Hill-Rom (HRC) 27 Jul 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, and welcome to Hill-Rom's Fiscal Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this call is being recorded by Hill-Rom and is copyrighted material. It cannot be recorded, rebroadcast or transmitted without Hill-Rom's written consent.

If you have any objections, please disconnect at this time. I would now like to turn the call over to Ms. President, at Vice Ladone, Kay Investor Hill-Rom. Relations Mary Ms. you may begin. Ladone,

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John, Thanks, morning, good and everyone.

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ratio the In reduced this year $XXX X.X. levels leverage, our terms of end debt-to-EBITDA at debt of sheet And the million. by and financial was June, balance we have

the year Now let of fourth full our me and call portion this by conclude providing guidance. fiscal quarter

divestitures, foreign the X%. assets and nonstrategic continue the X%, to For increase Core date to Mortara growth growth year, to we the constant expect full revenue, anniversary X% to exit currency, approximately prior of is of excludes and X% to acquisition. plan expected to revenue reported X% of which currency we

recall, XXXX may collectively, revenue totaled divestitures $XXX you million. nonstrategic in As approximately and

expected quarter, revenue With business By third-party the approximately segment, in guidance. the to million prior contribute business divestiture in of third to rental there in nonstrategic is the our change revenue no $XX XXXX. is

expected is Systems single PSS We the a continue On decline to Patient in digits. revenue to low revenue digits. single core low in Support basis, to expect increase

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of of including of spending We of X% sales, growth our XX% investment sales adjusted R&D SG&A and further expect behind approximately initiatives.

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expect XX we Lastly, million share of a approximately shares. count

into share. per $X.XX summarize, to earnings translates adjusted to guidance $X.XX of So diluted this

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approximately X% both and expect For revenue the reported we of growth constant the basis. quarter, currency on fourth

and the adjusted to We share for $X.XX per $X.XX. diluted X% expect guidance increase for providing to core of -- X%, to earnings revenue are

So call Q&A. with that, for open the we'll now up

first Stanley. the line of from Instructions] Morgan comes [Operator of question David Our Lewis

morning, couple quick of A John and questions here Steve. this

thinking the guidance just how about off So the of, year. intend sort finish to, and you

expectations. your the is Steve, a -- $XXX gets got will million. you've into ahead So exceed It pipeline of fourth Comp little quarter. easier,

X% X% quarter of sort the You're fourth business in similar to third. guiding the to

business walk easier you So of OUS. U.S. off And comps, can kind versus momentum? that kind of of how year, building kind us through how see growth, just looks finishing the the you same

Yes. question. guidance David, thanks confident the for fourth for the quarter. setting with the we're feel We

represents where levels deliver objective confident into deliver headwinds quarter need to our that here in and But -- are. the year. to We the set a It the and overcome set increase this growth with sustainable here significant guidance. have year, some rate guidance. durable, we half are We end guidance account the then is against first is we do our when that that as we we've goal to we still taken this fourth over we feel of at

core core are to mid-single-digit organic strategic sort deliver the you, had this start I a to morning. of, sort to about as the consistent of is that to of to externally about John. accelerate And wonder, you need you going thinking is the have goal growth. some then, feeling growth? acquired? helpful, versus to of How what mean, opportunity chance of obviously, be overview that active business be nice this assess what's you get have would in how mid-single-digit company I to here you to pipeline And the pipeline That's And Okay. gave kind growth?

as good And the as business I internal we comments, of review the our is a about what about We year-to-date, get what feel us feel our performance deliver our current our third and in done would ability I on future our by prepared say, product delivering. and David, $XXX equally at R&D an to moment. new pace will across product that units. like in at pipeline mentioned million. quarter clearly we all We're good there looks currently objective do of the Yes. projects recently X of LRP evidenced the this

business feel good leadership support to I units. organic So X in opportunities the about our category

are our is what a opportunities each further we in actively enhance across unit assessing amount, have multiple development business businesses. leadership That a increased We of M&A would resources building, category that we've and over and by each our significant recently that support business pipeline today.

of So we're line the development execute pipeline we of against pipeline can Operator against then Mishan with putting question. sure businesses. make people build X incremental own that across a the these on resources is business Matthew our KeyBanc and to

a fourth to going first up Can to you think think you on think I the I previous bit? I little in quarter just -- headwinds have the off, mentioned you're question, elaborate -- following overcome.

let enter as some the of Yes. we fourth Steve comment the fourth specific quarter here. headwinds I'll on the in quarter

probably biggest but are as X% little had for America the U.S. balanced into going continuation across Asia-Pacific third going to the to we were Those headwinds. a which a third in go deliver, those core fourth to to a are are we Latin as we're us and in growth, have first -- quarter. trends OUS, we the we have quarter, Matt, of is both continue Yes. headwind in from We're going to we the the half quarter. where like the and in going and growth X% said, step-up and

major our -- and team are Carlos as those eye got -- on we we've the we we addressing have So feel that -- that things are team the go. that

