Operator

Good morning, and welcome to The Eastern Company First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Call.

[Operator Instructions]

Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Marianne Barr, Treasurer of The Eastern Company. Marianne, the floor is yours.

Marianne Barr
Treasurer & Secretary

Good morning, and thank you, everyone, for joining us this morning for a review of The Eastern Company's results for the first quarter of 2026. With me on the call are Ryan Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer; and Nicholas Vlahos, Chief Financial Officer.

The company issued its earnings press release yesterday after market close. If anyone has not yet seen the release, please visit the Investors Information section of the company's website, www.easterncompany.com, where you will find the release under Financial News. Please note that some of the information you will hear during today's call will consist of forward-looking statements about the company's future financial performance and business prospects, including, without limitation, statements regarding revenue, gross margins, operating expenses, other income and expenses, taxes and business outlook. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or trends to differ significantly from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the call. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties, please refer to risk factors discussed in our SEC filings including Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2026 for the fiscal year 2025. In addition, during today's call, we will discuss non-GAAP financial measures that