Maarten Jager | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Sherry Bahrambeygui | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Jonathan Braatz | Kansas City Capital Associates |
Pedro Leduc | Newfoundland Capital Management |
Ronald Bookbinder | IFS Securities |
Thomas Vester | LGM Investments |
Good day, everyone and welcome to the PriceSmart Incorporated earnings release conference call for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, ending on November 30, 2018. All participants are currently in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After remarks from our Company representatives, Sherry Bahrambeygui, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Maarten Jager, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, you will be given an opportunity to ask question as time permits. [Operator Instructions] And as a reminder, this conference is being recorded today Thursday, January 10, 2019. A digital replay will be available through January 17, 2019, following the conclusion of the call by dialing 1-877-344-7529 for domestic callers or 1-412-317-0088 for international callers and entering replay access code 10126894.