GXO Logistics (GXO) 15 Feb 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Welcome to the GXO Q4 and Full Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Kevin, and I'll be your operator for today's call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded.

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and Malcolm, Thanks, good morning, everyone.

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you, morning, Thank Bill, good and everyone.

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With that, the to call up open we'll Q&A.

is Our first Moore from question coming Stephanie Jefferies. today from

it first just you of color you bit think the I beyond your could Europe? might assumptions U.S. have what year? this between us seeing give off, just for I in into that, of macro landscape, be think specifically then particularly if guidance kind little a macro And the helpful of baked what you're and

Stephanie. Thanks

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a of happy are doing are all them. good And space. of very Overall, with for we're any in our empty what We our importantly, utilization. don't customers have warehouses state

of to worst been In through members we're attract of not we to season, into to inflation, with the it. point think to pay our terms peak This quarter we've the our cope wage levels can I team business where And traditionally, season. holiday last supplements I have last the of that.

to think very seeing end course, good very I of pipeline by I the though, together, of million January. just alignment year. things very, strong our $XXX a of remained put signed of the through call saying, contracts. ahead. start. definitely I'll confidence has these we've Business When expectations. inflation. organic That's And want for that our customer ask really I'll a when think out, about for we're is just absolutely with to growth finish X% But we're in of that build-out So the worst the very, a through X% we're Mark January I 'XX, really new number. give good I level our new all to strong. has of us given that's just business really of the given year us And on in already

we're think prudent a say, management I for cautiously as ahead. team, can we optimistic year we're about XXXX, but also the

just could you maybe Mark, bit a more detail. --

it's Malcolm. Thanks, Yes. Stef, Happy here. Wednesday. Mark

just of Malcolm to what in a great made I'm reiterate terms let's points. So exactly just confidence. hit of Baris going a couple our said point.

visibility this XXXX. And We like when infrastructure that have revenue say for that's we as over what contractual XX% business is business model. based mean a we

retailer, business. a not we're transactional not So and a certainly we're

when it different love I ask a So asset. of question macro you because read the we're

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for new gross wins year worth net which our the gives million you gross revenue $X That of got growth. when in wins, So of XXXX business compare XXXX is last X.X% we've from it $XXX billion a the you with in bag. number, already

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for XXXX recent with think I that's well. good a our digits, roughly the as single combine run line rates low in X, you gauge If and is

X% So and and comfortably X%, use prudent. see gets said, a you existing This to is to the sensible as can Malcolm customer new Malcolm wins, you Net prudent business growth prudent forecast duration it's we of $XXX worth million this noting sensible and team. of in for also signed from have And idea also visibility, this business a terms XXXX. and in already word

your and got you've resiliency growth, staff. you've you've got So your got predictability

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from coming from Oppenheimer. is Schneeberger question next Scott Your

modeling curious, for us from Congratulations I a on Day. with XXXX, think as first first takes curious then, But question, follow-up guess we for with XXXX stand-alone entity. And that I please EBITDA, EBITDA should your on Investor kind in XXXX for similar you I say you revenue of could The from bridge the be cadence year in say major consistent -- you EBITDA? would consistent puts that. for a heard to and 'XX, -- there. Just my Baris,

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value always, creation. priority As our is shareholder on

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Wetherbee Our coming next is question Citigroup. from Chris from

XXXX targets at that outlined bit little the Day. about Maybe term Investor you and thinking picking a guys up longer

EBITDA seeing of and to in XXXX the meaningful that of or reacceleration how relative 'XX pretty 'XX, XXXX targets headwinds imply So mute and impact sort in The business that beyond. may a XXXX. you're understand the

can you building us terms out in I don't book. have, know adding to And you're a is just XXXX, Bill reacceleration? about this pipeline a how driving it? what's So particularly you of give the sort your like business for to if now, or question you're the of Baris do we sense. know I as XXXX And but think that visibility

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Baris. you, Thank Yes.

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Mehrotra Amit Next question coming from from Bank. is Deutsche

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out. our discussions As also cost in that's investing a Bill? a Bill accelerate of mentioned, and of of going direct lot take lot automation they to There's still to happening at growth. are but outsourcing, consumer the a the lot

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else So we're they existing they may across those or to have to sites, whether sites in X do do reset something change. need it whether X They may need another that U.S. companies talking those close across about outsource the location XX have the but and they or and Europe.

do not just do where is to that's is and one. starts X as quarter because these plan we one. The plan closed to have. really the this quarter, the growth and we to accelerate not just do close fourth So sites first customers XX the the customers the other we site. it's The in that go that

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comes So that's from. part another the of growth big where

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you're just plus the Is XX% to right to what trends said growth and of you savings of is Baris. you gets basically and bridges what EBITDA low So the maybe interpretation double-digit then efficiency. the the back kind that saying cost

right. Exactly we're forecasting trajectory that That's right now. Exactly. the

to M&A just question I think. if piggyback Okay. Scott, I a as from And I follow-up, on then could. wanted also the

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