Linamar Corporation (LNR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Linnemore Q1 2025 earnings call conference call. At this time, all lines are in listen only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. This call is being recorded on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025. I would like to turn the conference over to Linda Hassan-Fretz, Executive Chair. Please go ahead. Thanks so much. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to our first quarter conference call. Before I begin, I'll draw your attention to the disclaimer currently being broadcast. Joining me this afternoon, as usual, are Jim Jarrell, our President and CEO, and Dale Schneider, our CFO, both of whom will be addressing the call formally. Also available for questions are Mark Stoddard and Kevin Hallahan and other members of our corporate IRR marketing, finance, and legal team. Okay, I'll start off with some highlights of this quarter. I think a good place to start is a quick reminder of the key value drivers that make Linamar such a great investment and how they played out this quarter. First, Linamar has a long track record of consistent, sustainable results driving out of our diverse business. Q1 was certainly another good example with earnings and margin growth both delivered in a time frame when most companies are not achieving that. The second key point is our flexibility to mitigate risk. Never more important than in an uncertain time such as we're experiencing. Our equipment is programmable, flexible equipment. It can be used on a large variety of types of products. We're able to take equipment out of existing lines And, again, especially important in this time frame of market volume...