Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 28 Jan 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Graphic Packaging Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode and the floor will be opened for your questions following the presentation. [Operator Instructions]

I will now turn the call over to Melanie Skijus, Vice President of Investor Relations to begin.

Good morning, and welcome to Graphic Packaging Holding Company's conference call to discuss our fourth quarter and full year 2019 results.

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integration year-end. profitability of foodservice run rates we [Technical and improve XXXX, assets, integration and many Difficulty]. We the and mill The the that in converting see and across September foodservice Day to the our million fully at for with and XXXX. Importantly, our SBS achieving rate opportunities Investor continued increase our acquisition are years. to we milestones several goals return at strategic increased our initiatives achieved established we integrated to Letica mill us us synergies In successfully growth position next positioning our achieve $XX SBS Vision

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from technology. CRB automation platform scale, state-of-the-art benefit and significantly will Our

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point was at ramped customer conversion growth, points delayed significant our below a XX conversion fourth fully while was was year-end. our for solution The basis volume organic quarter. positive by Net the as one basis XXX target quarter to growth paperboard

a growth to XXX customers. XXX sustainability multiple to basis XXXX, organic We already solutions to by conversions net of as continue result in committed supported expect points our of paperboard to volume

quarter. $XX relationship $X deflation pricing to net during $XX as million of commodity commodity input from of fourth a favorable benefited quarter experienced million The continued million the our cost pricing we positive with

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new service beyond. to well positioned are opportunities volume and in XXXX We

continue the quality We customers and consistent their levels expectations. with with will highest provide to service

at at For balanced of the SBS. Backlogs AF&PA for four X-plus weeks remains CUK for and XX% CUK reported for SBS. Graphic rate operating for fourth CRB of healthy three quarter CRB above XX%. XXXX, and the weeks rates XX% operating and to remain Packaging

in incentive solid we expense. offset Shifting achieved XXXX. productivity and performance of operating pension to performance, by million $XX $XX partially improvement was in million This in incremental

emphasis continued cost operating for full performance synergy initiatives and capital the strong efficiencies, year. on improvement benefits Our drove from achievement investments

capital our Let me now priorities. focus allocation on

will We flow the a XXXX strong executed sheet with balanced allocation. flexibility Our this in in approach provides cash deploy to capital financial us balance and XXXX. continue well focus solid to generation and

outlay $XXX Kalamazoo share paid Carton returned XXXX, for stakeholders the dividends Artistic an million and back repurchases; including the investment. million invested support $XXX into $XX and $XX the During business we CRB of capital to acquisition; transformational distributions million through million to initial

will guidance of adjusted in the $X.XX to $X.X EBITDA -- on we billion adjusted a we XXXX cash billion $XXX briefly the expect million. be be XXXX to to and of $XXX in range expect million the flow Focusing range

us the supported XXX net demand we points volume confidence with Vision to coupled to is as provides with new of global XXXX. As can activities of our packaging growth sustainability and you significant capture organic solutions with in the shared development basis paperboard shift XXXX, part we our product driving XXX

other In ramped several cups into up quarter, the fourth U.S. we customers -- substrates. paper from

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to important take Finally, moment are announcements a discuss also we along highlights let results. three XXXX and me making our today with

approximately process Per million Paper our intent partnership Paper be International notified First, million later we ownership from International interest us XX.X will the for of to the begin in their reducing $XXX of purchasing week. units partnership. this their agreement,

the IP's credit our XX.X%. purchase be from The from facility a ownership result XX.X% will to partnership approximately funded in revolving domestic in and reduction will of

redeem As every can agreement. you recall, our partnership million IP units may of per $XXX XXX days

originally as to Paper creating We customers value for grow look while business for placed appreciate our the very to pleased us creating our building Paper platform. the stakeholders leading integrated years a for that in are and confidence transaction is come. playing with our stakeholders, International We build paperboard and value International XXXX intended, out to packaging and forward

retirees, and will Graphic am place the the announcing obligation provider. the with QX pension annuity of payments our XXXX. Packaging. transfer we I plan QX take obligation in Second, and the The our for transfer approximately of an pension million provider pleased settlement sum for are payments participants were this lump of annuity completed the the and very our $XXX in benefit in to lump pension largest outcome sum remaining through U.S. to obligations

and months. Midwest. Finally, the a Omaha, facility estimated million. The serves Quad/Graphics $XX across strategically carton tons conveniently will customers converting folding we carton from acquisition in in announcing consumes an EBITDA over the the located XX XX,XXX are $X of million including annualized contribute synergies Nebraska for operation approximately next annually folding paperboard well-capitalized This of facility

the to Steve more for our With that, financial detailed discussion Steve? a on I'll results. over turn call

quarter and associated U.S. morning. We of plan. Mike, $X.XX plan diluted income charges, for Thanks non-cash quarter in compared quarter the largest $XX a pension including charge net of $X.XX XXXX with the reported was fourth our settlement net XXXX. negatively earnings pension by Fourth share, to a special good impacted of million process per fourth

our was income financial special net by release. earnings attached be the table impacted million found to a of negatively non-GAAP can in at a including measures reconciliation SBS Details charge XXXX quarter outage $XX.X to Augusta, the Fourth related the of extended net charges, mill.

