Idw Media Hldgs Inc B (IDWM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Greetings. Welcome to the IDW Media Holdings first quarter fiscal year 2026 conference call. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will begin shortly. Davide Jonas, CEO, and Andrew DeBaker, CFO, will be available to answer questions and provide company insight. Please note this conference is being recorded. Before we begin, I'd like to read to you the company's abbreviated safe harbor statement. I'd like to remind you that statements made during this conference call concerning future revenues, results from operations, financial position, markets, economic conditions, product releases, partnerships, and any other statement that may be construed as a prediction of future performance or events are forward-looking statements, which may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause acts or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Non-GAAP results will also be discussed on the call. The company believes the presentation of non-GAAP information provides useful supplementary data concerning the company's ongoing operations and is provided for informational purposes only. I now would like to turn it over to Andrew DeBaker, CFO, for opening remarks. Thank you. Hello, and thank you for joining today's call. I am Andrew DeBaker, Chief Financial Officer here at IDW. While we typically move directly into the questions and discussions, We thought it would be helpful to begin with a brief overview of the quarter and share a few perspectives on how we see the remainder of the year developing. The first quarter started strong across the board. Revenue increased 13% year over year with growth across comics, books, digital, royalties, and direct-to-consumer chann...