Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call April 4, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Cody Cree - Director of Investor Relations

Steven Woodward - President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Madden - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Jeremy Hamblin - Craig-Hallum Capital Group

Anthony Lebiedzinski - Sidoti & Company

John Lawrence - The Benchmark Company

Operator

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss Kirkland's financial results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended January 28th, 2023. Joining us today are Kirkland's Home CEO, Steve "Woody" Woodward; EVP and CFO, Mike Madden and the company's External Director of Investor Relations, Cody Cree.

Following the remarks, we'll open the call for questions. Before we go further, I'd like to turn the call over to Mr. Cree as he reads the company's Safe Harbor statement with the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, provides important cautions regarding forward-looking statements.

Cody, please go ahead.

Cody Cree

Thanks, Jamie. Except for historical information discussed during this conference call, the statements made by company management are forward-looking and made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Kirkland's actual results and future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks and uncertainties are more fully described in Kirkland's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

I'd like to remind everyone that this call will be available for replay through April 11th, 2023. A webcast replay will also be available via the link provided in today's press release, as well as on the company's website at kirklands. com.

Now I'd like to turn the call over to Kirkland's Home CEO, Woody Woodward. Woody, over to you.

Steven Woodward

Thank you, Cody, and good morning, everyone. It's a pleasure to be speaking with you all today. And as I announced this morning, I've provided the Board of Directors with notice that I will be retiring from my position at the end of May, and as a result, the board has commenced a CEO transition plan.

It's been an honour leading this great organization since 2018. I have respect for our board and all the great colleagues I've served over these past five years. While I couldn't have predicted all the highs and lows we would face on this journey, I knew our transformation plan would take time and patience.