Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcripts

MAMastercard IncorporatedNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 MasterCard earnings conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. We will be facilitating a question-and-answer session towards the end of this conference. (Operator In...

PPLPPL CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Ery and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to PPL Corporation's Third Quarter Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any backgr...

MACThe Macerich CompanyNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Macerich Company third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. Today’s call is being recorded. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. ...

SMSM Energy CompanyNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Britney and I'll be you conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background...

PNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning, and thank you for holding. My name is Bernice and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been place...

ECPGEncore Capital Group, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and welcome to the Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.’s third quarter 2008 conference call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session of the conference call. This call is being r...

ZDZiff Davis, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the j2 Global Communications third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. It is my pleasure to introduce your host, Mr. Scott Turicchi, President of j2 Global Communications. Th...

JOEThe St. Joe CompanyNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day everyone and welcome to the St. Joe Company’s Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call. This call is being recorded. Currently all participants are in a listen-only mode. You will be given a chance later to ask a qu...

WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and welcome to the West third quarter 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 ...

WTIW&T Offshore, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the W&T Offshore third quarter Earnings Call. During today's presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, the conference will be open for questions. (Operator Instructions). As a ...

WWWW International, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Weight Watchers International third quarter 2008 earnings teleconference call. (Operator Instructions) At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Sarika Sahni of Weight Watchers Intern...

DINOHF Sinclair CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Rachael and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Holly Corporation third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. (Operator instructions) Mr. Hic...

NCNACCO Industries, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Third Quarter 2008 NACCO Industries Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. We'll be facilitating a question-and-answer session towards ...

NINiSource IncNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

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

PFGPrincipal Financial Group, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and welcome to the Principal Financial Group third quarter 2008 financial results conference call. There will be a question and answer period after the speakers have completed their remarks. (Operator instructions) I ...

THCTenet Healthcare CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to Tenet Healthcare's conference call for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. This call is being recorded by Tenet and will be available on replay. A set of slides has been posted to the Tenet website, to which man...

HLFHerbalife Nutrition Ltd.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and thank you for joining the third quarter 2008 earnings conference call for herbal life. On the call today is Michael Johnson, the company’s chairman and CEO. Des Walsh, Executive Vice President, Rich Goudis, the co...

BEAMBeam Therapeutics Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: I would like to welcome everyone to the Fortune Brands third quarter conference call. (Operator Instructions) Mr. Carbonari, you may begin your conference. Bruce Carbonari: Welcome to our discussion of Fortune Brands third quarter...

TENTsakos Energy Navigation LimitedNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and welcome to Tenneco’s third quarter 2008 earnings release conference call. All lines have been placed on a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session. (Operator Instructions). Today’s call is being reco...

RUSHARush Enterprises, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day everyone. Welcome to the Rush Enterprises, Inc. third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. Today’s call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Mr. M...

CRKComstock Resources, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Q3 2008 Comstock Resources, Inc.’s earnings conference call. My name is Becky, and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. ...

BDCBelden Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to this morning's Belden Incorporated conference call. Just a reminder, this call is being recorded. At this time, you are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a qu...

AMPHAmphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and welcome to the Third Quarter 2008 American Physicians Service Group Earnings Conference Call. My name is Andrew and I’ll be your coordinator today. This call is being webcast in listen-only format through APSG’s c...

TDCTeradata CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Teradata Q3 2008 earnings release conference call. (Operator instructions) Now, I will turn the meeting over to Gregg Swearingen of Investor Relations. Sir, you may begin. Gregg Swearingen: Thank you and good mornin...

RUSHBRush Enterprises, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day everyone. Welcome to the Rush Enterprises, Inc. third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. Today’s call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Mr. M...

WELLWelltower Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Health Care REIT third quarter 2008 conference call (Operator Instructions). I would now like to turn the conference over to Kathy Price of the Finan...

RRRRed Rock Resorts, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good evening, my name is [Katherine] and I will be your conference operator today. At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the RSC Holdings third quarter 2008 Results Conference Call. (Operator Instructions). Thank you...

