Bob Nelson | Senior Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations |
Simeon Gutman | Morgan Stanley |
Chuck Grom | Gordon Haskett |
Megan Alexander | JPMorgan |
Scot Ciccarelli | Truist Securities |
John Heinbockel | Guggenheim |
Karen Short | Barclays |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo |
Peter Benedict | Baird |
Brandon Cheatham | Citi |
Erica Eiler | Oppenheimer |
Kelly Bania | BMO Capital Markets |
Laura Champine | Loop Capital |
Greg Melich | Evercore ISI |
Blake Anderson | Jefferies |
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Costco Wholesale Corporation Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participant’s are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.