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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · e.l.f. Beauty (ELF)

e.l.f. Beauty closes $800 million rhode deal; Q1 net sales up 9% to $353.7 million

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

On August 5, 2025, e.l.f. Beauty completed its acquisition of rhode for $800 million, including $600 million in cash funded by a new $600 million term loan and about $200 million in company stock. For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, net sales rose 9%, but GAAP net income fell to $33.3 million from $47.6 million and gross margin declined to 69% amid tariff costs, so shareholders face a larger debt load and a mixed quarterly picture.

Key points

  • rhode acquisition closed August 5, 2025: $800 million aggregate consideration, with up to $200 million more in earn-out payments tied to rhode revenue over three years
  • Q1 fiscal 2026 net sales rose 9% to $353.7 million; GAAP net income was $33.3 million versus $47.6 million, and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.58 versus $0.81
  • Gross margin decreased about 215 basis points to 69%, primarily due to tariffs; the company is not giving a full-year fiscal 2026 outlook
  • New $600 million term loan matures March 3, 2030; the revolving credit facility unused-commitment fees and interest margins were increased

The filing

Companye.l.f. Beauty (ELF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 6, 2025, 4:19 PM ET
Accession number0001600033-25-000037

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed2.02 Results of Operations2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 06, 2025.

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