Skyline Champion (SKY) 11 Aug 182019 Q1 Earnings call transcript

[Abrupt Start] During today's call includes forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. Those risks and uncertainties include the factor set forth in the earnings release and in their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Additionally during today's call the company will discuss non-GAAP measures which we believe can be useful in evaluating their performance. A reconciliation of these measures can be found in the earnings release. to conference like to now would turn over the management. I ahead. go Please

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Thanks, Steve.

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Thanks, Laurie.

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pieces together. So will come all these

demand that problem off pretty sort guess good high on coming and lastly is here. just be kind the high. quarter of will from work to its probably an problem have you've generation I in when cash industry is of your Keith need clearly probably a is but The this first to given going capacity this Yes the years. public this that a issue to standpoint got

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color the in Very of to some first-hand good. for and seeing operations forward look September. the Thanks here

Yes we to that, look forward Dan.

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