secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENESCO INC (GCO)
CIK:        0000018498
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-035140
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Genesco Q4 comparable sales +10%; adjusted EPS $3.26 beats prior year $2.59
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- Q4 net sales $746M (+1%); comparable sales +10% led by Journeys +14% and e-commerce +18%.
- GAAP Q4 EPS $3.06 vs $1.84; adjusted EPS $3.26 vs $2.59. Operating margin improved to 6.4%.
- Full year GAAP loss per share ($1.80) vs ($2.10); adjusted EPS $0.94 vs $0.56.
- FY26 guidance: adjusted EPS $1.30-$1.70; total sales flat to +1% vs FY25.
- Zero debt; inventory +12% YoY. Achieved $45-50M cost-savings run-rate.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017025035140/0000950170-25-035140-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017025035140/gco-20250307.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-035140

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