Sharps Compliance (SMED) 18 Aug 212021 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Greetings. Welcome to the Sharps Compliance Corporation Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation [Operator Instructions]. And please note that the conference is being recorded. the Investor to Relations. turn Belodeau, host, now of IMS will conference your over Jen I

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Diana to address turn So the over more with that, a I'll bit financials in who'll it detail.

quarter The Sharps million in to increase route-based our business to David. in revenue or Retail pickup route-based of as immunization year. reported $X.X in $X.X million as million increase of of quarter billings quarter, $X.X the $XXX,XXX. fourth fiscal to of $X.X the an million XXXX, prior than in year billings the our $XX.X in in in same billings fourth retail primarily MedSafe going $X.X quarter into you, which was the of period. million, increase million increase market the fiscal and XX% immunization services the business, were our an quarter. million were business Thank customer prior billings $X and $X.X forecast primarily XX%, XXXX our at with immunization services of compared million related compared an to MedSafe due for pretty of about fourth of year $XX.X to orders million an the increase the $XXX,XXX. due Customer driven market quarter increase an Professional higher XX% business to grew million which increase increased in increased $X.X XX%. in by Related the the $X.X fiscal or during quarter to we year of consistent is XXX The of million. million, in $X.X last billings installed of fourth is of fourth fourth XXXX

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let’s open up Operator, questions. Diana. Thanks to

we time, this [Operator be session question-and-answer At a conducting you. will Thank Instructions].

Capital. from with comes line Sweeney ROTH question of first Our the Gerry

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right X We long-term quarter have million about care. the December for in

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quarters. June couple are and place the orders the bake the for part they really March orders So of September, last that the all quarters, of were and they June typically in

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and at looking happen. all maybe roughly things XX these you're So if that's

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incremental mailback that… that's on sort above over has higher XX, XX, historically of running been XX, the -- depending so incremental That's

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strong activity? type some talked mentioned that underserved driving an growth What's we've Obviously, you it's about that. think XX% I pretty market, growth.

geographic some got You've expansion.

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much it necessarily larger and selling we're part opportunity. to doesn't those areas be have in now of So a

in in we think So really Do the we're drivers. Southwest you four and before, agree? directly Midwest the selling I and one where haven't in states the that's of

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sort acquisitions this geographic mentioned or specifically then is -- around what there play, you density you are more what seeing is particular a or expansion or And is of focus?

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Rob comes Capital Lake of question the from Markets. next with Street line Our Brown

kind to wanted the Just continue of on here. discussion MedSafe

rate next next of sort representative of units for step back is the that are normalized back kind planned run from -- year? quarters. XXX being go in or kind held you two to I over of that about the a think last of or And said catch is some up each to the

both. Probably They suspended COVID. bit a pharmacy, because retail at a of least for while, were in little there of

a up have think giving from a out should with track gone we're and I the as little getting of So probably what bit back units that year out catch on a probably ago.

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in XX% it be to million component a sales, XX% of deferral There be that. -- revenue $X.X in mean would mean, just was mean, of $X.X I if as You would million revenues. I normally, it

as So the quarter… of revenue XX%, will XX% it September recognized be in

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question next with comes from Wainwright. of H.C. the line Dayal Amit Our

just front. flu Most have Should potential upside been sort margin them the levels people sort from margins asked with volume the think vaccines the of at see COVID continue about these comes of you but as gross and on we get to any stabilizing may increases as coming season of in…

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then XX, increase of you you to XX,XXX customer XX,XXX XX Do had a year-over-year. decent a next have want target from the in like over might months to be terms where you've it looks And locations in customer efficiency? to

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Kevin Steinke comes question from with Research. next the of line Our Barrington

mentioned typically couple So the when season. X we million that you season million sitting for calendar are, inventory were about think mentioned you be years numbers and And the what flu season could I used flu last X there, X in the to about the million. think, billings flu

we out? So minus how think of season, remaining season flu is kind eight orders the the flu might five play about just should seven,

so. Right, I think

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good at a way that's think it, look Kevin. to I

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was the So in starting Diana? infrastructure calendar late with impact XXXX and on mid what current the to the that quarter, investments

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for Yes, the about XXX,XXX quarter…

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or you how your you throughout you specifically about pandemic strengthened that playing capitalize just from terms there to way that do effectively out moving relationships? on a forward? customer you perhaps serve can standpoint? And relationships, ability and the stronger Is customers competitive your talked How forward of any the benefiting in that going believe see you your

our are Our customers, the think very relationship from with and immunizations, strong. all customers, I

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the business you competitive just or then it's same route-based in lastly, changes bidding there? the that Is you're competitively as about when environment deals? any And on been talk about can always the

we any seen changes like, really we're haven’t we well positioned. No,

continue And how sell. increase shows with flexibility in it contracts, XX% think that business. in great service in customer and lead We great to I we that's route-based responsiveness. And

we the time, back have to management session. end the I call this of the will now At remarks. for question-and-answer turn over reached closing

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