Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for attending today's Bluebird fiscal 2026 first quarter earnings call. My name is William and I'll be your moderator today. All lines will be muted during the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad. At this time, I would now like to pass the conference over to our host, Mark Benfield, Bluebird's head of investor relations. Mark. Thank you and welcome to Bluebird's fiscal 2026 first quarter earnings conference call. The audio for our call is webcast live on blue-bird.com under the investor relations tab. You can access the supporting slides on our website by clicking on the presentations box on the IR landing page. Our comments today include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks that could cause actual results to be materially different. Those risks include, among others, matters we have noted on the following two slides and in our filings to SEC. Bluebird disclaims any obligation to update the information in this call. This afternoon, you will hear from Bluebird's president and CEO, John Weiskill, and CFO, Razvan Radulescu. Then we'll take some questions. Let's get started. John? Thanks, Mark, and good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us today. It's great to be here and we are excited to share with you our fiscal 2026 first quarter financial results. Once again, the Bluebird team delivered outstanding Q1 sales and adjusted EBITDA, and we are off to a great start. Razvan will take you through the details of our financial results shortly, but I will walk you through some of the key takeaways for the first quarter on slide six. First, Bluebird beat guidance on all metrics for the quarter. This is des...