Calavo Growers, Inc. (CVGW) M&A Call Transcript

Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to today’s call to discuss Mission Produce’s acquisition of Calavo Growers.

[Operator Instructions]

Please note this call is being recorded and that we are standing by. It is now my pleasure to turn the meeting over to Camilla Sforzolini, Managing Director, FGS Global.

Camilla Sforzolini
Managing Director

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us on such short notice to discuss Mission’s announcement that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Calavo. This afternoon, Mission and Calavo issued a news release regarding this announcement and have posted a presentation that we will reference during this call.

The press release and presentation are available online under the Investor Relations section of the company’s respective website. The comments during today’s call and the accompanying presentation contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

All statements other than the statements of historical facts are considered forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in the company’s filings with the SEC. We’ll also refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures today. Please refer to the tables included