So those things in of the about business we the good us. that front probably feel the biggest are rest and of we've in general, got the momentum across

Mary was had we the East Kay. recalling have Yes. really over Matt, don't order quarter, comp quarter. Middle a third Also $XX that to comparison large significant million. issue is the this the just the difficult in just We construction related fourth

out OEM well comps. will pointed impact lower-margin business. bit the that a did fourth That's headwind. a of David us in and exiting back we we to But think here half, some going little -- be are as this that have I we in the quarter easier

then X% And go Okay. this in over initial from X% Great. next especially growth, you've deal? X% the plan, on you the that growth that confident long-range to years. conducted to of long-term are LRP the the year couple X% portfolio X% you the implies How in to now

Yes. very -- feel we're LRP Matt, confident I outlook. that about

But I We lot growth work that against the strength to team, of portfolio do have and the opportunity strength tailwind. into to continue of our turn and businesses, emerging accelerate of our the have diversity markets in this. a leadership the to our we our a execute think of to

reasons us our for to ability meet I about that's all are -- feel confident to LRP those projection. think that

question. then year? now? cadence you And last about area noncore How And be looking it next OEM of the of at little like potential is you bit thinking be businesses how down. another a that? helpful. be about winding that And through Can the wind down we the surgical That's seems talk should should should we

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the of this year. business surfaces Matt, be -- rental Steve. winding of third-party the think been out -- Those have we of we're by the is down the we'll third-party end business, businesses -- I out that this

revenue or of year's million we're for out that getting this next $XX year. businesses we those the that of had results So basically in nothing will so be

with line the a on is Stifel of Wise question. Rick

for a turn me John, Let could I M&A, second. to if back

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be leverage end And expect more by the capacity -- continue to year. X.Xx transactions. that larger allows a We little this consider that us to of approaching

us driving key that key at at we in staying though the financially. it. to that I accretion we're here to a feel how of larger we were were theme or have. scale, to #X look see ready of our or the terms of or leadership once deal really That's We financial being into come a about of #X. support today tuck-in in across environment opportunities a right then category to growth -- of profile actually enhancing pretty rich increasing And deal getting strategy. strategic think #X and opportunity that scale. categories is the our flexibility position if along And we position and be but do driving really spectrum look the would at, that I returns won't we those size do fit we that specific and that have M&A what #X spans that

Go ahead.

No, it's good.

Okay.

Centrella, to John. Turning

more Centrella competitive should across from opportunity. in since we accounts, And or success How I'm color through -- a Centrella success Maybe adoption color on I so X we success the highlighted you're you Does pull of the about were seeing Where you in does month directly from growth other are that a ago, that parts Anymore in uptake think or the in launch? You it? accelerate front? quoting of think setting, here? little accounts. on far indicated the just you -- Hill-Rom. competitive having another

Yes. A there, Rick. couple good of questions

is feel still cycle. launch its we Centrella the -- Centrella in So phases earlier of

double-digit in than quarter. in We is the what average see and are QX. seeing as a almost we of record would revenue business, larger and half It's in back this recorded backlog, our the normally order med-surg size Xx we've in of orders fact. growth significantly larger revenues representing matter And

the So the and the combination of and Centrella back of our order backlog in for us higher growth very ASPs, and in opportunity orders feel sizes seeing the than Is actually the is, general. Xx. and replacement category metrics you in us double-digit it We accelerating by I sizes cycle? normal fact believe around make confident we're it gave just the front given higher that order larger med-surg

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James Raymond on with of Keusch line the Larry is a question.

level sounds just strategy at but that in high important this assessing at things recognize be at to of is perspective. least this the growth a over you're market it time, I early its like will sort emerging point, and stages your John, from

of move product stuff level you with high look think that countries kind you interested what could So this as at a in? some you're of of get to what into where -- those markets? kind Or at do perhaps portfolio, you

the for question, Thank Yes. Larry.

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things to moving underway. those level at getting of be efforts to also gross All drive good. and top Obviously, is continue our line going And help operating mix margin. business feel margin improved growth optimization a improved

growth We would that say communicate be halfway plans -- I'd very the we're but the expect putting serious past we're our little sustainable and us up to help effort for leadership us more going it's investments in that against together. outlined optimization initiatives are to bit really more earlier around business additional I we driving resources our category could and line feel deploy top objectives point We able something durable, a We specific before. to of future, free in the significant identified about putting to achieving the of around driving M&A.

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