Lear Corporation (LEA) Presents at Bank of America Global Automotive Summit Transcript
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SA Transcripts159.01K FollowersFollow5ShareSaveCommentsPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call Lear Corporation (LEA) Bank of America Global Automotive Summit March 17, 2026 8:50 AM EDT Company Participants Raymond Scott - President, CEO & DirectorJason Cardew - Senior VP & CFO Presentation Unknown Analyst We'll kick off our company-specific series here today. We're really, really excited to have Lear with us, one of the top global seating suppliers and also a player in vehicle electronics. Lear typically generates a ton of cash, pays a good dividend, buys back a ton of shares and make strategic bolt-on acquisitions. And we're very happy to have Ray Scott, Lear's President and CEO; as well as Jason Cardew, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. We also want to thank Tim Brumbaugh for also attending the conference and being a great resource for us. So Ray, Jason, thanks a lot for joining us today. Question-and-Answer Session Unknown Analyst I'd just like to start off by asking if there's an update on Lear generally and how things are progressing as we sort of approach the end of the first quarter here. What is your view on the production environment? Auto industry volumes are expected to decline modestly for the full year. Do you have any different assumptions across the different various regions where Lear operates but I just wanted to get a little bit of an update on how the first quarter may be progressing. Yes. Raymond ScottPresident, CEO & Director Yes. Well, thanks for having us on this St. Patty's Day and being here and talking about the business. I appreciate everyone in attendance. One, we feel really good. Despite what's going on in the Middle East, we haven't seen anything of any significance impacting our business. And on the earnings call -- the fourth quarter earnings call, for those that listen, I was very optimistic and very positive with the momentum we had established