Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:TXRH) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 16, 2023 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Keith Humpich - Interim Chief Financial Officer

Jerry Morgan - Chief Executive Officer

Regina Tobin - President

Michael Bailen - Investor Relations

Conference Call Participants

Chris Carril - RBC Capital Markets

Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley

Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer

David Palmer - Evercore ISI

David Tarantino - Baird

Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays

Peter Saleh - BTIG

Sara Senatore - Bank of America

Dennis Geiger - UBS

Andrew Strelzik - BMO Capital Markets

Joshua Long - Stephens

Andy Barish - Jefferies

John Ivankoe - JPMorgan

Jon Tower - Citigroup

Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James

Nick Setyan - Wedbush

Operator

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Texas Roadhouse Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Just a reminder, today’s call is being recorded. All participants are now in a listen-only mode. But after the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to introduce Mr. Keith Humpich, the Interim Chief Financial Officer for Texas Roadhouse. Mr. Humpich, you may begin.

Keith Humpich

Thank you, Bolt, and good evening. By now, you should have access to our earnings release for the fourth quarter ended December 27, 2022, it may also be found on our website at texasroadhouse.com in the Investors section.

I'd like to remind everyone that part of our discussion today will include forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, undue reliance should not be placed upon them. We refer all of you to our earnings release and our recent filings with the SEC. These documents provide a more detailed discussion of the relevant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements. In addition, we may refer to non-GAAP measures. If applicable, reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to the GAAP information can be found in our earnings release.

On the call with me today is Jerry Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of Texas Roadhouse; Regina Tobin, President of Texas Roadhouse; and Michael Bailen, Head, Investor Relations. Most of you know Michael, so I have asked him to provide today's financial update. Following the prepared remarks, we will all be available to answer your questions.

Now, I'd like to turn the call over to Jerry.

Jerry Morgan

Thanks, Keith, and good evening, everyone. Before we begin our formal remarks, I want to thank Regina, Keith and Michael for joining me on the call today, and express my appreciation for them stepping into more visible roles. They are all veterans of Texas Roadhouse, and I look forward to seeing them further contribute to the growth of the company for years to come.