Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 2, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Kelly Harvey - Director of Investor Relations

Jim Zizelman - President and Chief Executive Officer

Matthew Horvath - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Justin Long - Stephens

Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the conference call of Stoneridge. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Kelly Harvey, Director of Investor Relations.

Kelly Harvey

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us to discuss our third quarter results. The release and accompanying presentation was filed with the SEC yesterday evening and is posted to our Web site at stoneridge.com in the Investors section under Webcasts and Presentations. Joining me on today's call are Jim Zizelman, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Matt Horvath, our Chief Financial Officer.

Before we begin, I need to inform you that certain statements today may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical in nature and include information concerning our future results or plans. Although we believe that such statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, you should understand that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Additional information about such factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ may be found in our 10-Q, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading Forward-Looking Statements.

During today's call, we will also be referring to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the index for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

After Jim and Matt have finished their formal remarks, we will then open up the call to questions. With that, I will turn the call over to Jim.

Jim Zizelman

Thanks, Kelly, and good morning, everyone. Let me begin on page three. During the third quarter, we continued to build on our second quarter progression to drive significant sequential margin and earnings improvement. Third quarter adjusted EPS of $0.10 is an increase of $0.15 versus the second quarter, while EBITDA margin improved by 260 basis points, or approximately $5 million. We continue to focus on gross margin improvements through production efficiency, material cost reduction, and excellence in execution. Despite volatility in our end markets, we continue to deliver on our commitments driven by an unwavering focus to both execute on our long-term strategy and drive continuous operational excellence.