Viki Blinderman | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Mel Payne | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Ben Brink | Chief Financial Officer |
Chris Howe | Barrington Research |
Komal Patel | Goldman Sachs |
Chris McGinnis | Sidoti |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Carriage Services Second Quarter 2019 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Viki Blinderman, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
You may begin.
Thank you and good morning, everyone. Today, we’ll be discussing the company’s second quarter results for 2019.