Financial Performance - Net sales for Q1 2025 were 5,343.7million,aslightdecreaseof0.15,350.0 million in Q1 2024, with organic sales growth of 5.6%[112] - Income from operations decreased by 8.4% to 240.9millioninQ12025comparedto263.0 million in Q1 2024[118] - Net income attributable to common stockholders was 104.0millioninQ12025,withearningsperdilutedshareof2.10, compared to 101.4millionand1.95 in Q1 2024[123] - Adjusted earnings per diluted share for Q1 2025 were 2.21,downfrom2.30 in Q1 2024, a decrease of 3.9%[139] Expenses and Costs - The cost of goods sold increased by 0.1% to 4,218.1millioninQ12025,resultinginacostofgoodssoldasapercentageofnetsalesof78.9836.3 million in Q1 2025, an increase of 0.8% from 829.4 million in Q1 2024[115] - Adjusted selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for Q1 2025 were 829.0 million, up from 810.5millioninQ12024,reflectinga2.8310.7 million, down 29.7millionor8.76.3 million decrease in net sales and a 6.9 million increase in SG&A expenses[125] Segment Performance - EES reported net sales of 2,065.3 million for Q1 2025, a slight increase of 1.0millionfromQ12024,withorganicsalesgrowthof3.4295.5 million or 17.3% year-over-year to 2,000.3million,withorganicsalesgrowthof18.11,278.1 million for Q1 2025, a decrease of 302.8millionor19.2800 million in senior notes to support the redemption of its Series A Preferred Stock, expected to create substantial net income and cash flow benefits[108] - The financial leverage ratio increased to 3.1x as of March 31, 2025, compared to 2.9x as of December 31, 2024[146] - Approximately 74% of the company's debt portfolio consisted of fixed-rate debt as of March 31, 2025[144] Cash Flow and Liquidity - Net cash provided by operating activities for Q1 2025 was 28.0million,significantlylowerthan746.3 million in Q1 2024[155] - As of March 31, 2025, the company had approximately 2.4billioninliquidity,consistingof1.7 billion in available borrowing capacity and 404.8millionincash[140]−Cashusedininvestingactivitiesforthefirstthreemonthsof2025was54.4 million, which included 35.2millionpaidtoacquireIndustrialSoftwareSolutions[161]ShareholderActions−Thecompanyrepurchased25.0 million of common stock in the first three months of 2025[162] - The company plans to direct excess liquidity towards share repurchases, dividends, debt reduction, and digital transformation initiatives[145] Taxation - The provision for income taxes increased to 36.1millioninQ12025,resultinginaneffectivetaxrateof23.4248.2 million in Q1 2025 from $281.9 million in Q1 2024, representing a decline of 11.9%[139] - The total adjusted EBITDA margin for the company was 7.9% for CSS, 10.8% for UBS, and 6.9% for EES in Q1 2025[133]