10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: MARCH 31, 2020

-OR-

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 1-33145

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-2257936
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3001 Colorado Boulevard
Denton, Texas	76210
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(940) 898-7500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report): N/A

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par valueSBHThe New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒   No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  ☒   No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐	Non-accelerated filer	☐
Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)  Yes  ☐     No  ☒

As of May 1, 2020, there were 112,870,685 shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements	5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations	27
Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4. Controls And Procedures	34
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	35
Item 1A. Risk Factors	35
Item 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds	37
Item 6. Exhibits	38

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In this Quarterly Report, references to “the Company,” “Sally Beauty,” “our company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.

cautionary notice regarding forward-looking statements

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the documents incorporated by reference herein which are not purely historical facts or which depend upon future events may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions may also identify such forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date they were made and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements. The most important factors which could cause our actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements are set forth in our description of risk factors in Item 1A contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and in this Report, which should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

The events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Our quarterly financial results and other important information are available by calling our Investor Relations Department at (940) 297-3877.

We maintain a website at www.sallybeautyholdings.com where investors and other interested parties may obtain, free of charge, press releases and other information as well as gain access to our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information contained on this website should not be considered to be a part of this or any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

The following condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the condensed consolidated statements of earnings, condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and the condensed statements of stockholders’ deficit for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, are those of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except par value data)

	March 31, 2020			September 30, 2019
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	364,414		$	71,495
Trade accounts receivable, net		42,802			43,136
Accounts receivable, other		44,531			61,403
Inventory		946,189			952,907
Other current assets		51,103			34,612
Total current assets		1,449,039			1,163,553
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $680,238 at    March 31, 2020 and $659,285 at September 30, 2019		320,220			319,628
Operating lease assets		544,471			—
Goodwill		529,037			530,786
Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of    $59,495 at March 31, 2020 and $64,615 at September 30, 2019		58,893			62,051
Other assets		19,506			22,428
Total assets	$	2,921,166		$	2,098,446
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	395,671		$	1
Accounts payable		221,760			278,688
Accrued liabilities		145,920			169,054
Current operating lease liabilities		151,162			—
Income taxes payable		1,323			8,336
Total current liabilities		915,836			456,079
Long-term debt		1,550,195			1,594,542
Long-term operating lease liabilities		405,593			—
Other liabilities		18,310			27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		84,427			80,391
Total liabilities		2,974,361			2,158,769
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares; 112,848 and    116,986 shares issued and 112,264 and 116,725 shares outstanding at    March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively		1,123			1,167
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 50,000 shares; none issued		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		—			—
Accumulated earnings		69,925			55,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(124,243	)		(117,287	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(53,195	)		(60,323	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	2,921,166		$	2,098,446

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Net sales	$	871,023	$	945,852		$	1,851,231	$	1,935,305
Cost of goods sold		441,266		477,528			946,626		986,275
Gross profit		429,757		468,324			904,605		949,030
Selling, general and administrative expenses		383,299		361,626			761,228		728,614
Restructuring		3,193		(5,814	)		5,725		(1,834	)
Operating earnings		43,265		112,512			137,652		222,250
Interest expense		21,644		23,821			43,185		48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes		21,621		88,691			94,467		173,940
Provision for income taxes		8,253		22,966			27,884		42,488
Net earnings	$	13,368	$	65,725		$	66,583	$	131,452
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.55		$	0.58	$	1.10
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.54		$	0.57	$	1.09
Weighted-average shares:
Basic		114,823		120,077			115,478		120,033
Diluted		115,795		120,991			116,462		120,949

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Net earnings	$	13,368		$	65,725		$	66,583		$	131,452
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(23,784	)		3,040			(8,823	)		(10,425	)
Interest rate caps, net of tax		(80	)		(2,140	)		29			(4,970	)
Foreign exchange contracts, net of tax		2,038			242			1,838			(168	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(21,826	)		1,142			(6,956	)		(15,563	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	(8,458	)	$	66,867		$	59,627		$	115,889

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$	66,583		$	131,452
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating    activities:
Depreciation and amortization		53,997			53,275
Share-based compensation expense		6,532			5,871
Amortization of deferred financing costs		1,767			1,979
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		(357	)		(473	)
Gain on disposal of equipment and other property		(18	)		(6,548	)
Deferred income taxes		5,547			8,530
Changes in (exclusive of effects of acquisitions):
Trade accounts receivable		158			5,950
Accounts receivable, other		19,199			(7,554	)
Inventory		1,365			(14,213	)
Other current assets		(17,692	)		2,754
Other assets		575			(1,293	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(55,679	)		(69,704	)
Income taxes payable		(7,199	)		4,150
Other liabilities		1,353			(4,066	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		76,131			110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		(71,983	)		(46,398	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		23			12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(1,944	)		(2,848	)
Net cash used by investing activities		(73,904	)		(37,236	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		787,500			242,504
Repayments of long-term debt		(437,385	)		(304,157	)
Payments for common stock repurchased		(61,357	)		—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		2,771			1,721
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities		291,529			(59,932	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(837	)		(460	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		292,919			12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		71,495			77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	364,414		$	89,777
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	$	41,366		$	48,378
Income taxes paid	$	45,521		$	37,518
Capital expenditures incurred but not paid	$	5,090		$	3,763

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

													Accumulated
							Additional						Other			Total
	Common Stock						Paid-in			Accumulated			Comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Earnings			Loss			Equity (Deficit)
Balance at September 30, 2019		116,725		$	1,167		$	—		$	55,797		$	(117,287	)	$	(60,323	)
Cumulative effect of ASC 842 adoption		—			—			—			(445	)		—			(445	)
Net earnings		—			—			—			53,215			—			53,215
Other comprehensive income		—			—			—			—			14,870			14,870
Repurchases and cancellations of    common stock		(766	)		(7	)		(6,237	)		(5,113	)		—			(11,357	)
Share-based compensation		—			—			3,473			—			—			3,473
Stock issued for stock options		206			2			2,764			—			—			2,766
Balance at December 31, 2019		116,165		$	1,162		$	—		$	103,454		$	(102,417	)	$	2,199
Net earnings		—			—			—			13,368			—			13,368
Other comprehensive loss		—			—			—			—			(21,826	)		(21,826	)
Repurchases and cancellations of    common stock		(3,936	)		(39	)		(3,064	)		(46,897	)		—			(50,000	)
Share-based compensation		—			—			3,059			—			—			3,059
Stock issued for stock options		35			—			5			—			—			5
Balance at March 31, 2020		112,264		$	1,123		$	—		$	69,925		$	(124,243	)	$	(53,195	)

										Accumulated
					Additional					Other			Total
	Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Loss			Deficit
Balance at September 30, 2018		119,926	$	1,199	$	—	$	(179,764	)	$	(89,991	)	$	(268,556	)
Net earnings		—		—		—		65,727			—			65,727
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—			(16,705	)		(16,705	)
Share-based compensation		—		—		3,354		—			—			3,354
Stock issued for stock options		115		1		1,448		—			—			1,449
Balance at December 31, 2018		120,041	$	1,200	$	4,802	$	(114,037	)	$	(106,696	)	$	(214,731	)
Net earnings		—		—		—		65,725			—			65,725
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			1,142			1,142
Share-based compensation		—		—		2,517		—			—			2,517
Stock issued for stock options		66		1		271		—			—			272
Balance at March 31, 2019		120,107	$	1,201	$	7,590	$	(48,312	)	$	(105,554	)	$	(145,075	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.   Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2020, and September 30, 2019, our consolidated results of operations, consolidated comprehensive income (loss), and consolidated statements of stockholders’ deficit for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and our consolidated cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, because of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. As a result of COVID-19, we temporarily shut down virtually all global customer-facing store operations. Due to the uncertainty over the duration and severity of the economic and operational impacts of COVID-19, this material adverse impact may continue for the remainder of our fiscal 2020 year and beyond.

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

We adhere to the same accounting policies in the preparation of our condensed consolidated interim financial statements as we do in the preparation of our full-year consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for more information about the adoption of the new lease accounting standard. As permitted under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, is based on full-year assumptions. For interim financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual effective income tax rates; however, for the current period the provision for income taxes has been determined on the basis of year to date results, as COVID-19 related closures impacted our ability to reasonably forecast full year results by jurisdiction.

3.   Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Change

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU No. 2016-02”), which requires most operating leases to be reported on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. On October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using a modified retrospective transition method without restating comparative periods. We have elected the package of practical expedients permitted within the transition guidance under the new standard relating to the identification, classification and initial direct costs of leases commencing before the effective date of Topic 842. In addition, we have elected to not recognize a right-of-use asset or lease obligation for short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less.

Additionally, the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, as amended, resulted in the recognition of an operating lease asset of $513.9 million and an operating lease liability of $523.5 million.  Existing straight-line rent liability, prepaid rent and accrued rent were reclassified from certain other assets and liabilities into the operating lease asset. Furthermore, the cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in a $0.4 million adjustment to accumulated earnings resulting from the impairment of certain operating lease assets. The impact on our condensed consolidated results of operations or condensed consolidated cash flows was not material.

See Note 8 for additional information in connection with ASU No. 2016-02.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing an exception related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period with year to date losses and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. Additionally, the update clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740, Income Taxes. For public companies, the amendments in the updated are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, but all amendments must be adopted at once. The amendments in this update have different adoption methods including prospective basis, retrospective basis, and a modified retrospective basis dependent on the specific change. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update.

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4.   Revenue Recognition

Substantially all of our revenue is derived through the sale of merchandise through the point-of-sale. Revenue is recognized net of estimated sales returns and sales taxes. We estimate sales returns based on historical data.

Changes to our contract liabilities for the period were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2019	$	12,866
Loyalty points and gift cards issued but not redeemed, net of estimated breakage		9,003
Revenue recognized from beginning liability		(8,491	)
March 31, 2020	$	13,378

Private Label Credit Card - In September 2019, we signed a multi-year agreement with a third-party bank to launch a private label credit card (the “Program”). As of March 31, 2020, Program operations had not yet commenced.  

See Note 13 for additional information regarding the disaggregation of our sales revenue.

5.   Fair Value Measurements

Fair value on recurring basis

Consistent with the three-level hierarchy defined in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, as amended, we categorize our financial assets and liabilities as follows (in thousands):

	Classification	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	March 31, 2020		September 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	Level 2	$	3,043	$	—
Interest rate caps	Other assets	Level 2		145		344
Total assets			$	3,188	$	344

Other fair value disclosures

		March 31, 2020				September 30, 2019
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Senior notes	Level 1	$	877,380	$	731,418	$	885,296	$	898,814
Term loan B	Level 2		685,788		601,101		724,000		709,830
Total long-term debt		$	1,563,168	$	1,332,519	$	1,609,296	$	1,608,644

The table above excludes amounts related to our ABL facility as the balance approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of our borrowings.

6.   Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit)

Share Repurchases

In August 2017, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common stock, subject to certain limitations governed by our debt agreements, over an approximate four-year period expiring on September 30, 2021.

Information related to our shares repurchased and subsequently retired were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Number of shares repurchased		3,936		—		4,702		—
Total cost of share repurchased	$	50,000	$	—	$	61,357	$	—

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The change in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) was as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Interest Rate Caps			Foreign Exchange Contracts			Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(113,932	)	$	(3,201	)	$	(154	)	$	(117,287	)
Other comprehensive loss before     reclassification, net of tax		(8,823	)		(209	)		(399	)		(9,431	)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax		—			238			2,237			2,475
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(122,755	)	$	(3,172	)	$	1,684		$	(124,243	)

The tax impact for the changes in other comprehensive loss and the reclassifications to net earnings were not material.

7.   Weighted-Average Shares

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted-average shares (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Weighted-average basic shares		114,823		120,077		115,478		120,033
Dilutive securities:
Stock option and stock award programs		972		914		984		916
Weighted-average diluted shares		115,795		120,991		116,462		120,949
Anti-dilutive options excluded from our computation of diluted shares		5,076		5,183		5,076		5,183

8.   Leases

Substantially all of our leases are operating leases and relate primarily to retail stores and warehousing properties with lease terms of five to ten years. Some of our leases include options to extend the agreement by a certain number of years, typically five years. At the lease commencement date, an operating lease liability and related operating lease asset are recognized and include the extended terms to the extent we are reasonably certain that we will exercise the option.

The operating lease liabilities are calculated using the present value of lease payments. The discount rate used is either the rate implicit in the lease, when known, or our estimated incremental borrowing rate. Our incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest we would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms. Because we do not generally borrow on a collateralized basis, we derive an appropriate incremental borrowing rate using the interest rate we pay on our non-collateralized borrowings, adjusted for the amount of the lease payments, the lease term and the effect of designating specific collateral with a value equal to the unpaid lease payments for that lease. We apply the incremental borrowing rate on a portfolio basis given the impact of applying it on a lease by lease basis would be immaterial.

Operating lease assets are valued based on the initial operating lease liabilities plus any prepaid rent and direct costs from executing the leases, reduced by tenant improvement allowances and any rent abatement. Operating lease assets are tested for impairment in the same manner as our long-lived assets.

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Our operating and finance leases consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2020
Assets:
Operating lease	Operating lease assets	$	544,471
Finance lease	Property and equipment, net		2,866
Total lease assets		$	547,337
Liabilities:
Current:
Operating lease	Current operating lease liabilities	$	151,162
Finance lease	Current maturities of long-term debt		171
Long-term:
Operating lease	Long-term operating lease liabilities		405,593
Finance lease	Long-term debt		672
Total lease liabilities		$	557,598

Our lease costs, net of immaterial sublease income, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Statement of Earnings Classification	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020		Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Operating lease costs (a)	Cost of goods sold and     selling, general and administrative expenses (b)	$	49,342	$	94,687
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of leased assets	Selling, general and administrative expenses		75		150
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense		11		22
Variable lease costs (c)	Selling, general and administrative expenses		14,694		28,964
Total lease costs		$	64,122	$	123,823

(a) Includes costs related to short-term leases, which are immaterial.

(b) Certain supply chain-related amounts are included in cost of goods sold.

(c) Includes common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance related to leases.

As of March 31, 2020, the approximate future lease payments under our leases are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year		Operating leases		Finance leases
Remainder of 2020		$	91,911	$	171
	2021		157,568		168
	2022		116,804		168
	2023		81,479		168
	2024		53,297		168
Thereafter			93,793		—
Total undiscounted lease payments			594,852		843
Less: imputed interest			38,097		—
Present value of lease liabilities		$	556,755	$	843

The table above does not include operating leases we have entered into of approximately $13.4 million that have not commenced, primarily related to future retail stores.

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As of September 30, 2019, our future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as reported under the previous accounting standard were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2020	$	174,578
2021		136,900
2022		95,918
2023		61,944
2024		33,803
Thereafter		40,545
	$	543,688

Other lease information is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows – operating leases	$	96,734
Operating cash flows – finance leases		22
Financing cash flows – finance leases		2
Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	128,536
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		4
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases		4.7
Finance leases		4.3
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases		4.3	%
Finance leases		5.0	%

9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we completed our annual assessment for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets. Additionally, due to COVID-19, we performed an additional assessment for impairment of goodwill and other intangibles as of March 31, 2020, which updated our assumptions around the growth, timing and discount rate applied to future cash flows in connection with our business restart. Due to the uncertainty around COVID-19, our projected future cash flows may differ materially from actual results.  No material impairment losses were recognized in the current or prior periods presented in connection with our goodwill and other intangible assets.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $2.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and, for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, amortization expense was $4.6 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded approximately $1.4 million in other intangible assets related to immaterial asset acquisitions. Additionally, goodwill was negatively impacted by approximately $1.7 million from changes in foreign currency exchange rates during the six months ended March 31, 2020.

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10.   Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we preemptively drew on our ABL facility as a result of COVID-19. At March 31, 2020, we had $395.5 million outstanding and $85.8 million available for borrowing under our ABL facility, including the Canadian sub-facility. Our ABL facility matures on July 6, 2022.

During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we paid down $14.8 million aggregate principal amount of our term loan B fixed tranche at a weighted-average price of 97.875% of face value, excluding accrued interest. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, we paid down $22.0 million aggregate principal amount of our term loan B fixed tranche at a weighted-average price of 99.0% of face value, excluding accrued interest. In connection with the debt repayment, for the six months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized a $0.4 million gain on the extinguishment of debt, including a gain of approximately $0.4 million from the discount paid under the face value and the write-off of $0.1 million in unamortized deferred financing costs.

During the three months ended March, 31, 2020, we paid down $7.9 million aggregate principal amount of our senior notes due 2025 at a weighted-average price of 98.7% of face value, excluding accrued interest.

See Note 16 for further information related to the recent issuance of debt and modification of our ABL facility that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2020.  

Covenants

The agreements governing our ABL facility, term loan B and the senior notes due 2023 and 2025 contain a customary covenant package that places restrictions on the disposition of assets, the granting of liens and security interests, the prepayment of certain indebtedness, and other matters and customary events of default, including customary cross-default and/or cross-acceleration provisions. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and all the net assets of our consolidated subsidiaries were unrestricted from transfer.

11.    Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, we did not purchase or hold any derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. See Note 5 for the classification and fair value of our derivative instruments.

Designated Cash Flow Hedges

Foreign Currency Forwards

We regularly enter into foreign currency forwards to mitigate our exposure to exchange rate changes on inventory purchases in U.S. dollars by our foreign subsidiaries. At March 31, 2020, the notional amount we held through these forwards, based upon exchange rates at March 31, 2020, was as follows (in thousands):

Notional Currency	Notional Amount
Mexican Peso	$	12,653
Canadian Dollar		4,766
Total	$	17,419

We record quarterly, net of income tax, the changes in fair value related to the foreign currency forwards into AOCL. As the forwards are exercised, the realized value is recognized into cost of goods sold based on inventory turns. Based on March 31, 2020, valuations and exchange rates, we expect to reclassify gains of approximately $2.1 million into cost of goods sold over the next 12 months.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we de-designated certain foreign currency forwards as it became probable that the forecasted transaction would not occur as a result of the recent coronavirus pandemic. As a result, we reclassified $1.3 million in gains from AOCL into selling, general and administration expenses. These contracts expire ratably through June 30, 2020.

Other than the amounts reclassified due to de-designation, the effects of our foreign currency forwards on our condensed consolidated statements of earnings were not material for the six months ended March 31, 2020.

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Interest Rate Caps

In July 2017, we purchased two interest rate caps with an initial aggregate notional amount of $550 million (the “interest rate caps”) to mitigate the exposure to higher interest rates in connection with our term loan B. The interest rate caps are comprised of individual caplets that expire ratably through June 30, 2023 and are designated as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, changes in fair value of the interest rate caps are recorded quarterly, net of income tax, and are included in AOCL. Over the next 12 months, we expect to reclassify approximately $0.9 million into interest expense, which represents the original value of the expiring caplets.

The effects of our interest rate caps on our condensed consolidated statements of earnings were not material for the six months ended March 31, 2020.

12.    Income Tax

The effective tax rates were 38.2% and 25.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, the tax benefit of which cannot be recognized. The effective tax rates were 29.5% and 24.4%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, the tax benefit of which cannot be recognized. Additionally, for the six months ended March 31, 2019, the provision for income taxes included an income tax benefit due to an adjustment to our previously recorded transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		4.4			3.3			3.6			3.4
Effect of foreign operations		0.1			(0.1	)		0.9			0.1
Foreign valuation allowances		15.9			(0.1	)		3.9			0.4
Deemed repatriation tax		0.0			0.0			0.0			(1.7	)
Other, net		(3.2	)		1.8			0.1			1.2
Effective tax rate		38.2	%		25.9	%		29.5	%		24.4	%

In response to the global pandemic related to COVID-19, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary changes regarding the prior and future utilization of net operating losses, temporary changes to the prior and future limitations on interest deductions, technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property, temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer portion of social security taxes, and the creation of certain refundable employee retention credits. We are currently evaluating the CARES Act, but there was not a material impact on our income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020. We will continue to monitor legislative developments related to COVID-19 and will record the associated income tax impacts in the periods that guidance is finalized or when we are able to reasonably estimate an impact.

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13.   Business Segments

Segment data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Net sales:
Sally Beauty Supply ("SBS")	$	519,509	$	565,604		$	1,088,657	$	1,146,213
Beauty Systems Group ("BSG")		351,514		380,248			762,574		789,092
Total	$	871,023	$	945,852		$	1,851,231	$	1,935,305
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	56,373	$	86,715		$	130,598	$	176,706
BSG		41,039		56,518			103,473		118,849
Segment operating earnings		97,412		143,233			234,071		295,555
Unallocated expenses		50,954		36,535			90,694		75,139
Restructuring		3,193		(5,814	)		5,725		(1,834	)
Consolidated operating earnings		43,265		112,512			137,652		222,250
Interest expense		21,644		23,821			43,185		48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes	$	21,621	$	88,691		$	94,467	$	173,940

Sales between segments, which are eliminated in consolidation, were not material during the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Disaggregation of net sales by segment

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		32.8	%		29.1	%		31.9	%		28.3	%
Hair care		19.5	%		20.5	%		19.7	%		20.2	%
Skin and nail care		12.8	%		14.6	%		13.5	%		14.8	%
Styling tools		12.7	%		13.6	%		13.4	%		14.7	%
Salon supplies and accessories		7.6	%		7.5	%		7.2	%		7.3	%
Multicultural products		6.1	%		7.0	%		5.7	%		6.7	%
Other beauty items		8.5	%		7.7	%		8.6	%		8.0	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		40.1	%		40.3	%		38.8	%		39.1	%
Hair care		35.1	%		34.2	%		34.8	%		33.8	%
Skin and nail care		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%
Styling tools		6.2	%		3.2	%		6.5	%		3.6	%
Other beauty items		3.0	%		6.6	%		2.8	%		6.1	%
Promotional items		7.4	%		7.5	%		8.9	%		9.2	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenue by sales channels:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		94.9	%		96.7	%		95.4	%		96.7	%
E-commerce		4.9	%		3.0	%		4.4	%		3.0	%
Franchise stores		0.2	%		0.3	%		0.2	%		0.3	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

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	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		70.4	%		70.4	%		69.8	%		69.7	%
Distributor sales consultants		16.6	%		17.3	%		17.3	%		18.1	%
Franchise stores		7.1	%		7.3	%		7.2	%		7.5	%
E-commerce		5.9	%		5.0	%		5.7	%		4.7	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

14.   Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

Certain 100% wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (“guarantor subsidiaries”), as defined in our credit agreements, of Sally Beauty serve as guarantors to the ABL facility, term loan B and senior notes due 2023 and 2025. The guarantees related to these debt instruments are full and unconditional, joint and several and have certain restrictions on the ability to pay restricted payments to Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (“parent”). Certain other subsidiaries, including our foreign subsidiaries, do not serve as guarantors (“non-guarantor subsidiaries”).

The following condensed consolidating financial information represents financial information for (i) parent, (ii) Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc., (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries; (iv) the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (v) elimination entries necessary for consolidation purposes, and (vi) Sally Beauty on a consolidated basis.  

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10		$	335,827	$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—			52,788		34,545			—			87,333
Due from affiliates		—			—			2,638,162		—			(2,638,162	)		—
Inventory		—			—			710,623		235,566			—			946,189
Other current assets		15,311			270			23,119		12,403			—			51,103
Property and equipment, net		8			—			264,739		55,473			—			320,220
Operating lease assets		—			—			401,374		143,097			—			544,471
Investment in subsidiaries		1,685,104			4,469,936			376,173		—			(6,531,213	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—			450,484		137,446			—			587,930
Other assets		1,446			3,092			3,098		11,870			—			19,506
Total assets	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	23		$	—		$	180,078	$	41,659		$	—		$	221,760
Due to affiliates		1,748,579			823,032			—		66,551			(2,638,162	)		—
Accrued liabilities		160			18,151			100,226		27,383			—			145,920
Income taxes payable		—			2,161			—		(838	)		—			1,323
Long-term debt		—			1,945,023			4		839			—			1,945,866
Long-term operating lease liabilities		—			—			413,824		142,931			—			556,755
Other liabilities		6,441			—			11,840		29			—			18,310
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(139	)		(163	)		80,479		4,250			—			84,427
Total liabilities		1,755,064			2,788,204			786,451		282,804			(2,638,162	)		2,974,361
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(53,195	)		1,685,104			4,469,936		376,173			(6,531,213	)		(53,195	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10	$	41,009		$	30,476	$	—		$	71,495
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—		65,746			38,793		—			104,539
Due from affiliates		—			—		2,878,072			—		(2,878,072	)		—
Inventory		—			—		722,830			230,077		—			952,907
Other current assets		1,436			132		22,480			10,564		—			34,612
Property and equipment, net		6			—		258,132			61,490		—			319,628
Investment in subsidiaries		1,621,843			4,374,334		385,629			—		(6,381,806	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—		452,645			140,192		—			592,837
Other assets		1,446			3,499		(581	)		18,064		—			22,428
Total assets	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	48		$	—	$	235,940		$	42,700	$	—		$	278,688
Due to affiliates		1,672,322			1,142,324		—			63,426		(2,878,072	)		—
Accrued liabilities		188			17,937		121,375			29,554		—			169,054
Income taxes payable		6,055			2,161		1			119		—			8,336
Long-term debt		—			1,593,710		1			832		—			1,594,543
Other liabilities		6,441			—		17,639			3,677		—			27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		—			—		76,672			3,719		—			80,391
Total liabilities		1,685,054			2,756,132		451,628			144,027		(2,878,072	)		2,158,769
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(60,323	)		1,621,843		4,374,334			385,629		(6,381,806	)		(60,323	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	713,872		$	157,151		$	—		$	871,023
Related party sales		—			—			382			—			(382	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			355,373			86,275			(382	)		441,266
Gross profit		—			—			358,881			70,876			—			429,757
Selling, general and administrative expenses		2,758			179			306,197			74,165			—			383,299
Restructuring		—			—			3,193			—			—			3,193
Operating earnings (loss)		(2,758	)		(179	)		49,491			(3,289	)		—			43,265
Interest expense (income)		—			21,652			3			(11	)		—			21,644
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(2,758	)		(21,831	)		49,488			(3,278	)		—			21,621
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(708	)		(5,604	)		11,502			3,063			—			8,253
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax		15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		—			(40,722	)		—
Net earnings (loss)		13,368			15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		(40,722	)		13,368
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—			(80	)		—			(21,746	)		—			(21,826	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	13,368		$	15,338		$	31,645		$	(28,087	)	$	(40,722	)	$	(8,458	)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	769,284		$	176,568		$	—		$	945,852
Related party sales		—			—			480			—			(480	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			383,147			94,861			(480	)		477,528
Gross profit		—			—			386,617			81,707			—			468,324
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,084			198			281,404			76,940			—			361,626
Restructuring		—			—			(5,814	)		—			—			(5,814	)
Operating earnings (loss)		(3,084	)		(198	)		111,027			4,767			—			112,512
Interest expense (income)		—			23,871			(1	)		(49	)		—			23,821
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(3,084	)		(24,069	)		111,028			4,816			—			88,691
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(791	)		(6,179	)		28,795			1,141						22,966
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax		68,018			85,908			3,675			—			(157,601	)		—
Net earnings		65,725			68,018			85,908			3,675			(157,601	)		65,725
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			(2,140	)		—			3,282						1,142
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,725		$	65,878		$	85,908		$	6,957		$	(157,601	)	$	66,867

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	(17,666	)	$	(30,822	)	$	122,299		$	2,320		$	—		$	76,131
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		(5	)		—			(65,724	)		(6,254	)		—			(71,983	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			23			—			—			23
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(1,691	)		(253	)		—			(1,944	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			239,910			—			(239,910	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities		(5	)		—			172,518			(6,507	)		(239,910	)		(73,904	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			787,500			—			—			—			787,500
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(437,386	)		1			—			—			(437,385	)
Repurchases of common stock		(61,357	)		—			—			—			—			(61,357	)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		2,771			—			—			—			—			2,771
Due to affiliates		76,257			(319,292	)		—			3,125			239,910			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		17,671			30,822			1			3,125			239,910			291,529
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(837	)		—			(837	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			294,818			(1,899	)		—			292,919
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			41,009			30,476			—			71,495
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	335,827		$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	1,262		$	(32,639	)	$	144,685		$	(3,198	)	$	—		$	110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		—			—			(41,559	)		(4,839	)		—			(46,398	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			12,007			3			—			12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(2,008	)		(840	)		—			(2,848	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			(92,458	)		—			92,458			—
Net cash used by investing activities		—			—			(124,018	)		(5,676	)		92,458			(37,236	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			242,500			4			—			—			242,504
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(304,154	)		(2	)		(1	)		—			(304,157	)
Repurchases of common stock		—			—			—			—			—			—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		1,721			—			—			—			—			1,721
Due to affiliates		(2,983	)		94,293			—			1,148			(92,458	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities		(1,262	)		32,639			2			1,147			(92,458	)		(59,932	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(460	)		—			(460	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			20,669			(8,187	)		—			12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			29,050			48,235			—			77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	49,719		$	40,048		$	—		$	89,777

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15.   Restructuring

Restructuring expense and gain for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Project Surge	$	107	$	—		$	1,360	$	—
Transformation Plan		3,086		(5,814	)		4,365		(1,834	)
Total expense (gain)	$	3,193	$	(5,814	)	$	5,725	$	(1,834	)

Project Surge

In November 2019, we announced that we were launching Project Surge, which takes the successful elements of the North American Sally Beauty transformation and integrates them into our European operations, with the support and participation of several key leaders from the corporate headquarters. As part of this plan, we will be focusing on several operating elements, including a review of our talent and operating structure.

The liability related to Project Surge, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Project Surge	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	998	$	998	$	—	$	—
Other		—		362		362		—		—
Total	$	—	$	1,360	$	1,360	$	—	$	—

Expenses incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2020, represent costs incurred by SBS of $1.3 million and corporate of $0.1 million.

Transformation Plan

We previously disclosed a Transformation Plan focused on certain core business strategies.  In addition to optimizing our Supply Chain Network with changes to our transportation model and network of nodes, we are improving our marketing and digital commerce capabilities, and advancing our merchandising transformation efforts.

The liability related to the Transformation Plan, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Transformation Plan	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	654	$	2,022	$	1,959	$	—	$	717
Consulting		204		1,426		1,630		—		—
Other		70		917		987		—		—
Total	$	928	$	4,365	$	4,576	$	—	$	717

Expenses incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2020, represent costs incurred by corporate of $2.4 million, SBS of $1.3 million and BSG of $0.7 million.

16. Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2020, we entered into an amendment to our ABL facility to, among other things, increase the revolving commitment thereunder from $500.0 million to $600.0 million, establish a FILO (first-in, last-out) tranche of indebtedness in the amount of $20.0 million, increase pricing on the revolving loans and modify certain covenant and reporting terms. The ABL Facility will continue to be secured by a first-priority lien in and upon the accounts and inventory (and the proceeds thereof) of the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries.  The ABL Facility will be secured by a second-priority lien in and upon the remaining assets of the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries. The ABL facility will mature on July 6, 2022.

On April 24, 2020, we completed a private an offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and received $295.5 million in net proceeds from the Notes offering. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 8.75% and were issued at par. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the guarantors who have guaranteed obligations under our senior secured credit facilities and our existing notes. We intend to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This section discusses management’s view of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Sally Beauty. This section should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, including the Risk Factors section, and information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes to those financial statements and the Risk Factors contained in Section 1A. The results of operations for any interim period may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for any future interim period or the entire fiscal year.

Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:

• During the three months ended March 31, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily shut down virtually all global customer-facing store operations. As such, our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, were significantly impacted;

• Consolidated net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased $74.8 million, or 7.9%, to $871.0 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Our global e-commerce sales increased 28.2% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Consolidated same store sales decreased 7.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. SBS same store sales decreased 7.0% and BSG same store sales decreased 7.4%;

• Consolidated gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased $38.6 million, or 8.2%, to $429.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. Gross margin decreased 20 basis points to 49.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Consolidated operating earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2020, decreased $69.2 million, or 61.5%, to $43.3 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. Operating margin decreased 690 basis points to 5.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Consolidated net earnings decreased $52.4 million, or 79.7%, to $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. As a percentage of net sales, net earnings decreased 540 basis points to 1.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2020, were $0.12, compared to $0.54 for the three months ended March 31, 2019;

• Cash provided by operations was $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $59.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. In addition, as a result of COVID-19, we preemptively drew on our ABL facility, subsequently modified our ABL facility and issued additional senior notes; and

• Prior to COVID-19, we repurchased and retired approximately 3.9 million shares of our common stock under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program at an aggregate cost of $50.0 million and paid down $22.0 million and $7.9 million aggregate principal of our term loan B fixed rate tranche and senior notes due 2025, respectively.

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business and Business Strategy Update

Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, were significantly impacted by the effects of COVID-19.  Prior to the widening effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States which commenced in early March, we delivered strong same store sales growth in both of our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group segments, showing signs of success in certain elements of our previously announced transformation plans. Consolidated same store sales decreased by 7.1% for the entire second quarter, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the shutdown of customer-facing operations in virtually all stores globally in the middle of March.  Prior to March 12th, the COVID-19 inflection date for the Company, same store sales had been up 4.7%.

As part of these temporary closures, we also announced that we would temporarily idle several distribution centers and temporarily furlough elements of our headquarters staff, in advance of a network restart. Furthermore, our Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors have reduced their pay by 50% for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis and other senior leaders will also have significant reductions in salary for the same time period.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, prior to COVID, we made solid progress against our transformation plans as we played to win by focusing on hair color and hair care, improved our retail fundamentals, advanced our digital commerce capabilities and drove costs out of the business. We completed the nationwide roll out of our new point-of-sale system in BSG and are continuing

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the roll out in SBS, which will allow our store associates to better serve our customers. In early March, as a result of COVID-19, we reprioritized our transformation plans to accelerate key digital and supply chain initiatives, pivoted to cash management and expense reduction, and paused efforts such as our national brand relaunch, our work against a new merchandising system implementation and the start-up of the new North Texas distribution node. Additionally due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the related business uncertainty, we are deferring non-digital capital investments and aggressively attacking our short-term cost structure.  

In support of our operations and out of an abundance of caution, we also preemptively drew on our ABL facility and have $395.5 million outstanding as of March 31, 2020. Furthermore, on April 15, 2020, we amended our ABL facility to increase the revolving commitment thereunder from $500.0 million to $600.0 million, establish a FILO (first-in, last-out) tranche of indebtedness in the amount of $20.0 million, increase pricing on the revolving loans and modify certain covenant and reporting terms.  To further strengthen our liquidity, on April 24, we closed on $300.0 million of 8.75% senior secured second-lien notes due 2025.  

On April 18, 2020, we began the measured process of re-opening our stores to the public. For the week of May 4, 2020, we have re-opened approximately 1,500 stores globally. Store re-openings are triggered by local regulation, the adoption of the Company’s new COVID-19 related safety protocols, as well as the recall from furlough of sufficient store staff.

While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related responses largely impacted the last month of our fiscal 2020 second quarter, we expect the pandemic to have a material impact on the entirety of our fiscal 2020 third quarter results of operations, cash flows and financial position.  Furthermore, due to the uncertainty over the duration and severity of the economic and operational impacts of COVID-19, this material adverse impact may continue for the remainder of our fiscal 2020 year and beyond.

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Overview

Key Operating Metrics

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning key measures we rely on to evaluate our operating performance (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,												Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019			Increase (Decrease)						2020			2019			Increase (Decrease)
Net sales:
SBS	$	519,509		$	565,604		$	(46,095	)		(8.1	)%	$	1,088,657		$	1,146,213		$	(57,556	)		(5.0	)%
BSG		351,514			380,248			(28,734	)		(7.6	)%		762,574			789,092			(26,518	)		(3.4	)%
Consolidated	$	871,023		$	945,852		$	(74,829	)		(7.9	)%	$	1,851,231		$	1,935,305		$	(84,074	)		(4.3	)%
Gross profit:
SBS	$	289,067		$	314,729		$	(25,662	)		(8.2	)%	$	598,057		$	631,959		$	(33,902	)		(5.4	)%
BSG		140,690			153,595			(12,905	)		(8.4	)%		306,548			317,071			(10,523	)		(3.3	)%
Consolidated	$	429,757		$	468,324		$	(38,567	)		(8.2	)%	$	904,605		$	949,030		$	(44,425	)		(4.7	)%
Segment gross margin:
SBS		55.6	%		55.6	%	—			bps				54.9	%		55.1	%	(20)			bps
BSG		40.0	%		40.4	%	(40)			bps				40.2	%		40.2	%	—			bps
Consolidated		49.3	%		49.5	%	(20)			bps				48.9	%		49.0	%	(10)			bps
Net earnings:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	56,373		$	86,715		$	(30,342	)		(35.0	)%	$	130,598		$	176,706		$	(46,108	)		(26.1	)%
BSG		41,039			56,518			(15,479	)		(27.4	)%		103,473			118,849			(15,376	)		(12.9	)%
Segment operating earnings		97,412			143,233			(45,821	)		(32.0	)%		234,071			295,555			(61,484	)		(20.8	)%
Unallocated expenses and restructuring (a)		54,147			30,721			23,426			76.3	%		96,419			73,305			23,114			31.5	%
Consolidated operating earnings		43,265			112,512			(69,247	)		(61.5	)%		137,652			222,250			(84,598	)		(38.1	)%
Interest expense		21,644			23,821			(2,177	)		(9.1	)%		43,185			48,310			(5,125	)		(10.6	)%
Earnings before provision for income taxes		21,621			88,691			(67,070	)		(75.6	)%		94,467			173,940			(79,473	)		(45.7	)%
Provision for income taxes		8,253			22,966			(14,713	)		(64.1	)%		27,884			42,488			(14,604	)		(34.4	)%
Net earnings	$	13,368		$	65,725		$	(52,357	)		(79.7	)%	$	66,583		$	131,452		$	(64,869	)		(49.3	)%
	.
Number of stores at end-of-period (including franchises):
SBS														3,701			3,718			(17	)		(0.5	)%
BSG														1,374			1,388			(14	)		(1.0	)%
Consolidated														5,075			5,106			(31	)		(0.6	)%
Same store sales growth (decline) (b):
SBS		(7.0	)%		(0.3	)%	(670)			bps				(4.0	)%		0.2	%	(420)			bps
BSG		(7.4	)%		(0.9	)%	(650)			bps				(3.0	)%		(0.7	)%	(230)			bps
Consolidated		(7.1	)%		(0.5	)%	(660)			bps				(3.6	)%		(0.1	)%	(350)			bps

(a) Unallocated expenses consist of corporate and shared costs and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of earnings. See Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details on our restructuring charges.

(b) For the purpose of calculating our same store sales metrics, we compare the current period sales for stores open for 14 months or longer as of the last day of a month with the sales for these stores for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. Our same store sales are calculated in constant dollars and include e-commerce sales from certain digital platforms, but do not generally include the sales from stores relocated until 14 months after the relocation. The sales from stores acquired are excluded from our same store sales calculation until 14 months after the acquisition.

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Results of Operations

The Three Months Ended March 31, 2020, compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

Net Sales

Consolidated. Consolidated net sales include a negative impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of $3.1 million, or 0.4% of consolidated net sales.

SBS. The decrease in net sales for SBS was primarily driven by the following (in thousands):

Same store sales	$	(37,244	)
Sales outside same store sales		(5,853	)
Foreign currency exchange		(2,998	)
Total	$	(46,095	)

SBS experienced lower unit volume (which was caused by the impact of COVID-19, lower customer traffic and the reduction in company-operated stores during the last 12 months). These headwinds were partially offset by an increase in average unit prices, resulting from targeted price increases, a change in product mix to higher-priced products, increased e-commerce sales and a promotional efficiency effort.  

BSG. The decrease in net sales for BSG was primarily driven by the following (in thousands):

Same store sales	$	(19,495	)
Sales outside same store sales		(9,106	)
Foreign currency exchange		(133	)
Total	$	(28,734	)

BSG experienced lower unit volume primarily as a result of the temporary closure of all of our customer-facing store operations in the U.S. and Canada due to the effects of COVID-19. The negative impact of the temporary closures were partially offset by an increase in average unit prices resulting primarily from the introduction of certain third-party brands with higher average unit prices in the preceding 12 months and increased e-commerce sales.

Gross Profit

Consolidated. Consolidated gross profit decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to lower net sales in both segments and a lower gross margin in BSG.

SBS. SBS’s gross profit decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as a result of a lower net sales.  SBS gross margin was unchanged for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019.

BSG. BSG’s gross profit decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of a lower net sales and a lower gross margin. BSG’s gross margin decreased primarily as a result of the timing of promotional activity.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Consolidated. Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of costs associated with disaster payments and furloughed employees in response to COVID-19, higher advertising expenses and increased shipping costs resulting from increased e-commerce volume. These increases were partially offset by lower compensation and compensation-related expenses and an employee retention payroll tax credit provided by the CARES Act. Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of net sales, increased 580 basis points to 44.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This deleveraging was driven by lost sales as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

SBS. SBS’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.7 million, or 2.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primary due to higher advertising expense of $5.2 million, increased shipping costs of $2.4 million and increased rent expense of $1.5 million. These increases were partially offset by lower compensation and compensation-related expenses of $3.3 million, including a lower anticipated annual incentive bonuses and lower sales bonuses, and the positive impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of $1.3 million.

BSG. BSG’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $2.6 million, or 2.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of higher advertising expenses of $1.2 million and increased shipping costs of $0.8 million.

Unallocated. Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses, which represent certain corporate costs that have not been charged to our reporting segments, increased $14.4 million, or 39.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily from

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costs associated with disaster payments and furloughed employees in response to COVID-19, partially offset by an employee retention payroll tax credit provided by the CARES Act.

Restructuring

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we incurred restructuring charges of $3.2 million primarily in connection with the Transformation Plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized income of $5.8 million in connection with the supply chain modernization plan, which included a $6.6 million gain from selling our secondary headquarters and fulfillment center in Denton, Texas. See Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information about our restructuring plans.

Interest Expense

The decrease in interest expense is primarily from lower outstanding principal balances on our term loan B and our senior notes. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for additional information.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective tax rates were 38.2% and 25.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, which cannot be tax benefitted.

The Six Months Ended March 31, 2020, compared to the Six Months Ended March 31, 2019

Net Sales

Consolidated. Consolidated net sales include a negative impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of $4.1 million, or 0.2% of consolidated net sales.

SBS. The decrease in net sales for SBS was primarily driven by the following (in thousands):

Same store sales	$	(43,154	)
Sales outside same store sales		(10,341	)
Foreign currency exchange		(4,061	)
Total	$	(57,556	)

SBS experienced lower unit volume caused by lower customer traffic, the reduction in company-operated stores during the last 12 months and the temporary closure of all of our customer-facing store operations in the U.S. and Canada due to the effects of COVID-19. The segment also experienced a lapped non-recurring benefit from the prior year. These headwinds were partially offset by an increase in average unit prices, resulting from targeted price increases, a change in product mix to higher-priced products, increased e-commerce sales and a promotional efficiency effort, partially offset by implementation related technology disruptions in the first fiscal quarter which led to incorrect POS pricing, elevated promotional discounts and higher loyalty program redemptions.  

BSG. The decrease in net sales for BSG was primarily driven by the following (in thousands):

Same store sales	$	(16,080	)
Sales outside same store sales		(10,356	)
Foreign currency exchange		(82	)
Total	$	(26,518	)

BSG experienced lower unit volume primarily as a result of the temporary closure of all of our customer-facing store operations in the U.S. and Canada due to the effects of COVID-19.  The negative effects of these temporary closures were partially offset by an increase in average unit prices resulting primarily from the introduction of certain third-party brands with higher average unit prices in the preceding 12 months and increased e-commerce sales.

Gross Profit

Consolidated. Consolidated gross profit decreased for the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to lower net sales in both segments and a lower gross margin in SBS.

SBS. SBS’s gross profit decreased for the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of a lower net sales and a lower gross margin. SBS’s gross margin decreased primarily as a result of the implementation related technology disruptions and non-recurring benefits that we lapped from the prior year, partially offset by continued promotional efficiencies and targeted price increases.

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BSG. BSG’s gross profit decreased for the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of lower sales. BSG’s gross margin remained flat for the six months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the six months ended March 31, 2019.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Consolidated. Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of higher compensation and compensation-related expenses, SBS advertising expenses and legal costs. Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of net sales, increased 350 basis points to 41.1% for the six months ended March 31, 2020. This deleveraging was driven by lost sales as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

SBS. SBS’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $12.2 million, or 2.7%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020. This increase reflects higher advertising expense of $6.7 million, increased shipping costs of $4.3 million and higher compensation and compensation-related expenses.

BSG. BSG’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.9 million, or 2.4%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily as a result of higher advertising expense of $1.1 million, increased shipping costs of $1.1 million and higher depreciation expense of $0.8 million.

Unallocated. Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses, which represent certain corporate costs that have not been charged to our reporting segments, increased $15.6 million, or 20.7%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily from costs associated with disaster payments and furloughed employees in response to COVID-19 and higher professional fees of $3.3 million, partially offset by an employee retention payroll tax credit provided by the CARES Act.

Restructuring

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, we incurred restructuring charges of $5.7 million in connection with Project Surge and the Transformation Plan. For the six months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized income of $1.8 million in connection with the supply chain modernization plan, which included a $6.6 million gain from selling our secondary headquarters and fulfillment center in Denton, Texas, and the 2018 Restructuring Plan. See Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information about our restructuring plans.

Interest Expense

The decrease in interest expense is primarily from lower outstanding principal balances on our term loan B and our senior notes. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for additional information.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective tax rates were 29.5% and 24.4%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, which cannot be tax benefitted. Additionally, for the six months ended March 31, 2019, the provision for income taxes included an income tax benefit due to an adjustment to our previously recorded transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We are highly leveraged and a substantial portion of our liquidity needs will arise from debt service on our outstanding indebtedness and from funding the costs of operations, working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment and share repurchases. Working capital (current assets less current liabilities) decreased $174.3 million, to $533.2 million at March 31, 2020, compared to $707.5 million at September 30, 2019, resulting primarily from the impact of the adoption of the new lease standard.

At March 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $364.4 million. Based upon the current level of operations and anticipated growth, we anticipate that existing cash balances (excluding certain amounts permanently invested in connection with foreign operations), funds expected to be generated by operations and funds available under the ABL facility will be sufficient to fund working capital requirements, potential acquisitions, finance anticipated capital expenditures, including information technology upgrades and store remodels and debt repayments over the next 12 months. Due to the impact of COVID-19, we have shifted our focus to being proactive in maintaining our financial flexibility. As mentioned above, we have reduced our capital investments, idled several distribution centers, temporarily furloughed elements of the headquarter and field staff and implemented reductions in salary for senior leaders for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, including 50% reduction in the Chief Executive Officer’s pay.

We utilize our ABL facility for the issuance of letters of credit, for certain working capital and liquidity needs and to manage normal fluctuations in our operational cash flow. In that regard, we may from time to time draw funds under the ABL facility for general corporate purposes including funding of capital expenditures, acquisitions, interest payments due on our indebtedness, paying down other debt and opportunistic share repurchases. During the quarter we drew on the revolver to fund share repurchase and debt

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paydown activity. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, the weighted-average interest rate on our borrowings under the ABL facility was 3.1%. During late March, in support of our operations and out of an abundance of caution, we preemptively drew on our ABL facility as a result of COVID-19. The amounts drawn are generally paid down with cash provided by our operating activities. As of March 31, 2020, we had $85.8 million available for borrowings under our ABL facility, subject to borrowing base limitations, as reduced by outstanding letters of credit.

Subsequent to the end of the second fiscal quarter, we entered into an amendment to our ABL facility to, among other things, increase the revolving commitment thereunder from $500.0 million to $600.0 million, establish a FILO (first-in, last-out) tranche of indebtedness in the amount of $20.0 million, increase pricing on the revolving loans and modify certain covenant and reporting terms.   We also issued $300.0 million of 8.75% senior secured second-lien notes due 2025 in a private offering in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  See Note 16, Subsequent Events, for more information.

Share Repurchase Programs

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased and subsequently retired approximately 3.9 million shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $50.0 million. We funded these share repurchases with existing cash balances, cash from operations and borrowings under the ABL facility. As of March 31, 2020, we had authorization of approximately $726.1 million of additional potential share repurchases remaining under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program.

Historical Cash Flows

Historically, our primary source of cash has been net funds provided by operating activities and, when necessary, borrowings under our ABL facility. The primary uses of cash have been for share repurchases, capital expenditures, repayments and servicing of long-term debt and acquisitions.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2020, decreased $34.0 million to $76.1 million, compared to the six months ended March 31, 2019, mainly due to lower net earnings, partially offset by the timing of our vendor receivables and higher inventory purchases in the prior year resulting from the correction of supply chain issues created by certain vendors and the launch of new product lines.

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

Net cash used by investing activities during the six months ended March 31, 2020, increased $36.7 million to $73.9 million, compared to the six months ended March 31, 2019. This change was primarily a result of higher of capital expenditures, related to our investments in information technology, and the selling our secondary headquarters and fulfillment center in the prior year with no comparable sale in this year.

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities

The change in financing activities cash flows was primarily a result of additional borrowings, out of an abundance of caution, under our ABL facility in connection with COVID-19 and the repurchase of $61.4 million of our common stock.

Long-Term Debt

At March 31, 2020, we had $1,958.7 million in debt, not including capital leases, unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts, in the aggregate, of $12.8 million. Our debt consisted of $877.4 million of senior notes outstanding, a term loan B with an outstanding principal balance of $685.8 million and $395.5 million of principal borrowings outstanding under our ABL facility.

See Note 10, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt, and Note 16, Subsequent Events, for more information on our debt.

We are currently in compliance with the agreements and instruments governing our debt, including our financial covenants.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of our business in any of our contractual obligations since September 30, 2019.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

At March 31, 2020, and September 30, 2019, we had no off-balance sheet financing arrangements other than outstanding letters of credit related to inventory purchases and self-insurance programs.

Critical Accounting Estimates

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates or assumptions since September 30, 2019.

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Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 – “Financial Statements” in Part I – Financial Information.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a multinational corporation, we are subject to certain market risks including foreign currency fluctuations, interest rates and government actions. There have been no material changes to our market risks from September 30, 2019. See our disclosures about market risks contained in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Controls Evaluation and Related CEO and CFO Certifications.   Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer (“CEO”) and principal financial officer (“CFO”), conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020. The controls evaluation was conducted by our Disclosure Committee, comprised of senior representatives from our finance, accounting, internal audit, and legal departments under the supervision of our CEO and CFO.

Certifications of our CEO and our CFO, which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act, are attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report. This “Controls and Procedures” section includes the information concerning the controls evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls.   We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud. A system of controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. Because of the limitations in all such systems, no evaluation can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Furthermore, the design of any system of controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how unlikely. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective system of controls and procedures, misstatements or omissions due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Scope of the Controls Evaluation.   The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures included a review of their objectives and design, our implementation of the controls and procedures and the effect of the controls and procedures on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report. In the course of the evaluation, we sought to identify whether we had any data errors, control problems or acts of fraud and to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process improvements, was being undertaken if needed. This type of evaluation is performed on a quarterly basis so that conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures can be reported in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Many of the components of our disclosure controls and procedures are also evaluated by our internal audit department, by our legal department and by personnel in our finance organization. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to monitor our disclosure controls and procedures on an ongoing basis and to maintain them as dynamic systems that change as conditions warrant.

Conclusions regarding Disclosure Controls.  Based on the required evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of March 31, 2020, we maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.   During our most recent fiscal quarter, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

We are involved, from time to time, in various claims and lawsuits incidental to the conduct of our business in the ordinary course. We carry insurance coverage in such amounts in excess of our self-insured retention as we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and that may or may not cover any or all of our liabilities in respect of these matters. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

We are subject to a number of U.S., federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as the laws and regulations applicable in each foreign country or jurisdiction in which we do business. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, the composition, packaging, labeling and safety of the products we sell, the methods we use to sell these products and the methods we use to import these products. We believe that we are in material compliance with such laws and regulations, although no assurance can be provided that this will remain true going forward.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the factors contained in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Other than the risks set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in such Annual Report. The risks described in such Annual Report and herein are not the only risks facing our company.

The recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

In late 2019, COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and governmental authorities around the world have implemented measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures have adversely affected workforces, customers, consumer sentiment, economies, and financial markets, and, along with decreased consumer spending, have led to an economic downturn in many of our markets. As a result of COVID-19, on March 23, 2020, we temporarily closed all U.S. and Canadian retail and wholesale store fronts to customers without a firm date on when we will reopen.  While we have begun opening certain of our stores, the cadence of reopening the North American fleet of stores is uncertain. Beginning in mid-March 2020, certain stores have transitioned to a contactless curbside service model, or to a ship-from-store mode as permitted by regulation or local order. Because we will require a smaller workforce to execute on the critical activities of our business during this time, we have furloughed most of our employees. We have provided furloughed employees in the U.S. and Canada with two weeks’ pay and medical benefits continuation through June 30, 2020. Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, we will continue to assess the situation, including government-imposed restrictions, market by market.

We are unable to accurately predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our operations going forward due to uncertainties which will be dictated by the length of time that such disruptions continue, which will, in turn, depend on the currently unknowable duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of governmental regulations that might be imposed in response to the pandemic. Numerous state and local jurisdictions have imposed, and others in the future may impose, shelter-in-place orders, quarantines, executive orders and similar government orders and restrictions for their residents to control the spread of COVID-19. Such orders or restrictions have resulted in temporary store closures, limitation of store hours, limitations on number of people in stores or in warehouses, requirements on sanitation and social distancing practices, work stoppages, slowdowns and delays, travel restrictions and cancellation of events, among other effects, thereby negatively impacting our operations. In addition, we expect to be impacted by the deterioration in the economic conditions in North America, which potentially could have an impact on discretionary consumer spending. Further, deteriorating economic conditions globally have created a challenging environment for financing, creating substantial uncertainty regarding the availability of credit. The combination of reduced consumer spending and volatile credit markets could adversely impact our liquidity. However, while it is premature to accurately predict the ultimate impact of these developments, we expect our financial results to be materially adversely impacted.

To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, liquidity and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section and in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, such as those relating to our high level of indebtedness, our need to generate sufficient cash flows to service our indebtedness, and our ability to comply with the covenants contained in the agreements that govern our indebtedness.

Our business has been and may continue to be materially and adversely affected by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Many of our vendors either produce their products or source component parts of their products from areas affected by COVID-19. As a result, the business disruptions caused by the spread of COVID-19 may impact our ability to timely acquire the products we sell to

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our customers and our business may be adversely affected. In addition, consumer fears about becoming ill with the disease may continue, which will adversely affect traffic to our and our customers’ stores. Consumer spending generally may also be negatively impacted by general macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence, including the impacts of any recession, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This may negatively impact sales in our stores, when reopened to the public, and our e-commerce channel and may cause our wholesale customers to purchase fewer products from us. The COVID-19 pandemic also has the potential to have a continued significant impact on our supply chain if the factories that manufacture our products, the distribution centers where we manage our inventory, or the operations of our logistics and other service providers are disrupted, temporarily closed or experience worker shortages. We may also see disruptions or delays in shipments and negative impacts to pricing of certain products.

We have taken decisive actions across our businesses to help protect employees, customers, and others in the communities we serve including in response to the increased impact from COVID-19. In addition to store closures, we are temporarily idling several distribution centers. Our online commerce business continues to be available to customers. While the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be temporary and it is premature to accurately predict the ultimate impact of these developments, we expect our financial results to be materially adversely impacted. The disruption to the global economy and to our business, along with a sustained decline in our stock price, may lead to triggering events that may indicate that the carrying value of certain assets, including inventories, accounts receivables, long-lived assets, intangibles, and goodwill, may not be recoverable. The further spread of COVID-19, and the requirement to take action to limit the spread of the illness, has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse impact on global economic conditions, our business, liquidity, results of operations and financial condition, including on our potential to conduct financings on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Changes in consumer behavior as a result of COVID-19 may materially and adversely affect our business.

Consumer behavior may fundamentally change as a result of COVID-19 in both the near and long term.  Traffic in retail stores, including our stores, may be materially and adversely affected with more consumers relying on ecommerce.  Consumer spending may also be negatively impacted by general macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence, including the impacts of any recession, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.  All of this could materially and adversely impact sales at our retail stores. We have reprioritized our transformation plans to accelerate the roll-out of our digital programs in response to the temporary closure of our stores and potential changes in consumer behavior, however, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in growing our ecommerce sales.  Furthermore, we have expended and may continue to expend significant resources to strengthen our digital platforms.  In addition, we may also need to re-design our supply chain to focus more on ecommerce sales and fulfillment, which could result in capital expenditures, business disruption and lower margin sales.  

Health concerns arising from the outbreak of a health epidemic or pandemic may have an adverse effect on our business.

In addition to COVID-19, our business could be materially and adversely affected by the outbreak of a widespread epidemic or pandemic, including those arising from various strains of avian flu or swine flu, such as H1N1, particularly if located in regions from which we derive a significant amount of revenue or profit. The occurrence of such an outbreak or other adverse public health developments could materially disrupt our business and operations. Such events could also significantly impact our industry and cause a temporary closure of stores and fulfillment centers, which could severely disrupt our operations and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Furthermore, other viruses may be transmitted through human contact, and the risk of contracting viruses could cause employees or customers to avoid gathering in public places, which could adversely affect store traffic or the ability to adequately staff stores. We could also be adversely affected if government authorities impose mandatory closures, seek voluntary closures, impose restrictions on operations of stores, or restrict the import or export of inventory. Even if such measures are not implemented and a virus or other disease does not spread significantly, the perceived risk of infection or health risk may adversely affect our business and operating results.

A downturn in economic conditions and other external market factors could have a significant adverse effect on our business and our financial condition.

During economic downturns, including any potential impacts from COVID-19, fewer customers may shop in our stores and on our websites, and those who do shop may limit the amount of their purchases. This reduced demand may lead to lower sales and intensified competitive pressures, resulting in higher markdowns and/or increased marketing and promotional spending. Additionally, factors such as results differing from guidance, changes in sales and operating income in the peak seasons, changes in our market valuations, performance results for the general retail industry, announcements by us or our industry peers or changes in analysts’ recommendations may cause volatility in the price of our common stock and our shareholder returns.

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

Fiscal Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31, 2020		-	$	-		-	$	776,120,613
February 1 - February 29, 2020		1,561,376		13.06		1,561,376		755,725,524
March 1 - March 31, 2020		2,374,537		12.47		2,374,537		726,120,621
Total this quarter		3,935,913	$	12.70		3,935,913	$	726,120,621

(1)          In August 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock over an approximate four-year period expiring on September 30, 2021 (the “2017 Share Repurchase Program”).  

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Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., dated January 30, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2014
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., dated April 26, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2017
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Christian A. Brickman*
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Aaron E. Alt*
32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Christian A. Brickman*
32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Aaron E. Alt*
101	The following financial information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit); and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	The cover page from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (contained in Exhibit 101).

* Included herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date:  May 7, 2020
	By:	/s/ Aaron E. Alt
		Aaron E. Alt
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President – Sally Beauty Supply
		For the Registrant and as its Principal Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Christian A. Brickman, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:     May 7, 2020
	By:	/s/ Christian A. Brickman
		Christian A. Brickman
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Aaron E. Alt, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:      May 7, 2020
	By:	/s/ Aaron E. Alt
		Aaron E. Alt
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		and President - Sally Beauty Supply

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Christian A. Brickman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	By:	/s/ Christian A. Brickman
		Christian A. Brickman
		Chief Executive Officer
Date:        May 7, 2020

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Aaron E. Alt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	By:	/s/ Aaron E. Alt
		Aaron E. Alt
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
		and President - Sally Beauty Supply
Date:        May 7, 2020

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 364,414	$ 71,495
Trade accounts receivable, net	42,802	43,136
Accounts receivable, other	44,531	61,403
Inventory	946,189	952,907
Other current assets	51,103	34,612
Total current assets	1,449,039	1,163,553
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $680,238 at March 31, 2020 and $659,285 at September 30, 2019	320,220	319,628
Operating lease assets	544,471
Goodwill	529,037	530,786
Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $59,495 at March 31, 2020 and $64,615 at September 30, 2019	58,893	62,051
Other assets	19,506	22,428
Total assets	2,921,166	2,098,446
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	395,671	1
Accounts payable	221,760	278,688
Accrued liabilities	145,920	169,054
Current operating lease liabilities	151,162
Income taxes payable	1,323	8,336
Total current liabilities	915,836	456,079
Long-term debt	1,550,195	1,594,542
Long-term operating lease liabilities	405,593
Other liabilities	18,310	27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	84,427	80,391
Total liabilities	2,974,361	2,158,769
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares; 112,848 and 116,986 shares issued and 112,264 and 116,725 shares outstanding at March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively	1,123	1,167
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 50,000 shares; none issued
Accumulated earnings	69,925	55,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(124,243)	(117,287)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(53,195)	(60,323)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 2,921,166	$ 2,098,446

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$ 66,583	$ 131,452
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	53,997	53,275
Share-based compensation expense	6,532	5,871
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,767	1,979
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	(357)	(473)
Gain on disposal of equipment and other property	(18)	(6,548)
Deferred income taxes	5,547	8,530
Changes in (exclusive of effects of acquisitions):
Trade accounts receivable	158	5,950
Accounts receivable, other	19,199	(7,554)
Inventory	1,365	(14,213)
Other current assets	(17,692)	2,754
Other assets	575	(1,293)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(55,679)	(69,704)
Income taxes payable	(7,199)	4,150
Other liabilities	1,353	(4,066)
Net cash provided by operating activities	76,131	110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(71,983)	(46,398)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	23	12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,944)	(2,848)
Net cash used by investing activities	(73,904)	(37,236)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	787,500	242,504
Repayments of long-term debt	(437,385)	(304,157)
Payments for common stock repurchased	(61,357)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	2,771	1,721
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	291,529	(59,932)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(837)	(460)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	292,919	12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	71,495	77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	364,414	89,777
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	41,366	48,378
Income taxes paid	45,521	37,518
Capital expenditures incurred but not paid	$ 5,090	$ 3,763

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Senior notes due Nov. 2023
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Debt maturity year	2023
Senior notes due Dec. 2025
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Debt maturity year	2025
Guarantor Subsidiaries | ABL Facility
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Percentage of guarantor subsidiaries owned by parent	100.00%

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Income Tax (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	38.20%	25.90%	29.50%	24.40%

