Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 24, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Greg Johnson - Vice President, Investor Relations

Tim Baxter - Chief Executive Officer

Jason Judd - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Matt Moellering - President and Chief Operating Officer

Conference Call Participants

Eric Beder - SCC Research

Dana Telsey - Telsey Group

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. My name is Abbei, and I'll be your conference operator today. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Express Incorporated Conference Call to discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Thank you.

And I now like to hand the call over to Greg Johnson, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Greg Johnson

Thank you, operator. Good morning, and welcome to the Express earnings conference call and webcast to discuss the announcement of our fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. Express' fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings release and presentation can be found in the investor relations section of express.com. These items will be archived and our call will be available for replay.

I'd like to open by reminding you of the company's Safe Harbor provisions. Today’s call may contain forward-looking statements. Any statements made during this conference call, except those containing historical facts may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Actual future results may differ materially from those suggested in forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties. For a description of the risk that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, please refer to our 2021 Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. These risks and uncertainties are further detailed in our earnings press release that we issued this morning.

These statements represent our current judgment and are subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties. Express assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

In addition, we may refer to certain non-GAAP measures. You can locate a reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures discussed in our comments to amounts reported under GAAP in our earnings release. We will also be providing financial comparisons to prior fiscal periods and our prepared remarks today refer to comparisons to the corresponding period in 2021 unless otherwise noted. Please see the explanatory note in the earnings release for additional details regarding the definition of certain items.