Sensient Technologies (SXT) 12 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to the Sensient Technologies Corporation 2020 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions]. is event this note, being recorded. Please now Mr. would like to to over conference the turn I Rolfs. Steve go Please sir. ahead,

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[Operator Instructions].

first Vesterinen go Please Our Heidi from question Exane. ahead. with is

morning. good Hi,

Hi Heidi.

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our So we gone many, spent customers. regaining about your a restructuring lot of years is the time focusing on And our many them, core P&C customers, question to now.

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the have, XXXX generated, on built I which the certainly ability hold something in wins is that back hurt really us was we've upon we think to the to success really that and our XXXX. business that new

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the say flavor growth X%. volume was would I So price largely driven, was about

So the was there most volume. of growth

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you appetite flavors? do see or innovation too up do off it's see early in and So taking that picking you

we to of is use bellwethers sampling the Well, of customers. one our rate

probably during So XXXX, with our XX% reduction with sampling a XX% to customers. to average interestingly about consistent launches our down in enough was XX% XX% on

believe sampling here, would I we think that revenue is So rate XXXX. we a achievable mid-single-digit look suggest growth forward our in as

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opportunity of cleaning COVID revitalize line, ingredients. have product their lot We this up taken a customers introducing who've really during natural more to labels,

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Thank you.

[Operator Instructions]. Mark is Please with question from go Connelly The Inc. ahead. next Stephens,

couple categories you really when you. things, of thinking and hit Thank you seen last A year, how like actually in half about Can well candy to cream talk first those categories? of the much the second got I'm quarter recovery energy. and back particular you've in hard ice

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one slot just could to attrition. question, lower customer I if more you And pointed in

run lower the obviously market You've to you your have in made there your changes way Is products. some significant you attrition more there hit or targets? room

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Heidi a is Please question with Exane. next The go follow-up from Vesterinen ahead.

had your on please? and Hi costs you couple, I year cost last what about our a natural think headwinds. And outlook ingredients, again, in specifically pricing talked is material raw

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Okay.

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Heidi, And third question, then sensible your acquisitions. on

to constitute much to avenues product are lines portfolio, to want our one a invest focused these would good more in. tell that you with continue acquire. that of we So, any could portfolios really I

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Thank you.

Heidi. Thanks Okay.

Mitra is Excuse from Please next ahead. Ramgopal me, the with question Sidoti. go

Thanks taking Yes, hi, questions. good morning. for the

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the optimistic we're for mid-single-digit can our that So growth achieve we rate year.

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taking questions. Okay. Thanks the for

Okay, thanks Mitra.

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