Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcripts

VFCV.F. CorporationOct 17, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the VF Corporation third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) At this time I would like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jean Fontana. Jean Fontana: By now you should have received today’s ea...

GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Oct 17, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day and welcome everyone to the Google Inc. Conference Call. This call is being recorded. At this time I would like to turn the call over to Ms. Krista Bessinger. Please go ahead, ma'am. Krista Bessinger: Good afternoon every...

VMIValmont Industries, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Rachel and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Valmont Industries Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to p...

SYKStryker CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Third Quarter 2008 Stryker Earnings Conference Call. My name is Amity and I'll be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will faci...

AOSA. O. Smith CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the conference over to our host, Vice President of Investor Relations, Patricia Ack...

TBITrueBlue, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to TrueBlue’s conference call. (Operator Instructions) Joining us today is TrueBlue’s CEO Steve Cooper and CFO Derrek Gafford. Today we will discuss TrueBlue’s 2008 third quarter results which were announced today. If you ...

ABTAbbott LaboratoriesOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Abbott's Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be able to listen-only until the question and answer portion of this call. [Operator Instructions]....

NUENucor CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Nucor Corporation’s third quarter 2008 earnings release conference call. (Operator Instructions) Certain statements made in this conference call are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A...

BAXBaxter International Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Baxter International's third quarter earnings conference call. Your lines will remain in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer segment of today's call. (Operator Instruc...

BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 Build A Bear Workshop, Inc. earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions). I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today's call, Molly Salky, Director of Investor Relat...

LUVSouthwest Airlines Co.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Southwest Airlines third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) We have on the call today Mr. Gary Kelly, Southwest’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Laura Wright, th...

TFCTruist Financial CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Greetings ladies and gentleman and welcome to the BB&T Corporation third quarter earnings 2008 conference call on Thursday October 16, 2008. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder this conference is being recorded. It is now my ple...

BMIBadger Meter, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Third quarter 2008 Badger Meter earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today's call, Rick Johnson, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chie...

DHRDanaher CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Danaher Corporation third quarter 2008 earnings results conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Andy Wilson, Vice President of Investor Relations. Andy Wilson: Good mor...

ONON Semiconductor CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Fairchild Semiconductor Third Quarter Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Steven Leibiger. Please go ahead, sir. Steven Le...

SONSonoco Products CompanyOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Sonoco Products Company Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the form...

ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the ITW Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. Today's conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnec...

BTUPeabody Energy CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Peabody Energy quarterly Earnings Call. For the conference, all the participant lines are in a listen-only mode, however, there will be an opportunity for your que...

ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are on a listen-only mode. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Today's conference is being recorded. ...

CCitigroup Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to Citi’s third quarter 2008 earnings review featuring Citi Chief Financial Officer Gary Crittenden. (Operator Instructions) Today’s call will be hosted by Scott Freidenrich, Director of Investor Relations. Scott Freidenri...

ICUIICU Medical, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 ICU Medical Inc. earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) Now I’d like to turn the presentation over to your host for today’s event Dr. Lopez. George Lopez: I want to thank you all for jo...

IBMInternational Business Machines CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome and thank you for standing by. (Operator Instructions) Now I will turn the meeting over to Ms. Patricia Murphy, Vice President of Investor Relations. Madam, you may begin. Patricia Murphy: Thank you. This is Patricia Murph...

HSYThe Hershey CompanyOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome everyone to The Hershey Company third quarter results conference call. (Operator Instructions) Mark Pogharian, you may begin your conference. Mark Pogharian: David West, President and CEO, Bert Alfonso, Senior Vice Preside...

CCKCrown Holdings, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Crown Holdings’ third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Alan Rutherford, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Alan W. Rutherfor...

PNCThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: I would like to welcome everyone to the PNC Financial Services Group third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I will now turn the call over to the Director of Investor Relations, Bill Callihan. Sir plea...

HOMBHome Bancshares, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Home BancShares, Inc. third quarter 2008 earnings call. The purpose of this call is to discuss the information and data provided in the quarterly earnings release issued this morning. The company’s participants will...

