Michael Dennis Casey | Carter's, Inc. |
Richard F. Westenberger | Carter's, Inc. |
Brian J. Lynch | Carter's, Inc. |
Kate McShane | Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
Ike Boruchow | Wells Fargo Securities LLC |
Susan Anderson | B. Riley FBR, Inc. |
Bill Schultz | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Anna Andreeva | Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. |
Laurent Vasilescu | Macquarie Capital (NYSE:USA), Inc. |
Warren Cheng | Evercore Group LLC |
Jim A. Chartier | Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co., Inc. |
Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Carter's Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call.
On the call today are Michael Casey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Richard Westenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Brian Lynch, President; and Sean McHugh, Vice President and Treasurer. After today's prepared remarks, we will take questions as time allows. Carter's issued its fourth quarter 2017 earnings press release earlier this morning. A copy of the release and presentation materials for today's call have been posted on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.carters.com.