PVA TePla AG (0NL1) Q3 2024 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and a warm welcome to today's earnings call of the PVRT Plage, following the publication of the Q3 figures of 2024. We are delighted to welcome the CEO and CFO, Jaline Ketter, and Head of Finance, Elke Klemann, who will give us a presentation on the results in a moment. After the presentation, we will move on to a Q&A session in which you will be allowed to place your questions directly via audio line to the management. We are looking forward to the presentation. And having said this, Miss Ketter, this stage is yours. Thanks a lot. Good morning and welcome to our earnings call of the third quarter 2024. The general economic situation, as well as in particular the semiconductor market, are still at a low level. Despite this challenging situation, we again achieved a very great quarter with MPPA-Tibla, and we are well on track to fulfill our guidance on the lower end of the range. In the short-term view, we are still dependent on single economic cycles such as the semiconductor market. The upcoming year 2025 is a year of transition with only slight growth potentials. In the long-term view, We want to be independent from single market cycles. To achieve this, we strongly focus to execute the foundation of our long-term growth. And again, we made a lot of progress during the third quarter 2024. Let me start with some highlights of the third quarter before Elke Kleemann, our head of finance, will lead you through the financials. I'll take over afterwards to take the opportunity to give you a better understanding of our technology hub before I will end with the guidance of 2024. Metrology demand still remains strong. Business activities in this area are mostly related to already developed customers and markets. We further make progress w...