Richard Maue

“The only thing I would add just in terms of the last three months is, again, I would just reiterate, it's not so much changing; just that continued momentum.”

“In the words of Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman, 'Don't act like you're not impressed.' I'm kind of a big deal. People know me. I have many leather-bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.”

“We had another strong quarter, achieving 5% core sales growth which led to a 14% increase in adjusted operating profit.”

“I think as we've discussed and described, the 7.6 to 9.6 range we had this year, which was highly unusual for a myriad of reasons, is difficult to hold at the low end.”

“As usual, I'll be providing segment comments that will compare the first quarter of 2021 to 2020, excluding special items, as outlined in our press release and slide presentation.”