secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CALERES INC (CAL)
CIK:        0000014707
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000014707-25-000013
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caleres Q4 sales down 8.3%; FY revenue $2.72B, EPS $3.09; FY2025 outlook cautious
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- Q4 net sales $639.2M (-8.3% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.15, adjusted EPS $0.33 at high end of guidance.
- FY2024 sales $2.72B (-3.4%); GAAP EPS $3.09, adjusted EPS $3.30; EBITDA $206.7M (7.6% of sales).
- Famous Footwear Q4 sales -9.6%, comps -2.9%; Brand Portfolio sales -7.2%.
- FY2025 guidance: net sales -1% to +1%, GAAP EPS $2.80-$3.20; Q1 sales -5% to -6%, EPS $0.35-$0.40.
- Returned $74.7M to shareholders via buybacks and dividends; Stuart Weitzman acquisition expected summer 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470725000013/0000014707-25-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470725000013/cal-20250320x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-25-000013

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