Steven Metzger | President |
Mel Payne | Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Carlos Quezada | Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Kian Granmayeh | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Alex Paris | Barrington Research |
John Franzreb | Sidoti & Company |
George Kelly | ROTH MKM |
Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Carriage Services Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.