Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Big Five Sporting Goods fourth quarter 2023 earnings results conference call. Today's call is being recorded. With us today are Mr. Steve Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Barry Emerson, Chief Financial Officer of Big Five Sporting Goods. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Miller. Please go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Operator. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our 2023 fourth quarter conference call. Today, we will review our financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, as well as provide an outlook for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. I will now turn the call over to Barry to read our safe harbor statement.

Thanks, Steve. Except for statements of historical fact, any remarks that we may make about our future expectations, plans, and prospects constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in current and future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include those more fully described in our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.