SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (SGH) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to the SGH results presentation for the year ended 30 June 2025. I'm Ryan Stokes, MD and CEO of SGH and joining me today is our CFO Richard Richards. Slide two. SGH is a leading Australian diversified operating business focused on industrial services and energy. Our model is centred on owning and operating leading businesses, scale and privileged assets where we can drive results and support the delivery of our performance. Our performance is guided by the SGH way, which brings together our discipline operating model and capital allocation framework. This approach emphasizes focus, execution, and accountability, with the end objective being TSR outperformance and sustainable value creation. We target sectors with long-duration demand tailwinds, with current exposures across mining production, infrastructure and construction, and energy through Westrac, Boral, Coates, and Beach Energy. This strategy, coupled with our disciplined execution, supported our 46% TSR performance in FY25. Slide three. FGH delivered a strong FY25 result with revenue and earnings growth in variable market conditions. Revenue of 10.7 billion was up 1% on higher revenue at Westrack. EBIT of 1.54 billion was up 8% and in line with our guidance of high single-digit EBIT growth. The result was largely driven by a 6% increase in our industrial services segment EBIT. NPAT of 924 million was up 9%, and operating cash flow of 1.95 billion was up 49%, with Westrack, Boral, and Coat all delivering EBITDA cash conversion above 90%. Slide four. SJH's ongoing focus on operating leverage saw revenue growth amplified in earnings, with EBITDA and EBIT margins expanding to 19.1% and 14.3% respectively. The margin expansion was predominantly driven by increasing profit at borrow and high...