RRXRegal Rexnord CorporationNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Marcy and I’ll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Regal Beloit third quarter earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent an...

MHKMohawk Industries, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Mohawk Industries third quarter Earnings Call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to introduce Jeff Lorberbaum, Chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries. Jeff ...

NWNNorthwest Natural Holding CompanyNov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

David H. Anderson: As reported last quarter, and for the first time in many years, we have been experiencing gas cost losses from our PGA incentive sharing mechanism here in Oregon. Weather for the winter months, or for the first part of th...

UDRUDR, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the UDR third quarter earnings conference call. During today’s presentation all parties will be in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation the conference will be opened for questions. (Operator Instructions) This...

CNSCohen & Steers, Inc.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Cohen and Steer, Inc Third Quarter 2008 financial conference call. My name is Vanessa and I will be your conference operator today. At this time all of you will be placed on mute to prevent any background noise. Aft...

BAMBrookfield Asset Management Ltd.Nov 4, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day ladies and gentleman and welcome to today’s GrafTech reports Q3 2008 results conference. Please be aware today’s conference is being recorded. At this time I would like to turn the call over to Kelly Powell for opening re...

GVAGranite Construction IncorporatedNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Kate and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Granite Construction third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute...

MTRNMaterion CorporationNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Brush Engineered Materials third quarter 2008 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the fo...

NTGRNETGEAR, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Netgear Inc. third quarter 2008 results conference call. (Operator Instructions) It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Joseph Fialto of the Roof Group. Joseph Fialto: Welcome to Netgear's third quarter 2008 ...

SSYSStratasys Ltd.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the third quarter 2008 Stratasys earnings conference call. My name is [Dan] and I'll be your coordinator for today. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to y...

STRAStrategic Education, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning, everyone and welcome to Strayer Education Incorporated Third Quarter Earnings Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. Following today's presentation, we will offer the opportunity for questions and a...

HIWHighwoods Properties, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning and thank you for holding. My name is Ranise [ph] and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Highwoods Properties third quarter results conference call. All lin...

ABGAsbury Automotive Group, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, everyone. Welcome to this Asbury Automotive Group quarterly earnings release conference call. (Operator Instructions) At this time for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to the Vice Pre...

ICONIcon Energy Corp.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Iconix Brand Group’s third-quarter 2008 earnings conference call. My name is Krista and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode...

MCYMercury General CorporationNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Ashley, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Mercury General Third Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute ...

NUSNu Skin Enterprises, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the third quarter 2008 Nu Skin earnings conference call. My name is Madge [ph] and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. We w...

FORRForrester Research, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 Forrester Research earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions). I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host of today's call, Ms. Karyl Levinson, Vice President of Corporate C...

PBIPitney Bowes Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the Pitney Bowes 2008 third quarter earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to introduce you speakers for today's conference call; Mr. Murray Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr....

PRAAPRA Group, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Welcome to the third quarter 2008 Portfolio Recovery Associates Incorporated earnings conference call. My name is Gerri and I’ll be your coordinator for today. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. We will facil...

FSSFederal Signal CorporationNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the third quarter 2008 Federal Signal earnings conference call. My name is Natasha and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. ...

AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.Nov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Analyst : Irwin Guzman - Citigroup Anthony Paolone - JP Morgan Jamie Feldman - UBS Philip Martin - Cantor Fitzgerald Dave AuBuchon - Robert W. Baird George Auerbach - Merrill Lynch Operator: Good day and welcome everyone to the Alexand...

HMNHorace Mann Educators CorporationNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good morning. My name is Pam, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Horace Mann Educators Corporation third quarter earnings release conference call. All lines have bee...

TZOOTravelzooNov 3, 2008

Q3 2008

Operator: Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Travelzoo’s third quarter 2008 financial results conference call. (Operator instructions). It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Holger Bartel, Travelzoo’s Chief Executiv...