Patricia Ackerman | Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer |
Ajita Rajendra | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
John Kita | Chief Financial Officer |
Matt Summerville | Alembic Global Advisors |
Charley Brady | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey |
Samuel Eisner | Goldman Sachs |
Jeff Hammond | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Scott Graham | BMO Capital Markets |
Lawrence DeMaria | William Blair |
Robert Aurand | Longbow Research |
Andrew Cohen | Northcoast Research |
Scott Graham | BMO Capital Markets |
Jeffrey Hammond | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the A. O. Smith Corporation Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time.