Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the NWPX Infrastructure First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Scott Montross, President and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Scott Montross
President, CEO & Director

Good morning, and welcome to NWPX's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Scott Montross, and I'm President and CEO of the company. I'm joined today by Aaron Wilkins, our Chief Financial Officer.

By now, all of you should have access to our earnings press release, which was issued yesterday, April 29, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This call is being webcast, and it is available for replay.

As we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that statements made on this call regarding our expectations for the future are forward-looking statements, and actual results could differ materially. Please refer to our most recent Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in our other SEC filings for a discussion of such risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Thank you all for joining us today. I'll begin with a review of our first quarter performance and our outlook for the second quarter of 2026, and then Aaron will walk you through our financials in more detail.

We delivered a strong start to 2026. Net sales were up 19% year-over-year to $138.3 million, reflecting meaningful growth across both our Water Transmission systems and precast businesses. Our