The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Mike Hoelter – Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations
Pat Bowe – President and Chief Executive Officer
Brian Valentine – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bill Krueger – Chief Operating Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ben Klieve – Lake Street Capital Markets
Scott Fortune – ROTH Capital Partners
Ben Mayhew – BMO Capital Markets
Jason Miner – Bloomberg Intelligence

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Andersons 2024 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. My name is Alan and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will facilitate a question-and-answer session. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes. [Operator Instructions]

I will now hand the presentation to your host for today, Mr. Mike Hoelter, Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations. Please proceed.

Mike Hoelter

Thanks, Alan. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for The Andersons second quarter earnings call. We have provided a slide presentation that will enhance today's discussion. If you are viewing this presentation from our webcast, the slides and commentary will be in sync. This webcast is being recorded, and the recording and the supporting slides will be made available on the Investors page of our website at andersonsinc.com shortly.

Please direct your attention to the disclosure statement on Slide 2 as well as the disclaimers in the press release related to forward-looking statements. Certain information discussed today constitutes forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views with respect to future events, financial performance and industry conditions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially as a result of many factors, which are described in the company's reports on file with the SEC. We encourage you to review these factors.

This presentation and today's prepared remarks contain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of the GAAP to non-GAAP measures are included within the appendix of this presentation.

On the call with me today are Pat Bowe, President and Chief Executive Officer; Brian Valentine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Bill Krueger, Chief Operating Officer. After our prepared remarks, we will be happy to take your questions.

I will now turn the call over to Pat.

Pat Bowe

Thanks, Mike and good morning, everyone. Thank you for [Technical Difficulty].