for for quarter adjusting income quarter fourth to compares income This adjusted was share. these diluted diluted per charges, of per the adjusted fourth or net net $X.XX $X.XX $XX When million, million, XXXX or $XX.X share.

$XXX.X in net $XX.X For of share. we adjusted million, or This impacted net these charges. income in XXXX net million the reported XXXX in XXXX $X.XX $X.XX compared were income Net adjusting of per per for of special year diluted share was XXXX. and per in income and $X.XX share, $XX.X per adjusted to compares diluted negatively a full million by share. When or earnings XXXX $XXX.X to million, $X.XX items, XXXX,

and increased and million operating primarily offset unfavorable $XX.X $X.X in foreign adjusted $X.X $XX.X benefits from higher XXXX favorable million. $X.X $XX.X to of deflation million mix Fourth million labor fiber energy; performance; by of in These pricing; inflation, quarter improved XXXX million benefits. and other impacted partially Adjusted volume positively of primarily EBITDA was million million exchange. secondary million of and by were EBITDA $XXX.X $XX.X

over was $XXX improved higher partially Adjusted adjusted unfavorable net times inflation, net at and million by two ended other net EBITDA at global commodity lower $X.X primarily debt pricing leverage performance. offset the by cost end liquidity of Total of $XX.X of during of of end X.X XXXX targeted input $XX quarter. favorably the wood million our primarily We year exchange. XXXX XXXX. million benefits three of was and were half X.X% $X.X and range. to with billion from million million decreased $XX.X $XX.X EBITDA volume or million times million, impacted Full $XX.X mix; of and These a Net board; debt. the increased external billion operating $X.X $XXX.X benefits; and of inflation, labor foreign XXXX and of of million

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be $XX interest; $XX to million million million $XX $XXX million The to expected XXXX million. to adjusted cash $XXX of spending; in includes $XXX flow $XXX million taxes; million million to $XXX $XX million million capital to pension $XX and of in in EBITDA in the million in $XX capital; to $XXX to reconciliation adjusted flow to from range million cash is cash cash working contributions.

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outlined annual how we and long-term line the goals The Vision is company with XXXX. to consistent with view is operate the in

presentation are in the on guidance details included our website. Additional

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Good Mike, Steve, morning Melanie.

Mark. morning Good

Good morning Mark.

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that to we're and So, going how to plays out. continue that monitor and that watch all see

board. about. it's demand to now The as our that commingled But and remains with because and above a other strong, CUK, XX% we very grades talked for that the as GIPSA a driven global in part about XXXX. by said look packs basis few we that beverage our wall-facing we're our little are the operating it's hard growth see rates on our here believe of We talking sustainability of them of to that's today XXX that lot that on our we a XXX we drive and points call referenced can forward

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were job having need operating care inventory at it those customers be strong the And last of on we so we're able and very now a to where doing nice XX%. CRB rates year to take

if deal, could looks get that you're like maybe we Okay. Quad/Graphics little above or And saying $X a with because to million breakeven follow-on, a on get more business to a it must EBITDA then for color in then me just right be it the just you're synergies, breakeven now. up essentially to going wondered if I little

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that with our for Midwest standpoint optimize servicing freight on both platform savings on customers. mix us that board start business from helps the we'll across and So some

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well. synergy is So as this very opportunities And facility there's some well-capitalized. there

are So printing cutting, the in this and gluing excellent. equipment location

this XX,XXX in Kalamazoo of the that add CRB referenced majority there of you part where paperboard, you going making we're a investment which that tons of have other is advantage know it the ton of and pulls the part better I'd And to the is we're $XXX there.

together the a why things for all acquisition So converting those really us. put mill both when that the sense it was on you nice on side, bolt-on makes and

of Connelly of Your the Inc. question comes Mark from next line Stephens

for Hey, good morning. This on is John Rider Mark.

John. Hi,

we'll So if see as the your towards shifted most see continue to view we evolve, grades -- products sustainable trends has more which benefit? specifically on,

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some messaged, to if other making quality we've stable. at seeing what There we've end of a relatively we think as been I growth look what we're you investment CRB and we in sheet be opportunities have be might expect the higher come Kalamazoo. our out

probably net-net So positive for us. that a is slight

we and But tobacco of then of the by we some where bit pressured year And little actually that's and little both the the well. segments of be of was continue up. a That's packaging that SBS And a there. packaging bit folding that and and specifically CUK, other a carton the exports grow experience we are liquid internationally. to offset slightly market expect few last and the domestically that to expect segments compete as our foodservice specifically SBS to

our line growth points that to we've So in got with XXXX. we here in and to XXX our relative achieve it's XXX completely the view basis expect to of --

from grades And plastic into paperboard conversions beverage John CUK primarily bowls XXX SBS and coming specifically basis we'll cup in point conversions from and into from very XXXX, see conversions Mike's points other those the specific by to other trays. growth of driven substrates paperboard to that and XXX

it categories virgin those grades. mostly paperboard So through the three will two drive

update with just guys give Okay. Sneek That's the on a And then happening helpful. what's could brief if you facility?

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the of comes next Staphos of Your from America. of question George line Bank

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Hey George, it's Steve.

the can Mike address to first Just question, then part of add the on.

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substrates and to are every we the Steve we're have and business for that markets that build volume and these fighting to other going the expect day. Just compete to relative to from mature on back. Look,

activity regional options some some see trialed and where do we cups, cold to being are relates that there it plastic explored. as are Specifically,

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Thank you.

You’re welcome.

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quick And follow-up. Okay, very helpful.

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we're focused. So that's where

Thank you. Understood.

of Your comes line the next question Citi. from of Anthony Pettinari

Good morning.

Anthony. Hi,

on for single-use Mike, And for Hey. very a market the CUK any effects. near-term know focused wondered if either or there's any not ban seems wondering announced of weekend global I service. market I tighten either the do is China that but this food kind China a over potential to plastic or SBS the you just long in for potential the I'm see term? just major knock-on you

at view Investor trends about we is Europe think of acceleration the globally. see with adding here in working And outlined talked on lines in talked I a we specifically Certainly we're in consistent as Day lot China opportunities about and we're Anthony, terms mentioned of our in that number the now it's we North we that here. the already to Steve got seeing America have that I and we've product that. a of

view. it's So with of our kind consistent

just drive, looking view downside either back XXXX big Okay. upside wondering potentially execution picture at And sources guidance kind as your the from for when a target? performance look I'm of just you've you of at maybe given what then step biggest improvements I then outage guess, what risk? could And or year. you to quarterly the and And the

for thank you that. Yes,

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mind. biggest two those probably are things So our are on things that the

more spread so of quarters year. occur there it just the from terms than and Anthony year-over-year information neutral, consistent Mike of as pretty this we're will see costs, can of articulated new in being what some in prior natural improvement. is what's is what is QX the information just occurring guidance versus around a just year in lot with the QX, improvement with net maintenance intent the rather our outage on taking to Whereas in the providing QX business And you QX you in terms provide facts QX. And place

basis, amount and a the EBITDA in experience fair with QX that more maintenance-related a on down QX year-over-year a improvement material QX of tapping expense on year-over-year basis. So we'll in QX in

it's will the function to business We're of a going that bit to how transparency large into activities will given different last little a flow -- these little undertake trying annually. year than maintenance we year. So the provide

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Bank. of Debbie Jones question of next the Your line comes from Deutsche

first Hi, significant seem year. is a is portion there next of one question that it. My It good driving morning. outlook does for customer the volume on

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million Quad it's a bit to Steve. the just The about talked of kick that EBITDA we million improvement Debbie, does in have from year-over-year I'll that there. Yes, $XX $XX little acquisition off. of

that is to -- with large customers. are But that the -- variety you'll volume conversions we've of customers it it's wide be will talk about They customers So before about KeelClip. a recognized that Donuts large beverage Dunkin' or related. talked the

medium beverage really get So those happening have across plate categories in but the small those we conversions will the conversions. conversions, old headlines, large enterprise, and conversions, cup

that So ones, with of actually it pleased enterprise the headlines small, more though read actually customers. spans kind is fact about small medium and and will but the across some with spanning we're large large big it the we'll tend it the to of medium talk

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turn I'll Thanks. Great. over.

