The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Operator

Good morning. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Buckle’s First Quarter Earnings Release Webcast. [Operator Instructions] Members of Buckle’s 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; and 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 expressed written consent. Any unauthorized reproductions or recordings 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.

Thomas Heacock
Senior VP of Finance, Treasurer, CFO & Director

Good morning, and thanks for joining us this morning. Our May 29, 2026 press release reported that net income for the 13-week first quarter, which ended May