Operator
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Lowe's Companies first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. My name is Melissa, and I will be your operator for today's call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Kate Pearlman, vice president of investor relations.
Kate Pearlman --
Vice President of Investor Relations
Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Here with me today are Marvin Ellison, our president, and chief executive officer; Bill Boltz, our executive vice president, merchandising; Joe McFarland, our executive vice president, stores; and Dave Denton, our executive vice president, and chief financial officer. I would like to remind you that our notice regarding forward-looking statements is included in our press release this morning, which can be found on Lowe's investor relations website. During this call, we will be making comments that are forward-looking, including our expectations for fiscal 2021.