Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 16, 2023 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Steve Alexander - Investor Relations

Mark Worden - President and Chief Executive Officer

Carl Scibetta - Chief Merchandising Officer

Patrick Edwards - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Mitch Kummetz - Seaport Research Partners

Sam Poser - Williams Trading

Jim Chartier - Monness, Crespi, Hardt

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, and welcome to the Shoe Carnival’s Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference call is being recorded and is also being broadcast via webcast. Any reproduction or rebroadcast of any portion of this call is expressly prohibited.

I would now like to introduce Mr. Steve Alexander with Shoe Carnival Investor Relations. Mr. Alexander, please go ahead.

Steve Alexander

Thank you and good morning. Thanks for joining us today. Earlier this morning, we issued our earnings press release for the third quarter of 2023. If you need a copy of the release, it is available on our website in the Investors section. Joining me on today's call are Mark Worden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shoe Carnival; Carl Scibetta, Chief Merchandising Officer; and Patrick Edwards, Chief Financial Officer.

Management's remarks today may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risk factors. These risk factors could cause the company's actual results to be materially different from those projected in such statements. Forward-looking statements should also be considered in conjunction with the discussion of risk factors included in the company's SEC filings and today's earnings press release. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today's date. The company disclaims any obligations to update any of the risk factors or to publicly announce any revisions to the forward-looking statements discussed on today's conference call or contained in today's press release to reflect future events or developments.

And with that, I'll hand the call over to Mark.

Mark Worden

Thank you, Steve, and good morning, everyone. I'd like to start today by introducing Patrick Edwards, who in September was promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Board Secretary. Patrick has served as an Executive Officer of the Corporation since 2021 as our Chief Accounting Officer and Board Secretary. Previously, he served as our Corporate Controller since joining the company in 2019. Patrick brings over 30-years of progressive financial leadership experience to his new role and has been instrumental to our financial performance. I'm sure you will all enjoy working with him going forward, and I know he's excited to get to know you all.