Financial Performance - Q1 net sales increased by 11.8% to 811.9millioncomparedto726.2 million in Q1 fiscal 2023; comparable sales decreased by 2.3%[5] - Operating income was 36.2million,downfrom42.4 million in Q1 fiscal 2023; adjusted operating income would have been 38.2millionexcludinga2.0 million non-recurring expense[5] - Net income for Q1 was 31.5million,comparedto37.5 million in Q1 fiscal 2023; adjusted net income would have been 33.0millionexcludingthenon−recurringexpense[5]−DilutedEPSwas0.57, down from 0.67inQ1fiscal2023;adjusteddilutedEPSwouldhavebeen0.60 excluding the non-recurring expense[5] - Operating income decreased to 36,150,000,down14.542,412,000 in the prior year[19] - Net income for the period was 31,467,000,adeclineof16.037,478,000 year-over-year[19] - Basic and diluted income per common share both decreased to 0.57,downfrom0.67 in the same quarter last year[19] Future Projections - For Q2 fiscal 2024, net sales are expected to be in the range of 830millionto850 million, with a mid-single digit decrease in comparable sales anticipated[6] - Full year fiscal 2024 net sales are projected to be between 3.79billionand3.87 billion, assuming a 3% to 5% decrease in comparable sales[12] - Full year fiscal 2024 net income is expected to range from 275millionto297 million; adjusted net income is projected to be between 277millionand299 million[12] Capital Expenditures and Investments - Gross capital expenditures for fiscal 2024 are expected to be approximately 345millionto355 million[12] - Net cash used in investing activities totaled 73,078,000,comparedto66,487,000 in the same period last year[21] - The company repurchased and retired common stock amounting to 30,151,000duringthequarter[21]CashFlowandLiquidity−Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas26,439,000, significantly lower than 85,291,000intheprioryear[21]−Cashandcashequivalentsattheendoftheperiodwere96,308,000, down from 335,286,000attheendofthesamequarterin2023[21]−Thecompanyexperiencedanetdecreaseincashandcashequivalentsof83,441,000 during the quarter[21] Inventory Management - Inventories increased by 45,354,000,comparedtoadecreaseof6,669,000 in the prior year[21] Taxation - The effective tax rate for Q1 was 23.5%, compared to 18.6% in Q1 fiscal 2023[5]