Kyle Bland | Vice President of Investor Relations |
D.G. Macpherson | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Dee Merriwether | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Ryan Merkel | William Blair |
Tommy Moll | Stephens |
Deane Dray | RBC Capital Markets |
David Manthey | Baird |
Hans Hoffman | Jefferies |
Nigel Coe | Wolfe Research |
Christopher Glynn | Oppenheimer |
Josh Pokrzywinski | Morgan Stanley |
Jacob Levinson | Melius Research |
Chris Snyder | UBS |
Chris Dankert | Loop Capital |
Ken Newman | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Patrick Baumann | JPMorgan |
Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the W.W. Grainger Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded.