Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call December 3, 2024 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Cody McAllister - ICR
Ken Seipel - CEO
Heather Plutino - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Jeremy Hamblin - Craig-Hallum Capital Group
Michael Baker - D.A. Davidson

Operator

Greetings. And welcome to the Citi Trends' Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Cody McAllister with ICR. Thank you. You may begin.

Cody McAllister

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on Citi Trends' third quarter 2024 earnings call. On our call today is Chief Executive Officer, Ken Seipel; and Chief Financial Officer, Heather Plutino.

Our earnings release was sent out this morning at 6.45 a.m. Eastern Time. If you have not received a copy of the release, it's available on the company's website under the Investor Relations section at www.cititrends.com.

You should be aware that prepared remarks today made during this call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management may make additional forward-looking statements in response to your questions. These statements do not guarantee future performance. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. We refer you to the company's most recent report on Form 10-K and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussion of the factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

I will now turn the call over to our Chief Executive Officer, Ken Seipel. Ken?

Ken Seipel

Thank you, Cody. Well, good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our Q3 earnings call today.

Since we last spoke as most of you have seen, I've been honored to accept the permanent role of CEO here at Citi Trends and I'm really pleased to continue leading the company in this capacity which will allow us to continue to implement the strategies that we outlined back in last summer that have been aimed at driving business improvement and ultimately increase shareholder value. I also want to acknowledge the Board of Directors for providing a unique equity compensation structure that ensures my alignment with shareholder interest.