Scott Colosi | President |
Tonya Robinson | CFO |
David Tarantino | Robert W. Baird |
Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
Peter Saleh | BTIG |
Stephen Anderson | Maxim Group |
John Glass | Morgan Stanley |
Andy Barish | Jefferies |
Chris O'Cull | Stifel, Nicolaus & Company |
Andrew Strelzik | BMO Capital Markets |
Will Slabaugh | Stephens |
John Ivankoe | JPMorgan |
Bob Derrington | Telsey Advisory Group |
Good evening and welcome to the Texas Roadhouse First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. | |
All participants are now in a listen-only mode. After the speakers remarks there'll be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] | |
I would now like to introduce Tonya Robinson | the Chief Financial Officer of Texas Roadhouse. You may begin your conference. |
Thank you, Mike and good evening, everyone. By now you should have access to our earnings release for the first quarter ended March 26, 2019. It may also be found on our website at texasroadhouse.com in the Investors section.
Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that part of our discussion today will include forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and therefore, undue reliance should not be placed upon them.