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January 31, 2024
Scott Bowman
Chief Financial Officer
Leslie's, Inc.
2005 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Re: Leslie's, Inc.
Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023
Filed November 29,
2023
File No. 001-39667
Dear Scott Bowman:
We have reviewed your
filing and have the following comment(s).
Please respond to this letter within ten business days by
providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe a
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.
After reviewing your
response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Results of Operations, page 35
1. You present non-GAAP
adjustments to exclude the executive transition costs associated
with corporate
restructuring and consulting costs related to strategic projects from your
Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted net income calculations. Please clarify the nature of your
corporate restructuring
activities and strategic projects. Please tell us your consideration of
Question 100.01 of the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance and Disclosure
Interpretations in
determining the appropriateness of these non-GAAP adjustments. In
regard to the
restructuring costs, please tell us your consideration for disclosing the
information referenced
in ASC 420-10-50-1 and SAB Topic 5.P.4.
Comparison of Fiscal 2023 and 2022, page 37
2. Where you describe two
or more factors that contributed to a material change in a
financial statement
line item between periods, please quantify the incremental impact of
each factor identified.
For example, please quantify the impact that the adjustments
Scott Bowman
Leslie's, Inc.
January 31, 2024
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associated with year-end physical inventory results, occupancy
deleverage associated with
the decrease in comparable sales, and other items listed in your
narrative had on gross
margin. Refer to Item 303 of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No.
33-8350.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.
Please contact Blaise Rhodes at 202-551-3774 or Suying Li at
202-551-3335 if you have
questions.
FirstName LastNameScott Bowman Sincerely,
Comapany NameLeslie's, Inc.
Division of
Corporation Finance
January 31, 2024 Page 2 Office of Trade &
Services
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