EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, will announce 2004 first quarter results on Thursday, April 29, 2004 after the market close. The Company will also hold a teleconference and webcast to discuss these results and additional comments and details will be provided.
The conference call is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. EDT) on April 29, 2004. The earnings release will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at www.big5sportinggoods.com. The call will be archived and accessible on the same web site for three months after the call.
Participating on the call will be Steven Miller, the company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Charles Kirk, the company's Chief Financial Officer.
About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is the leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 294 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding and in-line skating.
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Big 5's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the competitive environment in the sporting goods industry in general and in Big 5's specific market areas, inflation, product availability and growth opportunities, seasonal fluctuations, weather conditions, changes in costs of goods and economic conditions in general. Those and other risks are more fully described in Big 5's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2004. Big 5 disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.
SOURCE Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
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