VirTra (VTSI) 30 Mar 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon. Welcome to VirTra's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call. My name is John and I will be your operator for today's call.

Joining us for today's presentation are the company's Chairman and CEO, Bob Ferris; and Chief Accounting Officer, Marsha Fox.

Following their remarks, we will open the call for questions from the VirTra's institutional analysts and investors.

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