Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and thank you for standing by and welcome to Buckles' second quarter earnings release webcast. As a reminder, all participants are currently in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will be conducted following the company's prepared remarks with instructions given at the time. Members of Buckles' management on the call today are Dennis Nelson, President and CEO, Tom Heacock, Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and CFO, Adam Akerson, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller Brady Fritz, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Before beginning, the company would like to reiterate its policy of not providing future sales or earnings guidance. All forward-looking statements made on the call are pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties described in the company's SEC filings. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these statements except as required by law. Additionally, the company does not authorize the reproduction or dissemination of transcripts or audio recordings of the company's quarterly conference calls without its express written consent. Any unauthorized reproductions or recording of the calls should not be relied upon, as the information may be inaccurate. As a reminder, today's webcast is being recorded. And I'd now like to turn the conference over to your host, Tom Heacock. Good morning, and thanks for joining us this morning. Our August 21, 2026 press release reported that net income for the 13-week second quarter, which ended August 1, 2026, was $44.4 million or $0.87 per share on a diluted basis, which compares to net income of $45 million or $...