Helen of Troy Limited (HELE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Greetings. Welcome to Helena Troy Limited first quarter 2026 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Anne Rakunas, Director of Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin. Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Helen of Troy's first quarter fiscal 26 earnings conference call. Before I review our agenda with you, I'd like to welcome back Jack Jansen, our former SVP of Investor Relations and Business Development. He's temporarily rejoined the company while we conduct a search for a more permanent replacement for this role. The agenda for the call this morning is as follows. I will begin with a brief discussion, a forward-looking statement. Mr. Brian Grass, the company's interim CEO, will provide his thoughts on the company's current operations and key priorities for Fiscal 26. Tracy Shireman, our interim CFO, will then provide an update on our tariff mitigation strategies, give an overview of our financial performance in the first quarter, and provide commentary on our expectations the second quarter of Fiscal 26. Following our prepared remarks, we will open up the call for Q&A. This conference call may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectation with respect to future events or financial performance. Generally, the words anticipate, believes, expects, and other similar words are words identifying forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause anticipat...