Acme United Corporation.

Good day, and welcome to the Acme United fourth quarter 2022 conference call. At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Walter Johnson, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning. Welcome to the fourth quarter and year-end 2022 earnings conference call for Acme United Corporation. I'm Walter C. Johnson, Chairman and CEO. With me is Paul Driscoll, our Chief Financial Officer. We'll first read a Safe Harbor statement.

Paul? Forward-looking statements in this conference call, including without limitation statements related to the company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions, and adequacy of capital and other resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, those arising as a result of a challenging global macroeconomic environment characterized by continued high inflation and high interest rates. In addition, we have experienced supply chain disruptions, including those resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and we may experience supply chain disruptions in the future. We are also subject to additional risks and uncertainties as described in our periodic followings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in our current earnings release.