UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File No. 1-33145

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (940) 898-7500

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  x     NO   o

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)    YES  o    NO  x

At May 5, 2008, there were 181,390,479 shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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In this report, references to the “Company,” “Sally Beauty,” “our company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for periods after the separation from Alberto-Culver Company (“Alberto-Culver”) and to Sally Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for periods prior to the separation from Alberto-Culver unless otherwise indicated or context otherwise requires.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this report which are not purely historical facts or which depend upon future events may be 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.  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. Any forward-looking statements 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, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to:

·             our limited history as a stand-alone company;

·             the preparedness of our accounting and other management systems to meet financial reporting and other requirements and the upgrade of our existing financial reporting system;

·             the representativeness of our historical consolidated financial information with respect to our future financial position, results of operations or cash flows;

·             realizing the anticipated benefits of our separation from Alberto-Culver;

·             since our separation from Alberto-Culver, our inability to achieve the benefits of scale that were achieved by Alberto-Culver prior to our separation from Alberto-Culver;

·             being a holding company with no operations of our own, and depending on our subsidiaries for cash;

·             the highly competitive and consolidating nature of the beauty products distribution industry;

·             anticipating changes in consumer preferences and buying trends or to manage our product lines and inventory;

·             our dependence upon manufacturers who may be unwilling or unable to continue to supply products to us;

·             products sold by us being found to be defective in labeling or content;

·             compliance with laws and regulations, or becoming subject to additional or more stringent laws and regulations;

·             product diversion;

·             the operational and financial performance of our Armstrong McCall business;

·             the success of our new Internet-based business;

·             successfully identifying acquisition candidates or successfully completing desirable acquisitions;

·             integration of businesses acquired in the future;

·             opening and operating new stores profitably;

·             the success of our cost control plans;

·             protecting our intellectual property rights, specifically our trademarks;

·             conducting business in international markets;

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·             disruption in our information technology systems;

·             natural disasters or acts of terrorism;

·             our substantial indebtedness;

·             the possibility that we may incur substantial additional debt;

·             restrictions and limitations in the agreements and instruments governing our debt;

·             generating the significant amount of cash needed to service all of our debt and refinancing all or a portion of our indebtedness or obtaining additional financing;

·             changes in interest rates increasing the cost of servicing our debt or increasing our interest expense due to our interest rate swap agreements;

·             the share distribution of Alberto-Culver common stock in our separation from Alberto-Culver not constituting a tax-free distribution;

·             actions taken by certain large shareholders adversely affecting the tax-free nature of the share distribution of Alberto-Culver common stock;

·             significant restrictions on our ability to issue equity securities;

·             the voting power of our largest stockholder discouraging third party acquisitions of us at a premium; and

·             the interests of our largest stockholder differing from the interests of other holders of our common stock.

Additional factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Sally Beauty’s quarterly financial results and other important information are available by calling the Investor Relations Department at (940) 297-3877.

Sally Beauty maintains 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 SEC.  The information contained on this website does not constitute part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

The following are our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2008 and September 30, 2007; our consolidated statements of earnings for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and our consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.  On November 16, 2006, Sally Holdings, Inc. was converted to a Delaware limited liability company, was renamed “Sally Holdings LLC” and became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. in connection with our separation from the Alberto-Culver Company (“Alberto-Culver”).  In these financial statements and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refer to these transactions as the Separation Transactions.  See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 for additional information about the Separation Transactions.

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

(a)                                 Selling, general and administrative expenses include allocated overhead costs from Alberto-Culver of $1.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007; and share-based compensation of $1.6 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and $7.2 million and $6.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

(b)                                Transaction expenses are one-time charges associated with the separation from Alberto-Culver.

(c)                                 Interest expense is net of interest income of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007; and  $0.4 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively; and includes expense of $8.6 million and $1.7 million of marked-to-market adjustments related to interest rate swaps for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007; and expense of $14.3 million and $0.7 million related to these adjustments for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

(d)                                For the six months ended March 31, 2007, weighted average shares were calculated from November 16, 2006 through March 31, 2007, which represents the actual number of days that shares of the Company’s common stock were publicly traded.

The accompanying condensed notes, together with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)

The accompanying condensed notes, together with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying condensed notes, together with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1.   Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Sally Beauty” or the “Company”) sell professional beauty supplies, primarily through its Sally Beauty Supply retail stores, in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and certain other countries in Europe. Additionally, the Company distributes professional beauty products to salons and professional cosmetologists through its Beauty Systems Group (“BSG”) store operations and a commissioned direct sales force that calls on salons in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and certain other countries in Europe, and to franchises in the southern and southwestern U.S. and Mexico through the operations of its subsidiary Armstrong McCall, L.P. (“Armstrong McCall”). Certain beauty products sold by BSG and Armstrong McCall are sold through exclusive territory agreements with the manufacturers of the products.

On November 16, 2006, pursuant to an investment agreement among Alberto-Culver and certain of its subsidiaries, including Sally Holdings, Inc. (“Sally Holdings”), and CDRS Acquisition LLC (“CDRS”), Alberto-Culver separated its consumer products business and its Sally Beauty Supply/BSG distribution business into two separate, publicly-traded companies (the “Separation Transactions”).  Sally Holdings was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alberto-Culver until the Separation Transactions, when it was converted to a Delaware limited liability company, was renamed Sally Holdings LLC and became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sally Beauty.  Sally Beauty was formed on June 16, 2006, and became the accounting successor company to Sally Holdings upon the completion of the Separation Transactions.  See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 for more information about the Separation Transactions.

All references in these notes to “management” are to the management of Sally Beauty. All references in these notes to the “Company” are to Sally Beauty and prior to November 16, 2006, to Sally Holdings.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated interim financial statements included herein are unaudited and have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.  The consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2008 and September 30, 2007, the consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.  The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

These consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.  The Company adheres to the same accounting policies in preparation of interim financial statements.  As permitted under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions.  Such amounts are expensed in full in the year incurred.  For interim financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual effective income tax rates.

Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

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2.    Net Earnings Per Share

Basic net earnings per share is calculated by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per share is calculated similarly but includes potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and stock awards, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

(a) For the six months ended March 31, 2007, the weighted average shares were calculated from November 16, 2006 through March 31, 2007, which represents the actual number of days that shares of the Company’s common stock were publicly traded.

At March 31, 2008, options to purchase 7,179,894 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, since these options’ exercise prices, ranging from $8.77 to $9.66, were greater than the average market price per share of the Company’s common stock.

At March 31, 2007, options to purchase 2,403,009 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, since these options’ exercise prices, ranging from $9.45 to $9.57, were greater than the average market price per share of the Company’s common stock.

3.   Share-Based Payments

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period or to the date a participant becomes eligible for retirement, if earlier.

During fiscal year 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), a share-based compensation plan, which allows for the issuance of up to 10.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company granted approximately 2.6 million stock options to employees under the 2007 Plan. Upon issuance of such grants, the Company recognized accelerated share-based compensation expense of $3.1 million in connection with certain retirement eligible employees who are eligible to continue vesting awards upon retirement under the terms of the 2007 Plan.

Prior to November 16, 2006, the Company was a subsidiary of Alberto-Culver and had no share-based compensation plans of its own; however, certain employees of the Company had been granted stock options and stock awards under share-based compensation plans of Alberto-Culver. Alberto-Culver treated the Separation Transactions as though they constituted a change in control for purposes of Alberto-Culver’s stock options and stock awards. As a result, in accordance with the terms of these plans, all outstanding stock options and stock awards of Alberto-Culver, including those held by the Company’s employees, became fully vested upon completion of the Separation Transactions on November 16, 2006. Due to the Separation Transactions, the Company recorded a charge during the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 equal to the amount of future compensation expense of approximately $5.3 million that would have been recognized in subsequent periods as the stock options and stock

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awards for the Company’s employees vested over the original vesting periods. Upon completion of the Separation Transactions, all outstanding Alberto-Culver stock options and stock awards held by employees of the Company became options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

The following table presents the total compensation cost charged against income and included in selling, general and administrative expenses for share-based compensation arrangements and the related tax benefits recognized in the statements of earnings (in thousands):

(a)          Includes $3.1 million of accelerated expense related to certain retirement eligible employees who are eligible to continue vesting awards upon retirement under the terms of the 2007 plan.

(b)         Includes $5.3 million of accelerated expense related to the separation from Alberto-Culver.

Stock Options

Each option has an exercise price that equals 100% of the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and generally has a maximum term of 10 years. Options generally vest ratably over a four year period and are subject to forfeiture until the four year vesting period is complete.

