Barbara Rentler | Chief Executive Officer |
Travis Marquette | Group Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Michael Hartshorn | Group President and Chief Operating Officer |
Matthew Boss | J.P. Morgan |
Lorraine Hutchinson | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Mark Altschwager | Robert W. Baird |
Kimberly Greenberger | Morgan Stanley |
Omar Saad | Evercore ISI |
Michael Binetti | Credit Suisse |
Alexandra Walvis | Goldman Sachs |
Daniel Hofkin | William Blair |
John Morris | D.A. Davidson |
Paul Trussell | Deutsche Bank |
Ike Boruchow | Wells Fargo |
Jay Sole | UBS |
John Kernan | Cowen and Company |
Janine Stichter | Jefferies & Co. |
Laura Champine | Loop Capital |
Dana Telsey | Telsey Advisory Group |
Roxanne Meyer | MKM Partners LLC |
Paul Lejuez | Citigroup |
Good afternoon and welcome to the Ross Stores Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Conference Call. The call will begin with prepared comments by management, followed by a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions].
Before we get started, on behalf of Ross Stores, I would like to note that the comments made on this call will contain forward-looking statements regarding expectations about future growth and financial results, including sales and earnings forecasts, new store openings and other matters that are based on the company's current forecast of aspects of its future business.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance or current expectations.