Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Greetings, and welcome to the Fuel Tech twenty twenty five First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Devin Sullivan, Managing Director of The Equity Group. Please go ahead. Speaker1 ...

Landsea Homes (LSEA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's Landsea Homes Corporation First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. Please note, this call may be recorded, and I will be standing by if you should need any assistance. It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Drew McIntosh, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Speaker1 Good morning and welcome to Lansing Homes' fi ...

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) FY 2025 Annual General Meeting May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is Pat Gallagher, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher and Company. Welcome to our twenty twenty five Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Thank you for joining us today. The polls are now open. If you have not already voted and intend to vote during the meeting, we encourage you to do so at this time by following the instructions on the meeting website. The polls wi ...

ConocoPhillips (COP) FY 2025 Annual General Meeting May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Ryan Lance, Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips. It's my pleasure to welcome you to the ConocoPhillips' twenty twenty five Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please remember that you may vote your shares online at any time during this meeting prior to the closing of the polls, and you could submit questions through the text box located on your screen. In addition to myself, all the membe ...

Sotherly Hotels (SOHO) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, all, and thank you for joining us for the Suverley Hotels Q1 twenty twenty five Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Carly, and I'll be coordinating the call today. I'd now like to hand over to our host, Scott Kukinski, Chief Operating Officer of Suvley Hotels. The floor is yours. Speaker1 Thank you, and good morning, everyone. If you've not received a copy of the earnings release, you may access it on our websit ...

2025 Investor Day Who we are 01 Marita Zuraitis, President & CEO How we win 02 Steve McAnena, Chief Operating Officer Steve Chauby, Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer What's to come 03 Ryan Greenier, Chief Financial Officer Closing 04 2 Safe Harbor Statement and Non-GAAP Measures Certain statements included in this presentation, including those regarding our earnings outlook, expected catastrophe losses, our investment strategies, our plans to implement additional rate actions, our plans relating to sha ...

Telecom Argentina 1Q25 Earnings Release This presentation may contain statements that could constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to (i) the Company's expectations for its future performance, revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity and capital structure; (ii) the implementation of the Company's business strategy; (iii) the changing dynamics and growth in the telecommunications and cable markets in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Unite ...

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Conference May 13, 2025 09:35 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, everyone. Joining us today is Kimberly's management team, including Chairman and CEO, Mike Hsu, who has been with the company since twenty or twenty twelve and as the CEO since 2019. Mike really has been instrumental in navigating the company through a significantly challenging environment, really, that the industry has faced since then. We're also joined by CFO Nelson Urndetta, who joined the firm in 2022 from Mondelez and has ...

Summary of Avanos Medical (AVNS) Conference Call - May 13, 2025 Company Overview - **Company**: Avanos Medical (AVNS) - **Industry**: Consumer Goods, specifically in health and hygiene products Key Points and Arguments Company Evolution and Strategy - The company has evolved from being perceived as a "pulp proxy" to focusing on volume mix-led growth, aided by a reorganization in the previous year [3][9] - The CEO highlighted the importance of innovation and the need to elevate and expand product categories, particularly in emerging markets [11][13] - Organic growth improved from 1-2% to approximately 4% over the past five years, indicating a successful shift in strategy [14] Financial Performance and Challenges - The company faced significant cost inflation of approximately $3.5 to $3.7 billion between 2021 and 2022, impacting gross margins which fell to 29.8%, 500 basis points lower than pre-pandemic levels [31][33] - Despite challenges, the company achieved a gross margin of 36.5% in 2024, up 200 basis points year-on-year, and aims for at least 40% by the end of the decade [77] Market Dynamics - The overall category growth has decelerated to about 1.5-2%, below the historical range of 2-3%, leading to a reduction in full-year guidance primarily due to tariff impacts [51][53] - Demand for essential products remains resilient, with consumers exhibiting value-seeking behavior in developed markets [55][62] Innovation and Product Development - The company has focused on launching premium products while also ensuring competitive offerings in the value tier, with a significant shift from 60% value tier to 85% premium in North American diapers [73][74] - Recent product launches include Huggies Skin Essentials and Snug and Dry, which leverage advanced technology for better performance [101][106] Supply Chain and Cost Management - A new global supply chain organization was established to drive efficiency and standardization across product platforms [41][46] - The company is adopting a proactive risk management approach, including programmatic hedging and strategic supplier relationships to manage costs effectively [35][36] Tariff Impacts and Guidance - The company anticipates a gross impact of $300 million from tariffs, with two-thirds of this impact stemming from China [84][96] - The management is exploring ways to mitigate these costs through network reflowing and other strategies [86][90] Marketing and Advertising Strategy - The company has doubled its advertising spend since 2018, focusing on storytelling to enhance brand perception rather than relying on promotions [126][128] - The CEO expressed a preference for advertising over promotions, viewing the latter as potentially dilutive to brand value [128][129] Additional Important Insights - The company is committed to maintaining investments in innovation and brand support despite the challenging market environment [77][100] - There is a strong bifurcation in consumer behavior, with higher-income households continuing to spend on premium products while budget-constrained consumers seek value [62][65] This summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from the Avanos Medical conference call, highlighting the company's strategic direction, financial performance, market challenges, and innovation efforts.

CDW (CDW) FY Conference May 13, 2025 09:30 AM ET Speaker0 Thank you. I have the pleasure of hosting CW for the next session here. And we we have with us Chris Lee, who's the CEO and Al Morales who's the CFO. Thank you both for coming to the conference and thank you to the audience. Chris, Al, I'll start you off with a question that we plan to ask most companies we talk to over the next couple of days, which is you talk to a lot of customers, you get feedback continuously from the ground. How concerned shoul ...