EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPO) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript February 20, 2024

EnPro Industries, Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.19 EPS, expectations were $1.47. NPO isn't one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here).

Operator: Greetings. Welcome to the Enpro Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions]. Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to James Gentile, Vice President, Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin.

James Gentile: Thanks, Darrell, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Enpro's fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings conference call. I will remind you that our call is being webcast at enpro.com, where you can find the presentation that accompanies this call. With me today is Eric Vaillancourt, our President and Chief Executive Officer; Milt Childress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Joe Bruderek, Executive Vice President, Finance. During today's call, we will reference a number of non-GAAP financial measures. Tables reconciling the historical non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures are included in the appendix to the presentation materials. Also a friendly reminder that we will be making statements on this call that are not historical facts and that are considered forward-looking in nature.

These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-K. Also note that during this call, we will be providing full year 2024 guidance which excludes unforeseen impacts from these risks and uncertainties. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Eric Vaillancourt, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Eric?

Eric Vaillancourt: Thanks, James, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today as we review our results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 and provide a business update that includes our outlook for 2024. Before we get started, I'd like to introduce Joe Bruderek, who recently joined our team as Executive Vice President, Finance. Joe will be succeeding Milt Childress as Chief Financial Officer on April 1. Milt will be staying through the end of May to ensure a smooth transition of finance leadership. We are delighted to have Joe join our team, following his almost 25 years of senior financial and operational experience. This is an exciting time in our company's history, and I'm glad to have Joe's partnership as we look to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.