Gary Millerchip | executive |
Ron Vachris | executive |
Simeon Gutman | analyst |
Michael Lasser | analyst |
Charles Grom | analyst |
Scot Ciccarelli | analyst |
Kelly Bania | analyst |
John Heinbockel | analyst |
Peter Benedict | analyst |
Brandon Cheatham | analyst |
Gregory Melich | analyst |
Rupesh Parikh | analyst |
Scott Mushkin | analyst |
Edward Kelly | analyst |
Oliver Chen | analyst |
Joseph Feldman | analyst |
Thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Costco Wholesale Corporation Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the conference over to Gary Millerchip, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Gary, you may begin your conference.