Insteel Industries, Inc. (IIIN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello and welcome everyone to the Instil Industries first quarter 2026 earnings call. My name is Becky and I will be your operator today. All lines will be muted throughout the presentation portion of the call with a chance for Q&A at the end. If you wish to ask a question in this time, please press start followed by one on your telephone keypads. I will now hand over to your host, H. Waltz, CEO to begin. Please go ahead. Good morning. Thank you for your interest in InSteel, and welcome to our first quarter 2026 conference call, which will be conducted by Scott Jabruti, our Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, and me. Before we begin, let me remind you that some of the comments made in our presentation are considered to be forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and The upturn in business activity we reported previously continued during our first quarter, and our fiscal 2025 acquisitions continue to perform well. While our ability to forecast future activity is limited, we are encouraged by the level of optimism in our markets, as well as brisk order entry up to this point in January, that causes us to believe that 2026 will be a strong year for the company. While the relative strength of our markets is real, we are aware of uncertainties created by the administration's trade policies, the nation's fiscal conditions, and by the economic cycle. I'm going to turn the call over to Scott to comment on our financial results, and following Scott's comments, I'll pick the call back up to discuss our business outlook. Thank you, H, and good morning to everyone joining us today. As highlighted in this morning's press release, we delivered a strong start to the year. first quarter results benefited from improved demand for our concrete reinforcing products, ...