Empire Company Limited (EMP.A) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Empire fourth quarter 2025 conference call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. This call is being recorded on Thursday, June 19, 2025. I would now like to turn the conference over to Katie Bryan, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you, Joelle. Good morning, and thank you all for joining us for our fourth part of the conference call. Today, we will provide summary comments on our results and then open the call for questions. This call is being recorded, and the audio recording will be available on the company's website at empirecone.ca. There is a short summary document outlining the points of our quarter available on our website. Joining me on the call this morning are Michael Medline, President and Chief Executive Officer, Costa Papanis, our new Chief Financial Officer, Pierre St. Laurent, Chief Operating Officer, and Matt Rangel, our former Chief Financial Officer. Today's discussion includes forward-looking statements. We caution that such statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs and are subject to uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. I will refer you to our news release and MD&A for more information on these assumptions and factors. I will now turn the call over to Michael Medline. Thank you, Katie. Good morning, everyone. This was a very strong quarter for Empire, and I am pleased with the way our team finished the fiscal year. We have become a disciplined grocer that is focused on delivering earnings growth. Our results...