Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 30, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Greg Johnson - Vice President, Investor Relations

Stewart Glendinning - Chief Executive Officer

Mark Still - Interim Chief Financial Officer

Michael Rangel - Chief Merchandising Officer

Conference Call Participants

Dana Telsey - Telsey Advisory Group

Eric Beder - SCC Research

Marni Shapiro - Retail Tracker

Operator

Good morning. My name is Krista, and I’ll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Express Incorporated Conference Call to discuss our Third Quarter 2023 Earnings. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

Thank you. I would now like to hand it over to Greg Johnson, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Greg Johnson

Thank you. Good morning. And welcome to our third quarter 2023 earnings conference call. Our third quarter 2023 earnings release can be found at our Investor Relations website and this call will be available for replay.

I’d like to open by reminding you of the company’s Safe Harbor provisions. Today’s call may contain forward-looking statements. Any statements made during this conference call, except those containing historical facts, may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Actual future results may differ materially from those suggested in forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties. For a description of the risks that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, please refer to our 2022 Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC, which are posted on our Investor Relations website.

These risks and uncertainties are further detailed in the earnings release. These statements represent our current judgment. Express assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

In addition, we may refer to certain non-GAAP measures. You can locate a reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures discussed in our comments to amounts reported under GAAP in our earnings release.

We will also be providing financial comparisons to prior periods and our prepared remarks today refer to comparisons to the corresponding periods in 2022 unless otherwise noted. Please see the explanatory notes in the earnings release for additional details regarding the definition of certain terms.