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Guarantor And Non Guarantor Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10		$	335,827	$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—			52,788		34,545			—			87,333
Due from affiliates		—			—			2,638,162		—			(2,638,162	)		—
Inventory		—			—			710,623		235,566			—			946,189
Other current assets		15,311			270			23,119		12,403			—			51,103
Property and equipment, net		8			—			264,739		55,473			—			320,220
Operating lease assets		—			—			401,374		143,097			—			544,471
Investment in subsidiaries		1,685,104			4,469,936			376,173		—			(6,531,213	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—			450,484		137,446			—			587,930
Other assets		1,446			3,092			3,098		11,870			—			19,506
Total assets	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	23		$	—		$	180,078	$	41,659		$	—		$	221,760
Due to affiliates		1,748,579			823,032			—		66,551			(2,638,162	)		—
Accrued liabilities		160			18,151			100,226		27,383			—			145,920
Income taxes payable		—			2,161			—		(838	)		—			1,323
Long-term debt		—			1,945,023			4		839			—			1,945,866
Long-term operating lease liabilities		—			—			413,824		142,931			—			556,755
Other liabilities		6,441			—			11,840		29			—			18,310
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(139	)		(163	)		80,479		4,250			—			84,427
Total liabilities		1,755,064			2,788,204			786,451		282,804			(2,638,162	)		2,974,361
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(53,195	)		1,685,104			4,469,936		376,173			(6,531,213	)		(53,195	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10	$	41,009		$	30,476	$	—		$	71,495
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—		65,746			38,793		—			104,539
Due from affiliates		—			—		2,878,072			—		(2,878,072	)		—
Inventory		—			—		722,830			230,077		—			952,907
Other current assets		1,436			132		22,480			10,564		—			34,612
Property and equipment, net		6			—		258,132			61,490		—			319,628
Investment in subsidiaries		1,621,843			4,374,334		385,629			—		(6,381,806	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—		452,645			140,192		—			592,837
Other assets		1,446			3,499		(581	)		18,064		—			22,428
Total assets	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	48		$	—	$	235,940		$	42,700	$	—		$	278,688
Due to affiliates		1,672,322			1,142,324		—			63,426		(2,878,072	)		—
Accrued liabilities		188			17,937		121,375			29,554		—			169,054
Income taxes payable		6,055			2,161		1			119		—			8,336
Long-term debt		—			1,593,710		1			832		—			1,594,543
Other liabilities		6,441			—		17,639			3,677		—			27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		—			—		76,672			3,719		—			80,391
Total liabilities		1,685,054			2,756,132		451,628			144,027		(2,878,072	)		2,158,769
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(60,323	)		1,621,843		4,374,334			385,629		(6,381,806	)		(60,323	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	713,872		$	157,151		$	—		$	871,023
Related party sales		—			—			382			—			(382	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			355,373			86,275			(382	)		441,266
Gross profit		—			—			358,881			70,876			—			429,757
Selling, general and administrative expenses		2,758			179			306,197			74,165			—			383,299
Restructuring		—			—			3,193			—			—			3,193
Operating earnings (loss)		(2,758	)		(179	)		49,491			(3,289	)		—			43,265
Interest expense (income)		—			21,652			3			(11	)		—			21,644
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(2,758	)		(21,831	)		49,488			(3,278	)		—			21,621
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(708	)		(5,604	)		11,502			3,063			—			8,253
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax		15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		—			(40,722	)		—
Net earnings (loss)		13,368			15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		(40,722	)		13,368
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—			(80	)		—			(21,746	)		—			(21,826	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	13,368		$	15,338		$	31,645		$	(28,087	)	$	(40,722	)	$	(8,458	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	769,284		$	176,568		$	—		$	945,852
Related party sales		—			—			480			—			(480	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			383,147			94,861			(480	)		477,528
Gross profit		—			—			386,617			81,707			—			468,324
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,084			198			281,404			76,940			—			361,626
Restructuring		—			—			(5,814	)		—			—			(5,814	)
Operating earnings (loss)		(3,084	)		(198	)		111,027			4,767			—			112,512
Interest expense (income)		—			23,871			(1	)		(49	)		—			23,821
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(3,084	)		(24,069	)		111,028			4,816			—			88,691
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(791	)		(6,179	)		28,795			1,141						22,966
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax		68,018			85,908			3,675			—			(157,601	)		—
Net earnings		65,725			68,018			85,908			3,675			(157,601	)		65,725
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			(2,140	)		—			3,282						1,142
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,725		$	65,878		$	85,908		$	6,957		$	(157,601	)	$	66,867

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	(17,666	)	$	(30,822	)	$	122,299		$	2,320		$	—		$	76,131
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		(5	)		—			(65,724	)		(6,254	)		—			(71,983	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			23			—			—			23
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(1,691	)		(253	)		—			(1,944	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			239,910			—			(239,910	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities		(5	)		—			172,518			(6,507	)		(239,910	)		(73,904	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			787,500			—			—			—			787,500
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(437,386	)		1			—			—			(437,385	)
Repurchases of common stock		(61,357	)		—			—			—			—			(61,357	)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		2,771			—			—			—			—			2,771
Due to affiliates		76,257			(319,292	)		—			3,125			239,910			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		17,671			30,822			1			3,125			239,910			291,529
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(837	)		—			(837	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			294,818			(1,899	)		—			292,919
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			41,009			30,476			—			71,495
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	335,827		$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	1,262		$	(32,639	)	$	144,685		$	(3,198	)	$	—		$	110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		—			—			(41,559	)		(4,839	)		—			(46,398	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			12,007			3			—			12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(2,008	)		(840	)		—			(2,848	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			(92,458	)		—			92,458			—
Net cash used by investing activities		—			—			(124,018	)		(5,676	)		92,458			(37,236	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			242,500			4			—			—			242,504
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(304,154	)		(2	)		(1	)		—			(304,157	)
Repurchases of common stock		—			—			—			—			—			—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		1,721			—			—			—			—			1,721
Due to affiliates		(2,983	)		94,293			—			1,148			(92,458	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities		(1,262	)		32,639			2			1,147			(92,458	)		(59,932	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(460	)		—			(460	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			20,669			(8,187	)		—			12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			29,050			48,235			—			77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	49,719		$	40,048		$	—		$	89,777

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Carrying Value	$ 1,563,168	$ 1,609,296
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Fair Value	1,332,519	1,608,644
Level 2 | Term loan B
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Carrying Value	685,788	724,000
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Fair Value	601,101	709,830
Level 1 | Senior notes
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Carrying Value	877,380	885,296
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases, Fair Value	731,418	898,814
Fair value measurement on recurring basis
Financial Assets:
Total assets	3,188	344
Fair value measurement on recurring basis | Level 2 | Other current assets
Financial Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	3,043
Fair value measurement on recurring basis | Level 2 | Other assets
Financial Assets:
Interest rate caps	$ 145	$ 344

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Weighted-Average Shares

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Shares

7.   Weighted-Average Shares

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted-average shares (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Weighted-average basic shares		114,823		120,077		115,478		120,033
Dilutive securities:
Stock option and stock award programs		972		914		984		916
Weighted-average diluted shares		115,795		120,991		116,462		120,949
Anti-dilutive options excluded from our computation of diluted shares		5,076		5,183		5,076		5,183

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Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

New Accounting Pronouncements And Changes In Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3.   Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Change

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU No. 2016-02”), which requires most operating leases to be reported on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. On October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using a modified retrospective transition method without restating comparative periods. We have elected the package of practical expedients permitted within the transition guidance under the new standard relating to the identification, classification and initial direct costs of leases commencing before the effective date of Topic 842. In addition, we have elected to not recognize a right-of-use asset or lease obligation for short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less.

Additionally, the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, as amended, resulted in the recognition of an operating lease asset of $513.9 million and an operating lease liability of $523.5 million.  Existing straight-line rent liability, prepaid rent and accrued rent were reclassified from certain other assets and liabilities into the operating lease asset. Furthermore, the cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in a $0.4 million adjustment to accumulated earnings resulting from the impairment of certain operating lease assets. The impact on our condensed consolidated results of operations or condensed consolidated cash flows was not material.

See Note 8 for additional information in connection with ASU No. 2016-02.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing an exception related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period with year to date losses and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. Additionally, the update clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740, Income Taxes. For public companies, the amendments in the updated are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, but all amendments must be adopted at once. The amendments in this update have different adoption methods including prospective basis, retrospective basis, and a modified retrospective basis dependent on the specific change. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

11.    Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, we did not purchase or hold any derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. See Note 5 for the classification and fair value of our derivative instruments.

Designated Cash Flow Hedges

Foreign Currency Forwards

We regularly enter into foreign currency forwards to mitigate our exposure to exchange rate changes on inventory purchases in U.S. dollars by our foreign subsidiaries. At March 31, 2020, the notional amount we held through these forwards, based upon exchange rates at March 31, 2020, was as follows (in thousands):

Notional Currency	Notional Amount
Mexican Peso	$	12,653
Canadian Dollar		4,766
Total	$	17,419

We record quarterly, net of income tax, the changes in fair value related to the foreign currency forwards into AOCL. As the forwards are exercised, the realized value is recognized into cost of goods sold based on inventory turns. Based on March 31, 2020, valuations and exchange rates, we expect to reclassify gains of approximately $2.1 million into cost of goods sold over the next 12 months.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we de-designated certain foreign currency forwards as it became probable that the forecasted transaction would not occur as a result of the recent coronavirus pandemic. As a result, we reclassified $1.3 million in gains from AOCL into selling, general and administration expenses. These contracts expire ratably through June 30, 2020.

Other than the amounts reclassified due to de-designation, the effects of our foreign currency forwards on our condensed consolidated statements of earnings were not material for the six months ended March 31, 2020.

Interest Rate Caps

In July 2017, we purchased two interest rate caps with an initial aggregate notional amount of $550 million (the “interest rate caps”) to mitigate the exposure to higher interest rates in connection with our term loan B. The interest rate caps are comprised of individual caplets that expire ratably through June 30, 2023 and are designated as cash flow hedges. Accordingly, changes in fair value of the interest rate caps are recorded quarterly, net of income tax, and are included in AOCL. Over the next 12 months, we expect to reclassify approximately $0.9 million into interest expense, which represents the original value of the expiring caplets.

The effects of our interest rate caps on our condensed consolidated statements of earnings were not material for the six months ended March 31, 2020.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of financial assets and liabilities and other fair value disclosures by fair value hierarchy

Fair value on recurring basis

Consistent with the three-level hierarchy defined in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, as amended, we categorize our financial assets and liabilities as follows (in thousands):

	Classification	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	March 31, 2020		September 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	Level 2	$	3,043	$	—
Interest rate caps	Other assets	Level 2		145		344
Total assets			$	3,188	$	344

Other fair value disclosures

		March 31, 2020				September 30, 2019
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Senior notes	Level 1	$	877,380	$	731,418	$	885,296	$	898,814
Term loan B	Level 2		685,788		601,101		724,000		709,830
Total long-term debt		$	1,563,168	$	1,332,519	$	1,609,296	$	1,608,644

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Restructuring

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring

15.   Restructuring

Restructuring expense and gain for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Project Surge	$	107	$	—		$	1,360	$	—
Transformation Plan		3,086		(5,814	)		4,365		(1,834	)
Total expense (gain)	$	3,193	$	(5,814	)	$	5,725	$	(1,834	)

Project Surge

In November 2019, we announced that we were launching Project Surge, which takes the successful elements of the North American Sally Beauty transformation and integrates them into our European operations, with the support and participation of several key leaders from the corporate headquarters. As part of this plan, we will be focusing on several operating elements, including a review of our talent and operating structure.

The liability related to Project Surge, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Project Surge	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	998	$	998	$	—	$	—
Other		—		362		362		—		—
Total	$	—	$	1,360	$	1,360	$	—	$	—

Expenses incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2020, represent costs incurred by SBS of $1.3 million and corporate of $0.1 million.

Transformation Plan

We previously disclosed a Transformation Plan focused on certain core business strategies.  In addition to optimizing our Supply Chain Network with changes to our transportation model and network of nodes, we are improving our marketing and digital commerce capabilities, and advancing our merchandising transformation efforts.

The liability related to the Transformation Plan, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Transformation Plan	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	654	$	2,022	$	1,959	$	—	$	717
Consulting		204		1,426		1,630		—		—
Other		70		917		987		—		—
Total	$	928	$	4,365	$	4,576	$	—	$	717

Expenses incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2020, represent costs incurred by corporate of $2.4 million, SBS of $1.3 million and BSG of $0.7 million.

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Restructuring - Summary of Restructuring Expense and Gain (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 3,193	$ (5,814)	$ 5,725	$ (1,834)
Total expense (gain)	3,193	(5,814)	5,725	(1,834)
Project Surge
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense	107		1,360
Restructuring charges			1,360
Transformation Plan
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 3,086	$ (5,814)	$ 4,365	$ (1,834)

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Leases - Summary of Operating and Finance Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Assets:
Operating lease assets	$ 544,471
Finance lease	$ 2,866
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total lease assets	$ 547,337
Current:
Current operating lease liabilities	151,162
Finance lease	$ 171
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term:
Long-term operating lease liabilities	$ 405,593
Finance lease	$ 672
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Total lease liabilities	$ 557,598

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Leases - Summary of Other Lease Information (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows – operating leases	$ 96,734
Operating cash flows – finance leases	22
Financing cash flows – finance leases	2
Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	128,536
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	$ 4
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	4 years 8 months 12 days
Finance leases	4 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.30%
Finance leases	5.00%

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Stockholder's Equity (Deficit) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Shares Repurchased and Subsequently Retired

Information related to our shares repurchased and subsequently retired were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Number of shares repurchased		3,936		—		4,702		—
Total cost of share repurchased	$	50,000	$	—	$	61,357	$	—

Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss

The change in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) was as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Interest Rate Caps			Foreign Exchange Contracts			Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(113,932	)	$	(3,201	)	$	(154	)	$	(117,287	)
Other comprehensive loss before     reclassification, net of tax		(8,823	)		(209	)		(399	)		(9,431	)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax		—			238			2,237			2,475
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(122,755	)	$	(3,172	)	$	1,684		$	(124,243	)

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Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

16. Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2020, we entered into an amendment to our ABL facility to, among other things, increase the revolving commitment thereunder from $500.0 million to $600.0 million, establish a FILO (first-in, last-out) tranche of indebtedness in the amount of $20.0 million, increase pricing on the revolving loans and modify certain covenant and reporting terms. The ABL Facility will continue to be secured by a first-priority lien in and upon the accounts and inventory (and the proceeds thereof) of the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries.  The ABL Facility will be secured by a second-priority lien in and upon the remaining assets of the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries. The ABL facility will mature on July 6, 2022.