HOGHarley-Davidson, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome everyone to the Harley-Davidson third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Amy Guiffre. Amy Guiffre: Today Harley-Davidson’s CEO Jim Ziemer will provide h...

PPGPPG Industries, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Vince Morales: Good morning, this is Vince Morales, Vice President of Investor Relations for PPG Industries. Welcome to PPG's third quarter 2008 financial commentary. The financial commentary is provided by PPG's Senior Vice President and C...

HNIHNI CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Katy and I'll be your conference call facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Kimball International third quarter fiscal 2008 financial results conference...

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Mindy and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Huntington third quarter Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any backgro...

HBANMHuntington Bancshares IncorporatedOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Mindy and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Huntington third quarter Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any backgro...

HBANLHuntington Bancshares IncorporatedOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Mindy and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Huntington third quarter Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any backgro...

HBANHuntington Bancshares IncorporatedOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Mindy and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Huntington third quarter Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any backgro...

GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Gilead Sciences Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer se...

TXTTextron Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen thank you for standing by and welcome to the Textron Earnings Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. As a r...

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to CIT’s third quarter 2008 earnings call. (Operator Instructions) Participating in today’s call from the company are Jeff Peek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joe Leone, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, A...

FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to CIT’s third quarter 2008 earnings call. (Operator Instructions) Participating in today’s call from the company are Jeff Peek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joe Leone, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, A...

COFCapital One Financial CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Capital One third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Jeff Norris, Managing Vice President of Investor Relations. Jeff Norris: In addition to the ...

UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to Continental Airlines third quarter 2008 financial results conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would like to turn the conference over to Ned Walker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and DeAnne Gab...

RSReliance Steel & Aluminum Co.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Reliance Steel & Aluminum sponsored 2008 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode and we'll open t...

WSOWatsco, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Watsco, Inc. third quarter conference call. (Operator Instructions) Mr. Nahmad, you may begin your conference. Albert Nahmad: Good morning everyone, welcome to our call. This is a beautiful South Florida day. My nam...

ATRAptarGroup, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the AptarGroup's third quarter 2008 results conference call. (Operator Instructions) Introducing today's conference call is Ralph Polterman, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of AptarGroup. Ralph Polterman: Before ...

STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to today's Steel Dynamics Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Call. Today's conference is being recorded. Joining us today are Keith Busse, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Richard Teets, President and Chief Operating Officer...

UFPIUFP Industries, Inc.Oct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 Universal Forest Products Incorporated earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to your host for today's call, Lynn Afendoulis. Lynn Afendoulis: Wel...

NOKNokia OyjOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Nokia third quarter 2008 earnings call. (Operator Instructions). I would now turn the call over to Mr. Bill Seymour, Head of Investor Relations. Mr. Seymour you m...

SFNCSimmons First National CorporationOct 16, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome everyone to the Simmons First National third quarter earnings call. (Operator Instructions) Mr. Garner you may begin your call. David W. Garner: I am David Garner, Investor Relations Officer of Simmons First National Corpo...

WFCWells Fargo & CompanyOct 15, 2008

Q3 2008

Bob Strickland: Hello, this is Bob Strickland. Thank you for calling into the Wells Fargo third quarter 2008 earnings review prerecorded call. Before we discuss our third quarter results, we need to make the standard securities law disclosu...

CSXCSX CorporationOct 15, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the CSX Corporation third quarter 2008 earnings call. (Operator Instructions) For opening remarks and introductions I would like to turn the call over to Mr. David Baggs, Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations for...

PIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesOct 15, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Piper Jaffray Companies conference call to discuss the financial results for the third quarter of 2008. (Operator Instructions) The company has asked that I remind you that statements on this call are not historical...

EBAYeBay Inc.Oct 15, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, everyone. Welcome to the eBay third quarter 2008 earnings results conference call. This call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mark Rowen, VP of Investor Relations. Please go ah...