Friederike Edelmann | Vice President, Investor Relations |
Tim Cofer | Chief Executive Officer |
Niko Lahanas | Chief Financial Officer |
J.D. Walker | President, Garden Consumer Products |
John Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Product |
Bill Chappell | Truist Securities |
Brad Thomas | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Jim Chartier | Monness Crespi Hardt |
William Reuter | Bank of America |
Hale Holden | Barclays |
Karru Martinson | Jefferies |
00:04 Welcome to Central Garden & Pet's Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Earnings Call. My name is [Kyle] [ph], and I will be your conference operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder this conference call is being recorded. 00:29 I would now like to turn the call over to Friederike Edelmann, Vice President, Investor Relations.