of Brian comes question the line Maguire next of Goldman Your Sachs. from

guys. Hey, good morning

the one-quarter customer wanted it delay, on delay Just only impact today. back go stock was I be one to -- negative might to the seems customer delay. appreciate a having it like the it but

you that in just to range comments in XXX XXX of So I your always saying January of you're you back in we're targeted at for Steve, wanted already the about kind growth talked kind in to as kind -- kind of you range? of XQ, there are that sit already that far So so clarify here XXXX? volume that basis point

That's Brian. correct

we that see sight of XXX to XXX the points in basis line QX. of -- have that we to repeat you that line for XXXX to we to sight Just for

the I EBITDA? forward And have but I apologize you Did XQ in some I missed prepared any it I on remarks, are the on miss EBITDA if comments it there or quarter think kind gave normally of color you guidance.

at which year-over-year this sight remarks, our about was of to with EBITDA providing likely to and a this end you year, look will I we're into visibility is just moment provide of guidance as the which ago, play just is prepared we're Brian. guide kind will year we're quarters annual Yes, Difficulty] going at to through what the but year's move flow the you regards how outage the with line an costs [Technical out into talked maintenance maintenance-related will how costs EBITDA, of appropriate of provide. the prior we

a and granular substituting it EBITDA. we’re from moving So costs with relative to that's maintenance quarterly information guide more away on little a specific

pension. on I’m the that. it. last Got I sorry thing for And me the just on pension just missed

of flows fund sound some your it you cash of assuming just in this own any could impact in kind it decision itself. any the the the to like a impact transferring GPK didn't kind forward were assets and on have I'm do question now? years? And to on you from XXXX can or you're But why just cash about from pension confirm talking that. Just that

Brian. Thanks Yeah.

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and the here been and of year the in all end culminated journey, a here it January. long So it's really at

a good very for retirees. our it's so And outcome

are with cash associated funded. implications that They're of that $XXX no It's in there fully XXXX. million

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Got it. Thanks very much.

You bet.

line Arun state of of question Viswanathan next question. your comes Markets. Arun, is Your line Capital your open. from Please the RBC

Sorry about Good guys. morning, that.

Good morning, Arun.

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Okay.

driving would what across guess, So, would to helps integration up, overall know, as build as mix. to strategy drive about very continues drive and of that, our levels integration the on or operating about we're on said rates Arun terms acquisitions, actions terms which our our all I levels that and three us focused, in up. acquisition grades thanks for your do. not tuck-in talked question. not Today this the talk our to Having optimize of going we're we've call we in you future pricing

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for like integration -- you increase there clarify opportunity? level. sounds is continued opportunity that as improvement to It there an mix is So those Is just that right? an

it drive mix through of continue our kind demand That's Yeah. improves mean And profile. the right. out it we smooths to certainly as I converting operations. own the

So and that's why flow. And cash it free as we like helps our EBITDA key. that us one our of optimize

or And in your be would is mix outlook captured that upside? that price additional

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it Good in I’ll year. Thanks. the luck over. Okay. turn

Arun. you, Thank

next Markets. comes of Your of line from Adam question the Josephson KeyBanc Capital

cold versus foam of and Donuts that prominent Dunkin good going customer to you from cups, earlier. morning. know talked case hot on Hey, Thanks, But paper. one it's mentioned Mike, everyone. I a you about

side about some cup companies you the or cold On talked some customers trialing plastic.

as have cold direction side opposite hot seems as some cup perhaps, those on side. a the if you it customers customers, in So moving the on

just situations? disparate you those seeing think kind you you're of can So perhaps about why talk

Well, like mature I markets these said, Adam. are

brands. of they're looking every And our has have and so And the set they day marketing how build to customer objectives for every ability supply strategies customers. for want those got compete to that own their we to and

it's a for seen, you've And that then make they on the balance. of we've those plastic paper, lot so wide we cups outcome of a on and foam factors. variety decisions are opportunities see side so seen based that. as And The go some a come the cold into is there of to

bring on get machines Sure. before give me XXXX? And the just update early on the three Kalamazoo older new project to Mike, just you you the when in shot on machine do expect an you can

Yes.

occur that So in all that XXXX. of really will

we one down: in if think four in about two actually and machines Kalamazoo. to take Creek, you in So then one have Battle it, paper Middletown the it's

have said to QX we machine the do we and in so new we'll And get XXXX. up of operational which

is And complete then machines the down qualification qualified trials the machine and done, get ramp as is other all the systematically the then new brought and online.

