Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you, Mr. Sherman. (Operator Instructions) Our first question of the morning will go to Michael Rehaut at JP Morgan. Please go ahead.
Jen Consoli - JPMorgan
Good morning. This is Jen Consoli on the line for Mike. How are you?
Charles Horn
Great, how are you Jennifer?
Floyd Sherman
Fine.
Jen Consoli - JPMorgan
Good. My question is regarding the share gains. They accelerated nicely versus last quarter -- versus the last couple of quarters. How much of that is due to the fact that you were unable to pass through the lumber and the fuel cost increases? My question is what are your competitors doing and how are you going to balance the two going forward?
Charles Horn
I think pricing was an element to it in the fact that we did have some pricing already set. We were somewhat aggressive in trying to maintain key customers during the quarter. I think the second piece of it though is where we've diversified and branched out into more multi family markets like commercial markets, trying to expand beyond just traditional single family. I think that's part of what you are seeing in the market share and gain number.
Jen Consoli - JPMorgan
Okay. So, this higher level of share gains, is that something we can expect going forward? Or do you think as you try to get some of the price back, that that will drop back down maybe to the 4% to 5% range?
Floyd Sherman
I think the -- as we work to push our margins up, it will affect our market share gains to a certain extent. We certainly will do everything possible to hold and continue building market share gains to the degree that we have, but it is going to be a lot tougher. There is no question in the second quarter, we did ease off somewhat and become more responsive to the pricing demands that our customers were placing on us. It definitely pushed more volume through, but now we have to start tightening up and see if we can't start moving the margins up.
Jen Consoli - JPMorgan
Okay. Great. And then on the -- as far as your footprint, are you looking at any particular markets more closely in terms of maybe moth-balling or exiting? What is the strategy there as well?
Charles Horn
I think we are looking at moth-balling some facilities and we would be looking at areas. Such as if you look at the Midwest and if you look some in Florida where housing continues correct far more than the national average, I think that's where you will see us look to see if there is further cost we can take out on our moth-balling facilities.
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