BrightView (BV) 16 Nov 232023 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the BrightView Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Call. My name is [ Bruno ]. I'll be your operator today. [Operator Instructions]. I'll now hand over to Dale, Chief Executive Officer.

Good morning and thank you for joining BrightView's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Call.

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Thank you, Brett.

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questions. We open for call will the now

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Our from next William comes Tim Mulrooney Blair. question from

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Yes. Yes. Great Maggie. question,

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[Operator Instructions].

comes next question Sachs. from Our Goldman from George Tong

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Our next question comes Andy Wittmann from Baird.

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We currently have no further questions.

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