The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) Q4 2023 Results Conference Call March 7, 2024 10:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Rob Quast - Senior Director, Investor Relations
Rodney McMullen - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Todd Foley - Interim Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley
Leah Jordan - Goldman Sachs
Michael Lasser - UBS
Krisztina Katai - Deutsche Bank
John Heinbockel - Guggenheim Partners
Michael Montani - Evercore ISI
Edward Kelly - Wells Fargo
Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer
Robert Ohmes - Bank of America
Kelly Bania - BMO
Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the Kroger Co., Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Rob Quast, Senior Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Rob Quast
Good morning. Thank you for joining us for Kroger's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call. I am joined today by Kroger's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rodney McMullen; and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Todd Foley.
Before we begin, I want to remind you that today's discussions will include forward-looking statements. We want to caution you that such statements are predictions, and actual events or results can differ materially. A detailed discussion of the many factors that we believe may have a material effect on our business on an ongoing basis is contained in our SEC filings. The Kroger Company assumes no obligation to update that information.
After our prepared remarks, we look forward to taking your questions. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to Rodney.
Rodney McMullen
Thank you, Rob. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I'd first like to take a moment to welcome our interim CFO, Todd Foley. Todd has been a meaningful contributor to Kroger for more than 20 years, and we are excited he is serving in this leadership position.
Before we begin, I'd like to provide an outline of our discussion topics this morning. I will start by sharing a recap of our 2023 performance, how the strength of our value-creation model allowed us to deliver on our goals and how it positions us well to continue our momentum in 2024 and beyond. Then Todd will cover our financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 as well as our financial guidance for 2024. Finally, I will conclude with an update on our proposed merger with Albertsons before we open it up for questions.