Earnings Call Excerpt
CDW Corporation (CDWC)
Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call
January 24th 2006, 8:30 AM.
Executives:
John Edwardson, Chairman, CEO
Barbara Klimstra, VP Investor Relations
Jim Shanks, EVP
Harry Harczak, EVP
Analysts:
Matt Sheerin, Thomas Weisel Partners
John Coyle, JMP Securities
Brian Alexander, Raymond James & Associates
Bernie Mahon, Morgan Stanley
Bruce Simpson, William Blair & Company
Scott Craig, Banc of America Securities
Arun Sharma, UBS Warburg
Jay Singurski (ph), JPMorgan Chase & Company
Steven Fortuna, Prudential Equity Group
David Manthey, Robert W. Baird & Company
Andy Hargreaves, Pacific Crest Securities
Chuck Thomas, Bessemer Securities
Presentation
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Please note that this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. John Edwardson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CDW. Mr. Edwardson, you may begin, sir.
John Edwardson, Chairman
Okay, thank you and good morning to each of you and thank you for joining us to discuss CDW's fourth quarter and full-year results. With me today here on the phone call are Harry Harczak, Executive Vice President, Jim Shanks, Executive Vice President, Barb Klein, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as well as Cindy Klimstra, Vice President of Investor Relations. And, of course, before we begin the phone call, Barb will present the Company's Safe Harbor disclosure statement.
Barbara Klimstra, VP Investor Relations
Thank you, John, and good morning. Any statements made by management in this conference call which are forward-looking that is not historical in nature are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision for the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please be cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from such expectations. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting the Company's business are contained in its filings with the SEC and are discussed in this conference call. Also, if you are listening to a playback of this conference call, please be advised that our statements on this conference call are made as of the date of the call, are subject to future events and should not be considered to represent the expectations of management other than as of the date of this call.
Finally, one logistical item. If you haven't received our press release or the slides for today's call, you can access them from our Website at cdw.com by clicking on Investor Relations on the left side. Click on Web slides for the supporting materials.
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