---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-006835"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T07:44:03.911563+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco Q4 EPS $3.06 vs $3.48 YoY; FY23 non-GAAP EPS $5.59; guides FY24 $5.10-$5.90

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $725M flat YoY; GAAP EPS $3.23 vs $4.41; non-GAAP EPS $3.06 vs $3.48.
- Full year net sales $2.38B down 2%; GAAP EPS $5.69 vs $7.92; non-GAAP EPS $5.59 vs $7.62.
- Q4 comparable sales up 5% with e-commerce up 15%; e-commerce represented 25% of retail sales.
- FY2024 guidance: adjusted EPS $5.10-$5.90, sales flat to up 2% (ex-53rd week down 1% to up 1%).
- Inventory increased 65% YoY; share repurchases $72.7M in FY23 with $34.1M authorization remaining.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-006835
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-09T23:59:59+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/18498/000095017023006835/0000950170-23-006835-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017023006835/gco-20230309.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GENESCO INC reported the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended January 28, 2023 results: revenue Net sales of $725 million, EPS GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $3.23. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended January 28, 2023
  - Revenue: Net sales of $725 million
  - EPS: GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $3.23
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) today reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year results for the three and twelve months ended January 28, 2023. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Summary • Net sales of $725 million were essentially flat with last year and increased 7% over Q4FY20
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017023006835/0000950170-23-006835-index.htm

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