Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call March 14, 2024 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Tana Murphy - Acting Investor Relations Leader

Deanie Elsner - CEO & Director

Dean Freeman - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Kristen Owen - Oppenheimer

Operator

Good morning. Thank you for attending Benson Hill's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Call. My name is Drew, and I'll be your moderator. All lines are on mute for the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end. [Operator Instructions]

I want to pass the conference over to your host, Tana Murphy, Acting Investor Relations Leader with Benson Hill. Tana, please go ahead.

Tana Murphy

Thank you, and good morning. We appreciate you joining us to review our fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results and outlook. Joining me today are Deanie Elsner, Benson Hill's Chief Executive Officer; and Dean Freeman, our Chief Financial Officer. We also have Susan Keefe, our incoming Chief Financial Officer, listening in. Susan begins her role with Benson Hill on March 29.

Earlier this morning we filed our fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings release. Our 10-K will be filed after the market closes today. These documents and an investor presentation we will reference during the prepared remarks will be available in the Investors section of the Benson Hill website. Comments today from management will contain forward-looking statements, including Benson Hill's expectations of future financial and business performance, industry commentary and a high-level outlook for 2024.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of performance. We caution you to consider the risk factors that could materially cause results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those referenced in the cautionary notes included in our Form 10-Ks Form 10-Qs, press release and investor presentation and other SEC filings.

Also, during this presentation, we will discuss specific non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to GAAP is available in our earnings release and investor presentation.

I will now turn the call over to Deanie.

Deanie Elsner

Thanks, Tana. And good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us to review our fourth quarter and full year 2023 results and to discuss the steps we're taking to transform our business.

Let me start by introducing our incoming CFO, Susan Keefe. We're excited that Susan is joining the Benson Hill team. She brings a wealth of experience working with technology-focused companies both start-ups and mature organizations in the public and private sectors. Her knowledge of biosciences and technology, strategic partnerships, innovation pipeline development and licensing will be a great asset in our work ahead.