Q4 2025 Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc (CPS) reported a 1.8% increase in fourth-quarter 2025 sales, totaling $672 million, despite significant production disruptions.
- The company achieved a full-year sales total of $2.74 billion in 2025, marking a 0.4% increase from 2024, driven by favorable foreign exchange and net customer pricing.
- Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was $209.7 million, an improvement from $180.7 million in 2024, reaching the high end of guidance and aligning with analyst estimates.
- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc (CPS) ended 2025 with strong liquidity, including $352 million in total liquidity and positive free cash flow of $16.3 million for the year.
- The company secured nearly $300 million in net new business awards in 2025, with a significant portion related to battery electric or hybrid vehicle platforms, indicating strategic alignment with market trends.
- Fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA decreased to $34.9 million from $54.3 million in the same period of 2024, impacted by industry disruptions and inflationary costs.
- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc (CPS) recorded an adjusted net loss of $31 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to a $2.9 million loss in the same quarter of 2024.
- The company faced $11.5 million in restructuring charges and a $45 million deferred tax asset valuation allowance release in the fourth quarter.
- Despite improvements, the full-year net loss for 2025 was $4.2 million, although significantly better than the $78.7 million loss in 2024.
- The company anticipates potential challenges with debt refinancing, aiming to address certain outstanding debt before notes become current in mid-2026.
Gave you at the end of October despite the significant production disruption experienced by our top customer on our top vehicle program during the fourth quarter. We expect to continue to build on the successes of 2025 to drive further margin expansion and increasing value for all of our stakeholders in 2026 and beyond.
So let's turn to Page 6. None of the achievements I just mentioned would be possible without a world-class culture and commitment to doing business the right way. With an uncompromised honesty, transparency and integrity, we were pleased in 2025 to again receive numerous awards for excellence in product quality and customer service, as well as broad recognition for our continued achievements in culture and sustainability.
I couldn't be more proud of our global workforce and their joint commitment to a culture of achievement, excellence and integrity. And I'd like to thank all of our employees, our Board of Directors for their continued hard work, accomplishments and
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