So phenomenon. that is really XXXX a

happening. capacity-neutral And do on is Steve, that's while This a we'll basis that Adam.

be down, up, we'll we So ramping ramping as in. asset bring the

you. Thank

question next Jefferies. of Daniel line comes Rizzo of from the Your

Hey, just for question one quick guys. Thanks taking.

the XXXX kind to loss to you mean you with mentioned wondering if structured that XXXX. process? I hikes past or of XXXX in to using of that do I if that So and able was we kind were of that the are costs and or you're price that recapture the or where do higher

appreciate raising that. Yes, I you Dan

but way positive If kind the this you of price/costs, and million believe expectations all we'll $XXX we've look the dislocation on that We're within exceeded $XX-plus there back clawing dislocation of the gone to of we're that some million original XXXX million not now in With at which $XX XXXX occurred year's get roughly our price/cost. we year. back majority. this additional, positive

and we time through able XXXX. do compressing balance is journey been has we in in lag so here will that faster, model it it intact us do get of and believe while So can we being migrate we that XXXX a resulted the into to as full so

wondering a good at or it's take that compressing lines, time can and if go you was this just not there's job additional done with you've even steps possible And point? further I

What Well, contracts Things always look and six of at months build at we opportunities. I is on are I earlier, look those to as pricing. we're But look, we any continue looking leakage there. that. mentioned to say forms out for targeting our we're would

a get we year Every that. on better little

our It's big actively inventory. to growth. our efforts we've points commercial focusing are it XXX for the And we're And QX. where Daniel, operations year of Steve really on basis engaged because terms this it see where So as And positioned what are that's shift we a the in that's this got really really XXX units our business said here side. on. planned We really in driving at.

the that's focus So, right side of bigger now it. than a on pricing

thank very much. right, All you

Davidson. Your question comes from next Chercover the Steve of line of D.A.

Thanks. Good everyone. morning

Good morning.

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on into to where us update pricing? last an fibers incorporated are how So, could that's year? hardwood you And commodity give your compared

two Steve. we hardwood But were things the and That's build is for -- normalize. visual. QX years. that we into levels through previous for the yeah that This QX, did hadn't like. back went our able what We it inventories to really Thanks to felt seen Yeah. as

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you alluded profitable, as new some my kind brought get synergies to And until a business I bit little Mark you on that stream, of great. particularly of it, the incorporated. Okay isn't think follow-up,

operational a increases start-up And then expenses Are profitability same growth? is And there you're really dynamic of kind for of fade period of I'm time? with wondering away? there the that sort your organic the once

And articulated corporation. we that as wins, at good have margin mean of you're new before, Steve. up XXXX. correct. And round the activities with as Yes have see will into we'll profile that have Steve, that its kind as those we've expectation start be business do I every a we we

as starting of some bringing conversions a these significant up in life happening up. XXXX, Monroe making had the through at of facility went the to well lot manufacturing level, customers. with both We We that as start

very And that shared the we volume implications -- we're terms as with onboard. transparent you numbers And the mix of in about that. we

there's that the that the is confidence there. where earning So opportunity is

the We the have high that margin profile bringing have confidence that, above very products we're a life at company. new or to

Luck ahead. Okay. in the year Good Thanks.

Thank you.

the Global. Seaport of of Weintraub line from will question final come Mark Your

sort bringing different questions, things the Kind mix of of a you. a the in Thank one quarter. negative that's jumping together obviously the of number year-over-year million fourth out, was of the follow-up just $XX volume

specific, spoken such And I sales to been outlier more to little get prior open a hoping And big you've it I had know it. paperboard maybe bit from you've because the But what referenced the was board, year. was we seeing. a

can you number there. fourth see you last in quarter year a the And better volume had

those the the start-up delay showing You've And somehow talked up costs and about up. mix perhaps the shows volume as in well.

better can for numbers, variance? as million you of bucket Can understand amounts the so approximate just that those $XX one magnitude

Mark. just sale. than have open million it A half of we've less transitions been quarter the hard some price that Yeah, execution, little the to $XX of Mike new that it chatting And significant the of rest to business about. less relative of than us which some is up paperboard we a was would relative much the to to was little approximate where adds very earlier talked on taking good non-repeating Of volume articulated market the positions all half mix.

in that importantly, XXXX line we organic that mix volume it, QX. pivot on volume year of well XXX basis to net XXX important points More for as growth the round earning have for and as we sight in the on happens of as to that

next a into as wasn't drag? XXXX going volume there would mix at look Great. Or is coming look if more start-up the if And there XXXX? that more a be then, positively we we still -- year, then on to start-up so in be put on positive

Yeah.

probably difficult estimate. that's think I to

the be a go earning indicate out expect as in of position QX which to We in XXXX good you improvement to XXXX. all solid only modest would way

Thank you.

Thanks Mark.

I any comments. closing the call return Michael Doss you. will now for to Thank

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day. Thank you. have a great And

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