---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-028367"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T00:45:46.548341+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco Q4 non-GAAP EPS $2.59; FY24 GAAP loss; FY25 adj EPS guidance $0.60-$1.00

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $739M (+2% vs 13-wk prior year); comps down 4%; e-commerce 27% of retail.
- GAAP EPS from cont ops $1.84 (Q4) vs $3.23; FY24 GAAP loss $23.6M, or ($2.10) per share.
- Non-GAAP EPS from cont ops $2.59 (Q4) vs $3.06; FY24 non-GAAP EPS $0.56 vs $5.59.
- FY25 guidance: total sales down 2%-3%; adj diluted EPS $0.60-$1.00; tax rate 26%.
- Closed 94 Journeys stores in FY24; targeting 50 more closures; cost savings run rate $45-$50M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-028367
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024028367/0000950170-24-028367-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024028367/gco-20240308.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GENESCO INC reported fourth fiscal quarter and year ended February 3, 2024 results: revenue $739 million, EPS $1.84.
  - Period: fourth fiscal quarter and year ended February 3, 2024
  - Revenue: $739 million
  - EPS: $1.84
  - Result: reported results
  source text: today reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year results for the three and twelve months ended February 3, 2024. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Summary • Net sales of $739 million this year (14 weeks) increased 2% compared to Q4FY23 (13 weeks) • Comps down 4%, with stores down 7% and direct up 5% • E-commerce sales represented 27% of retail sales compared
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024028367/0000950170-24-028367-index.htm

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