The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) Q1 2023 Results Conference Call November 7, 2023 11:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Pablo Paez - EVP, Corporate Relations
George Zoley - Executive Chairman
Jose Gordo - CEO
Brian Evans - CFO
Wayne Calabrese - COO
James Black - President, GEO Secure Services
Conference Call Participants
Joe Gomes - Noble Capital
Brian Violino - Wedbush Securities
Brendan McCarthy - Sidoti
Greg Gibas - Northland Securities
Kirk Ludtke - Imperial Capital
Jordan Hymowitz - Philadelphia Financial
Operator
Good day and welcome to the GEO Group Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Pablo Paez, Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations. Please go ahead.
Pablo Paez
Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for today’s discussion of The GEO Group’s third quarter 2023 earnings results. With us today are George Zoley, Executive Chairman of the Board; Jose Gordo, Chief Executive Officer; Brian Evans, Chief Financial Officer; Wayne Calabrese, Chief Operating Officer; and James Black, President of GEO Secure Services.
This morning, we will discuss our third quarter results as well as our outlook. We will conclude the call with a question-and-answer session. This conference call is also being webcast live on our Investor website at investors.geogroup.com.
Today, we will discuss non-GAAP basis information. A reconciliation from non-GAAP basis information to GAAP basis results is included in the press release and supplemental disclosure we issued this morning.
Additionally, much of the information we will discuss today, including the answers we give in response to your questions, may include forward-looking statements regarding our beliefs and current expectations with respect to various matters.
These forward-looking statements are intended to fall within the Safe Harbor provisions of the securities laws. Our actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors contained in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Form 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K reports.
With that, please allow me to turn this call over to our Executive Chairman, George Zoley. George?
George Zoley
Thank you, Pablo, and good morning to everyone. Thank you for joining us on our third quarter 2023 earnings call. I’m joined today by our senior management team to review our third quarter financial results, discuss our financial guidance for the balance of the year and our continued focus on debt reduction and provide an update on the trends for each of our business segments.