Dennis Nelson | President and CEO |
Tom Heacock | SVP, Finance, Treasurer and CFO |
Kelli Molczyk | VP, Women’s Merchandising |
Bob Carlberg | SVP, Men’s Merchandising |
Steve Marotta | C.L. King & Associates |
Kyle Kavanaugh | Palisade Capital |
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Buckle’s 2021 First Quarter Earnings Release. Members of Buckle’s management on the call today are Dennis Nelson, President and CEO; Tom Heacock, Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and CFO; Kelli Molczyk, Vice President of Women’s Merchandising; Bob Carlberg, Senior Vice President of Men’s Merchandising; Brady Fritz, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
As they review the operating results for the first quarter which ended May 1st, they would like to reiterate their policy of not giving future sales or earnings guidance and have the following Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements made by the company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors which may be beyond the company’s control.