On April 24, 2020, we completed a private an offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and received $295.5 million in net proceeds from the Notes offering. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 8.75% and were issued at par. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the guarantors who have guaranteed obligations under our senior secured credit facilities and our existing notes. We intend to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

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Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges	$ 3,193	$ (5,814)	$ 5,725	$ (1,834)
Corporate
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			2,400
Sally Beauty Supply
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			1,300
Beauty Systems Group
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			700
Project Surge
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			1,360
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			1,360
Project Surge | Corporate
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			100
Project Surge | Sally Beauty Supply
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			1,300
Transformation Plan
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance			928
Restructuring charges	3,086	$ (5,814)	4,365	$ (1,834)
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			4,576
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	717		717
Workforce reductions | Project Surge
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			998
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			998
Workforce reductions | Transformation Plan
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance			654
Restructuring charges			2,022
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			1,959
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	$ 717		717
Other | Project Surge
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring charges			362
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			362
Other | Transformation Plan
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance			70
Restructuring charges			917
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			987
Consulting | Transformation Plan
Changes in restructuring reserve
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance			204
Restructuring charges			1,426
Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled			$ 1,630

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Line Items]
Lease extended term	five years
Operating lease liability	$ 556,755
Retail Stores
Leases [Line Items]
Operating lease liability	$ 13,400
Minimum
Leases [Line Items]
Lease term	5 years
Maximum
Leases [Line Items]
Lease term	10 years

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Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Fiscal Year
2020	$ 174,578
2021	136,900
2022	95,918
2023	61,944
2024	33,803
Thereafter	40,545
Total operating lease, future minimum payments due	$ 543,688

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation (in dollars)	$ 680,238	$ 659,285
Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 59,495	$ 64,615
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, Authorized shares	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	112,848,000	116,986,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	112,264,000	116,725,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, Authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ (268,556)	$ 1,199		$ (179,764)	$ (89,991)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		119,926
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	65,727			65,727
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16,705)				(16,705)
Share-based compensation	3,354		$ 3,354
Stock issued for stock options	1,449	$ 1	1,448
Stock issued for stock options (in shares)		115
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	(214,731)	$ 1,200	4,802	(114,037)	(106,696)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		120,041
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	(268,556)	$ 1,199		(179,764)	(89,991)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		119,926
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	131,452
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,563)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	(145,075)	$ 1,201	7,590	(48,312)	(105,554)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		120,107
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	(214,731)	$ 1,200	4,802	(114,037)	(106,696)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		120,041
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	65,725			65,725
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1,142				1,142
Share-based compensation	2,517		2,517
Stock issued for stock options	272	$ 1	271
Stock issued for stock options (in shares)		66
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	(145,075)	$ 1,201	7,590	(48,312)	(105,554)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		120,107
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ (60,323)	$ 1,167		55,797	(117,287)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	116,725	116,725
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect of ASC 842 adoption | ASC 842	$ (445)			(445)
Net earnings	53,215			53,215
Other comprehensive income (loss)	14,870				14,870
Repurchases and cancellations of common stock	(11,357)	$ (7)	(6,237)	(5,113)
Repurchases and cancellations of common stock (in shares)		(766)
Share-based compensation	3,473		3,473
Stock issued for stock options	2,766	$ 2	2,764
Stock issued for stock options (in shares)		206
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	2,199	$ 1,162		103,454	(102,417)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		116,165
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ (60,323)	$ 1,167		55,797	(117,287)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	116,725	116,725
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	$ 66,583
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(6,956)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ (53,195)	$ 1,123		69,925	(124,243)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020	112,264	112,264
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 2,199	$ 1,162		103,454	(102,417)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		116,165
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	13,368			13,368
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(21,826)				(21,826)
Repurchases and cancellations of common stock	(50,000)	$ (39)	(3,064)	(46,897)
Repurchases and cancellations of common stock (in shares)		(3,936)
Share-based compensation	3,059		3,059
Stock issued for stock options	5		$ 5
Stock issued for stock options (in shares)		35
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ (53,195)	$ 1,123		$ 69,925	$ (124,243)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020	112,264	112,264

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 364,414		$ 71,495	$ 89,777		$ 77,295
Trade and other accounts receivable, net	87,333		104,539
Inventory	946,189		952,907
Other current assets	51,103		34,612
Property and equipment, net	320,220		319,628
Operating lease assets	544,471
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	587,930		592,837
Other assets	19,506		22,428
Total assets	2,921,166		2,098,446
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	221,760		278,688
Accrued liabilities	145,920		169,054
Income taxes payable	1,323		8,336
Long-term debt	1,945,866		1,594,543
Long-term operating lease liabilities	556,755
Other liabilities	18,310		27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	84,427		80,391
Total liabilities	2,974,361		2,158,769
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(53,195)	$ 2,199	(60,323)	(145,075)	$ (214,731)	(268,556)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	2,921,166		2,098,446
Parent
Assets
Other current assets	15,311		1,436
Property and equipment, net	8		6
Investment in subsidiaries	1,685,104		1,621,843
Other assets	1,446		1,446
Total assets	1,701,869		1,624,731
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	23		48
Due to affiliates	1,748,579		1,672,322
Accrued liabilities	160		188
Income taxes payable			6,055
Other liabilities	6,441		6,441
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	(139)
Total liabilities	1,755,064		1,685,054
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(53,195)		(60,323)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	1,701,869		1,624,731
Sally Holdings and Sally Capital
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	10		10	10		10
Other current assets	270		132
Investment in subsidiaries	4,469,936		4,374,334
Other assets	3,092		3,499
Total assets	4,473,308		4,377,975
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Due to affiliates	823,032		1,142,324
Accrued liabilities	18,151		17,937
Income taxes payable	2,161		2,161
Long-term debt	1,945,023		1,593,710
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	(163)
Total liabilities	2,788,204		2,756,132
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,685,104		1,621,843
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	4,473,308		4,377,975
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	335,827		41,009	49,719		29,050
Trade and other accounts receivable, net	52,788		65,746
Due from affiliates	2,638,162		2,878,072
Inventory	710,623		722,830
Other current assets	23,119		22,480
Property and equipment, net	264,739		258,132
Operating lease assets	401,374
Investment in subsidiaries	376,173		385,629
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	450,484		452,645
Other assets	3,098		(581)
Total assets	5,256,387		4,825,962
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	180,078		235,940
Accrued liabilities	100,226		121,375
Income taxes payable			1
Long-term debt	4		1
Long-term operating lease liabilities	413,824
Other liabilities	11,840		17,639
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	80,479		76,672
Total liabilities	786,451		451,628
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	4,469,936		4,374,334
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	5,256,387		4,825,962
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	28,577		30,476	$ 40,048		$ 48,235
Trade and other accounts receivable, net	34,545		38,793
Inventory	235,566		230,077
Other current assets	12,403		10,564
Property and equipment, net	55,473		61,490
Operating lease assets	143,097
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	137,446		140,192
Other assets	11,870		18,064
Total assets	658,977		529,656
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	41,659		42,700
Due to affiliates	66,551		63,426
Accrued liabilities	27,383		29,554
Income taxes payable	(838)		119
Long-term debt	839		832
Long-term operating lease liabilities	142,931
Other liabilities	29		3,677
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	4,250		3,719
Total liabilities	282,804		144,027
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	376,173		385,629
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	658,977		529,656
Consolidating Eliminations
Assets
Due from affiliates	(2,638,162)		(2,878,072)
Investment in subsidiaries	(6,531,213)		(6,381,806)
Total assets	(9,169,375)		(9,259,878)
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Due to affiliates	(2,638,162)		(2,878,072)
Total liabilities	(2,638,162)		(2,878,072)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(6,531,213)		(6,381,806)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ (9,169,375)		$ (9,259,878)

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Income Tax - Schedule of Difference Between US Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	4.40%	3.30%	3.60%	3.40%
Effect of foreign operations	0.10%	(0.10%)	0.90%	0.10%
Foreign valuation allowances	15.90%	(0.10%)	3.90%	0.40%
Deemed repatriation tax	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	(1.70%)
Other, net	(3.20%)	1.80%	0.10%	1.20%
Effective tax rate	38.20%	25.90%	29.50%	24.40%

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Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment data

Segment data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Net sales:
Sally Beauty Supply ("SBS")	$	519,509	$	565,604		$	1,088,657	$	1,146,213
Beauty Systems Group ("BSG")		351,514		380,248			762,574		789,092
Total	$	871,023	$	945,852		$	1,851,231	$	1,935,305
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	56,373	$	86,715		$	130,598	$	176,706
BSG		41,039		56,518			103,473		118,849
Segment operating earnings		97,412		143,233			234,071		295,555
Unallocated expenses		50,954		36,535			90,694		75,139
Restructuring		3,193		(5,814	)		5,725		(1,834	)
Consolidated operating earnings		43,265		112,512			137,652		222,250
Interest expense		21,644		23,821			43,185		48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes	$	21,621	$	88,691		$	94,467	$	173,940

Schedule of disaggregation of net sales by segment

Disaggregation of net sales by segment

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		32.8	%		29.1	%		31.9	%		28.3	%
Hair care		19.5	%		20.5	%		19.7	%		20.2	%
Skin and nail care		12.8	%		14.6	%		13.5	%		14.8	%
Styling tools		12.7	%		13.6	%		13.4	%		14.7	%
Salon supplies and accessories		7.6	%		7.5	%		7.2	%		7.3	%
Multicultural products		6.1	%		7.0	%		5.7	%		6.7	%
Other beauty items		8.5	%		7.7	%		8.6	%		8.0	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		40.1	%		40.3	%		38.8	%		39.1	%
Hair care		35.1	%		34.2	%		34.8	%		33.8	%
Skin and nail care		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%
Styling tools		6.2	%		3.2	%		6.5	%		3.6	%
Other beauty items		3.0	%		6.6	%		2.8	%		6.1	%
Promotional items		7.4	%		7.5	%		8.9	%		9.2	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenue by sales channels:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		94.9	%		96.7	%		95.4	%		96.7	%
E-commerce		4.9	%		3.0	%		4.4	%		3.0	%
Franchise stores		0.2	%		0.3	%		0.2	%		0.3	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		70.4	%		70.4	%		69.8	%		69.7	%
Distributor sales consultants		16.6	%		17.3	%		17.3	%		18.1	%
Franchise stores		7.1	%		7.3	%		7.2	%		7.5	%
E-commerce		5.9	%		5.0	%		5.7	%		4.7	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

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Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Changes to Contract Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Contract With Customer Liability [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 12,866
Loyalty points and gift cards issued but not redeemed, net of estimated breakage	9,003
Revenue recognized from beginning liability	(8,491)
Ending balance	$ 13,378

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Income Tax

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax

12.    Income Tax

The effective tax rates were 38.2% and 25.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, the tax benefit of which cannot be recognized. The effective tax rates were 29.5% and 24.4%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the establishment of a valuation allowance in a foreign subsidiary and increased foreign losses, as compared to the prior period, the tax benefit of which cannot be recognized. Additionally, for the six months ended March 31, 2019, the provision for income taxes included an income tax benefit due to an adjustment to our previously recorded transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		4.4			3.3			3.6			3.4
Effect of foreign operations		0.1			(0.1	)		0.9			0.1
Foreign valuation allowances		15.9			(0.1	)		3.9			0.4
Deemed repatriation tax		0.0			0.0			0.0			(1.7	)
Other, net		(3.2	)		1.8			0.1			1.2
Effective tax rate		38.2	%		25.9	%		29.5	%		24.4	%

In response to the global pandemic related to COVID-19, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary changes regarding the prior and future utilization of net operating losses, temporary changes to the prior and future limitations on interest deductions, technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property, temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer portion of social security taxes, and the creation of certain refundable employee retention credits. We are currently evaluating the CARES Act, but there was not a material impact on our income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020. We will continue to monitor legislative developments related to COVID-19 and will record the associated income tax impacts in the periods that guidance is finalized or when we are able to reasonably estimate an impact.

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Leases

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

8.   Leases

Substantially all of our leases are operating leases and relate primarily to retail stores and warehousing properties with lease terms of five to ten years. Some of our leases include options to extend the agreement by a certain number of years, typically five years. At the lease commencement date, an operating lease liability and related operating lease asset are recognized and include the extended terms to the extent we are reasonably certain that we will exercise the option.

The operating lease liabilities are calculated using the present value of lease payments. The discount rate used is either the rate implicit in the lease, when known, or our estimated incremental borrowing rate. Our incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest we would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms. Because we do not generally borrow on a collateralized basis, we derive an appropriate incremental borrowing rate using the interest rate we pay on our non-collateralized borrowings, adjusted for the amount of the lease payments, the lease term and the effect of designating specific collateral with a value equal to the unpaid lease payments for that lease. We apply the incremental borrowing rate on a portfolio basis given the impact of applying it on a lease by lease basis would be immaterial.

Operating lease assets are valued based on the initial operating lease liabilities plus any prepaid rent and direct costs from executing the leases, reduced by tenant improvement allowances and any rent abatement. Operating lease assets are tested for impairment in the same manner as our long-lived assets.

Our operating and finance leases consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2020
Assets:
Operating lease	Operating lease assets	$	544,471
Finance lease	Property and equipment, net		2,866
Total lease assets		$	547,337
Liabilities:
Current:
Operating lease	Current operating lease liabilities	$	151,162
Finance lease	Current maturities of long-term debt		171
Long-term:
Operating lease	Long-term operating lease liabilities		405,593
Finance lease	Long-term debt		672
Total lease liabilities		$	557,598

Our lease costs, net of immaterial sublease income, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Statement of Earnings Classification	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020		Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Operating lease costs (a)	Cost of goods sold and     selling, general and administrative expenses (b)	$	49,342	$	94,687
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of leased assets	Selling, general and administrative expenses		75		150
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense		11		22
Variable lease costs (c)	Selling, general and administrative expenses		14,694		28,964
Total lease costs		$	64,122	$	123,823

(a) Includes costs related to short-term leases, which are immaterial.

(b) Certain supply chain-related amounts are included in cost of goods sold.

(c) Includes common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance related to leases.

As of March 31, 2020, the approximate future lease payments under our leases are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year		Operating leases		Finance leases
Remainder of 2020		$	91,911	$	171
	2021		157,568		168
	2022		116,804		168
	2023		81,479		168
	2024		53,297		168
Thereafter			93,793		—
Total undiscounted lease payments			594,852		843
Less: imputed interest			38,097		—
Present value of lease liabilities		$	556,755	$	843

The table above does not include operating leases we have entered into of approximately $13.4 million that have not commenced, primarily related to future retail stores.

As of September 30, 2019, our future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as reported under the previous accounting standard were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2020	$	174,578
2021		136,900
2022		95,918
2023		61,944
2024		33,803
Thereafter		40,545
	$	543,688

Other lease information is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows – operating leases	$	96,734
Operating cash flows – finance leases		22
Financing cash flows – finance leases		2
Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	128,536
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		4
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases		4.7
Finance leases		4.3
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases		4.3	%
Finance leases		5.0	%

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Revenue Recognition

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

4.   Revenue Recognition

Substantially all of our revenue is derived through the sale of merchandise through the point-of-sale. Revenue is recognized net of estimated sales returns and sales taxes. We estimate sales returns based on historical data.

Changes to our contract liabilities for the period were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2019	$	12,866
Loyalty points and gift cards issued but not redeemed, net of estimated breakage		9,003
Revenue recognized from beginning liability		(8,491	)
March 31, 2020	$	13,378

Private Label Credit Card - In September 2019, we signed a multi-year agreement with a third-party bank to launch a private label credit card (the “Program”). As of March 31, 2020, Program operations had not yet commenced.  

See Note 13 for additional information regarding the disaggregation of our sales revenue.

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes to Contract Liabilities

Changes to our contract liabilities for the period were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2019	$	12,866
Loyalty points and gift cards issued but not redeemed, net of estimated breakage		9,003
Revenue recognized from beginning liability		(8,491	)
March 31, 2020	$	13,378

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Guarantor And Non Guarantor Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

14.   Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

Certain 100% wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (“guarantor subsidiaries”), as defined in our credit agreements, of Sally Beauty serve as guarantors to the ABL facility, term loan B and senior notes due 2023 and 2025. The guarantees related to these debt instruments are full and unconditional, joint and several and have certain restrictions on the ability to pay restricted payments to Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (“parent”). Certain other subsidiaries, including our foreign subsidiaries, do not serve as guarantors (“non-guarantor subsidiaries”).

The following condensed consolidating financial information represents financial information for (i) parent, (ii) Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc., (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries; (iv) the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (v) elimination entries necessary for consolidation purposes, and (vi) Sally Beauty on a consolidated basis.  

