Elringklinger Ag (EGKLF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Welcome to the Erling Klinger Q2 2026 earnings call. I am Sandra, the course call operator. I would like to remind you that all participants have been dissonant in mode and the conference has been recorded. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. You can register for questions at any time by pressing star and one on your telephone. For operator assistance, please press star and zero. The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it is my pleasure to hand over to Thomas Jessulat, CEO. Please go ahead, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to our earnings call on the second quarter of 2026. Today, our CFO, Isabelle Damen, and I will provide you with a detailed look into the results from the second quarter in the first half of 2026. With today's publication, we confirm the guidance for 2026 and the medium term, which we have published with the annual report end of March. At the end of the presentation, as usual, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and we are pleased to answer them. At the outset, I would like to present a brief overview of the key developments from the past six months. But first, I would like to take a moment to introduce the newest member of our executive management team, Ulrich Zimmer, who recently joined Ehrenklinger as chief operating officer. Ulrich brings more than two decades of leadership experience from some of the most respected companies in the commercial vehicle and mobility industry. And most recently, he served as senior vice president R&D at Trayton Group, where he played a key role in building and scaling a global e-mobility R&D organization. Prior to that, he held several senior leadership roles at AMN Truck and Bus as well as Daimler Truck. We're very pleased to have Ulrich on...