Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) CEO Mike Mussallem on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) Q4 2020 Earnings Conference Call January 27, 2021 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Mark Wilterding - President, Investor Relations
Mike Mussallem - Chairman and CEO
Scott Ullem - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Bob Hopkins - Bank of America
David Lewis - Morgan Stanley

Operator

Greetings and welcome to the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.

[Operator instructions]

I will now turn the conference over to our host, Mark Wilterding, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin.

Mark Wilterding

Thanks, Diego. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us everyone. With me on today's call are Mike Mussallem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Scott Ullem, Chief Financial Officer. Just after the close of regular trading, Edwards Lifesciences released fourth quarter 2020 financial results.

During today's call, Management will discuss those results included in the press release and accompanying financial schedules and then use the remaining time for Q&A. Please note that Management will be making forward-looking statements that are based on estimates, assumptions, and projections. These statements include, but aren't limited to financial guidance and expectations for longer-term growth opportunities, regulatory approvals, clinical trials, litigation, reimbursement, competitive matters, and foreign currency fluctuations. These statements speak only as of the date when they were made and Edwards does not take -- undertake any obligation to update them after today. Additionally, the statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those associated with the pandemic that could cause actual results to differ materially. Information concerning factors that could cause these differences and important safety information may be found in the press release our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Edwards' other SEC filings, all of which are available on the company's website at edwards.com. Finally, a quick reminder that when using the terms underlying