Vertiv Holdings Co Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overall Performance

  • Sales increased 8.5% year over year, driven by strong demand in data center and colocation markets.
  • Orders rose more than 15% compared to Q3 2019, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of record backlog growth.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $179 million, up 31% from Q3 2019, with margins improving 270 basis points.
  • Free cash flow reached $129 million, up $115 million from last year and a record quarterly performance.

Market Dynamics

  • Cloud and colocation markets remain robust globally, supported by rising data consumption from remote work, online learning and digital applications.
  • Enterprise and SMB markets remain challenged by COVID-19, with only slight improvement from last quarter.
  • Telecom markets stable with continued 5G investments across the U.S. and Asia, although China shows a temporary slowdown.
  • Commercial & industrial markets remain flat and generally track GDP trends.

Regional Performance

  • Americas: Sales declined 3% due to lower large project volumes and COVID-related service access challenges. Notable margin improvement of 800 basis points driven by mix and operational execution.
  • APAC: Sales increased 17% as China continued strong momentum across most end markets.

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Andrea, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Vertiv Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that the call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the program over to your host for today's conference call, Lynne Maxeiner, Vice President of Investor Relations. Lynne Maxeiner: Thank you, Andrea. Good morning, and welcome to Vertiv Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me today are Vertiv's Executive Chairman, David Cote; Chief Executive Officer, Rob Johnson; Chief Financial Officer, David Fallon; and Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Gary Niederpruem. Before we begin, I point out that during the course of this call, we will make forward-looking statements regarding future events, including the future financial and operating performance of Vertiv. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We refer you to the cautionary language included in today's earnings release, and you can learn more about these risks in our registration statements or proxy statement and other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements that we make today are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new

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