Barbara Rentler | Chief Executive Officer |
Adam Orvos | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Michael Hartshorn | Group President and Chief Operating Officer |
Matthew Boss | J.P. Morgan |
Lorraine Hutchinson | Bank of America |
Mark Altschwager | Baird |
Chuck Grom | Gordon Haskett |
Paul Lejuez | Citigroup |
Adrienne Yih | Barclays Capital |
Brooke Roach | Goldman Sachs |
Dana Telsey | Telsey Advisory Group |
Alex Straton | Morgan Stanley |
Marni Shapiro | Retail Tracker |
Laura Champine | Loop Capital Markets |
Edward Yruma | Piper Sandler |
Aneesha Sherman | Bernstein |
Corey Tarlowe | Jefferies |
Krista Zuber | TD Cowen |
Jay Sole | UBS |
Good afternoon and welcome to the Ross Stores Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Conference Call. The call will begin with prepared comments by management, followed by a question-and-answer session. [Operator instructions]
Before we get started, on behalf of Ross Stores, I would like to note that the comments made on this call will contain forward-looking statements regarding expectations about future growth and financial results, including sales and earnings forecasts, new store openings, and other matters that are based on the company's current forecast of aspects of its future business.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance or current expectations.