Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2023 11:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Thomas Moran - VP of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Karen Haller - President & CEO

Robert Stefani - CFO

Justin Brown - President of Southwest Gas Corporation

Paul Daily - President & CEO, Centuri Group

Chad Van Sweden - CFO, Centuri Group

Conference Call Participants

Christopher Ellinghaus - Siebert Williams

Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Bank of America

Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Southwest Gas Holdings First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Tom Moran, General Counsel, Southwest Gas Holdings. Please go ahead.

Thomas Moran

Thank you, Gashnabi. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Southwest Gas Holdings first quarter 2023 earnings call. Throughout the call, we will be referencing presentation slides, which we have posted on our Investor Relations website.

I'm joined on today's call by Karen Haller, President and CEO of Southwest Gas Holdings; Rob Stefani, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Justin Brown, President of Southwest Gas Corporation; Paul Daily, President and CEO of Centuri Group; and Chad Van Sweden, the CFO of Centuri Group.

Please note that on today's call, the company will address certain factors that may impact this year's earnings and provide some longer-term guidance. Some of the information that will be discussed today contains forward-looking statements.

These statements are based on management's assumptions, which may or may not come true, and you should refer to the language on Slides 2 and 3 of this presentation and in the press release as well as our SEC filings for a description of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of today and we assume no obligation to update any such statements.

I'll now turn the call over to Karen.

Karen Haller

Thanks, Tom. I'm pleased you're joining us today to discuss the Southwest Gas Holdings first quarter results. Turning to Slide 5. We are making significant process on our transformational strategy of returning Southwest Gas to its core foundation as a premier fully regulated natural gas utility. We are enhancing efficiency and productivity across our operations and pursuing constructive rate case outcomes at the utility, while also preparing Centuri for its future as a strong stand-alone infrastructure services leader.