Rollins (ROL) 27 Jul 232023 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Greetings. Welcome to the Rollins, Inc.

Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded.

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versus On a the of on quarter second side, compared customer first acquisition-related efforts XXXX. ago with more and spend invested the and investment quarter we heavily proactively when quarter during increased strategically same the sequentially the year advertising

summer costs acquire the spring during new $X.XX While quarter after earnings, a and to on start seasons. second go these saw customers the busier were and opportunities drag meaningful we of

expect is over approximately business to emphasize it's of that new pleased long the XX% To targeted growth recurring, our we date, quarter, to organic I very extremely strategic and our continue investment potential us is strong third want performance advertising opportunity the momentum a we're into and term. the and efforts, marketing that which with customers important our for Given attract XXXX. the quarter for in to believe we reflected this is of

to we on structure Next, our and focus continue modernizing our business, capital organization. our

providing our refinancing a may we're some and facility More million capital to recall, billion to billion flexibility it up to structure our universal by X financial Operationally, $X.X additional approximately Ken from our in in flexibility. increasing X As and was SEC. This recently, this talent revolver, share $X us developing in on the February, the banks declared teams. facility shelf will banks, company, enhanced details in $XXX moment. we great effective investing by provides capital in our committed and additional investment-grade with you

support and healthy, been we've both side the has Hiring lot of right put the energy customer-facing of into and our business. functions onboarding the people in a

As office ahead we support upgrading areas realigning functions. us, the home look front on in and our opportunity we're improvement to key of in focused

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morning, good everyone. and Jerry, Thanks,

The second Rollins quarter team. the by reflects strong execution

with highlights. Let a me begin few

saw growing approximately First, the was strong a good the investment. other the growth the sense The is this our of growth Organic revenue revenue around well, to progressing we of quarter. X% optimism Acquisitions of half. we We the in X% each growth across service revenue first finish the and approximately quarter have drove in Fox acquisition year-over-year. up XX% and offerings. of recent integration delivered of total

healthy, XX% cost auto higher by premiums An X margins exceeding this several gross positive pressured casualty good primarily We insurance adjusted loss Second, developments of was key our quarter. and on equation across EBITDA the cases. on price/cost categories. margin performance XX.X% saw were were and legacy

adjusted Our GAAP $X.XX versus same And expenses flow earnings improvement up Fox ago. a the operating approximately delivered flow per earnings certain was last year not cash excluding share. approximately while were $X.XX related cash but XX% free were we per to in least, the share acquisition, and XX% period

revenue Quarterly basis. $XXX in dollar basis the quarterly as up weakened was reported at Canadian a the reduced XX% bit the dollar. U.S. detail. points million, more growth to Australian Currencies dollar relative a look Let's the revenue on by XX results little and

in to gross inflationary performance Turning improvement pricing where gross we profit as a XX-basis margin, offset good than more We point profit pressures. profitability. realized saw on

year. a our to see the of brands We this discipline benefit across pricing consistent all more continue

as service our fleet saw at materials claims and in and supplies and Looking we associated were while improvements buckets a with major materials as X and people, well and claims, supplies insurance headwind. of insurance costs, fleet, margins costs,

support a were to and margins to added also of trends. termite even control demand costs somewhat as we control technicians significant favorable People level strong pest

timing our the as to earlier, quarter. strong percentage in as customer years. we Jerry team a frontline revenue demand levels the they've see staffing up members are SG&A the basis well points As costs best in third start been by said for quarter. XX This increased sets of

of our on claims cases a costs, SG&A insurance and pressures. claims insurance we're seeing and auto layers there cost, more, up selling due SG&A advertising saw margins were claim auto spend. mentioned, in the headwinds and make the for bit general as bulk people costs inflationary few with higher and higher costs, from along quarter, settlement We insurance automobile-related previously to developments this and to a claims back related Peeling

invest capture us go of in helped to We has that and and the growth. advertising after quarter, levels heavily continue efforts in healthy

These items. to acquisition-related earlier, we on amortization approximately this million, material mentioned and totaled adjustments this consideration I quarter Fox was and was were As a XX.X%. of acquisition. almost EBITDA non-GAAP year-over-year contingent GAAP Adjusted up year-over-year. margin purchase basis was value up and fair related pretax million, $X operating over had year. accounting million $XXX almost for the XX% on operating up a the was EBITDA prior income XX% $XXX million, versus XX% $XXX healthy income

EBITDA million, Our XX% margin. was up $XXX XX.X% adjusted over and a representing

first the under for just It first half. XX% XX%. in at EBITDA compounding good And see is were to half, the EBITDA margins

line generated business As what margin. On I to incremental revenue an of of we have our percentage using in I'd the as-reported basis, dollar at like look converted meaning additional or margins EBITDA. incremental indicated, overall is EBITDA margins growth every with consistently to

claim additional accretive acquisition to our However, the costs and earn-out mentioned excluding incremental associated on I margin auto insurance developments headwinds profile. with recent margins and from our the were the

$X.XX was year share, XX% Quarterly foreign by the GAAP points quarter, The effective net income per period up basis net higher share taxes. same $XXX a rate or million $X.XX $X.XX XXX Adjusted per was in prior from tax million income per income versus the or increasing the driven was $XXX year, share. in ago.

