---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-066409"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LESL"
cik: "0001821806"
company_name: "Leslie's, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T21:07:46.621049+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leslie's Q4 net income $16.5M, sales down 9.1%; FY2024 sales guidance $1.41-1.47B

## Summary
- Q4 sales $432.4M, down 9.1% YoY; net income $16.5M vs $57.9M; adjusted EPS $0.14 vs $0.35.
- FY2023 sales $1,451.2M (-7.1% YoY); net income $27.2M vs $159M; adjusted EBITDA $168.1M vs $292.3M.
- Gross margin fell to 37.0% from 45.7% due to chemical pricing actions and inventory adjustments.
- FY2024 outlook: sales $1,410-1,470M; adj. EBITDA $170-190M; adj. diluted EPS $0.25-0.33.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-066409
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LESL
- cik: 0001821806
- company_name: Leslie's, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000095017023066409/0000950170-23-066409-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000095017023066409/lesl-20231128.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Leslie's, Inc. reported the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $432.4 million in the fourth quarter and $1,451.2 million in Fiscal 2023, net income $16.5 million in the fourth quarter and $27.2 million in Fiscal 2023, EPS Diluted earnings per share of $0.09 in the fourth quarter and $0.15 in Fiscal 2023. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $432.4 million in the fourth quarter and $1,451.2 million in Fiscal 2023
  - Net income: $16.5 million in the fourth quarter and $27.2 million in Fiscal 2023
  - EPS: Diluted earnings per share of $0.09 in the fourth quarter and $0.15 in Fiscal 2023
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Leslie’s, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2023 Financial Results; Provides Fiscal 2024 Outlook • Sales of $432.4 million in the fourth quarter and $1,451.2 million in Fiscal 2023 • Net income of $16.5 million in the fourth quarter and $27.2 million in Fiscal 2023 • Adjusted EBITDA of $59.5 million in the fourth quarter and $168.1 million in Fiscal 2023 • Diluted earnings per share of $0.09 in the fourth quarter and $0.15 in Fiscal 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000095017023066409/0000950170-23-066409-index.htm

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