David Smith | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Jeff Dyke | President |
Heath Byrd | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Richard Nelson | Stephens |
Colin Langan | UBS |
Armintas Sinkevicius | Morgan Stanley |
Rajat Gupta | JPMorgan |
Mark Jordan | Jefferies |
John Murphy | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Good morning, and welcome to the Sonic Automotive First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. This conference call is being recorded today, Thursday, April 25th, 2019. 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.