David W. Hult
Thank you, Chris, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our second quarter earnings call. This is an exciting time for Asbury, and I want to begin my remarks by thanking our team members who make it all possible through their hard work and approach to execution that has helped us consistently lead the pack in operating efficiency. I would also like to formally welcome the more than 2,000 team members from Herb Chambers. And finally, I want to personally thank Herb Chambers for the opportunity to be a steward of this business. We look forward to a bright future together, and we're eager to partner with the Herb Chambers team members to continue growing our presence in the New England market with the high level of service you have been delivering for 40 years. Shifting to our operational performance. We continue to see strong demand in the second quarter as consumers weigh the decision to buy ahead of potentially higher prices from an ever-changing tariff landscape. But we did see the SAAR decline as the quarter went on. We believe the outlook for the second half of the year will be heavily dependent on how various tariff decisions make their way to consumer level pricing. While new vehicle GPUs have been resilient year-to-date, we still see those metrics trending back towards the 2,500 to 3,000 range over time with optimism that we end up more towards that 3,000 level. Used vehicle profitability has remained strong, supported by a constrained supply environment. Based on the limited pool of used vehicles, we have chosen to focus on gross profit, but we'll continually evaluate that approach based on how the used vehicle market evolves. Our parts and service business continued to deliver stable, consistent growth with same-store gross profit up 7% for the quarter. We are continuing to invest in tools and technology that will enable our fixed operations business to operate more efficiently and deliver an even better guest experience. Our transition to Tekion is part of that investment, and we are happy to report that our Koons stores are now 100% converted to the new DMS. As I mentioned at the start of the call, it's been an exciting, but busy time for Asbury. Our near-term focus will be ensuring all of our critical initiatives are executed at the highest level possible. I couldn't wrap up my comments about our operational performance without commending the team for their focus on running the business efficiently. Our same store adjusted SG&A as a percentage of gross profit was 63.2% for the quarter, an improvement of over 100 basis points from the second quarter of 2024 and a sequential improvement from the first quarter of 2025. It is important to note that we still see opportunity to further reduce our SG&A profile over time. Our ability to grow the company through transformative acquisitions while maintaining our operating margin profile is a point of pride for us, but it's just one element of our broader approach to strategically managing our portfolio and deploying capital to its highest and best use. In the second quarter and through July 28, we divested of 9 stores as part of ongoing capital allocation in our effort to optimize our portfolio. The proceeds from these transactions helped to offset some of our investment in Herb Chambers, and we anticipate prioritizing leverage reduction over the next 12 to 18 months as we work to integrate the acquisition and focus on our migration to Tekion. That said, share repurchases are an important component of our capital allocation strategy, and we will be opportunistic in our execution of share buybacks even as we work to reduce our leverage ratio. And now for our consolidated results for the second quarter. We generated $4.4 billion in revenue, had a gross profit of $752 million and a gross profit margin of 17.2%. We delivered an adjusted operating margin of 5.8%, our adjusted earnings per share was $7.43, and our adjusted EBITDA was $256 million. Before I pass to Dan, I want to once again acknowledge our team members for their focus and dedication to the business. Your commitment every day puts us on the path to be the most guest-centric automotive retailer, and we're optimistic about the future. Now Dan will discuss our operational performance. Dan?