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| Across the company, we advanced operational excellence and strengthened our long-term competitive position |
| I mean I think from a Q4 exit period for us at organic on 5.1% basis was – we were pleased with that performance |
| Investment in key performance areas are designed to strengthen our competitive position, drive operational efficiencies and help us capture share |
| Pricing pressures eased and we delivered solid second half results, growing organic revenue 4% |
| In fact, Q4 produced our best topline growth of the year |
| And so between all the efforts we have relative to training and educating on the products and our new product development, we think that will create some upside and additional expansion in private brands |
| On an organic basis, we posted our second consecutive quarter of growth as revenue improved 5.1% |
| These gains reflect continued volume improvement and strength in our e-commerce channel |
| I think, one, relative to Global's organic business today, we really take a good, better, best approach in the assortment, and we continue to refine the assortment where we see private brand to be the best fit because private brand, in our mind, really creates an added advantage in terms of the capabilities that we offer to the product |
| And we believe that, as that continues to get better, that will continue to increase our retention rates for the company and drive long-term customer value |
| Given the strong cash flow generation of the business, today, we announced a 25% increase in the quarterly recurring dividend to $0.25 a share, the eighth consecutive annual increase |
| Looking back at 2023, I'm really proud of how our entire team executed against the key pillars of our customer-centric strategy from distribution, web, marketing and sales to merchandising and customer service |
| With strong cash flow from operations and an exceptional balance sheet, we remain well positioned to execute on our strategy, invest in our growth drivers, evaluate strategic opportunities and build long-term value for our stakeholders |
| Private brand demand remains robust and represented approximately 50% of total sales in 2023 |
| Organic margin performance benefited nearly 40 basis points from a onetime settlement with a former LTL freight carrier in the quarter |
| Like, we said in our remarks, I mean, e-commerce has been a very good channel for us |
| You have heard us talk about providing an exceptional end-to-end shopping experience that delivers a frictionless transaction |
| With these initiatives, we are improving the quality of our offering and highlighting the value we bring to market |
| So we absolutely think there's growth upside, where we are certainly beyond the 50% business today, and that's a core strategy of ours going forward |
| So we think we have opportunity to continue to grow |
| We are enhancing product training for our subject matter experts and leveraging Indoff's project management and installation capabilities to expand the service offering |
| And although our acquisition and our retention rates right now are very good, been very pleased with them, we're investing in as an organization to make sure that the end-to-end experience from the time we source a product, from the time it comes into our warehouse that we have a quality team that's inspecting those goods, and based on being able to reship those items back out to customers, making sure that we have the appropriate quality audits and programs in place to really drive a great experience to the end user |
| First, we'll continue to elevate Global Industrial's ability to solve problems for customers and bring a more comprehensive solutions-based approach to our offering |
| Initiatives across the business are designed to elevate and highlight Global Industrial's position as an indispensable business partner and the value we bring every day to our customers |
| revenue was up 5% and organic revenue in Canada was up 7% in local currency |
| As we move through the year, the demand environment improved |
| We expanded our go-to-market channels with the addition of Indoff, made enhancements to the user experience and our e-commerce platform which helped drive web performance and grew the enterprise offering while making investments in sales resources to support both new and existing customers |
| We continue to run a halfway through the quarter, and we'll continue to pursue our initiatives to get us to a good result |
| Organic gross margin rate was 35.9% in line with the year-ago period and up 140 basis points sequentially |
| I think with our focus this year, we're really putting huge emphasis into quality across the organization, one that I'm really excited about |
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| We entered 2023 with an uncertain economic outlook, cautious customer purchasing behavior and deflationary pricing |
| Gross margin was 33.8%, down 220 basis points from the year ago period, primarily due to the contribution mix of Indoff and its relatively lower gross margin profile |
| I know a couple of your peers have talked about some severe winter weather in January disrupting sales |
| However, that's increased the overall rates across the industry as the overall container flow has been disrupted with people moving around the Cape of Africa and other areas |
| As a reminder, given Indoff's impact to our composite margin profile, we expect a consolidated gross margin decline in the first quarter as compared to last year |
| The market environment remains one of caution and we have seen modest organic growth to start the year |
| So I think, Anthony, in general, I still think we see a fairly cautious sentiment in the market relative to where customers are today |
| This is something we are closely monitoring and may be a gross margin headwind in future quarters depending upon the duration of the disruption |
| With the addition of Indoff and its comparatively lower operating margin rate, our composite operating margin may remain lower than historical periods |
| Like you said there's always some headwinds that we face in the marketplace |
| I know you're lapping Indoff and you had a little bit of headwinds there organically |
| So on your third quarter call, you guys talked about the caution, especially with large orders |
| I think they're still prioritizing price, so I think there's always going to be some headwind there |
| In addition, as a result of shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, we have seen double-digit increases in ocean freight costs in the first quarter |
| We didn't see a tremendous amount of disruption, to be frank, in that area |
| I think that's not unique to us |
| It should be understood that actual results could differ materially from those projected due to a number of factors, including those described under the forward-looking statements caption and in the Risk Factors in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q |
| Performance will continue to reflect the impact of proactive promotion and freight actions as part of our competitive pricing initiatives |
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