The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 1, 2023 5:00 PM ET
Company Participants
Etienne Marcus - Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations
David Overton - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
David Gordon - President
Matt Clark - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Andy Barish - Jefferies
Sharon Zackfia - William Blair
Joshua Long - Stephens
Jon Tower - Citi
Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank
Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler
Jeff Farmer - Gordon Haskett
Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research
Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James
David Tarantino - Baird
Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer
Katherine Griffin - Bank of America
Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley
Operator
Good afternoon. My name is Emma and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Cheesecake Factory Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. Etienne Marcus, Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, you may begin your conference.
Etienne Marcus
Good afternoon and welcome to our third quarter fiscal 2023 earnings call. On the call with me today are David Overton, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; David Gordon, our President; and Matt Clark, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Before we begin, let me quickly remind you that during this call, items will be discussed that are not based on historical facts and are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could be materially different from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements as a result of the factors detailed in today’s press release, which is available on our website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made on this call speak only as of today’s date, and the company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.
In addition, during this conference call, when discussing comparable sales, we will be referring to comparable sales on an operating week basis, unless specifically stated otherwise. We will also be presenting results on an adjusted basis, which excludes impairment of assets, lease terminations and acquisition-related expenses. An explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures appear in our press release on our website as previously described.
David Overton will begin today’s call with some opening remarks, and David Gordon will provide an operational update. Matt will then review our third quarter results and provide a financial update. Following that, we’ll open the call to questions. With that, I’ll turn the call over to David Overton.