secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CALERES INC (CAL)
CIK:        0000014707
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000014707-22-000052
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caleres posts record Q2 sales $738M, EPS $1.38; raises FY sales guidance, reaffirms EPS $4.20-$4.40
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- Record Q2 net sales $738.3M (+9.3% YoY); diluted EPS $1.38 vs $0.97.
- Famous Footwear sales -3.8%; Brand Portfolio +35.6%; DTC 72% of total sales.
- Repurchased 1.1M shares for $27M; returned $29.6M to shareholders.
- Raises FY22 sales growth outlook to +4-6% (from +2-5%); reaffirms EPS $4.20-$4.40.
- Trailing 12-month adj. EBITDA $324.2M (11.0% of sales); inventory up 36% YoY.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470722000052/0000014707-22-000052-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470722000052/cal-20220823x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-22-000052

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