The following table presents a summary of the activity for the Company’s stock option plans for the six months ended March 31, 2008:

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes information about stock options under the Company’s option plans at March 31, 2008:

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing method to value the Company’s stock options for each stock option award. Using this option-pricing model, the fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant. The fair value of the Company’s stock option awards, which generally vest ratably over a four year period, is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the stock options or to the date a participant becomes eligible for retirement, if earlier.

The weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the Company’s stock options are as follows:

The expected life of options represents the period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding and is based on historical experience of employees of the Company that have been granted stock options under stock option plans of Alberto-Culver prior to the Separation Transactions. The expected volatility is derived by using the average volatility of the Company and similar companies since it is not practicable to estimate the Company’s expected volatility on a stand alone basis due to a lack of trading history. The risk-free interest rate is based on the zero-coupon U.S. Treasury issue as of the date of the grant. Since the Company does not expect to pay dividends, the dividend yield is 0%.

The weighted average fair value of the Company’s stock options issued to Company employees at the date of grant in the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $3.46 and $4.07 per option, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended March 31, 2008 was $1.6 million.  The total cash received from these option exercises was $0.5 million and the tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from these option exercises was $0.6 million.

At March 31, 2008, approximately $12.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 3.2 years.

Stock Awards

Restricted Stock Awards

A restricted stock award is an award of shares of the Company’s common stock that is subject to time-based vesting during a specified period. Restricted stock awards are independent of option grants and are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the vesting of the awards. Participants have full voting and dividend rights with respect to shares of restricted stock awards.

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company expenses the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the restricted stock award at the date of grant, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For these purposes, the fair market value of the restricted stock award is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

The following table presents a summary of the activity for the Company’s restricted stock awards for the six months ended March 31, 2008:

At March 31, 2008, approximately $2.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 4.1 years.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

The Company grants RSUs, which generally vest less than one year from date of grant, to its non-employee directors. RSUs are independent of option grants and are generally subject to forfeiture if service terminates prior to the vesting of the units. Participants have no voting or dividend rights with respect to RSUs.

The Company expenses the cost of the RSUs, which is determined to be the fair market value of the RSUs at the date of grant, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For these purposes, the fair market value of the RSU is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

The following table presents a summary of the activity for the Company’s RSUs for the six months ended March 31, 2008:

At March 31, 2008, approximately $0.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 0.5 years.

4.   Long-Term Debt

In connection with the Separation Transactions on November 16, 2006, the Company, through its subsidiaries, Sally Investment Holdings LLC and Sally Holdings, incurred $1,850.0 million of indebtedness by (i) drawing on a

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revolving (asset-based lending) facility (the “ABL facility”) in an amount equal to $70.0 million, (ii) entering into two term loan facilities (term loans A and B) in an aggregate amount of $1,070.0 million, and (iii) issuing senior notes in an aggregate amount of $430.0 million and senior subordinated notes in an aggregate amount of $280.0 million.

The term loan facilities and the ABL facility are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, those of Sally Investment Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sally Beauty and the direct parent of Sally Holdings, those of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and, in the case of the ABL facility, those of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries. The term loan facilities may be prepaid at the Company’s option at any time without premium or penalty and are subject to mandatory prepayment in an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow (as defined in the agreement governing the term loan facilities) for any fiscal year (commencing in fiscal year 2008) unless a specified leverage ratio is met and 100% of the proceeds of specified asset sales that are not reinvested in the business or applied to repay borrowings under the ABL facility.

The senior notes and senior subordinated notes (collectively, the “Notes”) are unsecured obligations of Sally Holdings and its co-issuer and are guaranteed on a senior basis (in the case of the senior notes) and on a senior subordinated basis (in the case of the senior subordinated notes) by each material domestic subsidiary of Sally Holdings (other than the co-issuer). Furthermore, the terms of the debt agreements significantly restrict the ability of Sally Holdings to pay dividends or otherwise transfer assets to the Company.  Please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 for additional information on long-term debt.

Details of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):

(a) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)

Maturities of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):

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5.    Interest Rate Swaps

In connection with the Separation Transactions, during November 2006, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements. The Company does not purchase or hold any derivative instruments for trading purposes. The interest rate swap agreements do not currently qualify as hedges and, therefore, the change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements, which are adjusted quarterly, are recorded in the results of operations. The fair value of the swap agreements was a liability of approximately $17.3 million at March 31, 2008. The liability consists of approximately $2.5 million included in accrued expenses and $14.8 million included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  Please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 for additional information on these interest rate swap agreements.