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10		$	335,827	$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—			52,788		34,545			—			87,333
Due from affiliates		—			—			2,638,162		—			(2,638,162	)		—
Inventory		—			—			710,623		235,566			—			946,189
Other current assets		15,311			270			23,119		12,403			—			51,103
Property and equipment, net		8			—			264,739		55,473			—			320,220
Operating lease assets		—			—			401,374		143,097			—			544,471
Investment in subsidiaries		1,685,104			4,469,936			376,173		—			(6,531,213	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—			450,484		137,446			—			587,930
Other assets		1,446			3,092			3,098		11,870			—			19,506
Total assets	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	23		$	—		$	180,078	$	41,659		$	—		$	221,760
Due to affiliates		1,748,579			823,032			—		66,551			(2,638,162	)		—
Accrued liabilities		160			18,151			100,226		27,383			—			145,920
Income taxes payable		—			2,161			—		(838	)		—			1,323
Long-term debt		—			1,945,023			4		839			—			1,945,866
Long-term operating lease liabilities		—			—			413,824		142,931			—			556,755
Other liabilities		6,441			—			11,840		29			—			18,310
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(139	)		(163	)		80,479		4,250			—			84,427
Total liabilities		1,755,064			2,788,204			786,451		282,804			(2,638,162	)		2,974,361
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(53,195	)		1,685,104			4,469,936		376,173			(6,531,213	)		(53,195	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,701,869		$	4,473,308		$	5,256,387	$	658,977		$	(9,169,375	)	$	2,921,166

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10	$	41,009		$	30,476	$	—		$	71,495
Trade and other accounts receivable, net		—			—		65,746			38,793		—			104,539
Due from affiliates		—			—		2,878,072			—		(2,878,072	)		—
Inventory		—			—		722,830			230,077		—			952,907
Other current assets		1,436			132		22,480			10,564		—			34,612
Property and equipment, net		6			—		258,132			61,490		—			319,628
Investment in subsidiaries		1,621,843			4,374,334		385,629			—		(6,381,806	)		—
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—			—		452,645			140,192		—			592,837
Other assets		1,446			3,499		(581	)		18,064		—			22,428
Total assets	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable	$	48		$	—	$	235,940		$	42,700	$	—		$	278,688
Due to affiliates		1,672,322			1,142,324		—			63,426		(2,878,072	)		—
Accrued liabilities		188			17,937		121,375			29,554		—			169,054
Income taxes payable		6,055			2,161		1			119		—			8,336
Long-term debt		—			1,593,710		1			832		—			1,594,543
Other liabilities		6,441			—		17,639			3,677		—			27,757
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		—			—		76,672			3,719		—			80,391
Total liabilities		1,685,054			2,756,132		451,628			144,027		(2,878,072	)		2,158,769
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(60,323	)		1,621,843		4,374,334			385,629		(6,381,806	)		(60,323	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,624,731		$	4,377,975	$	4,825,962		$	529,656	$	(9,259,878	)	$	2,098,446

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	713,872		$	157,151		$	—		$	871,023
Related party sales		—			—			382			—			(382	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			355,373			86,275			(382	)		441,266
Gross profit		—			—			358,881			70,876			—			429,757
Selling, general and administrative expenses		2,758			179			306,197			74,165			—			383,299
Restructuring		—			—			3,193			—			—			3,193
Operating earnings (loss)		(2,758	)		(179	)		49,491			(3,289	)		—			43,265
Interest expense (income)		—			21,652			3			(11	)		—			21,644
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(2,758	)		(21,831	)		49,488			(3,278	)		—			21,621
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(708	)		(5,604	)		11,502			3,063			—			8,253
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax		15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		—			(40,722	)		—
Net earnings (loss)		13,368			15,418			31,645			(6,341	)		(40,722	)		13,368
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—			(80	)		—			(21,746	)		—			(21,826	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	13,368		$	15,338		$	31,645		$	(28,087	)	$	(40,722	)	$	(8,458	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net sales	$	—		$	—		$	769,284		$	176,568		$	—		$	945,852
Related party sales		—			—			480			—			(480	)		—
Cost of goods sold		—			—			383,147			94,861			(480	)		477,528
Gross profit		—			—			386,617			81,707			—			468,324
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,084			198			281,404			76,940			—			361,626
Restructuring		—			—			(5,814	)		—			—			(5,814	)
Operating earnings (loss)		(3,084	)		(198	)		111,027			4,767			—			112,512
Interest expense (income)		—			23,871			(1	)		(49	)		—			23,821
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes		(3,084	)		(24,069	)		111,028			4,816			—			88,691
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(791	)		(6,179	)		28,795			1,141						22,966
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax		68,018			85,908			3,675			—			(157,601	)		—
Net earnings		65,725			68,018			85,908			3,675			(157,601	)		65,725
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		—			(2,140	)		—			3,282						1,142
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	65,725		$	65,878		$	85,908		$	6,957		$	(157,601	)	$	66,867

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2020

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	(17,666	)	$	(30,822	)	$	122,299		$	2,320		$	—		$	76,131
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		(5	)		—			(65,724	)		(6,254	)		—			(71,983	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			23			—			—			23
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(1,691	)		(253	)		—			(1,944	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			239,910			—			(239,910	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities		(5	)		—			172,518			(6,507	)		(239,910	)		(73,904	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			787,500			—			—			—			787,500
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(437,386	)		1			—			—			(437,385	)
Repurchases of common stock		(61,357	)		—			—			—			—			(61,357	)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		2,771			—			—			—			—			2,771
Due to affiliates		76,257			(319,292	)		—			3,125			239,910			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		17,671			30,822			1			3,125			239,910			291,529
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(837	)		—			(837	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			294,818			(1,899	)		—			292,919
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			41,009			30,476			—			71,495
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	335,827		$	28,577		$	—		$	364,414

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended March 31, 2019

(In thousands)

	Parent			Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Eliminations			Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$	1,262		$	(32,639	)	$	144,685		$	(3,198	)	$	—		$	110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment		—			—			(41,559	)		(4,839	)		—			(46,398	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			—			12,007			3			—			12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			—			(2,008	)		(840	)		—			(2,848	)
Due from affiliates		—			—			(92,458	)		—			92,458			—
Net cash used by investing activities		—			—			(124,018	)		(5,676	)		92,458			(37,236	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		—			242,500			4			—			—			242,504
Repayments of long-term debt		—			(304,154	)		(2	)		(1	)		—			(304,157	)
Repurchases of common stock		—			—			—			—			—			—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options		1,721			—			—			—			—			1,721
Due to affiliates		(2,983	)		94,293			—			1,148			(92,458	)		—
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities		(1,262	)		32,639			2			1,147			(92,458	)		(59,932	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and    cash equivalents		—			—			—			(460	)		—			(460	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			—			20,669			(8,187	)		—			12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—			10			29,050			48,235			—			77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		$	10		$	49,719		$	40,048		$	—		$	89,777

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Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Summary of Operating and Finance Leases

Our operating and finance leases consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2020
Assets:
Operating lease	Operating lease assets	$	544,471
Finance lease	Property and equipment, net		2,866
Total lease assets		$	547,337
Liabilities:
Current:
Operating lease	Current operating lease liabilities	$	151,162
Finance lease	Current maturities of long-term debt		171
Long-term:
Operating lease	Long-term operating lease liabilities		405,593
Finance lease	Long-term debt		672
Total lease liabilities		$	557,598

Summary of Lease Costs, Net of Immaterial Sublease Income

Our lease costs, net of immaterial sublease income, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Statement of Earnings Classification	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020		Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Operating lease costs (a)	Cost of goods sold and     selling, general and administrative expenses (b)	$	49,342	$	94,687
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of leased assets	Selling, general and administrative expenses		75		150
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense		11		22
Variable lease costs (c)	Selling, general and administrative expenses		14,694		28,964
Total lease costs		$	64,122	$	123,823

(a) Includes costs related to short-term leases, which are immaterial.

(b) Certain supply chain-related amounts are included in cost of goods sold.

(c) Includes common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance related to leases.

Summary of Future Lease Payments

As of March 31, 2020, the approximate future lease payments under our leases are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year		Operating leases		Finance leases
Remainder of 2020		$	91,911	$	171
	2021		157,568		168
	2022		116,804		168
	2023		81,479		168
	2024		53,297		168
Thereafter			93,793		—
Total undiscounted lease payments			594,852		843
Less: imputed interest			38,097		—
Present value of lease liabilities		$	556,755	$	843

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases

As of September 30, 2019, our future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as reported under the previous accounting standard were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2020	$	174,578
2021		136,900
2022		95,918
2023		61,944
2024		33,803
Thereafter		40,545
	$	543,688

Summary of Other Lease Information

Other lease information is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows – operating leases	$	96,734
Operating cash flows – finance leases		22
Financing cash flows – finance leases		2
Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities:
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	128,536
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		4
	March 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases		4.7
Finance leases		4.3
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases		4.3	%
Finance leases		5.0	%

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairment losses in connection with the goodwill			$ 0	$ 0
Impairment losses in connection with the intangible assets			0	0
Amortization expense related to other intangible assets	$ 2,200,000	$ 2,900,000	4,600,000	$ 5,700,000
Other intangible assets recorded in asset acquisitions			1,400,000
Goodwill, changes in foreign currency exchange rates			$ 1,700,000

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Stockholder's Equity (Deficit) - Change in AOCL (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	$ (60,323)
Balance	(53,195)
Interest rate caps
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(3,201)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification, net of tax	(209)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax	238
Balance	(3,172)
Foreign exchange contracts
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(154)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification, net of tax	(399)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax	2,237
Balance	1,684
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(113,932)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification, net of tax	(8,823)
Balance	(122,755)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(117,287)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification, net of tax	(9,431)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax	2,475
Balance	$ (124,243)

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Leases - Summary of Lease Costs, Net of Immaterial Sublease Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Total lease costs	$ 64,122	$ 123,823
Cost of Goods Sold and Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease costs	49,342	94,687
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Amortization of leased assets	75	150
Variable lease costs	14,694	28,964
Interest Expense
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Interest on lease liabilities	$ 11	$ 22

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Business Segments - Schedule of Disaggregation of Net Sales by Segment (Details) - Sales Revenue, Net	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Sally Beauty Supply
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sally Beauty Supply | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sally Beauty Supply | Hair color | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	32.80%	29.10%	31.90%	28.30%
Sally Beauty Supply | Hair care | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	19.50%	20.50%	19.70%	20.20%
Sally Beauty Supply | Skin and nail care | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	12.80%	14.60%	13.50%	14.80%
Sally Beauty Supply | Styling tools | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	12.70%	13.60%	13.40%	14.70%
Sally Beauty Supply | Salon supplies and accessories | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	7.60%	7.50%	7.20%	7.30%
Sally Beauty Supply | Multicultural products | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	6.10%	7.00%	5.70%	6.70%
Sally Beauty Supply | Other Beauty items | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	8.50%	7.70%	8.60%	8.00%
Sally Beauty Supply | Sales channel, directly to consumer | Company-operated stores
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	94.90%	96.70%	95.40%	96.70%
Sally Beauty Supply | Sales channel, through intermediary | E-commerce
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	4.90%	3.00%	4.40%	3.00%
Sally Beauty Supply | Sales channel, through intermediary | Franchise stores
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.20%	0.30%	0.20%	0.30%
Beauty Systems Group
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Beauty Systems Group | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Beauty Systems Group | Hair color | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	40.10%	40.30%	38.80%	39.10%
Beauty Systems Group | Hair care | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	35.10%	34.20%	34.80%	33.80%
Beauty Systems Group | Skin and nail care | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%
Beauty Systems Group | Styling tools | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	6.20%	3.20%	6.50%	3.60%
Beauty Systems Group | Other Beauty items | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	3.00%	6.60%	2.80%	6.10%
Beauty Systems Group | Promotional items | Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	7.40%	7.50%	8.90%	9.20%
Beauty Systems Group | Sales channel, directly to consumer | Company-operated stores
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	70.40%	70.40%	69.80%	69.70%
Beauty Systems Group | Sales channel, through intermediary | E-commerce
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	5.90%	5.00%	5.70%	4.70%
Beauty Systems Group | Sales channel, through intermediary | Franchise stores
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	7.10%	7.30%	7.20%	7.50%
Beauty Systems Group | Sales channel, through intermediary | Distributor sales consultants
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	16.60%	17.30%	17.30%	18.10%

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Notional Amount Held Through Foreign Currency Forwards, Based Upon Exchange Rates (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Foreign Currency Forwards
Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 17,419
Mexican Peso
Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	12,653
Canadian Dollar
Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 4,766

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Condensed Cash Flow Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	$ 76,131	$ 110,110
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(71,983)	(46,398)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	23	12,010
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,944)	(2,848)
Net cash used by investing activities	(73,904)	(37,236)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	787,500	242,504
Repayments of long-term debt	(437,385)	(304,157)
Repurchases of common stock	(61,357)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	2,771	1,721
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	291,529	(59,932)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(837)	(460)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	292,919	12,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	71,495	77,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	364,414	89,777
Parent
Condensed Cash Flow Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	(17,666)	1,262
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(5)
Net cash used by investing activities	(5)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(61,357)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	2,771	1,721
Due to affiliates	76,257	(2,983)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	17,671	(1,262)
Sally Holdings and Sally Capital
Condensed Cash Flow Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	(30,822)	(32,639)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	787,500	242,500
Repayments of long-term debt	(437,386)	(304,154)
Due to affiliates	(319,292)	94,293
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	30,822	32,639
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	10	10
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	10	10
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Cash Flow Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	122,299	144,685
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(65,724)	(41,559)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	23	12,007
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,691)	(2,008)
Due from affiliates	239,910	(92,458)
Net cash used by investing activities	172,518	(124,018)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		4
Repayments of long-term debt	1	(2)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	1	2
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	294,818	20,669
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	41,009	29,050
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	335,827	49,719
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Cash Flow Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities	2,320	(3,198)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(6,254)	(4,839)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		3
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(253)	(840)
Net cash used by investing activities	(6,507)	(5,676)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt		(1)
Due to affiliates	3,125	1,148
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	3,125	1,147
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(837)	(460)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,899)	(8,187)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	30,476	48,235
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	28,577	40,048
Consolidating Eliminations
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Due from affiliates	(239,910)	92,458
Net cash used by investing activities	(239,910)	92,458
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Due to affiliates	239,910	(92,458)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	$ 239,910	$ (92,458)

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Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

We adhere to the same accounting policies in the preparation of our condensed consolidated interim financial statements as we do in the preparation of our full-year consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for more information about the adoption of the new lease accounting standard. As permitted under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, is based on full-year assumptions. For interim financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual effective income tax rates; however, for the current period the provision for income taxes has been determined on the basis of year to date results, as COVID-19 related closures impacted our ability to reasonably forecast full year results by jurisdiction.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 01, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001368458
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Trading Symbol	SBH
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity File Number	1-33145
Entity Tax Identification Number	36-2257936
Entity Address, Address Line One	3001 Colorado Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Denton
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	76210
City Area Code	940
Local Phone Number	898-7500
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		112,870,685
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 13,368	$ 65,725	$ 66,583	$ 131,452
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(23,784)	3,040	(8,823)	(10,425)
Interest rate caps, net of tax	(80)	(2,140)	29	(4,970)
Foreign exchange contracts, net of tax	2,038	242	1,838	(168)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(21,826)	1,142	(6,956)	(15,563)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ (8,458)	$ 66,867	$ 59,627	$ 115,889

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Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

10.   Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we preemptively drew on our ABL facility as a result of COVID-19. At March 31, 2020, we had $395.5 million outstanding and $85.8 million available for borrowing under our ABL facility, including the Canadian sub-facility. Our ABL facility matures on July 6, 2022.

During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we paid down $14.8 million aggregate principal amount of our term loan B fixed tranche at a weighted-average price of 97.875% of face value, excluding accrued interest. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, we paid down $22.0 million aggregate principal amount of our term loan B fixed tranche at a weighted-average price of 99.0% of face value, excluding accrued interest. In connection with the debt repayment, for the six months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized a $0.4 million gain on the extinguishment of debt, including a gain of approximately $0.4 million from the discount paid under the face value and the write-off of $0.1 million in unamortized deferred financing costs.

During the three months ended March, 31, 2020, we paid down $7.9 million aggregate principal amount of our senior notes due 2025 at a weighted-average price of 98.7% of face value, excluding accrued interest.

See Note 16 for further information related to the recent issuance of debt and modification of our ABL facility that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2020.  

Covenants

The agreements governing our ABL facility, term loan B and the senior notes due 2023 and 2025 contain a customary covenant package that places restrictions on the disposition of assets, the granting of liens and security interests, the prepayment of certain indebtedness, and other matters and customary events of default, including customary cross-default and/or cross-acceleration provisions. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and all the net assets of our consolidated subsidiaries were unrestricted from transfer.

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Stockholder's Equity (Deficit)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholder's Equity (Deficit)

6.   Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit)

Share Repurchases

In August 2017, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common stock, subject to certain limitations governed by our debt agreements, over an approximate four-year period expiring on September 30, 2021.

Information related to our shares repurchased and subsequently retired were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Number of shares repurchased		3,936		—		4,702		—
Total cost of share repurchased	$	50,000	$	—	$	61,357	$	—

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The change in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) was as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Interest Rate Caps			Foreign Exchange Contracts			Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(113,932	)	$	(3,201	)	$	(154	)	$	(117,287	)
Other comprehensive loss before     reclassification, net of tax		(8,823	)		(209	)		(399	)		(9,431	)
Reclassification to net earnings, net of tax		—			238			2,237			2,475
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(122,755	)	$	(3,172	)	$	1,684		$	(124,243	)

The tax impact for the changes in other comprehensive loss and the reclassifications to net earnings were not material.

