---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-010705"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T06:54:38.493635+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco Q1 adj EPS $0.44 beats expectations; reaffirms FY23 adj EPS $7.00-$7.75

## Summary
- Net sales $521M, down 3% YoY but up 5% vs pre-pandemic Q1FY20 with 90 fewer stores.
- GAAP EPS $0.37; adjusted EPS $0.44, exceeding profitability expectations.
- E-commerce sales down 29% YoY but up 74% vs pre-pandemic; represented 19% of retail sales.
- Reaffirms FY23 adjusted EPS guidance $7.00-$7.75; expects near midpoint.
- Repurchased 102,895 shares at avg $63.17; $100.3M remaining on authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-010705
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/18498/000095017022010705/0000950170-22-010705-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017022010705/gco-20220526.htm

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