ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET
Company Participants
Kate Lowrey – Vice President-Investor Relations
Bryan Sayler – Chief Executive Officer and President
Chris Tucker – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Tommy Moll – Stephens Inc.
Jon Tanwanteng – CJS Securities
Operator
Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Third Quarter 2024 ESCO Technologies Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is recorded.
On the call today, we have Bryan Sayler, President and CEO; Chris Tucker, Senior Vice President and CFO. And now I'd like to hand the conference over to our first speaker today, Kate Lowrey, Vice President of Investor Relations. Kate, you now have the floor.
Kate Lowrey
Thank you. Statements made during this call, which are not strictly historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the company's operations and business environment, including, but not limited to, the risk factors referenced in the company's press release issued today, which will be included as an exhibit to the company's Form 8-K to be filed.
We undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by applicable laws and regulations. In addition, during this call, the company may discuss some non-GAAP financial measures in describing the company's operating results. A reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures can be found in the press release issued today and found on the company's website at www.escotechnologies.com under the link Investor Relations.
Now I'll turn the call over to Bryan.
Bryan Sayler
Thanks, Kate, and thanks, everyone, for joining today's call. We are happy to provide an update on a lot of the exciting things that are happening here at ESCO. We are pleased with the third quarter results and are particularly excited about the continued momentum across all of our business platforms.
Order growth in the quarter was substantial, and we have record backlog of nearly $890 million as of June 30. This is an important indicator of the continuing strength of our end markets and our formidable competitive positions. By talking about the – before talking about the businesses, I want to briefly highlight some additions to our Board of Directors.