Caleres, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 31, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Logan Bonacorsi - Vice President, Investor Relations

Jay Schmidt - President and CEO

Jack Calandra - Senior Vice President and CFO

Conference Call Participants

Dana Telsey - Telsey Advisory Group

Laura Champine - Loop Capital Markets

Mitch Kummetz - Seaport Research

Abbie Zvejnieks - Piper Sandler

Operator

Good morning. And welcome to the Caleres Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Daryl, and I will be your conference coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the prepared remarks. [Operator Instructions]

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Logan Bonacorsi, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Logan Bonacorsi

Good morning. Thank you for joining our second quarter 2023 earnings call and webcast. A press release with detailed financial tables, as well as our quarterly slide presentation are available at caleres.com.

Please be aware today’s discussion contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to various risk factors, including, but not limited to, the factors disclosed in the company’s Form 10-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Please refer to today’s press release and our SEC filings for more information on risk factors and other factors, which could impact forward-looking statements. Copies of these reports are available online.

In discussing the results of our operations, we will be providing and referring to certain non-GAAP financial measures. You can find additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as other views in today’s earnings release and our presentation on the Investors section of our website. The company undertakes no obligation to update any information discussed on this call at any time.

Joining me on the call today are Jay Schmidt, President and CEO; and Jack Calandra, Senior Vice President and CFO. We will begin this morning’s call with our prepared remarks, and thereafter, we will be happy to take your questions.

I would now like to turn the call over to Jay. Jay?

Jay Schmidt

Thank you, Logan, and good morning, everyone. Once again the Caleres team performed at a high level during the second quarter of 2023 delivering strong financial and operational results despite the challenging consumer demand environment.