Papa John's International, Inc. (PZZA) CEO Robert Lynch on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Steven Coke - Interim Principal Financial & Accounting Officer and VP, IR & Strategy Planning
Robert Lynch - President, CEO & Director

Conference Call Participants

Peter Saleh - BTIG
Alexander Slagle - Jefferies
Christopher O'Cull - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company
Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer
Lauren Silberman - Crédit Suisse
Alton Stump - Longbow Research
Brett Levy - MKM Partners
Frederick Wightman - Wolfe Research

Operator

Welcome to Papa John's Second Quarter 2020 Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Sylvia, and I'll be operator for today's call. [Operator Instructions].

I will now turn the call over to Steve Coke, Vice President of Investor Relations and Strategy. Steve, you may begin.

Steven Coke

Thank you, and good morning. Joining me on the call today is President and CEO, Rob Lynch. Rob and I will have comments about our business and provide a financial update. After the prepared remarks, we will be available for Q&A. Our discussion today will contain forward-looking statements involving risks that could cause the actual results to differ materially from these statements. Forward-looking statements should be considered in conjunction with the cautionary statements in our earnings release and the risk factors included in our SEC filings.

Please refer to our earnings release in the Investor Relations section of our website for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and details about temporary franchise support discussed on this call. [Operator Instructions].

Now I'd like to turn the call over to Rob Lynch for his comments. Rob?

Robert Lynch

Thank you, Steve, and good morning, everyone. I'd like to begin by saying that I hope everyone on this call and their loved ones are healthy and safe. And by thanking those who are on the front lines of