Operator
Operator
Good morning and welcome to the Watsco, Inc. Third Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Albert Nahmad. Please go ahead. Albert H. Nahmad - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer: Good morning and welcome to our third quarter conference call. This is Albert Nahmad, President and CEO. With me is Barry Logan and Paul Johnston, Executive Vice President. First, the cautionary statement. The conference call has forward-looking statements as defined by SEC laws and regulations that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of these various laws. Ultimate results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Watsco delivered another solid quarter. We achieved record sales, profits and earnings per share, while continuing to make significant investments in our business and, most notable, which are investments in technology. We also produced the highest level of operating cash flow for any quarter in our history. Given our cash flow and continued confidence in our business, we have announced today a 21% increase in our annual dividends to $3.40. This dividend increase will be reflected in our payment in January of next year. I will discuss more about our technology and strategy, but first let me go over the financial performance. For the quarter, sales increased 4% to a record $1.2 billion and increased 5% on the same-store basis. HVAC equipment increased 5%, including an 8% increase in the United States and came from share gains in a continued movement towards higher-efficiency systems. Other HVCA (sic) [HVAC] products increased 3% and commercial refrigeration products increased 2%. The EPS for the quarter increased 5% to a record $1.64. Operating…