---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000885245-23-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKE"
cik: "0000885245"
company_name: "BUCKLE INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T00:43:05.743267+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Buckle Q3 net income falls 15.6% to $51.8M; sales down 8.7% YoY

## Summary
- EPS of $1.04 diluted vs $1.24 a year ago; net sales $303.5M vs $332.3M.
- Comparable store sales declined 9.2%; online sales fell 16.2% to $46.1M.
- 39-week net sales $878.7M (-6.9%); net income $140.3M vs $166.8M prior year.
- Year-to-date diluted EPS $2.81 compared to $3.37 in same period last year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885245-23-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKE
- cik: 0000885245
- company_name: BUCKLE INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524523000046/0000885245-23-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524523000046/bke-20231117.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885245-23-000046
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885245-23-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BUCKLE INC reported the fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2023 results: revenue $303.5 million, net income $51.8 million, EPS $1.04 per share on a diluted basis.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2023
  - Revenue: $303.5 million
  - Net income: $51.8 million
  - EPS: $1.04 per share on a diluted basis
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 28, 2023 was $51.8 million, or $1.05 per share ($1.04 per share on a diluted basis). Net sales for the 13-week fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2023 decreased 8.7 percent to $303.5 million from net sales of $332.3 million for the prior year 13-week fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2022. Comparable store net sales for the 13-week period ended October 28, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524523000046/0000885245-23-000046-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.