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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-004550"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWCZ"
cik: "0001856236"
company_name: "European Wax Center, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T03:52:47.911513+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# European Wax Center raises FY2024 sales outlook, reports 23 net openings; new CEO Chris Morris starts

## Summary
- FY2024 net new center openings 23 (guidance 17-22); system-wide sales guidance raised to $947-950M.
- Same-store sales guidance narrowed to 0.0%-0.2% from (1.5)% to 0.5%; revenue outlook $216-221M reaffirmed.
- Repurchased 1.6M shares for $10M in Q4; cumulative $40.1M of $50.0M authorization used.
- CEO Chris Morris assumes role; highlights strong free cash flow and growth momentum from David Berg.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-004550
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWCZ
- cik: 0001856236
- company_name: European Wax Center, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000095017025004550/0000950170-25-004550-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000095017025004550/ewcz-20250113.htm

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