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| Emile has been with SEE for 13 years and has done a tremendous job transforming our supply chain |
| Again, broadly speaking, Cost Take-Out to Grow, et cetera, that is intended to continue to improve our overall competitive positioning within Protective |
| Q3 top line performance was right in line with our expectations, and adjusted EBITDA has exceeded original expectations due to better pricing and cost control activities |
| We expect the acceleration of our cost reduction and operational excellence initiatives to continue to position us to deliver adjusted EBITDA growth next year |
| And our CRYOVAC, Fluids and Liquids and Automation businesses have performed very well |
| Second, improving the competitive positioning of certain solutions within both Food and Protective by rationalizing the cost to serve across our portfolio |
| In fact, we have very strong automation solutions in many parts of our portfolio |
| So going back to your point about then kind of that's question and so when you go back and the share gains, go back from Q4, they're coming to this year, we are very confident that they're not just share gains in the sense of, they're small customers that were taking over, but large customers, large plants that we are taking away from competition that will continue to yield a tailwind, which gave us the tailwind this year to perform better than market in that specific end market and will continue to give us a tailwind going into next year |
| I can't wait to see his impact across our commercial and innovation efforts, and I'm really excited about all that we can accomplish together |
| Protective adjusted EBITDA margin improved 30 basis points compared to the second quarter, primarily driven by favorable cost control |
| But the positive news within that, and Emile had hit it a little bit earlier, is a statement about volume stabilization throughout 2023, really since the beginning of this year |
| Sequentially, adjusted EBITDA improved about 2% from $280 million in the second quarter, mainly driven by improved volumes and better net operating costs |
| Volumes have improved sequentially, excluding M&A and FX, since the beginning of the year |
| First, we expect this model to accelerate the turnaround of our results and improve overall execution |
| The first piece is the CRYOVAC fluid side, we've been making very good inroads, both in terms of automation and driving our FlexPrep solution |
| And then in our Food business, the competitive positioning in our roll-stock portfolio, the improvements we plan to make there, we believe the combination of these, coupled with what Emile alluded to in some of our newer sustainable offerings, will be bringing to market will give us some lift in get us to low single-digit volume within our Food business |
| Together, we are looking through the entire company for opportunities to grow in a cost-effective way, drive further efficiencies and ensure we are world-class in everything that we do |
| We continue to gain share going last year into this year and going into next year |
| Adjusted EPS will be at the higher end of the range, driven by lower depreciation and amortization expense, reflecting improved discipline around capital deployment |
| He's a proven leader, who is well respected within the industry and across all of SEE |
| We don't see a combination of whether you look at the materials we provide or that you look at the bags themselves or you look at the automation, the equipment we provide, there is no -- I would say, from my perspective, we are in a competitive advantage and continue to be and will remain in the near-term |
| We are performing actually ahead of market and doing very well this year, considering some of the kind of negative market trends |
| And the second piece around Protective holistically and the comment about shared aspects underneath it, some of these strategies, whether it's automation, they're very independent for each business, but they're effectuating the same outcome, right, relative to the points that Emile made earlier around the combination of materials and equipment together, drawing a bigger pull-through for us by having huge advantages for overall customers relative to having a single point of contact from a relationship perspective, from a service perspective and the overall value creation |
| It's very common for all kind of companies in the process of doing some form of that, which is really just combining the ability for -- I won't get to the technical details, but the ability for whether a shareholder or ourselves to raise kind of nominees and the voting aspect of it, that it consolidates on to the card and is part of improving and continuing to improve our overall corporate governance |
| The primary driver of this improvement was significant inventory reduction, partially offset by lower earnings and higher interest costs |
| The strength of that could really determine that outcome and what we've seen so far in the month of October that we are on track and -- but obviously, more to come there |
| When someone purchased an automation solution, there is a decent lead time before it's delivered, which is a statement about kind of the future into 2024, but it continues to be very strong |
| These solutions solve their most critical packaging challenges and drive longer term sustainable efficiencies within their operations |
| And so what we are working on is reducing the cost to serve, including the cost to deliver and produce in that area, so we can be more competitive and more relevant in the marketplace and drive growth going into 2024 |
| We gained share this year |
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| Protective third quarter net sales of $488 million, were down 15% organically, driven by volume declines in all regions with continued market pressures in industrial, fulfillment markets and continued customer destocking activities within our APS business |
| Our end markets remain challenged and visibility limited |
| Liquibox contributed 6% to total company sales or approximately $82 million, but was offset by organic declines driven by continued market pressures and customer destocking in Protective as well as continued weakness in food retail end markets |
| However, going into Q4, we have greater-than-expected FX headwinds and now target sales to be slightly below the midpoint of our full year range, driven by approximately $30 million impact from FX, with volume projections still in line with original estimates |
| We are facing multiple headwinds, including soft retail demand and consumer trade downs in the food markets, compounded by a global capital cycle that is net down due to the U.S |
| Europe remains firmly in the recession, and the recovery across Asia has been slower than we initially expected earlier in the year |
| Third quarter adjusted EBITDA of $285 million, which included $17 million contribution from Liquibox, decreased $8 million or 3% compared to last year with margins of 20.6%, down 30 basis points |
| This performance was mainly driven by lower volumes within Protective |
| In this economic environment where our existing customers are challenged to grow and are focused on acquiring new customers and taking share in the marketplace |
| We continue to expect an L-shape recovery through 2023 and into 2024, reflecting an increasingly uncertain macroeconomic environment driven by lingering destocking, weakening consumer demand and a higher for longer rate environment |
| Volume decreased year-over-year by approximately 1%, driven by continued weakness in retail demand, partially offset by growth in our Food automation solutions |
| And so when we think about the Food business, the cycle, we still believe the beef cycle in general is going to the cattle cycle overall holistically continued to be a headwind |
| Adjusted earnings per share in the quarter of $0.77, were down 27% compared to a year ago on a constant currency basis, primarily driven by lower adjusted EBITDA and higher interest expense |
| On the Liquibox, as was shared in the last quarter, there were many operational issues |
| And so as that business specifically, there's continued intensifying pressure around competitiveness, pricing |
| Economic uncertainty is increasing, driving customers to put inventory below historical levels and reduced capital spending |
| In the quarter, net sales were $1.38 billion, flat on a constant currency basis, and adjusted EBITDA was $285 million, down 6%, excluding currency compared to last year |
| If you do the math in 4Q, it's down about $100 million from 3Q, which could be an incredible abnormal seasonality |
| cattle cycle customer preference shift in meat, the Food automation slowdown |
| Reaffirming our current guidance ranges, despite exceeding expectations in Q3, reflects the limited visibility environment we continue to operate in |
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