Fair value estimates presented for the swap agreements are based on third-party information and were determined using proprietary models based upon well-recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions.

The counter-parties to these swap instruments are large financial institutions which the Company believes are of high quality creditworthiness. While the Company may be exposed to potential losses due to the credit risk of non-performance by these counter-parties, such losses are not anticipated.

The marked-to-market impact of the swap arrangements on interest expense was an increase of approximately $8.6 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively; and approximately $14.3 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

6.   Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The change in the carrying amounts of goodwill by operating segment for the six months ended March 31, 2008 is as follows (in thousands):

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for intangible assets with indefinite lives and intangible assets subject to amortization by operating segment at March 31, 2008 (in thousands):

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7.   Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net earnings and foreign currency translation adjustments as follows for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

8.   Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction as well as in various foreign and most state jurisdictions.

The Separation Transactions were intended to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and a distribution eligible for non-recognition under Sections 355(a) and 361(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In connection with the share distribution of Alberto-Culver common stock in the Separation Transactions, the Company received: (i) a private letter ruling from the IRS; and (ii) an opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to Alberto-Culver, in each case, to the effect that the transactions qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and a distribution eligible for non-recognition under Sections 355(a) and 361(c) of the Code. Certain internal restructurings also occurred at or immediately prior to the Separation Transactions. As a result of the internal restructurings and Separation Transactions, the Company inherited the federal tax identification number of the old Alberto-Culver parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A tax allocation agreement was signed as part of the Separation Transactions. The agreement provides generally that the Company is responsible for its pre-separation income tax liabilities, calculated on a stand-alone basis, and Alberto-Culver is responsible for the remainder.

In addition, as the successor entity to Alberto-Culver after the Separation Transactions, the Company relies upon the prior year federal income tax returns of Alberto-Culver, and accounting methods established therein, for certain calculations that affect our current U.S. federal income tax liability.

In the event an additional U.S. federal income tax liability related to the period prior to the Separation Transactions were determined, the Company will be jointly and severally liable for these taxes, and there can be no assurance that Alberto-Culver would be able to fulfill its indemnification obligations to the Company under the tax allocation agreement if Alberto-Culver was determined to be responsible for these taxes thereunder.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), to create a single model to address accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, clarifies the accounting for income taxes, by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on (1) the recognition, derecognition, and measurement of uncertain tax positions in a period subsequent to that in which the tax position is taken; (2) the accounting for interest and penalties; (3) the presentation and classification of recorded amounts in the financial statements; and (4) disclosure requirements.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on October 1, 2007.  The adoption of FIN 48 did not require a change to the Company’s liability for unrecognized tax benefits and had no impact on the Company’s opening balance of retained deficit.  The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits (including interest accruals) as of the date

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of adoption on October 1, 2007 was $3.9 million.  If recognized, these positions would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company classifies and recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.    The total amount of accrued interest and penalties as of October 1, 2007 was $1.0 million.

For the twelve months following the date of adoption of FIN 48, management anticipates that it is reasonably possible for the amount of unrecognized benefits (including interest accruals) to be increased by $2.5 million as a result of additional federal, state, and foreign tax positions.  This amount includes $1.0 million of tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.  Because of the impact of the deferred tax accounting, other than interest, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has previously audited the consolidated federal income tax returns of Alberto-Culver through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. The Company has not recorded a reserve for Alberto-Culver related liability because the Company believes any exposure is immaterial.

The IRS has contacted the Company regarding an examination for the tax years ended 2005 and 2006, thus our statute remains open from the year ended September 30, 2005, forward.  Our European subsidiaries are impacted by various statutes of limitations, which are generally open from 2004 forward. The statute of limitations on our Canadian operations is open from 2004 forward.  Generally, states’ statutes in the United States are open for tax reviews from 2002 forward.

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9.   Business Segments

The Company’s business is organized into two separate segments: (i) Sally Beauty Supply, a domestic and international chain of cash and carry retail stores, which offers professional beauty supplies to both salon professionals and retail customers, and (ii) BSG, including its franchise-based business Armstrong McCall, is a full service beauty supply distributor, which offers professional brands of beauty products directly to salons through its own sales force and professional only stores (including franchise stores) in generally exclusive geographical territories in North America and parts of Europe.

