Metro Inc. (MRU) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Metro Inc. 2025 Fourth Quarter Results Conference call. At this time, all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. And if at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. Also note that the call is being recorded on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. I would now like to turn the conference over to Sharon Kadosh, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance. Please go ahead. Merci, Sylvie. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Our comments will focus on the financial results of our fourth quarter, which ended on September 27th. With me today is Mr. Eric Lafleche, President and CEO, Nicolas Amieux, Executive VP and CFO, Marc Giroud, Chief Operating Officer, and Jean-Michel Coutu, President of the Pharmacy Division. During the call, we will present our fourth quarter results and comment on its highlights. We will then be happy to take your questions. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that we will use in today's discussion different statements that could be construed as forward-looking information. In general, any statement which does not constitute a historical fact may be deemed a forward-looking statement. Words or expressions such as expect, intend are confident that will and other similar words or expressions are generally indicative of forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based upon certain assumptions regarding the Canadian food and pharmaceutical industries, the general economy, our annual budget, and our 2025 action plan. These forward-looking statements do not provide any guarantees as to the future performance of the...