Arctic Cat Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Arctic Cat Inc. (ACAT)

F3Q09 Earnings Call

January 29, 2009 11:00 am ET

Executives

Shawn Brumbaugh - Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.

Claude J. Jordan - President, Chief Operating Officer

Timothy C. Delmore - Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary

Christopher A. Twomey - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Analysts

James Hardiman - Ftn Midwest Securities Corp.

Cassandra Stevenson - Keybanc Capital Markets

Brandon Taylor - Raymond James

Craig Kennison - Robert W. Baird

Presentation

Operator

Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Arctic Cat Fiscal Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call. (Operator Instructions). This conference is being recorded today, January 29, 2009. I would now like to turn the conference over to Shawn Brumbaugh at Padilla. Please go ahead ma’am.

Shawn Brumbaugh

Thank you and thank you for joining us this morning. I am Shawn Brumbaugh with Padilla Speer Beardsley. On our call today will be Chris Twomey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arctic Cat; Claude Jordan, President, Chief Operating Officer; and Tim Delmore, Chief Financial Officer. Before the market opened this morning Arctic Cat released results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008.

Chris will review the company’s performance and Tim will take you through the financials. After that we will have time for your questions.

Before we begin, please note that some of the comments made today will be forward-looking statements regarding the company’s expectations of future performance. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those contained in the statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in today’s news release and in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. read more