Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment data

Segment data for the fiscal years 2024, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):


		2024				2023				2022
Net sales (a) (for the fiscal year indicated):
SBS		$	2,107,089			$	2,139,206			$	2,193,044
BSG			1,609,942				1,588,925				1,622,521
Total		$	3,717,031			$	3,728,131			$	3,815,565
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS		$	334,319			$	358,474			$	350,884
BSG			178,420				181,275				193,407
Segment operating earnings			512,739				539,749				544,291
Unallocated expenses (b)			230,081				197,515				179,074
Restructuring			(75	)			17,205				27,577
Consolidated operating earnings			282,733				325,029				337,640
Interest expense			76,408				72,979				93,543
Earnings before provision for income taxes		$	206,325			$	252,050			$	244,097
Depreciation and amortization:
SBS		$	60,284			$	57,663			$	57,798
BSG			36,778				32,362				30,098
Corporate			12,676				12,384				12,033
Total		$	109,738			$	102,409			$	99,929
Payments for property and equipment:
SBS		$	60,160			$	52,535			$	53,788
BSG			31,986				30,581				34,312
Corporate			9,019				7,626				11,150
Total		$	101,165			$	90,742			$	99,250
Total assets (as of September 30):
SBS		$	1,358,102			$	1,279,200			$	1,195,732
BSG			1,324,071				1,293,157				1,251,455
Sub-total			2,682,173				2,572,357				2,447,187
Corporate			110,726				152,893				129,680
Total		$	2,792,899			$	2,725,250			$	2,576,867

Schedule of geographic area information

Certain geographic data is as follows (in thousands):


		2024			2023			2022
Net sales (for the fiscal year indicated):
United States		$	3,026,946		$	3,050,334		$	3,142,898
Other countries			690,085			677,797			672,667
Total		$	3,717,031		$	3,728,131		$	3,815,565
Long-lived assets (as of September 30):
United States		$	230,469		$	258,157		$	263,929
United Kingdom			9,065			9,988			9,147
Other countries			30,338			29,634			24,800
Total		$	269,872		$	297,779		$	297,876

Schedule of disaggregation of segment revenues by merchandise category and sales channels

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenues by merchandise category. We have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to current year presentation.


		Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
SBS		2024				2023				2022
Hair color			40.0	%			39.9	%			38.2	%
Hair care			24.4	%			23.9	%			23.6	%
Styling tools and supplies			16.8	%			17.9	%			19.1	%
Nail			10.3	%			10.1	%			10.8	%
Skin and cosmetics			7.9	%			7.6	%			7.6	%
Other beauty items			0.6	%			0.6	%			0.7	%
Total			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%


		Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
BSG		2024				2023				2022
Hair care			42.2	%			42.3	%			43.5	%
Hair color			41.0	%			40.2	%			39.0	%
Styling tools and supplies			10.5	%			10.6	%			10.9	%
Skin and cosmetics			3.6	%			3.9	%			3.8	%
Nail			2.5	%			2.7	%			2.4	%
Other beauty items			0.2	%			0.3	%			0.4	%
Total			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%

The following table disaggregates our segment revenue by sales channels:


		SBS												BSG
		Fiscal Year Ended September 30,												Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2022				2024				2023				2022
Company-operated stores			93.1	%			93.8	%			94.0	%			68.4	%			67.2	%			66.4	%
E-commerce			6.9	%			6.2	%			6.0	%			13.6	%			13.5	%			12.3	%
Franchise stores			—				—				—				7.4	%			7.5	%			7.4	%
Distributor sales consultants			—				—				—				10.6	%			11.8	%			13.9	%
Total			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%