you today. the you, Good thank for us joining on everyone, call Thank Chuck. morning, and
we crisis. I spend I this to am my of way prepared get team’s time the that our proud the has want topics of on I to the main pandemic COVID-XX response Before operate. to affected some four remarks,
have We customers to our healthcare. our mission up empower advance to lived to
governments real-life in unprecedented play of customers, to creative work personally circumstances. to as I various provide with seen quarter, federal out last our suppliers, have the due GPOs and our solutions Over agencies values and teams state these
our Now more than been teams ever, and service better. depend collaboration never customers and has distribution, products on
As teammates paramount. our always, safe as keeping
teammates provided manufacturing and PPE to example, distribution all our we in our For locations.
our trained use and temperature have social have teammates at on We PPE, arrive scans implemented work. proper into of our the put teammates distancing, when practice
for methods safe. We’ve and free for adjusted We’ve and finally, was remotely, product telemedicine customer and great we seen low these quickly our times. it working to an implemented teammate during provided in absenteeism preparedness members seamlessly to plans engagement and delivery And we policy have extraordinary options. hospital Related allow drivers place, sick our existing personnel adjusted family ever-changing based remote carrying teammates protocols where appropriate. had we those on plans for and our work keep new to
As first I’m year full with I topics. results, our gives improvement mentioned EPS along to as of comfort double-digit the will guidance for with in ups, XXXX. EPS cover we expect expected year quarter model beyond fluid business while to and downs our financial us a going the range XXXX the I discuss the seen earlier, continued four today first reaffirm XXXX, growth
Second, improvement continued will strength. operational and I our review
of finally, three XXXX and all across adjust the the our discuss in returns Third, into nimbleness began I continues which demonstrate the distribution, our products and I will related and to will company in reinvestment And to business, services. disciplined pillars: XXXX. leverage
indicators, improvement, and On margin with income year-over-year in I will financial revenue improved a expansion increase earnings. starting in mix. the of by performance. the driven to start the first operating our topic In constant were financial quarter improvement year-over-year year-over-year XX% saw per financial first a achieved share. quarter, gross third efficiencies Related consecutive improvements of we we many basis, adjusted year-over-year currency net due These to with
now cash to flow. Moving
we operating say the aggressively of have flow. are proud operations of to generating positive cash the that we fourth this improved As business, consecutive is quarter the
Specifically, cash exist. continue And and first million improve of operating in our cash us balance enabled strength down flow seize flow pay improvement quarter. when and opportunities $XX to the the in the of we generated to reinvest appropriately debts, sheet this they business
we In million fact, nearly over of the quarter, resulting debt reduced every in reduction. our $XXX past have four quarters, debt
the discuss strength. faced. our Next, let way am me requirements I and with we the have financials from unprecedented improvement operations the performed the move pleased second response operational to have to topic, in
high remain levels. metrics pre-COVID service controllable consistent are with and Our
customers We have and from demonstrate efforts crisis our that this many during accolades operations our strength. our received in of recognition industry-leading
willingness customer, from a with distributors, members. to field Here I challenging response responsiveness and example service the of be one is Minor’s and remiss to all would working times our tells Owens if pause I "In through & consistently these support disaster just share our didn’t that teams med
market in differentiating You the it yourself when most. are matters
strength. tough the stands is team and please Owens to a Minor moment most a difference". take and when and by. about all diligent and find great think share I we, that with Your your and steadfast our your out it team appreciative work, importantly, they a is our proactive come solutions Keep with are to are how efforts. to hard, Wow! pushing and caregivers dedication & operations communication for incredible keep our members, says up making
investments topic made. discuss of Now we’ve the move third and our let some to me recent
such gowns supply in chain call As XXXX, laminator, critical of enables as control our and to us to The as I we PPE clinicians. patients non-woven beginning protect and needed manufacturing manufacturing produce masks. quarter, fabric U.S. expanded XXXX it, in we fabric significantly capabilities to and mentioned and continuing last surgical products into laminated used
city for which House gowns local New City could our delivery recently we in the of fabric of fact, New UPS production. for York hospitals. make project North the manufactured City A so medical in New York In facility workers, participated million York, X cubic to they with yards White Carolina in and teammates operational Lexington, joint garment
In also addition retooled aggressively we to laminator, to PPE. recommissioned the equipment produce have and incremental
mask ramped in late have our significantly and I Americas beginning based mentioned publicly, up production we As January. gown previously
Our continue and record to we manufacturing XX/X capacity. have been add production at a operations pace. running And
result Carolina than increased these XX%, XXX%, isolation more of combined respirators more production increased of respirators increased by more are of as and masks of The than overall than has follows: of Lexington, have increased by than our by XXX%. facility has production more production NXX month. standard And in per million production finally, XX North investments have gowns by our masks units
of as Services approximately improved have we that related to by recently, XX PPE Department want been manufacturing of collectively provide of the over provide Health these to and million make is What the that manufacturers and five domestic sure the to control XXX our next NXX missed I months. isn’t chain, to which respirator named both Human one Most supply the customers. masks is investments critical
We received are this proud to have award.
To satisfy later again will should lines through the multiple new in of NXX the increased fully be our Del addition we double production operational in respirators, year. the Rio, in demand capacity Texas, that
our beginning strength it X conditions. leverage needed chain. medical from nimbleness us, that across has market instance, all for customers to already am in supply are are our the as discussed you and volume been of our PPE our speed expected us business since of finally, our our our to in I’ve around of to to the believe I distribution get during over the unprecedented scale three unit And with company as the February. ship a pleased pillars topic. of differentiator customer, and we today, perspective, due fourth and complete these our billion footprint quote And my control PPE adjust what products addition of with put for and in of to production enabled to PPE I our into Just has heard the to
critical stress. chain supply areas of FEMA with into to operated steadily in and the force specific with of task healthcare impact customers with PPE compassion home deliver during efficiency great closely delivered our worked customers has dealing have greatest. period is this to the COVID-XX And and where business quickly We
to the procedures in We of quarter. will we quickly leverage demand as and for nimbleness PPE to and ability reemergence expect continued the third as electric for prepare our continue the adjust we
to the to confidence with be demonstrated fluid strengths ability very quickly downs our our with provide ups, reconfirm and $X.XX customers expected our pivot and year is us leverage of our to share. to adjusted $X.XX XXXX to guidance While full best serve EPS per
manufacturing Finally, believe performance put has with reviewing footprint and investments our QX, bright the by Owens first, all in to integrity, future. mission why a to you Minor based underpinned can Americas nimbleness pivots with long-term our leading understand while the adjust our after customer our in I & in you
and our of I will now a your you the over outlook our time Andy remainder for of the Thank And results for Andy? year. discussion to today. for turn call financial the
