Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Joe Fusco – Vice President-Communication

John Casella – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ned Coletta – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ed Johnson – President and Chief Operating Officer

Jason Mead – Vice President-Finance

Conference Call Participants

Alexander Leach – Berenberg Capital Markets

Tyler Brown – Raymond James

Michael Hoffman – Stifel

Sean Eastman – KeyBanc

Alexander Leach – Berenberg Capital Markets

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Q1 2022 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. As reminder this conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your host today, Mr. Joe Fusco, Vice President of Communication. Sir, please go ahead.

Joe Fusco

Thank you for joining us this morning and welcome. With us today are John Casella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Casella Waste Systems; Ed Johnson, our President and Chief Operating Officer; Ned Coletta, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Jason Mead, our Vice President of Finance.

Today, we will be discussing our 2022 first quarter results. These results were released yesterday afternoon. Along with a brief review of those results and an update on the company’s activities and business environment, we will be answering your questions as well.

But first, as you know, I must remind everyone that various remarks that we may make about the company’s future expectations, plans and prospects constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, which is on file with the SEC.

In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so even if our views change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to today.

Also during the call, we will be referring to non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures to the extent they are available without unreasonable effort are available in the appendix to our investor slide presentation, which is available in the Investors section of our website at ir.casella.com.