BMC Stock (BMCH) 11 Aug 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and thank you for standing by.

You are joining BMC's Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. This call is being recorded today, Tuesday, August 6, 2019.

Carey Phelps, Vice President of Investor Relations for BMC, will now provide the company's opening remarks.

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item share compared This out-of-period percentage XX% to to $X.X share. quarter, $XX.X decreased price or share SG&A $X.XX per a out-of-period diluted revenues primarily by period due estimated as The to lower item of or million year. $X.XX compared in last a was XX.X% the same the after-tax per year-ago. was XX.X%, to caused impact income the as was diluted For Net sales $X.XX excluding commodity of the deflation. or million diluted increase per

decreased excluding margins, the item offset to income share a $X.XX the net and year. X% impact share for strong per $X.XX diluted quarter million solid $XX.X gross growth commodity $XX.X Adjusted compared item. diluted to X.X% the Adjusted deflation price the million and with a the X.X%, prior was year-ago, EBITDA to or acquisitions. Adjusted was out-of-period $XX.X margin by per during recorded million quarter as EBITDA the out-of-period partially or compared organic decreased of in

more from last QX, year-ago, delivered turns. in a with we prices and decline as During sheet for the million and another saw as strong operating of generated to cash doubling up improved $XXX.X cash in lumber year's operating flow, inventory XX% $XX.X quarter benefits level. compared we goods Year-to-date, saw million we've significant lumber flow, than

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of strategies. estate and the us significant real XX of net during the a balance June quarter, sheet growth remains as industry strongest $XX.X property X.Xx, one of debt from adjusted at the flexibility our we expenditures With of proceeds to LTM with ratio pursue our net provides second totaled million. Capital EBITDA the in sale just equipment,

in targeting As approximately over reminder, total $XX to a of CapEx between are million expect in $XX million X.X% we of X.X% spend annually. and sales longer-term, to XXXX. the CapEx And

with acquisition improvement Since led strong into over pace capital we share and the acquisition, opportunities a and investment, in combined pipeline programs. beginning of including share level the our million our of the This future in asset higher the invested Kingston and of recent year slower $XXX second of have a to repurchases price quarter. a

million we'll and we capacity of remaining under that to opportunistically. continue repurchase As utilize of have $XX.X today, authorization, our

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While to we that housing XXXX continue year-over-year starts favorable. registered declines, half in the first will of more second start half comparisons become believe

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between lumber of of sales and our growth, and our an X% net sales. X.X% deliver Coleman completed full-year quarter. organic and recently commodity-price Shone, expect growth full we deflation to the And XX.X% the $XXX, total net price to disposal third X.XX% total headwind $XXX a we assumption based our in net impact In year Kingston from negative Locust expect X.X% including acquisitions, X.XX% for our for to Floor addition Barefoot, now and the on to to

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to raising our and are As to are Combining our management full-year and increasing a and of our sales with million. EBITDA continued for we XX.X% gross outlook focus gross productivity, the of to outlook range for million expected margin both XXXX XX.X%. adjusted net on we the to $XXX a expense result, full-year $XXX margin

sales are our trends the and about healthy, with is excited remain way July team progress I'm executing. making we productivity initiatives. our

back poised solid are the and into growth. head of the half results remain XXXX, we longer-term we for year positioned As for to deliver well

over So with to Dave. back that, let me call turn the

Thanks, pleased with executing strategic Jim. against to I'm very our pillars. date, our progress

as recognizing solutions the we're in a and outpacing value-added market. As gaining our innovation categories our share increasingly are customers provider, broader in a as leader product us and

the expect Over long-term, this value-added we outperformance in category. continue our to

formations to growth mortgage should continue improving come. rates, believe that continued home levels, underlying employment order time fundamentals, some also growth We in the household for builder such housing as trends low support in and to

Our driving financial team and is operational throughout improvements both the business.

talent in investing excellence system are integration well the assist to BMC people operating operational the We our our develop and as and of our culture. as retain in to into

And up footprint, significantly as XX, fourth pillar, enhance position tuck-in our acquisitions mix. our geographic efforts Slide XX our or we product improve and market on highlighted capabilities we strategic ramping order in complete on have our provide and customer are additional and finally, to to

of producing since merger, tuck-in large annualized our beginning now of X Excluding revenue and are adjusted EBITDA that approximately we million. XXXX, $XXX the approximately $XX have acquisitions of completed million

to peer targets peers acquisition million more from revenue, a them annual revenue find than over dozen $XX categorized according size We've billion. potential ranging XXX and $X with to in just to companies identified over

to peers potential revenue approximately between XX have larger to identified $XX revenue. $XXX to annual $XXX ranging acquisitions and companies Specifically, million million were revenue $XXX have XXX over to million XX billion. $XXX million in million potential another of from acquire to have annual annual $X

with and company XXX past made level the inquiries potential During assess outbound assigned priorities nearly we've each to months, XX to peer BMC. fit interest and

feel and With remain inbound we'll dialogue, also pipeline decisions. of period. inquiries we level disciplined ensure we a buying that this we intelligent make opportunities, solid same that confident While of have to ongoing XX during approximately receiving time

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margin the result, a for our X%. second underlying EBITDA As was quarter above

that I am confident our momentum continue. will

call. Our progress team is focused, look reporting and and energized to on our forward next I continued achievements and our

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Good morning, everyone. Thanks.

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