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Stockholder's Equity (Deficit) - Share Repurchase Program (Details) - 2017 Share Repurchase program	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Share Repurchase Program
Amount of shares authorized to be repurchased	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term of share repurchase program	4 years
Stock repurchase program, expiration date	Sep. 30, 2021

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Foreign Currency Forwards

Schedule of notional amount held through foreign currency forwards, based upon exchange rates

At March 31, 2020, the notional amount we held through these forwards, based upon exchange rates at March 31, 2020, was as follows (in thousands):

Notional Currency	Notional Amount
Mexican Peso	$	12,653
Canadian Dollar		4,766
Total	$	17,419

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Restructuring (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Summary of restructuring expense and gain

Restructuring expense and gain for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Project Surge	$	107	$	—		$	1,360	$	—
Transformation Plan		3,086		(5,814	)		4,365		(1,834	)
Total expense (gain)	$	3,193	$	(5,814	)	$	5,725	$	(1,834	)

Project Surge

Schedule of restructuring

The liability related to Project Surge, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Project Surge	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	998	$	998	$	—	$	—
Other		—		362		362		—		—
Total	$	—	$	1,360	$	1,360	$	—	$	—

Supply Chain Modernization

Schedule of restructuring

The liability related to the Transformation Plan, which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands):

Transformation Plan	Liability at September 30, 2019		Expenses		Expenses Paid or Otherwise Settled		Adjustments		Liability at March 31, 2020
Workforce reductions	$	654	$	2,022	$	1,959	$	—	$	717
Consulting		204		1,426		1,630		—		—
Other		70		917		987		—		—
Total	$	928	$	4,365	$	4,576	$	—	$	717

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Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 871,023		$ 945,852		$ 1,851,231	$ 1,935,305
Cost of goods sold	441,266		477,528		946,626	986,275
Gross profit	429,757		468,324		904,605	949,030
Selling, general and administrative expenses	383,299		361,626		761,228	728,614
Restructuring	3,193		(5,814)		5,725	(1,834)
Operating earnings	43,265		112,512		137,652	222,250
Interest expense (income)	21,644		23,821
Earnings before provision for income taxes	21,621		88,691		94,467	173,940
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	8,253		22,966		27,884	42,488
Net earnings	13,368	$ 53,215	65,725	$ 65,727	66,583	131,452
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(21,826)	$ 14,870	1,142	$ (16,705)	(6,956)	(15,563)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(8,458)		66,867		$ 59,627	$ 115,889
Parent
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,758		3,084
Operating earnings	(2,758)		(3,084)
Earnings before provision for income taxes	(2,758)		(3,084)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(708)		(791)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax	15,418		68,018
Net earnings	13,368		65,725
Total comprehensive income (loss)	13,368		65,725
Sally Holdings and Sally Capital
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	179		198
Operating earnings	(179)		(198)
Interest expense (income)	21,652		23,871
Earnings before provision for income taxes	(21,831)		(24,069)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(5,604)		(6,179)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax	31,645		85,908
Net earnings	15,418		68,018
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(80)		(2,140)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	15,338		65,878
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	713,872		769,284
Related party sales	382		480
Cost of goods sold	355,373		383,147
Gross profit	358,881		386,617
Selling, general and administrative expenses	306,197		281,404
Restructuring	3,193		(5,814)
Operating earnings	49,491		111,027
Interest expense (income)	3		(1)
Earnings before provision for income taxes	49,488		111,028
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,502		28,795
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax	(6,341)		3,675
Net earnings	31,645		85,908
Total comprehensive income (loss)	31,645		85,908
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	157,151		176,568
Cost of goods sold	86,275		94,861
Gross profit	70,876		81,707
Selling, general and administrative expenses	74,165		76,940
Operating earnings	(3,289)		4,767
Interest expense (income)	(11)		(49)
Earnings before provision for income taxes	(3,278)		4,816
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	3,063		1,141
Net earnings	(6,341)		3,675
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(21,746)		3,282
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(28,087)		6,957
Consolidating Eliminations
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Related party sales	(382)		(480)
Cost of goods sold	(382)		(480)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries, net of tax	(40,722)		(157,601)
Net earnings	(40,722)		(157,601)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ (40,722)		$ (157,601)

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Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Net sales:
Total net sales	$ 871,023	$ 945,852	$ 1,851,231	$ 1,935,305
Segment operating earnings:
Segment operating earnings	43,265	112,512	137,652	222,250
Restructuring	3,193	(5,814)	5,725	(1,834)
Interest expense	21,644	23,821	43,185	48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes	21,621	88,691	94,467	173,940
Operating segments
Segment operating earnings:
Segment operating earnings	97,412	143,233	234,071	295,555
Corporate
Segment operating earnings:
Unallocated expenses	50,954	36,535	90,694	75,139
Restructuring			2,400
Sally Beauty Supply
Net sales:
Total net sales	519,509	565,604	1,088,657	1,146,213
Segment operating earnings:
Restructuring			1,300
Sally Beauty Supply | Operating segments
Segment operating earnings:
Segment operating earnings	56,373	86,715	130,598	176,706
Beauty Systems Group
Net sales:
Total net sales	351,514	380,248	762,574	789,092
Segment operating earnings:
Restructuring			700
Beauty Systems Group | Operating segments
Segment operating earnings:
Segment operating earnings	$ 41,039	$ 56,518	$ 103,473	$ 118,849

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) instrument	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) instrument	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) derivative
Derivative Instruments
Number of derivative instruments held | instrument	0	0
Foreign Currency Forwards
Derivative Instruments
Derivative instruments, expiration date		Jun. 30, 2020
Notional Amount	$ 17,419,000	$ 17,419,000
Foreign Currency Forwards | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Derivative Instruments
Reclassified gain from AOCL, net	1,300,000
Interest rate caps | Variable-rate tranche | Sally Holdings, LLC
Derivative Instruments
Derivative instruments, expiration date		Jun. 30, 2023
Notional Amount			$ 550,000,000
Number of interest rate caps | derivative			2
Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges to be reclassified in to interest expense over next 12 months	900,000	$ 900,000
Reclassification from AOCL | Foreign Currency Forwards
Derivative Instruments
Foreign currency forwards designated as cash flow hedges to be reclassified gains in to cost of goods sold over next 12 months	$ 2,100,000	$ 2,100,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 871,023	$ 945,852	$ 1,851,231	$ 1,935,305
Cost of goods sold	441,266	477,528	946,626	986,275
Gross profit	429,757	468,324	904,605	949,030
Selling, general and administrative expenses	383,299	361,626	761,228	728,614
Restructuring	3,193	(5,814)	5,725	(1,834)
Operating earnings	43,265	112,512	137,652	222,250
Interest expense	21,644	23,821	43,185	48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes	21,621	88,691	94,467	173,940
Provision for income taxes	8,253	22,966	27,884	42,488
Net earnings	$ 13,368	$ 65,725	$ 66,583	$ 131,452
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.12	$ 0.55	$ 0.58	$ 1.10
Diluted	$ 0.12	$ 0.54	$ 0.57	$ 1.09
Weighted-average shares:
Basic	114,823	120,077	115,478	120,033
Diluted	115,795	120,991	116,462	120,949

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

1.   Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2020, and September 30, 2019, our consolidated results of operations, consolidated comprehensive income (loss), and consolidated statements of stockholders’ deficit for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and our consolidated cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, because of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. As a result of COVID-19, we temporarily shut down virtually all global customer-facing store operations. Due to the uncertainty over the duration and severity of the economic and operational impacts of COVID-19, this material adverse impact may continue for the remainder of our fiscal 2020 year and beyond.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we completed our annual assessment for impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets. Additionally, due to COVID-19, we performed an additional assessment for impairment of goodwill and other intangibles as of March 31, 2020, which updated our assumptions around the growth, timing and discount rate applied to future cash flows in connection with our business restart. Due to the uncertainty around COVID-19, our projected future cash flows may differ materially from actual results.  No material impairment losses were recognized in the current or prior periods presented in connection with our goodwill and other intangible assets.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $2.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and, for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, amortization expense was $4.6 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded approximately $1.4 million in other intangible assets related to immaterial asset acquisitions. Additionally, goodwill was negatively impacted by approximately $1.7 million from changes in foreign currency exchange rates during the six months ended March 31, 2020.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

5.   Fair Value Measurements

Fair value on recurring basis

Consistent with the three-level hierarchy defined in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, as amended, we categorize our financial assets and liabilities as follows (in thousands):

	Classification	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	March 31, 2020		September 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	Level 2	$	3,043	$	—
Interest rate caps	Other assets	Level 2		145		344
Total assets			$	3,188	$	344

Other fair value disclosures

		March 31, 2020				September 30, 2019
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases
Senior notes	Level 1	$	877,380	$	731,418	$	885,296	$	898,814
Term loan B	Level 2		685,788		601,101		724,000		709,830
Total long-term debt		$	1,563,168	$	1,332,519	$	1,609,296	$	1,608,644

The table above excludes amounts related to our ABL facility as the balance approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of our borrowings.

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Income Tax (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the difference between U.S. statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%		21.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		4.4			3.3			3.6			3.4
Effect of foreign operations		0.1			(0.1	)		0.9			0.1
Foreign valuation allowances		15.9			(0.1	)		3.9			0.4
Deemed repatriation tax		0.0			0.0			0.0			(1.7	)
Other, net		(3.2	)		1.8			0.1			1.2
Effective tax rate		38.2	%		25.9	%		29.5	%		24.4	%

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Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Changes
Operating lease asset	$ 544,471
Operating lease liability	556,755
Accumulated earnings	69,925	$ 55,797
ASU 16-02
Accounting Changes
Operating lease asset	513,900
Operating lease liability	523,500
Accumulated earnings	$ 400

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Stockholder's Equity (Deficit) - Schedule of Shares Repurchased and Subsequently Retired (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]
Number of shares repurchased	3,936	4,702
Total cost of share repurchased	$ 50,000	$ 61,357

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Weighted-Average Shares (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted-average shares

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted-average shares (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Weighted-average basic shares		114,823		120,077		115,478		120,033
Dilutive securities:
Stock option and stock award programs		972		914		984		916
Weighted-average diluted shares		115,795		120,991		116,462		120,949
Anti-dilutive options excluded from our computation of diluted shares		5,076		5,183		5,076		5,183

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Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

New Accounting Pronouncements And Changes In Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Accounting Change

Accounting Change

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU No. 2016-02”), which requires most operating leases to be reported on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. On October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using a modified retrospective transition method without restating comparative periods. We have elected the package of practical expedients permitted within the transition guidance under the new standard relating to the identification, classification and initial direct costs of leases commencing before the effective date of Topic 842. In addition, we have elected to not recognize a right-of-use asset or lease obligation for short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less.

Additionally, the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, as amended, resulted in the recognition of an operating lease asset of $513.9 million and an operating lease liability of $523.5 million.  Existing straight-line rent liability, prepaid rent and accrued rent were reclassified from certain other assets and liabilities into the operating lease asset. Furthermore, the cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in a $0.4 million adjustment to accumulated earnings resulting from the impairment of certain operating lease assets. The impact on our condensed consolidated results of operations or condensed consolidated cash flows was not material.

See Note 8 for additional information in connection with ASU No. 2016-02.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing an exception related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period with year to date losses and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. Additionally, the update clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740, Income Taxes. For public companies, the amendments in the updated are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, but all amendments must be adopted at once. The amendments in this update have different adoption methods including prospective basis, retrospective basis, and a modified retrospective basis dependent on the specific change. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update.

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Business Segments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

13.   Business Segments

Segment data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019			2020		2019
Net sales:
Sally Beauty Supply ("SBS")	$	519,509	$	565,604		$	1,088,657	$	1,146,213
Beauty Systems Group ("BSG")		351,514		380,248			762,574		789,092
Total	$	871,023	$	945,852		$	1,851,231	$	1,935,305
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	56,373	$	86,715		$	130,598	$	176,706
BSG		41,039		56,518			103,473		118,849
Segment operating earnings		97,412		143,233			234,071		295,555
Unallocated expenses		50,954		36,535			90,694		75,139
Restructuring		3,193		(5,814	)		5,725		(1,834	)
Consolidated operating earnings		43,265		112,512			137,652		222,250
Interest expense		21,644		23,821			43,185		48,310
Earnings before provision for income taxes	$	21,621	$	88,691		$	94,467	$	173,940

Sales between segments, which are eliminated in consolidation, were not material during the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Disaggregation of net sales by segment

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		32.8	%		29.1	%		31.9	%		28.3	%
Hair care		19.5	%		20.5	%		19.7	%		20.2	%
Skin and nail care		12.8	%		14.6	%		13.5	%		14.8	%
Styling tools		12.7	%		13.6	%		13.4	%		14.7	%
Salon supplies and accessories		7.6	%		7.5	%		7.2	%		7.3	%
Multicultural products		6.1	%		7.0	%		5.7	%		6.7	%
Other beauty items		8.5	%		7.7	%		8.6	%		8.0	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Hair color		40.1	%		40.3	%		38.8	%		39.1	%
Hair care		35.1	%		34.2	%		34.8	%		33.8	%
Skin and nail care		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%		8.2	%
Styling tools		6.2	%		3.2	%		6.5	%		3.6	%
Other beauty items		3.0	%		6.6	%		2.8	%		6.1	%
Promotional items		7.4	%		7.5	%		8.9	%		9.2	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenue by sales channels:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
SBS	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		94.9	%		96.7	%		95.4	%		96.7	%
E-commerce		4.9	%		3.0	%		4.4	%		3.0	%
Franchise stores		0.2	%		0.3	%		0.2	%		0.3	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
BSG	2020			2019			2020			2019
Company-operated stores		70.4	%		70.4	%		69.8	%		69.7	%
Distributor sales consultants		16.6	%		17.3	%		17.3	%		18.1	%
Franchise stores		7.1	%		7.3	%		7.2	%		7.5	%
E-commerce		5.9	%		5.0	%		5.7	%		4.7	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

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Weighted-Average Shares (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation:
Weighted-average basic shares	114,823	120,077	115,478	120,033
Dilutive securities:
Stock option and stock award programs	972	914	984	916
Weighted-average diluted shares	115,795	120,991	116,462	120,949
Anti-dilutive options excluded from our computation of diluted shares	5,076	5,183	5,076	5,183

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Leases - Summary of Future Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Operating leases
Remainder of 2020	$ 91,911
2021	157,568
2022	116,804
2023	81,479
2024	53,297
Thereafter	93,793
Total undiscounted lease payments	594,852
Less: imputed interest	38,097
Present value of lease liabilities	556,755
Finance leases
Remainder of 2020	171
2021	168
2022	168
2023	168
2024	168
Total undiscounted lease payments	843
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 843

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Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt - ABL Facility and Canadian sub-facility (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Instruments
Aggregate principal amount paid down			$ 437,385,000	$ 304,157,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			357,000	$ 473,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs			100,000
Term loan B
Debt Instruments
Aggregate principal amount paid down	$ 22,000,000.0	$ 14,800,000
Total tender offer price	99.00%	97.875%
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			400,000
Gain from discount paid under face value			400,000
Senior notes due Dec. 2025
Debt Instruments
Aggregate principal amount paid down	$ 7,900,000
Total tender offer price	98.70%
Sally Holdings, LLC
Debt Instruments
Revolving credit facility	$ 85,800,000		85,800,000
ABL facility
Debt Instruments
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 06, 2022
ABL facility | Sally Holdings, LLC
Debt Instruments
Outstanding borrowing	$ 395,500,000		$ 395,500,000

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2020	Apr. 15, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 14, 2020
ABL facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date			Jul. 06, 2022
Subsequent Event | Senior secured second lien notes due 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 300.0
Net proceeds from offering	$ 295.5
Interest rate	8.75%
Subsequent Event | ABL facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowing		$ 600.0		$ 500.0
Indebtedness amount		$ 20.0
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jul. 06, 2022