Dennis Nelson | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Tom Heacock | Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Kelli Molczyk | Vice President, Women’s Merchandising |
Bob Carlberg | Senior Vice President, Men’s Merchandising |
Brady Fritz | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Steve Marotta | C.L. King & Associates |
Kyle Kavanaugh | Palisade Capital |
Ujjval Dave | Ujjval Investments |
David Berman | Berman Capital |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the 2021 Second Quarter Earnings Release Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, the conference is being recorded. 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; and Brady Fritz, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
As they review the operating results for the second quarter, which ended July 31, they would like to reiterate their policy of not giving future sales or earnings guidance and have the following Safe Harbor statement. 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.