---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701985-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T05:07:07.071206+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bath & Body Works Q2 sales down 3.6% to $1.559B, adj EPS $0.40 beat; FY guide raised

## Summary
- Net sales $1.559B (-3.6% YoY), in line with expectations.
- Reported diluted EPS $0.43 (incl. $0.03 debt ext gain); adjusted EPS $0.40 exceeded guidance.
- Full-year 2023 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $2.80-$3.10.
- Q3 2023 guidance: net sales decline 2.5-4.0% YoY, EPS $0.30-$0.40.
- Repurchased $115M principal of senior notes in Q2, total $199M YTD; $9M pre-tax gain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701985-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198523000027/0000701985-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198523000027/bbwi-20230823.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bath & Body Works, Inc. reported second quarter ended July 29, 2023 results: revenue $1.559 billion, net income $99 million, EPS $0.43. Guidance raised.
  - Period: second quarter ended July 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.559 billion
  - Net income: $99 million
  - EPS: $0.43
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The company reported net sales of $1.559 billion for the second quarter ended July 29, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198523000027/0000701985-23-000027-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Bath & Body Works, Inc. reported fiscal 2023 results: EPS $2.85 and $3.15. Guidance raised.
  - Period: fiscal 2023
  - EPS: $2.85 and $3.15
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The company now expects full-year 2023 earnings per diluted share to be between $2.85 and $3.15
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198523000027/0000701985-23-000027-index.htm

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