Bryan Scott Smith | Sonic Automotive, Inc. |
Jeff Dyke | Sonic Automotive, Inc. |
Heath R. Byrd | Sonic Automotive, Inc. |
Rick Nelson | Stephens, Inc. |
Aileen Smith | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Colin Langan | UBS Securities LLC |
Irina Hodakovsky | KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. |
Bret Jordan | Jefferies LLC |
Grant Jordan | Wells Fargo Securities LLC |
Good morning and welcome to the Sonic Automotive Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. This conference call is being recorded today, Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Presentation materials which management will be reviewing on the conference call can be accessed at the company's website at www.sonicautomotive.com by clicking on Our Company, then Investor Relations, then Webcasts & Presentations. At this time, I would like to refer to the Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
During this conference call, management may discuss financial projections, information or expectations about the company's products or market or otherwise make statements about the future.