Watts Water (WTS) 11 Feb 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Watts Water Technologies Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to hand the call over to Tim MacPhee, Treasurer and VP, Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

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questions. for operator, please the line open that, With

first Instructions] from question [Operator Jones comes with Nathan Your Stifel.

morning, Good everyone.

Good morning.

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Thank you.

Next question & comes from Scattergood. Ryan Boenning with Connors

morning. thanks, good Great,

morning. Good

your actually you cetera. data, that wanted given see obviously, to – job strong channel macro it inventory are beginning I out in mortgage on seeing rates But acceleration in you’ve the makes momentum of anything your sense, to specifically housing, market, you specifically in situation, tells the in that that’s in the actually we you et that in anything boards, got resi? mentioned order a play and positive ground terms an

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or a new construction is our business as residential. company about of X% So X% in

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So overall, seeing of I guidance the is our overall year line we’re start think in the with here. in what

about then talk pricing. I And wanted Okay. to

early market say shock line. had in set trade the different and But increases, for to like be product in in, we a and customers. obviously – to what’s Phase and tariffs was you mentioned of one year it in of when situation? outlook went depending customer the half, a pricing a a deal of how about looks this I dynamics of what back the management, the And go sizable pretty it this Shashank, now how expectations, in situation a whole of that price recall does. mean, XX% bit may on chapter cost that a I cost tariff too was terms price You terms you price the something And system it’s upwards like

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a Really business, HF growth now lot in required coast which the ballast testing that being is is of on our water based scientific the in is driven really guard.

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time. your Thanks for Okay.

Thank you.

Next question KeyBanc. Jeff Hammond from comes with

Hey, good morning, guys.

Good morning, Jeff.

Jeff. morning, Good

coronavirus Hey, the just to color on good – wanted impact.

say to in quarter? on clarify, APMEA did what first wanted the sales you Just

said the half the of in million – APMEA $XX million was to $XX We in the range, quarter. first about

Okay.

what’s Europe, and this low in to significant had I but want XXXX, if improvement of that expansion mean you the I continue margin market, of had Europe year Okay, pipeline this to just consistently for environment. growth, in think muted you’ve of moving then this kind no-growth and kind margin kind see just you over kind of in

Yes.

restructuring. of did our electronics, Europe, business Blucher seen moderate more grown So when the higher margin two you businesses drains growth amount a other just at we look than have substantial businesses growing the pace. our are as And businesses, in and last at the that as year, we’ve and have other two well a

incremental So we about of mentioned savings got But think last and Shashank little $X.X was a big seeing. the I we’re restructure million year. restructuring restructuring

we focus and Watts improving time all the with of on Performance One our businesses, each our margins that’s our System. So one focus

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guys. thanks Okay,

Jeff. Thanks,

Thanks.

Cowen. Next question comes Joe from with Giordano

morning. Good guys. Hey,

Joe. morning, Good

morning, Good Joe.

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Yes.

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guys. Thanks,

Thank you.

Thank you.

Bryan We have from Instructions] Blair [Operator Oppenheimer. a question with

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Bryan. morning, Good

Bryan. morning, Good

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Thanks. Appreciate the color. it. Got

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