Brian P. McKeon | EVP, Treasurer, and CFO |
Jonathan W. Ayers | Chairman, President, and CEO |
Nick Hiller | William Blair & Co |
Michael Ryskin | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Erin Wright | Credit Suisse |
Jonathan Block | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co |
Nicholas Jansen | Raymond James & Associates |
Alexander Nowak | Piper Jaffray & Co |
Good morning and welcome to the IDEXX Laboratories Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call.
As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded. Participating in the call this morning are Jon Ayers, Chief Executive Officer; Brian McKeon, Chief Financial Officer; and Kerry Bennett, Vice President, Investor Relations. IDEXX would like to preface the discussion today with a caution regarding forward-looking statements. Listeners are reminded that our discussion during the call will include forward-looking that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed today.