Stein Mart (SMRTQ) 10-Q 2017 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2017 of Stein Mart, Inc. (the “Form10-Q”), I, D. Hunt Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Stein Mart, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Form10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Form10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Stein Mart, Inc.

Date: November 29, 2017	/s/ D. Hunt Hawkins
	D. Hunt Hawkins
	Chief Executive Officer