secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001060822-25-000135
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carter's Q2 net sales up 4% to $585M, but diluted EPS drops to $0.01 from $0.76
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- Net sales $585M (+4% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.01 vs $0.76; adjusted diluted EPS $0.17 vs $0.76.
- Returned $38M to shareholders via dividends in first half of fiscal 2025.
- CEO cites declining profitability due to pricing investments, new stores, higher compensation, and tariffs.
- U.S. Retail saw improving traffic, conversion, and demand for core Baby apparel in Q2.
- No updated guidance provided; CEO emphasizes focus on long-term sustainable profitable growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082225000135/0001060822-25-000135-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082225000135/cri-20250725.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-25-000135

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