James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the James Hardy Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. After prepared remarks by management, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. If you have additional questions, please rejoin the queue. I would now like to hand the call over to Joe Ahlersmeyer, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you, operator, and thank you to everyone for joining today's call. I am joined today by Aaron Erder, Chief Executive Officer of James Hardy, and John Skelly, President of AZEC Residential. Before we begin the call, please note that during prepared remarks and Q&A, we may refer to non-GAAP financial measures and make forward-looking statements. You can refer to several related cautionary and other notes on slide two for more information. Forward-looking statements made during today's conference call and in the earnings materials speak only as of the date of this presentation. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, unless otherwise indicated, our materials and comments refer to figures in U.S. dollars and any comparisons made are to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. And with that, I'm pleased to hand the call over to Aaron. Good morning, and thanks for joining us today. With me on today's call are John Skelly, president of our ASAC business, and Joe Olesmeyer, our vice president of investor relations. Before we get into the second quarter results, I wanted to provide an update on some important developmen...