PVH - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017

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Operator

Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the PVH Corp's Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. This webcast and conference call is being recorded on behalf of PVH and consists of copyrighted material. It may not be recorded, rebroadcast or otherwise used without PVH's written permission.

Your participation in the question-and-answer session constitutes your consent to having anything you say appear on any transcript or replay of this call. available November statements events XX, performance. made view reflect and being of as XXXX information includes that forward-looking PVH's financial The of future statements this included in indicated press release and filings These a the the to subject is Company's of and statement the SEC uncertainties Harbor Safe that subject are call. in risks use strategies, its intentions and and These uncertainties PVH's include expectations service risks to rights need objectives, significant to and debt flow obligations. to change its cash its differ could operations from of results future Company's the or results expectations. materially current Therefore, historical does to PVH any update any forward-looking earnings. not revenue regarding limitation, without publicly undertake any obligation statement, estimate or including, the Generally, rules. and SEC on is a provided non-GAAP financial as under information basis defined guidance can be on in GAAP report Form Company's the and amounts on found current included the to with furnished in third connection are SEC which to quarter release. the X-K PVH's www.pvh.com Reconciliations release, in XXXX earnings to this I conference am pleased to the turn Mr. over At time, of Manny CEO Chirico, Chairman and PVH.

Manny Chirico

Thank you, Cynthia. Good morning, everyone.

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Mike Shaffer

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Operator

question [Operator Drbul Thank Securities. you Instructions]. And we’ll take Bob first from our with Guggenheim

Bob Drbul

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Manny Chirico

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Bob Drbul

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Mike Shaffer

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Operator

we’ll And Jaffray. next with Murphy hear from Erinn Piper

Erinn Murphy

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Manny Chirico

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Erinn Murphy

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Operator

question Research. next will from our And Kate with McShane come Citi

Kate McShane

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Operator

Matthew question from J.P. with And our Morgan. will come Boss next

Matthew Boss

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Manny Chirico

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Matthew Boss

way sales? on the on guess, to line, what’s the expense that’s guess I sales right think to versus marketing I there about about front, well? dollars as SG&A growth think as that just the of how move And mix to we forward best dollar

Manny Chirico

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Operator

our with question next Kernan come & will Cowen from John And Company.

John Kernan

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Manny Chirico

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John Kernan

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Operator

from next hear Fargo. Ike with We'll Boruchow Wells

Ike Boruchow

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Manny Chirico

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Ike Boruchow

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that to thinking in near you're how about the term term? Just medium

Manny Chirico

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Operator

will Omar And ISI. our Saad next Evercore question from come with

Unidentified Analyst

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Operator

we’ll Chethan And Barclays. with Mallela next from hear

Chethan Mallela

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Manny Chirico

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Chethan Mallela

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Manny Chirico

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Operator

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Heather Balsky

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Manny Chirico

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Dana Perlman

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Heather Balsky

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Manny Chirico

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Operator

Eric Tracy And our will Research. Buckingham from next with question come

Eric Tracy

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Manny Chirico

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Operator

from Drucker will question Lindsay final our with Mann And come Sachs. Goldman

Lindsay Mann

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Manny Chirico

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Lindsay Mann

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Manny Chirico

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Operator

ladies and Thank you conclude all And participation. gentleman, for today's your call. this does

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PVH (PVH) 30 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript