Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to SMG's first quarter 2024 earnings presentation. I would now like to hand it over to Amy DeLuca, Head of Investor Relations. Please proceed.

Good morning. I'm Amy DeLuca, Head of Investor Relations at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Welcome to our first quarter 2024 earnings presentation and business update. During our review, we will make forward-looking statements. Please be aware that our actual results could differ materially from what we share today. Please refer to our Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, for details of the full range of risk factors that could impact our results. We will also discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures during our remarks. These measures should not be considered a replacement for and should be read together with our results under GAAP. With me for this morning's webcast are Chairman, President, and CEO Jim Hagedorn and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Matt Garth. Jim will provide an overall business update, followed by Matt with a brief review of our financial results through the first quarter and our outlook for the full year. Following the webcast, Chief Operating Officer Nate Baxter and Hawthorne Division President Chris Hagedorn will join Jim and Matt for an audio-only Q&A session. To listen to the Q&A, simply remain on this webcast. If you wish to ask a question, please pre-register via the audio link shared in our press release for call-in details and a unique pin. Please note that today's session will be recorded. An archived version will be published on our website at investor.scotts.com. For further discussion after the call, you are invited to email or call me directly. With that, Let's get started with Jim's business update.

Welcome, everyone. Jim Hagedorn here.