The Company does not sell between segments.  Segment data for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

(1)     Unallocated expenses consist of corporate and shared costs.  The amounts include $0.0 million and $1.0 million of overhead charges allocated from Alberto-Culver for the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

(2)     Transaction expenses are one-time charges associated with the separation from Alberto-Culver on November 16, 2006.

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10.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires companies to provide qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative data about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative contracts, and details of credit-risk-related contingent features in their hedged positions.  The statement also requires companies to disclose more information about the location and amounts of derivative instruments in financial statements; how derivatives and related hedges are accounted for under SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities; and how the hedges affect the entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS  161 is effective for periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We expect the adoption of this statement will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB, issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”), which requires, among other things, that the noncontrolling interest (previously referred to as minority interest) in a consolidated subsidiary’s equity be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s interest and that net income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. In addition, purchases and sales of equity interest that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. SFAS 160 is effective for periods on or after December 15, 2008.  We are currently assessing the effect of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB, issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007): Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). Among other things, SFAS 141R generally requires that an acquirer recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed measured at their “full fair values” on the acquisition date. This practice replaces the practice, under predecessor SFAS 141: Business Combinations, of allocating the cost of an acquisition to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their relative estimated fair values.  SFAS 141R further requires that acquisition-related costs be recognized separately from the related acquisition. SFAS 141R is effective in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We are currently assessing the effect of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses related to these financial instruments reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the effect of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In November 2007, the FASB provided a one year deferral for the implementation of SFAS 157 for other nonfinancial assets and liabilities. We are currently assessing the effect of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

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

The following section discusses management’s view of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  This section should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, as well as the Risk Factors section of that Annual Report, and information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including the consolidated financial statements and condensed notes to those statements.  This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” included at the beginning of this Quarterly Report, for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these forward-looking statements that could cause results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.

Highlights For the First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2008

·      Our net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2008 increased $60.0 million, or 4.8%, to $1,299.1 million compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007;

·      Our sales for stores that have been open for at least 14 months as of the balance sheet date, which we refer to as same store sales, increased 2.4%, while operations acquired during the last twelve months contributed a 2.9% increase in sales. These increases were partly offset by the anticipated lower sales of L’Oreal brand products in the first four months of fiscal year 2008, resulting from the changes in the L’Oreal distribution agreement as reported in fiscal year 2007;

·      Our consolidated gross profit for the six months ended March 31, 2008 increased 6.5% to $604.6 million compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit for the six months ended March 31, 2008 increased to 46.5% from 45.8% compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007;

·      Our consolidated operating earnings for the six months ended March 31, 2008 increased $38.3 million, or 39.5%, to $135.4 million compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. As a percentage of net sales, operating earnings were 10.4% for the six months ended March 31, 2008 compared to 7.8% for the six months ended March 31, 2007;

·      Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group, which we refer to as BSG, opened 45 and 31 net stores, respectively, in the first half of fiscal year 2008;

·      We acquired certain assets and the distribution rights in four states from two distributors of Goldwell/KMS products and began distributing these products in 12 additional states;

·      We acquired certain assets and the distribution rights from a distributor of Joico and ISO products in California, Arizona and southern Nevada and certain assets and distribution rights in southern and central Texas from a distributor of Paul Mitchell products; and

·      We are in the second year of our 2-year program to consolidate warehouses and reduce administrative expenses of the BSG segment.

Overview

Description of Business

We are the largest distributor of professional beauty supplies in the U.S. based on store count. We operate primarily through two business units, Sally Beauty Supply and BSG. Through Sally Beauty Supply and BSG, we operate a multi-channel platform of 3,450 stores and supply 194 franchised stores in North America as well as selected European countries and Japan, as of March 31, 2008. Within BSG, we also have one of the largest networks of professional distributor sales consultants in North America, with approximately 1,000 professional distributor sales consultants who sell directly to salons and salon professionals.  We provide our customers with a wide variety of leading third-party branded and exclusive-label professional beauty supplies, including hair care products, styling appliances, skin and nail care products and other beauty items. Sally Beauty Supply stores target retail consumers and salon professionals, while BSG exclusively targets salons and salon professionals. For the six months ended March 31, 2008, our consolidated net sales and operating earnings were $1,299.1 million and $135.4 million, respectively.

