Ecolab Inc. (ECL) CEO Doug Baker on Q1 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Michael Monahan - SVP and External Relations
Doug Baker - Chairman and CEO
Dan Schmechel - CFO

Conference Call Participants

David Ridley-Lane - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Chip Moore - Canaccord Genuity
Manav Patnaik - Barclays Capital
Laurence Alexander - Jefferies
Josh Spector - UBS
David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank
Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley
Hamzah Mazari - Macquarie
Tim Mulrooney - William Blair
John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets
Christopher Parkinson - Credit Suisse
Mike Harrison - Seaport Global
Rosemarie Morbelli - G. Research
Scott Schneeberger - Oppenheimer

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to Ecolab First Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It is now my pleasure to introduce Michael Monahan. Thank you, Mr. Monahan. You may now begin your presentation.

Michael Monahan

Thank you. Hello everyone, and welcome to Ecolab's first quarter conference call. With me today is Doug Baker, Ecolab's Chairman and CEO; and Dan Schmechel, our CFO. A discussion of our results, along with our earnings release and the slides referencing the quarter's results and our outlook, are available on Ecolab's Web site at ecolab.com/investor.

Please take a moment to read the cautionary statements in these materials, stating that this teleconference and the associated supplemental materials include estimates of future performance. These are forward-looking statements, and actual results could differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are described under the Risk Factor section and our most recent Form 10-K, and in our posted materials. We also refer you to the supplemental diluted earnings per share information in the release.