Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Construction Partners Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It is now my pleasure to introduce Rick Black, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Rick Black
Dennard Lascar Associates, LLC

Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us for the Construction Partners conference call to review second quarter fiscal 2026 results. This call is also being webcast and can be accessed through the audio link on the Events and Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of constructionpartners.net. Information recorded on this call speaks only as of today, May 8, 2026. Please be advised that any time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate as of the date of any replay listening or transcript reading.

I would also like to remind you that statements made in today's discussion that are not historical facts, including statements of expectations or future events or future financial performance are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We will be making forward-looking statements as part of today's call that, by their nature, are uncertain and outside of the company's control.

Actual results may differ materially. Please refer to our