Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (RCH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the four-quarter results call. At this time, all lines are in the list . Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If at any time during this call you require needed assistance, please message the operator. Note that this call is being recorded on January 15th, 2026. Bonjour, mesdames, messieurs, et bienvenue au résultat du deuxième trimestre 2025, le quinquennat richelieu. Présentement, vos lignes sont en cours de couture seulement. Suite à la présentation, nous allons procéder à une série de questions et réponses qui seront restreintes aux annales seulement. Si vous avez besoin d'assistance au cours de l'appel, appuyez sur le toit le zéro. Veuillez prendre note que cet appel est enregistré le 15 janvier 2026. J'aimerais maintenant soulever la parole à M. Richard Lange, président et chef de la direction. La parole est à vous. Merci, thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to RicherU's conference call for the fourth quarter and the year ended November 30th, 2025. With me is Antoine Auclair, CFO and COO. As usual, note that some of today's issues include forward-looking information which is provided with the usual disclaimer, as reported in our financial findings. Overall, we delivered a strong fourth quarter with good progress in our main market segments. We also closed three new acquisitions during the year, building on the six acquisitions completed earlier in the fiscal, two in Canada, and four in the U.S. For the quarter, sales increased by 7.3% to $511 million. EBITDA increased by 9.1%, Diluted earnings per share increased by 4.5%, and cash flow from operations reached 68.7 million, including a $30 million reduction in inventory. These results highlight the...