Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Astec Industries First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. It is my pleasure to introduce your host, Steve Anderson, Senior Vice President of Administration and Investor Relations. Mr. Anderson, you may begin.

Stephen C. Anderson
Senior VP of Administration & Investor Relations

Thank you, and good morning. Joining me on today's call are Jaco van der Merwe, our Chief Executive Officer; and Brian Harris, our Chief Financial Officer. In just a moment, I'll turn the call over to Jaco to provide his comments, then Brian will summarize our financial results. For your convenience, a copy of our press release and presentation have been posted on our website under the Investor Relations tab at www.astecindustries.com. Turning to Slide 2. I'll remind you that our discussion this morning may contain forward-looking statements that relate to the future performance of the company, and these statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

Factors that can influence our results are highlighted in today's financial news release and others are contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We also refer to various U.S. GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, which management believes provide useful information to investors.

These non-GAAP measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to the