Ternium (TX) 24 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to Ternium Fourth Quarter 2020 Results. 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 turn the call over to Mr. Martí. Sebastián ahead. go Please

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we this, finish prepared with Okay, remarks. our

much time Q&A proceed now your As we ready always, Please, And very and questions. we the are take session. to appreciate with operator, attention. your

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very Yeah, results afternoon. gentlemen. indeed, you Very good congratulations. thank much, Good

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Pablo, now, you EBITDA, pointed as just to debt is net out, Your really low.

for capital next terms in investments. of what is step I Ternium wonder, allocation or So, the

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an more Whatever regarding great. can year this next, you another comes great. you of CapEx, us for that’ll be next? on comment, be Thank you. your that’ll what And investments? can So guidance give potentially, update dividends round Is it

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where also months, the clearly, we shareholders more And of has USMCA, to And grow. them, us to priority of probably in investments. in the future. some through the that think are is Mexico opportunity allocate to we for dividends And a we going the returning some see in couple next particularly

Thank luck. you, Máximo. Good

Carlos. you, Thank

next question your from Caio Greiner come And from will BTG Pactual.

line Your is open.

afternoon, everyone. our slide. from you, thank good Hi, X questions

fuel first North prices. So in one American

And quite market. the been have seeing spot still elevated the we So especially. we’re in volumes virtually times U.S. no lead seeing on

And that wondering is the just you you do capacity in Pesquería. next with expectations impacting be was regarding do I you long So your question us term? really new sustained how share think at America my prices see if North how current And those can levels? can in prices on medium

have you you just us how And million tons, that So if incremental materialize wondering guys million in this to on can I was X.X not actually which I project. project. share X project, I is can understand an update a guys was tons do understand deliver the the of much with you is provide to our obviously. if can I’m can guys wondering XXXX, trying because I Thank million guys or capacity you is – you X.X of guidance would shipment And you That actually believe be incremental number have But great. for can know if so the terms guys much calculations, can coming any you. imports this regarding shipments you replacing how share in a in just XXXX. years. don’t over

Thank very Caio. you much,

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has see of consumption increasing North it’s increased. are you in America And the Europe, if prices prices prices, in But in substantially. driver also so, one –

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these Do I more I that this very So at levels. that. see is difficult see to making are say. It’s prices high increases?

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from those market can I be shipments to you exactly. Mexico, shipment mean, Ternium of Mexican Some not say if the exports.

Yeah. Yeah.

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full have. a capacity going is facility produce to inputs that we the replacing But

Okay. clear. Thank That’s you.

You’re welcome.

question Timna from will come next Tanners BofA. your And from

Your open. line is

Hey there. Good How’s going? guys. it morning,

Timna. morning, Good you. Thank good. Very

before to mentioned returned recovery I on America were you wanted there was COVID, One the a shipping things that ask know obviously, questions. region, to to pre-COVID, began. few a was South I but morning. Good even

us into just if quarter if beyond? is So you color give southern a bit run the XXXX fourth a little market good on wondering could rate more the and

mostly our mean, sales Well, are in southern Argentina. region I the in

are what And of going Argentina lot the be to challenge challenges has a of that mean, IMF there’s economy. to be debt the First, market the very going with renegotiation I to come. has I the forward, some recovery good, But mean, honest, of a that good is unexpected. quarter there is our a in Argentinian the very macro

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show But is that’s mean, to – forward. So – results, first, what this don’t mean, be to Timna. that’s the happening going we what I’m area. hope have continue this I you in clear, can I see I think I

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are margin dividend second your question is you than My and I last faster Carlos, following recent you starting Thanks. up know point it a is, were I cost? That’s it to continuing sustained profitability from forward to my grow? comments possible mean, grow before question. that your paying that payment be can that new the other So considered if continues levels? in possible board the year? not compensating dividend But is this on going for

Thank you, Timna. Pablo, X why answer you one? questions. great first the don’t

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see incurring margins, continue And fast EBITDA EBITDA to facilities keep and order some into we perform upcoming much working we we’ll very levels. quarter. can during the as very as sustain So high these to in

performance second payment not. dividends, cannot exactly as about the comment that, a reflected that there’s in least strong good that of continue see if I be the if in I doubt – said our these XXXX, XXXX. expectations the would this of performance dividend so in no is at you know standard I decided our Having the company mean, are this dividends Timna. by shareholders And or so new a meeting

question. the I think I answer be that would say,

you definitely. much. of Yes, luck. Thank so Best

Timna. you, Thank

Andreas from And question from Bokkenheuser come your next will UBS.

open. is line Your

very Thank much. you

from me, questions quick allocation. the follow-up X capital on a Just

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we working So there where is Máximo? on. are

Yeah.

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sell or opposed So buy to best the a always mean, one of that’s is transfer are reasons. I as our And reason. reason Mexico. commercial and of to opportunity, the second we more to is looking what

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So want don’t return, to Andreas? you

appreciate That’s that. clear. Okay. maybe follow-up. very And a I quick

to terms nameplate XX of XXXX full for already you months it’s many to And So you of Mexico, not question, rate. capacity, always you to presumably to partly. about in can’t sales going take of to in full just take it reach you how – months the clarify this ramp or expect up. kind of the expansion you it kind quarters run them answered for talk but But,

in think way The should increase plant? right, it, we sequential new the planning from the of kind production? So you’re about how

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over going are everything focus in Churubusco XXXX. to increase we So in and Pesquería then

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question. clear very congrats take very you good. That’s solid Thank the appreciate the and on and results. Yeah. much, is I you conservative

Andreas you, Thank

next Thiago question [Operator Lofiego. Instructions] Your comes from

open. Your line is

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