Pool Corporation (POOL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Good day and welcome to the Pool Corporation Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing the star key followed by zero. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. To withdraw your question, please press star then two. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Melanie Hart, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead. Thank you and welcome to our Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Our discussion, comments, and responses to questions today may include forward-looking statements, including management's outlook for 2025 and future periods. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed today. Information regarding the factors and variables that could cause actual results to differ from projected results are discussed in our 10-K. In addition, we may make references to non-GAAP financial measures in our comments. A description and reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures included in our press release are posted to our corporate website in the investor relations section. We have included a presentation on our investor website to summarize key points from our press release and call comments. Peter Arvan, our President and CEO, will begin today's call with his comments. Thank you, Melanie, and good morning, everyone. We were very pleased to see positive sales growth in the Second Quarter, along with stable gross margins and steady operating margins versus the prior year. Given all the challenges affecting the broader economy and industry dynamics, I conside...