Cash and Financial Position - Ended the quarter with 177millionincashandcashequivalentsandzerobalanceonits700 million revolving credit facility after a 125millionvoluntarypaydown[1]−Generatedcashfromoperationsof311 million and invested 89millionincapitalexpenditures,netoflandlordreimbursement,year−to−datethruJune30,2024[1]−TotalassetsasofJune30,2024,were3.410519 billion, up from 3.327428billionattheendof2023[19]−Currentassetsdecreasedto568.051 million from 603.772millionattheendof2023[19]−Long−termoperatingleaseliabilitiesincreasedto1.482797 billion from 1.399676billionattheendof2023[19]−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto2.141244 billion from 2.178881billionattheendof2023[19]ShareBuybackandCapitalAllocation−Authorizedanew600 million share buyback program and repurchased 640 thousand shares of common stock for a total investment of 44million,excludingexcisetax[1]EarningsandProfitability−AdjusteddilutedearningspershareforQ32024isprojectedtobe0.71 to 0.75[1]−DilutedearningspershareforQ22024was0.94, compared to 0.65inthesameperiodin2023[15]−Adjusteddilutedearningspershareof0.94 for Q2 2024, unchanged from the previous year [30] - Gross profit for Q2 2024 was 718.365million,withagrossmarginof37.9160.551 million, up from 132.952millioninQ22023[30]−NetincomeforQ22024was95.289 million, compared to 67.334millioninQ22023[30]SalesPerformance−NetsalesgrowthforQ32024isexpectedtobe91.9 billion, a 12% increase from the same period in 2023 [15] - Comparable store sales growth for full-year 2024 is projected to be 4% to 5% [7] - Comparable store sales growth of 6.7% in Q2 2024 [21] Store Operations and Expansion - Opened 5 new stores, resulting in 419 stores in 23 states as of June 30, 2024 [15] - The company operates more than 415 stores in 23 states nationwide, employing approximately 32,000 team members [24] Adjusted EBIT and Forecasts - Adjusted EBIT for Q3 2024 is forecasted to be 445millionto455 million [1]