and very with now reinvestment the we good sheet would business. take, plus we return discipline Terex will is I organic consider that. disciplined certainly strategy. our two returned We of business. have allocation continue our business $X.XX shareholders. follow to investments we the cash growth to shares billion balance we that over cash actions But organic other potentially shareholders will organic years. side in we focus in the Invest to our that then We capital today to consider back and we'll our in on strategically we may on as the continue when

David Raso

have a next And could, EBITDA say net least end target that comfortable debt with whatever think you're below X.X. what so up sense push here the decaling comfortable with not year, more can the just EBITDA to leverage to is through if of trying I a the we at probably you're little again to this I'm year for what you you got on are that

John Sheehan

X.X balance I very so before our are times We substantially we shareholder $X.X us say of our have X.X that to and but net at of below how And today that use continue would as also consider billion September debt liquidity in pleased to net the drive we're have we'll net have in has now right times cycle to that EBITDA sheet available comfortable talked and we to really industrial we're to EBITDA in XX. changed over the to the where value. debt we nothing debt with

David Raso

okay it appreciate much. I thank you so

John Sheehan

David. you, Thank

Operator

Ravage Sachs comes from Goldman Your open. next with Jerry question your line is

Unidentified Analyst

Hi, good [indiscernible] everyone. This is morning for Jerry Ravage.

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John Garrison

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Unidentified Analyst

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John Garrison

for that one guidance is are think that is in that about we financial referencing production what we or When reiterate point. that business doing think now, we the planning XX% a operationally were across to our XX% segment. and the number business production were down Yes, I perspective for planning lines right provide so that you will are February just from planning today our

more planning to be one significantly business the So for production than other. not their it's down

Unidentified Analyst

you. Got it, thank

Operator

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Mig Dobre

Good morning everyone.

that wanted last on Just up to comment. follow

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John Garrison

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Mig Dobre

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John Garrison

commented. Thanks, crushing Mig. North If core question screening business and Mig the America, have we as into we and around your look to specific

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Mig Dobre

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John Garrison

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Mig Dobre

you. Thank

Operator

Your comes Fargo Wells Casey Securities. last from Andrew with question

is line open. Your now

Andrew Casey

portfolio kind of The things it's already been know XX, clarification are Slide beyond from comment exclusion announced? of impact but actions about on looking future at of I divestiture further you among those there other guidance

John Garrison

commented the behind absolutely capital discipline look which believe at it. our exactly strategy for we're right Page allocation to I Andy but number it's

we that. not with trying to so And anything highlight are

more the activity the net future having to course performance business as consider the the organic had As capital say net a capital it free we returning the investment balance discipline there then cash flow starts the primarily then drive of do maximizing times. changing question, that and stronger thinking I shareholders in never million. investing allocation strategy about mention million $XXX organic. today in in we're our and on to operationally close from then on strategy over response is debt quarter, organically focused will X.X a Terex, start we and of we I with inorganic leverage continue and efficiently. would previous of it $XXX down at, And out, history capital the company focused of We to million leverage just to allocation to by $XXX sheet And structure but right capital in the

allocation So, that we revolve much and our of we move very strategy to strength the as the were is And our forward. focused like capital balance sheet. we company will continue

Andrew Casey

mean about I at acquisition? are a Okay. more John, just back we forget looking to question stable go portfolio is the around,

John Garrison

Andy, so this is John.

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Andrew Casey

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John Garrison

improvement trying our continue business would to continuous one processes. in things and say, we other continuous I drive obviously is all improvement to, of

previous the learn And so want forecast. to we from

We systems forecasting. level of the improve and continue to have

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John Sheehan

we drive our anticipate continuous over continue answer obviously do that Andy would one, to to outcome I business to that. that all saying job and is and processes of in improvement

Andrew Casey

so in This customers may be carry. comments to what you your AWP from and they to the reaccelerate [indiscernible] customers and from. picking look then you a of incident climbs discussions hearing that mainly with and your co for and from maybe uncertainty background investment? be in When last your outside looking AMP driven Okay, and one at seems to are

John Garrison

that's the Brexit is you geopolitical the border customers talk customers, clearly or forefront. think to talk when question. Andy based I could UK in to European you

policy, Trade clarity an global Brexit. especially in the clarity in situation and manufacture trade will in equipment their trade, manufacture trade driving insights. equipment our the clearly tensions customers So help industrial and

capital side, that some the impact making Those trade of the on decision. to So that the customer Brexit anything on the are are things that resolve helps side. uncertainty

the So, business industrial we any that will be that coming for that, the in. compete progress be in can global positive made that area a equipment over months anything

Andrew Casey

much Okay, Thank you very

Operator

remark. call like So for John I closing like to turn to over Garrison the

John Garrison

Again everyone thanks in I'd to like Terex. your for interest

up follow with several least If Brian the you questions at next for have any additional please months.

you. on any moves thank Brian and questions you please follow Terex interest but Thank As up for Brian. again again your in with

Operator

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Terex (TEX) 31 Oct 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript