Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Business
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. is an international specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies focused on hair color and care. It offers products and services including hair color, hair care, styling tools, nails, skin and cosmetics, owned brands, education, and digital services such as Licensed Colorist on Demand. The company operates two primary omni-channel segments — Sally (retail stores, digital platforms and new concepts like Happy Beauty Co.) and Beauty Systems Group (BSG) serving salons via company and franchised stores, consultants and B2B digital channels. Sally Beauty distributes across North America, South America and Europe through stores, e-commerce, marketplaces and fulfillment options like BOPIS and rapid delivery.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 3,701 | 3,717 | 3,728 | 3,816 | 3,875 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,791 | 1,827 | 1,830 | 1,896 | 1,922 | |
| Gross profit | 1,911 | 1,890 | 1,898 | 1,919 | 1,953 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,583 | 1,608 | 1,556 | 1,554 | 1,530 | |
| Restructuring | 0 | −75,000 | 17 | 28 | 5 | |
| Operating earnings | 328 | 283 | 325 | 338 | 418 | |
| Interest expense | 64 | 76 | 73 | 94 | 94 | |
| Earnings before provision for income taxes | 263 | 206 | 252 | 244 | 325 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 68 | 53 | 67 | 61 | 85 | |
| Net earnings | 196 | 153 | 185 | 184 | 240 | |
| Basic (per share) | 1.95 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 2.13 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 1.89 | 1.43 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 2.1 | |
| Basic (shares) | 101 | 104 | 107 | 109 | 113 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 104 | 107 | 109 | 110 | 114 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 149 | 108 | 123 | 71 | 401 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| Accounts receivable, other | 85 | 59 | 42 | 38 | 34 | |
| Inventory | 988 | 1,037 | 975 | 936 | 871 | |
| Other current assets | 48 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 45 | |
| Total current assets | 1,301 | 1,305 | 1,228 | 1,132 | 1,384 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 284 | 270 | 298 | 298 | 307 | |
| Operating lease assets | 647 | 583 | 571 | 532 | 538 | |
| Goodwill | 541 | 538 | 533 | 526 | 541 | |
| Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, net | 53 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 56 | |
| Other assets | 45 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 22 | |
| Total assets | 2,871 | 2,793 | 2,725 | 2,577 | 2,847 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 194,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 225 | 269 | 259 | 276 | 292 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 185 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 206 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 159 | 136 | 150 | 158 | 156 | |
| Income taxes payable | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Total current liabilities | 576 | 593 | 579 | 668 | 665 | |
| Long-term debt | 862 | 978 | 1,066 | 1,083 | 1,383 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 538 | 480 | 455 | 425 | 404 | |
| Other liabilities | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 29 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 79 | 92 | 93 | 85 | 86 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,077 | 2,164 | 2,217 | 2,283 | 2,566 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares; 97,875 and 101,854 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 979,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 50,000 shares; none issued | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Accumulated earnings | 898 | 741 | 625 | 440 | 357 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | −105 | −113 | −123 | −152 | −95 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 794 | 629 | 509 | 294 | 281 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,871 | 2,793 | 2,725 | 2,577 | 2,847 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 100 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 102 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 19 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets, including operating lease assets | 5 | 605,000 | 3 | 25 | 628,000 | |
| Gain on disposal of long-lived assets | −27 | −103,000 | −92,000 | −53,000 | −338,000 | |
| Gain on divestiture of subsidiary | −768,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −12 | −2 | 10 | −18 | — | |
| Trade accounts receivable | 2 | 230,000 | 1 | −3 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable, other | −26 | −15 | −3 | −6 | −14 | |
| Inventory | 50 | −55 | −22 | −96 | −52 | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 3 | −102,000 | −10 | 976,000 | |
| Other assets | −6 | −2 | −695,000 | 4 | 4 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −32 | 15 | −30 | −46 | 80 | |
| Income taxes payable | −16 | 18 | −2 | −7 | 8 | |
| Operating lease assets and liabilities | 16 | −2 | −16 | 6 | 730,000 | |
| Other liabilities | −891,000 | −1 | 706,000 | −7 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 275 | 247 | 249 | 157 | 382 | |
| Payments for property and equipment | −102 | −101 | −91 | −99 | −74 | |
| Proceeds from sales of property and equipment, net | 44 | — | — | — | 235,000 | |
| Proceeds from divestiture of subsidiary | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −3 | −8 | −9 | −3 | −2 | |
| Net cash used by investing activities | −58 | −109 | −100 | −102 | −76 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and ABL facility | 502 | 1,541 | 1,290 | — | — | |
| Repayments of long-term debt and ABL facility | −621 | −1,626 | −1,371 | — | — | |
| Debt issuance costs | −2 | −9 | −5 | — | −1 | |
| Payments for common stock repurchased | −54 | −60 | −15 | −130 | — | |
| Proceeds from equity awards | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | |
| Employee withholding taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −5 | −2 | −1 | −1 | — | |
| Net cash used by financing activities | −178 | −154 | −101 | −374 | −420 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 1 | 4 | −11 | 935,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 41 | −15 | 52 | −330 | −113 | |
| Interest paid | 64 | 87 | 72 | 82 | 89 | |
| Income taxes paid | 94 | 36 | 64 | 83 | 80 | |
| Capital expenditures incurred but not paid | 24 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 20 |