The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 16, 2023 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Ernie Herrman - Chief Executive Officer and President

Debra McConnell - Investor Relations

John Klinger - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Matthew Boss - JPMorgan

Lorraine Hutchinson - Bank of America

Brooke Roach - Goldman Sachs

Mark Altschwager - Robert W. Baird

Marni Shapiro - The Retail Tracker

Alex Straton - Morgan Stanley

Robert Drbul - Guggenheim Securities

Dana Telsey - Telsey Advisory Group

Corey Tarlowe - Jefferies

Adrienne Yih - Barclays

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to The TJX Companies Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Call is being recorded, August 16, 2023.

I would like to turn the conference call over to Mr. Ernie Herrman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The TJX Companies, Inc. Please go ahead, sir.

Ernie Herrman

Thanks, Sheila. Before we begin, Deb has some opening comments.

Debra McConnell

Thank you, Ernie, and good morning. The forward-looking statements we make today about the company's results and plans are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results and the implementation of the company’s plans to vary materially. These risks are discussed in the company's SEC filings, including, without limitation, Form 10-K filed March 29, 2023.

Further, these comments and the Q&A that follows are copyrighted today by The TJX Companies, Inc. Any recording, retransmission, reproduction or other use of the same for profit or otherwise without prior consent of TJX is prohibited and a violation of United States copyright and other laws. Additionally, while we have approved the publishing of a transcript of this call by a third party, we take no responsibility for inaccuracies that may appear in that transcript.

We have detailed the impact of foreign exchange on our consolidated results and our international divisions in today's press release and the Investors section of our website, tjx.com. Reconciliations of other non-GAAP measures we discuss today to GAAP measures are also posted on our website, tjx.com, in the Investors section. Thank you.

And now I'll turn it back over to Ernie.

Ernie Herrman

Good morning. Joining me and Deb on the call is John Klinger. I'd like to begin today by once again recognizing our global associates for their dedication to TJX. It is their hard work that brings our business to life every day for our customers. I want to extend a special thank you to our store, distribution and fulfillment center associates for their continued very hard work and commitment to our company.