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10/29/2025
Good afternoon. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to Allison Transmission's third quarter 2025 earnings conference call. My name is Shomali, and I will be your conference call operator today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After prepared remarks, Allison Transmission executives will conduct a question and answer session, and conference call participants will be given instructions at that time. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, you may press star zero on your telephone keypad. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Jackie Bowles, Executive Director of Treasury and Investor Relations. Please go ahead, Jackie.
Thank you, Shamali. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for our third quarter 2025 earnings conference call. With me this afternoon are Dave Braviosi, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Fred Bowley, our Chief Operating Officer, and Scott Mell, our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. As a reminder, these conference calls, webcasts, and this afternoon's presentation are available on the Investor Relations section of alicentransmission.com. A replay of this call will be available through November 12th. As noted on slide two of the presentation, many of our remarks today contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks including those set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st, 2024, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30th, 2025. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those we expressed today. In addition, as noted on slide three of the presentation, Some of our remarks today contain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC. You can find reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures attached in an appendix to the presentation and to our third quarter 2025 earnings press release. Today's call is set to end at 5.45 p.m. Eastern Time. In order to maximize participation opportunities on the call, we'll take just one question from each analyst. Please turn to slide four of the presentation for the call agenda. During today's call, Dave Graziosi will provide a business update, and Fred Foley will review recent announcements across our business. Scott Mell will then review our third quarter 2025 financial performance and full year 2025 guidance update prior to commencing the Q&A. Now, I'll turn the call over to Dave.
Thank you, Jackie. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. Throughout 2025, our largest end market, North America on highway, has been negatively affected by extraordinary and volatile global macroeconomic factors, leading to substantial reductions in demand for commercial vehicles. External pressures related to tariffs, evolving trade policies, and upcoming emissions regulations, in addition to broader economic uncertainties, have led to more cautious purchasing decisions from end users, which has impacted visibility and predictability in terms of demand. We expect this operating environment to persist in the near term, with market activity likely to remain subdued until there is greater clarity around these regulatory and economic factors. A meaningful shift will depend on a clear catalyst or resolution to the aforementioned issues impacting demand. Despite these challenges, we remain focused on what we can control, including meeting our commitments to operational excellence, quality, customer service, and maintaining strong execution across all aspects of our business. Our performance during the third quarter reflects Allison's resilience with the ability to flex our operating cost structure and generate meaningful cash flow during low-demand environments. For the quarter, although revenue decreased 16% year over year, we achieved an adjusted EBITDA margin of 37%. and generated adjusted free cash flow of $184 million. Importantly, we remain agile and responsive to evolving market dynamics, ensuring we can quickly adapt as conditions change. As mentioned on our last earnings conference call, we see the reductions in demand in North America on highway as a deferral of purchases by end users as opposed to a permanent change in market size. In summary, while the operating environment remains challenging, we are managing through the uncertainty with discipline, maintaining a solid balance sheet with over $900 million of cash on hand, a sequential quarterly increase of $124 million, and making prudent decisions to preserve financial strength with a commitment to delivering long-term value to our stakeholders. At the same time, we are working diligently to successfully close our acquisition of Dana's off-highway business. I would like to thank the Allison team for their hard work and dedication during this period. Now, I'll pass the call over to Fred to review recent announcements across our business. Fred?
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