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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH)

Sally Beauty Q2 sales fall 1.1% to $908 million; GAAP EPS $0.27 vs. $0.37 a year ago

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Sally Beauty Holdings reported fiscal second-quarter 2024 net sales of $908.4 million, down 1.1% from the prior year, with GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.27 versus $0.37. The company updated its fiscal 2024 outlook, now expecting an adjusted operating margin of about 8.5%, and said it expects net sales and comparable sales to be roughly flat.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales were $908.4 million, down 1.1%; comparable sales fell 1.5%.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.27 versus $0.37 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.35 versus $0.41.
  • Fiscal 2024 guidance: gross margin of 50.5% to 51.0%, adjusted operating margin about 8.5%, operating cash flow about $240 million.
  • The company issued a $600 million note due 2032 at a 6.75% coupon to refinance its $680 million note due 2025.

The filing

CompanySally Beauty Holdings (SBH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 9, 2024, 6:45 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-24-056230

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from this filing 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 May 09, 2024.

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