Vulcan Materials 2 Nov 222022 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Vulcan Materials Company's Third Quarter Earnings Call. My name is Gretchen, and I will be your conference call coordinator today. [Operator Instructions]

Now I will turn the call over to your host, Mr. Mark Warren, Vice President of Investor Relations for Vulcan Materials. Mr. begin. may you Warren,

Financial thank today your and are Carlisle, and Mary and Materials. CEO; in With Andrews Chief President Vice me Tom Senior you morning, interest for Vulcan and Officer. Good Hill, Chairman

A over Tom. call turn to housekeeping couple items of I the before

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results to now Mary our outlook. to Mary Andrews will on call turn the further I comment Andrews? and full-year over

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our items I'll sheet a balance outlook P&L, the the revised for the other on and few XXXX. full-year in So focus

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I'll the closing over for turn some Tom now back call to remarks.

Thank you, Mary Andrews.

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Good Jerry. morning,

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comes from Jefferies. Ng from Philip Our next question

a good quarter Hey, really really execution strong the board. on guys. a and across Congrats

Thank you.

Phil. Thanks,

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next Dahl Markets. Our Mike comes from from Capital RBC question

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morning. Good

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Thank you question for taking my today.

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Good morning.

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Hey. Good quarter. Congrats on great guys. morning, a

morning. Good you. Thank

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guys. morning, Good Hey.

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Great. question. Thanks the Good morning. for

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