Encore Wire (WIRE) 27 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to the Encore Wire Reports Third Quarter Results Conference. My name is Brandon and I'll be your operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. it Bret turn now will over Eckert. to I you may sir. begin, And

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priority. health to XXth, we Wire, and year. If operational, customers, both third top customers. so we meet continued XXXX to a are on serve to standard, The have needs were We over maintaining serve us By over quarter families we're The values to testament levels. evolving and strong and maintaining conditions, in quick quarter as of growth unit quarter. XXXX, period commensurate ended prior the volume XXXX. remained throughout the prior the to to Comex X.X% month periods levels for this compared back before compared sustain September for XX.X% XXXX continuing believe we third the rates copper end periods in high as we volumes stable fully while of increased well three fulfill our of slightly nine-month prices pulling to increase fairly basis XXth, the XXXX copper and able adapt remain our allowed We to customer customer ended our you're comparative our year-to-date and the demand. to the employees the and remainder to volumes, can Encore Copper material our one grit on the the while following operations service, location continue earnings model, confidence core suppliers working a safety safe company. integrated September is customers remains guidelines of employees business to to our their with the And performance in nimble team determination Unbeatable deliveries CDC raw support. appreciate and and investment coast-to-coast. interested your coupled our of and fulfilling our quarter vendors. of remain relationships supplier strong management exceptional of laser-focused deep our Encore vertically and

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that believe the address long-term we vertical position. business. challenges, our superior and integration near-term continue rates the on competitive enhance focused remain to for fill our we order As We opportunities deep our

As as Bret depend from to on financial continue results. electrical cover in our I'll us distributors to to contractors, for the can Bret? our orders now come turn over customers call - quick deliveries.

XX.X%, Thank was 'XX. sales increased in The September average to million, XXXX. third XX.X% contained for versus of the third XXXX. ended third for 'XX the quarter the XXth, the the for of of quarter pound price of of third quarter the pounds Copper volume compared quarter Net in sold third of wire the Gross third increased XXXX selling you, Daniel. of 'XX $XXX.X third unit in of third profit compared in percentage the XX.X% measured for quarter quarter the versus million copper were XXXX quarter XXXX. in to $XXX.X of sold wire quarter copper X.X%

XX.X% XXth, XX.X%, ended September price XXth, XXth, the The million copper in ended the XXXX to million common XXXX. months XXXX per nine sold for of sales share nine Gross months of pound $X.XX $XX months XXXX. versus ended third quarter $X.XX the While the nine nine months $X.XXX compared copper the versus XXXX. September ended pound third the purchased per were ended XX%. net for quarter income for XXth, unit XX% average in nine $XXX.X XXXX months the versus nine ended nine copper was September XXth, in the increased XXXX. compared selling contained increased the measured XXXX XX.X% in was the XXXX. of per Net versus Net billion average of months XXXX diluted wire the Copper September to quarter the of September percentage of profit XXXX. third wire the ended Fully earnings $XXX.X increased were in million cost of volume in in XXXX for XXth, months months for ended nine pounds quarter XXth, third sold September September the

XXth, per XXth, XXth, XXXX. XXXX of million nine earnings period versus was September wire purchased ended XX.X% XXXX ended XXXX. comparison. the Aluminum $XXX.X $XX.XX increased $XX net pound the While September Net common the ended million nine the average XXth, months in cost the share versus the nine for were diluted copper months for represented income per in September Fully to the September continued prices months in nine September X.X% sales months net raw the September of $X.XX volumes The XXXX. ended Aluminum and year. market increased rising demand both XXXX, our in compared months XXth, in favorable XXth, ended nine nine and X.X%, September wire quarter the comparative the for by have months third respectively our quarter ended periods material were for in and driven prior the nine XXth ended and products. and months quarter conditions same

including and production sector, to raw conditions across materials, to quarter challenges XXXX. - network inconsistent created the the second access distribution labor access in disruptions in of third market addition, skilled unique the In and

or expect abatement or the in gradual these will will be we whether conditions timing future, are but that abatement We predict such unable abate to of abrupt. the

balance Our strong. sheet very remains

debt have no our We line revolving of long-term and credit untapped. remains

addition, the in the a we declared In market and shares $X.XX dividend. open XXX,XXX repurchased cash quarter during

capacity on vacated XXXX two-phased on reach last is Phase fully distribution expansion new announced operational center expand remain early mid manufacturing our service now and for market schedule is plans which in Our year today. and opening. center focused repurposing May an on two, The opened to is our extend schedule.

facilities through these in opportunity as invest will incrementally integration a million the the to vertical expenditure in to will believe Capital expand capital million costs have in as $XXX XXXX to to The a $XXX manufacturing plans $XXX expenditures across capacity spending in wire manufacturing increase capacity incremental accelerate and XXXX efficiency. XXXX, million announced and campus. our accelerate $XXX well As million further our million broaden expected are low-cost to to XXXX. range sector XXXX, manufacturer XXXX, July us We our current as now select to $XXX our in and in processes a in market million manufacturing investments afforded conditions growth. to reduce position $XXX increase modernize and from

cash turn for to I will remarks. expect to reserves floor these final operating investments cash the with We flows. fund now over and few a Daniel existing

to proven ended nimble, and XXXX since under current you, attest and XXth, third September third in conditions. one-campus, successfully to further The margins Throughout navigated has material raw sales customer market volatility the Thank is changing vertically low-cost thriving results of strength prices the which quarter successful Bret. challenges. We quarter we our model, integrated, business focused needs the of inception and fluid remain price market availability dynamics. XXXX, adapting and remained - and strong as the

the Our positioned favorably market, allowing suppliers and us overall maintain in us to low-cost relationships structure. our steady, enduring with vendors

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Thank Bret. you. Good morning, and Daniel

Good morning.

Good morning.

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support. the Appreciate

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some I are the where going team that's to great. that's along all things you. so We've additions had should And probably tell we're fantastic and at,

great. a tremendous quarter. That's on Congrats

Yeah, appreciate your support.

Baldwin ahead. Instructions] Bill Securities, From we Baldwin. [Operator have Please go

and Daniel Bret. morning, this quarter. execution Good again Yeah. Fantastic

you so Thank much.

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that, as navigate always take look of or projects. little there's question. amounts we've we Obviously, that to you hit great a is cash it, out I'll it know a list bit January, Yeah. July. you Bill, into November that, and balancing those But spend really as Daniel. it's going you announced you got to we you of of know some of just December It know, piece kind those know in going in February. it a trickle of is is and

we of so get getting of orders, estimates kind a balancing to in the and the It machine And that was contractors those times just clarify on for work here your lead little in based right done. from for bit need standpoint.

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you. thank Okay,

Bill. Thanks,

by Standing any further questions. for

All and great I and look Brandon, And done you've right. appreciate you us supporting quarter you. call. in folks a Thank Well, job. calling next to forward

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