Vice President of Investor Relations - Bill Seymour President and General Manager of North America Building Products - Jon Skelly Operator: Welcome to the James Hardie Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the call over to Bill Seymour, VP of Investor Relations. Bill Seymour: Thank you, operator, and thank you to everyone for joining today's call. I'm joined today by Aaron Erter, CEO of James Hardie; Ryan Lada, CFO of James Hardie; and Jon Skelly, President and General Manager of James Hardie, North America Building Products.
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 2 of our earnings presentation 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. In addition, non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures discussed today can be found in our earnings presentation, which is posted on our website. 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. Organic net sales comparisons exclude the impact of the AZEK acquisition.
With that opening, I'm pleased to hand the call to Aaron. Aaron Erter: Thanks, Bill, and thank you all for joining us today. In my remarks, I'll cover the highlights of our fiscal first quarter, discuss our strategy and outlook and then hand it to Ryan for a detailed walk-through of the financials and our guidance.
We're off to a good start to the fiscal year. First quarter results were ahead of our expectations, led primarily by better-than-expected organic growth in our fiber cement business, performance that came against an economic and housing macro backdrop that remains uncertain. Our team stayed focused on what we can control, strong execution and serving our customers at a high level.
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