Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OLLI) Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call September 1, 2022 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Lyn Walther – ICR

John Swygert – Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer

Eric van der Valk – Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Conference Call Participants

Peter Keith – Piper Sandler

Brad Thomas – KeyBanc Capital Markets

Randy Konik – Jefferies

Anthony Bonadio – Wells Fargo

Jason Haas – Bank of America

Jeremy Hamblin – Craig-Hallum

Kate McShane – Goldman Sachs

Simeon Gutman – Morgan Stanley

Scot Ciccarelli – Truist

Matthew Boss – JPMorgan

Paul Lejuez – Citi

Anthony Chukumba – Loop Capital

Operator

Good morning, welcome to Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Conference Call to discuss the Financial Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022. Currently all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session and an interactive instructions will follow at that time. Please be advised that this call is being recorded and the reproduction of this call in whole or in part is not permitted without expressed written authorization of Ollie’s.

Joining us on the call today from Ollie’s management are John Swygert, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer; and Eric van der Valk, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

I will now turn the conference over to your host, Lyn Walther with ICR. Please go ahead.

Lyn Walther

Thank you. Good afternoon – good morning, and welcome to Ollie’s second quarter 2022 conference call. Please note that this call is being recorded. A press release covering the company’s financial results was issued this morning and a copy of that release can be found in the Investor Relations section on the company’s website. I would like to remind everyone that management’s remarks on this call may contain forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, predictions, expectations, estimates and objectives and intentions. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors not in our control that could cause our actual results to differ materially. Any such items, including with respect to our future performance, should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise them for any new information or future events. Certain factors that may affect forward-looking statements may not be in our control and are discussed in our SEC filings.