Adrian Hallmark
Chief Executive Officer
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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (AML) Q2 2025 Earnings Call
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (LSE: AML) Q2 2025 earnings conference call, held 2025-07-30. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.
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Doug Lafferty
Chief Financial Officer
James Arnold
Head of Investor Relations
Harry Martin
Analyst, Bernstein
Patrick Hacker
Analyst, J.P. Morgan
Horst Schneider
Analyst, Bank of America
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WEBVTT 00:00:00.503 -- 00:00:04.613 Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for Aston Martin's Half One 00:00:04.613 -- 00:00:07.039 2025 results. 00:00:07.039 -- 00:00:12.171 It's a pleasure to be here alongside Doug Lafferty, CFO, and James Arnold, 00:00:12.171 -- 00:00:14.560 Head of Investor Relations. 00:00:14.560 -- 00:00:18.704 Before Doug takes you through the financial performance in detail, I'm going to provide 00:00:18.704 -- 00:00:23.889 a summary of our key achievements and areas of focus during the first half 00:00:23.889 -- 00:00:28.914 as we prepare for a planned increase in volumes which will drive enhanced financial 00:00:28.914 -- 00:00:32.716 performance in the second half of 2025. 00:00:32.979 -- 00:00:37.783 This includes the expected delivery of positive free cash flow generation in the second 00:00:37.783 -- 00:00:44.708 half and a 2025 adjusted EBIT improving towards breakeven. 00:00:45.273 -- 00:00:49.097 As we outlined at the 2024 results, 00:00:49.097 -- 00:00:54.203 following an intense period of product development, our focus has shifted from pure 00:00:54.203 -- 00:00:59.649 volume orientation to value-driven growth in order to create a sustainably 00:00:59.649 -- 00:01:05.056 profitable business model. And I'm delighted to report that we're progressing well 00:01:05.056 -- 00:01:09.961 with our operational and cost transformation program, details of which I'll share with 00:01:09.961 -- 00:01:11.868 you shortly. 00:01:11.868 -- 00:01:17.316 Our first half performance, as guided, reflected our disciplined approach to production 00:01:17.316 -- 00:01:18.978 and deliveries. 00:01:18.978 -- 00:01:24.926 This resulted in retail volumes outpacing our wholesale volume by over 40%, 00:01:24.926 -- 00:01:30.474 as we seek to ...