We expect of approximately XX% year. the rate to this half over second the normalize at

year. this of flow increased cash XX% sheet. balance under flow flow strong. by cash Turning remained $XXX in cash the million well Quarterly paid We we Quarterly first X $XXX acquisitions above in on almost income of and very is of was Cash and to free cash flow million, XXX%. level. the That XX% earnings. coming Xx $XXX cash, the generated a in compounding million of flow dividends. also a remains We on million spot that converted and and conversion, is bright free made debt-to-EBITDA negligible months at $XX well to percent totaling just gross was free below

continue to additional pursuing tuck-in be well maintain allocation to strategy. very in remain We acquisitions active continue and a to positioned capital balanced

previously, provides. are strategic opportunities As Jerry Fox we that mentioned about the excited growth

continued have and exceeded and momentum the we Fox perspective door-to-door from in a model. growth and team far, their see our expectations So business opportunity

we that those million to A end revenue $XX to of million quick our XXXX April, on between In results. the $XXX performance EBITDA both ranges. update and add expectations expect our financial million shared to details. Fox and of $XX million of would at $XX We financial deliver high now of

We general financial position number on a help grow we us housekeeping business. of that continue progress best our to to make as items continue will

in the Of a for fixed that earlier June have of on long-term this options revolver up for billion note, SEC place year. no primary provides $X.X This immediate for rate put shelf And need flexibility allows securities. and financing that we we while complement capital, filed with the other bank to filing this X. we it

allows to in with portion holdings at work the proactively their decide family to Additionally, future. a the some point the company divest they of shelf should the

quarter customer driving In experience our and and acquisitions. demonstrate strength on performance and business organically our providing of our remain growth the level our focused the summary, model this the disciplined through best to continues team. We with customers engagement of

call turn over the Jerry. With that, to back I'll

at We're this to you, Thank questions Ken. happy any take time.

[Operator Instructions] Chan of UBS. with comes from the Our question line first Josh

regarding see forward? wanted do based do and to you June in And guess, going the you Kenneth, that, about fluctuation? I of May the that and on the comments trends I make made you ask how the July. what trends

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weeks website, first number the I visitors temperatures year-over-year. to by considerably of in over rose the improved July the think XX% unique in and our just couple of

than it was you little it Normally, kind the earlier little was but seen past. in in So later, that see it a was seasonality weird. ever of different the quarter, not we've a

to advertising made I'm or I you more less? versus saw wondering helpful Okay. in business your Certainly, follow-up, up guess That's really down makes also you sense makes color, do And was advertising just causes the my then increasing. I spend. sense. and you to invest advertising given model. QX it what mentioned curious in that that ramp decide what that to you

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Jerry. commentary, Josh. great That’s

respect with advertising. Just one additional item to

were the you year, If down. of for look quarter we advertising our fourth disclosing was results, in conscientious you that last and at go back say,

winter of advertising demand certainly was you the year, recede you And starts throughout QX. the in before was during ramping lower. season, because QX QX. advertising are quarter, lower during saw in generally see fourth will And so bit levels But what to as generally you go the and a it the a

that season same continue we’ll business. our think about when I think we follow So to for trajectory demand

from Luke line Our comes next Blair. with William of question McFadden the

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further the economic Now through move the year, the we as depending watch you questions that on environment.

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about I So that's, tuned how it, we Stay Josh. But think think, on that.

Luke. That was

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question. Luke, I’ll take that Ken, It’s and Yes.

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we or gain of when as not much lease lease seeing we’re last as when we vehicles, turn did vehicles at So in this a year sell time. we

headwind. that good our seeing we’re improvement also are the despite gross organic So coming through acquisition Fox improvement we seeing And in our associated business margin. with profit

question next comes Jefferies. from line with Our of Moore the Stephanie

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productivity about talked you So initiatives.

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from all really evaluating can't So our really the a we're but improve specific footprint one opportunities initiative, to productivity perspective. it's that you give across business of

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puts takes think So we if resi half on organic looking organic us about you any back give resi year? the And could growth to resi growth, the growth? and of should how forward

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with comes Our next from America. question Haas the Bank Jason line of of

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[Operator Securities. comes question next line with Wells Mazzoni the from Instructions] Our John of Fargo

up just issue. on this Maybe insurance following

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a impact experience we're -- positive that doing we're And so in have this area. unfortunate experience activity that. on our And in our will hopeful just this that,

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And our Aadit from Shrestha next line with the Stifel. comes question of

Aadit is Shrestha for Michael today. This in from Hoffman filling Stifel

flow, in half? going your conversion the you a in just conversion Were to factors any XQ. you to strong that cash expect there flow influence specific be the And had second this like very in So lower free cash the period? would

year. look When at that the in the the cash of QX, we're also we first really the half we flow saw but performance conversion, happy with

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as And just follow-up. a

less deals, an spending have you drive deals. a for private outsized of valuations similar Your as like acquisition? And this largest is does the come mentioned excluding down year Fox Are that customer the deal seeing equity trend?

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say haven't necessarily deals maybe it also come early transacted PE at down have seen would valuations wouldn't I closing. some there's that year. deals it's pretty high there made been that some PE to significantly. I've out say this I

more transactions. have necessarily So it go to our still little pretty we it and going off softened we're of be don't closely than measure watch of It kind pretty We to a seems I a environment. rich to more try aggressive all Ken. may or can means it's bit, that think choose. bite

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And with our next Ollie question comes of Davies from Redburn the line Partners.

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