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| So we're very excited what we're seeing out there |
| I just can't say much more about it, but the deal flow is strong enough that we feel good |
| For the fourth quarter, we delivered better than expected top and bottom line results |
| The strength of our business model, and particularly our balance sheet, provides us with the positioning to seize this opportunity as it arises |
| So we're in a very good position |
| In addition to the solid comp store sales growth, we also delivered very strong margin growth |
| Gross margin increased 290 basis points to 40.5%, which in turn helps us deliver a 46% increase in adjusted earnings per share |
| So we feel good about it, we're not losing sleep about tariffs |
| Fiscal 2023 marked a return to the strong financial performance and consistent execution that are hallmark at Ollie's |
| We are proud of our team's achievements this past year, which included a number of records and milestones |
| In fiscal 2023, we generated record net sales and crossed the $2 billion mark for the first time in our 41-year history |
| John Swygert With regards to the overall, Ed, I won't say too much about deals and how we're going to comp the comp from prior year from a competition perspective, but we are, and we feel like we're well positioned and we'll be able to annualize those special deals we had last year that are out there |
| We added a record 3.6 million new Ollie's army members and grew to almost 14 million active members strong |
| We beat and raised our four-year sales and earnings estimates in all four quarters and most importantly, we returned to a pattern of consistent execution and strong financial results |
| We feel very good about the underlying trends in our business and our focus on long-term growth |
| The migration trend out of larger metropolitan markets into rural and suburban areas over the past few years is a positive trend for Ollie's, and our analysis supports a new long-term target of 1,300 stores, up from a previous 1,050 |
| Everyone loves to bargain, and as consumers seek value, we are positioned to win |
| There is a lot of disruption in the market, which is creating opportunities on the real estate side and we feel very good about the pipeline looking out into future years, '25 and '26 |
| So that is good for us |
| This is driving strong growth in the closeout market |
| So we feel well positioned |
| So we believe we're well positioned for this and as we always say, when it comes to disruption, we do normally win at that |
| I think food and candy is working very, very well for us and obviously the consumable categories that we have in HBA and housewares is obviously a very strong performer and we're well positioned there |
| Obviously, more liquidity for our customers and their wallets is good for business, good for all resellers |
| Our customer base is expanding, our productivity levels are increasing and our costs are well under control |
| In short, we're executing well and delivering strong and consistent financial results |
| The loyalty that we've built with the consumer has been very strong on the food and candy category and we expect that to continue in 2024 |
| Our fourth quarter and fiscal year results reflect the strength of our deals, the hard work and commitment of our team, and our execution across the organizations |
| Process improvements and investments we have made in our people, supply chain, stores and marketing, continue to drive better productivity and strong results |
| It also highlight that we have a very strong balance sheet, which is another piece that makes us stand apart from others that are in this business |
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| So the store count and I think people always get worried about other folks who have been in the closeout industry and they've not succeeded over many years |
| Again, everybody, we apologize for the technical difficulties |
| But more broadly, across the consumer landscape, we've seen a slowdown in food inflation |
| While the market is a bit tight at the moment, we think this could start to loosen up with some of the more recent and potentially forthcoming foreclosures and bankruptcies |
| It's definitely an inconvenience business, but like we said, this is something that we live and breathe every day and this doesn't bother us from a scale perspective |
| We will not risk execution |
| Rob Helm From a financial impact perspective, we used to call the opening of the new DC, say 20 basis points drag on gross margin |
| One, do you feel like your shrink you now have under control? I know that you've noted in the past that it's a real subset of your stores, maybe 20% or less, that are causing 80% of the issues |
| Obviously you have a harder -- pretty hard like Q2, Q3 compare |
| It looks like Q1 might be pretty light based upon what's on the website |
| I would tell you there's no structural reason we couldn't come stronger |
| So there's plenty of excess inventory out in the marketplace, so that does not bother us or the company to be able to comp the comp or find their source deals |
| So I never see us getting below a 50% closeout in our total business |
| We wondered what impact you might be seeing |
| So there's really nothing holding us back |
| So that doesn't bother us |
| So, we have no doubts that we'll be as profitable in some of these other markets as we open, as we are in our existing markets |
| Some of the vacancies that are being created by this disruption and some of the retailers that are out there that are shedding sites are potentially on the brink of decay |
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