Sally Beauty Supply is the largest open-line distributor of professional beauty supplies in the U.S. based on store count. As of March 31, 2008, Sally Beauty Supply operated 2,716 company-operated stores and supplied 23

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franchised stores (all outside the U.S.), with 2,289 stores located in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico), and the remainder in Mexico, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and certain other countries in Europe. Sally Beauty Supply stores average approximately 1,700 square feet and are primarily located in strip shopping centers. The product selection in Sally Beauty Supply stores ranges between 5,000 and 7,800 stock keeping units (“SKUs”) of beauty products, and includes products for hair care, nail care, beauty sundries and appliances, targeting retail consumers and salon professionals. Sally Beauty Supply stores carry leading third-party brands such as Clairol, Revlon and Conair, as well as an extensive selection of exclusive-label merchandise.

We believe BSG is the largest full-service distributor of professional beauty supplies in the U.S. As of March 31, 2008, BSG operated 734 company-operated stores, supplied 171 franchised stores through our franchise-based business and had a sales force of approximately 1,000 professional distributor sales consultants selling exclusively to salons and salon professionals in 47 U.S. states and portions of Canada, Mexico and certain European countries. BSG stores average approximately 2,700 square feet and are primarily located in secondary strip shopping centers. Through BSG’s large store base and sales force, BSG is able to access a significant portion of the highly fragmented U.S. salon market. The product selection in BSG stores, ranging between 3,500 and 9,700 SKUs of beauty products, includes hair care, nail care, beauty sundries and appliances targeting salons and salon professionals. BSG carries leading professional beauty product brands, intended for use in salons and for resale by the salon to consumers. Certain BSG products are sold under exclusive distribution agreements with suppliers, whereby BSG is designated as the sole distributor for a product line within certain geographic territories.

Business Trends

We operate within the large and growing U.S. professional beauty supply industry. Potential growth in the industry is expected to be driven by increases in hair color, hair loss prevention and hair styling products. We believe the following key industry and business trends and characteristics will influence our business and our financial results going forward:

·      High level of customer fragmentation.  The U.S. salon market is highly fragmented with over 225,000 salons. Given the fragmented and small-scale nature of the salon industry, we believe that salon operators will continue to depend on full-service/exclusive distributors and open-line channels for a majority of their beauty supply purchases.

·      Growth in booth renting and frequent stocking needs.  Salon professionals primarily rely on just-in-time inventory due to capital constraints and a lack of warehouse and shelf space at salons.  In addition, booth renters, who comprise a significant percentage of total U.S. salon professionals, are often responsible for purchasing their own supplies. Historically, booth renters have significantly increased as a percentage of total salon professionals and we expect this trend to continue. Given their smaller individual purchases and relative lack of financial resources, booth renters are likely to be dependent on frequent trips to professional beauty supply stores, like BSG and Sally Beauty Supply.  These factors are key to driving demand for conveniently located professional beauty supply stores.

·      Increasing Use of Exclusive-Label Products.  We offer a broad range of private label and control label products, which we generally refer to collectively as “exclusive-label products.” Private label products are brands for which we own or license the trademark and, in some instances, the formula. Control label products are brands that are owned by the manufacturer, but for which we have been granted sole distribution rights. Generally, our exclusive-label products have higher gross margins than the leading third-party branded products and we believe this area offers potential growth.

·      International Growth Strategies.  A key element of our growth strategy depends on our ability to capitalize on growth in the international marketplace and to grow our current level of non-U.S. operations.  On May 7, 2008, we acquired Pro-Duo, N.V., a 40-store beauty supply chain located in Belgium, France and Spain for 19.3 million Euros, or approximately $29.8 million, subject to certain adjustments.  Total revenues for Pro-Duo were approximately $31 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.  The acquisition was funded through $29.8 million in cash and borrowings on our asset-based revolving loan facility (“ABL”) and the assumption of 2.7 million Euros, or approximately $4.0 million, of debt from Pro-Duo.  This acquisition furthers our expansion plans within the European Union and is an important phase of Sally Beauty Supply’s international growth initiative.  We intend to continue to identify and evaluate non-U.S. acquisition targets

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and are actively considering expansion into South America.  Our ability to grow our non-U.S. operations, integrate our new non-U.S. acquisitions and to successfully pursue additional non-U.S. acquisitions may be affected by business, legal, regulatory and economic risks.  Please see “Risk Factors – We may not be able to successfully identify acquisition candidates...” “If we acquire any businesses in the future...” and “Our ability to conduct business in international markets...” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

·      Continuing consolidation.  There is continuing consolidation among professional beauty product distributors and professional beauty product manufacturers. We plan to continue to examine ways in which we can benefit from this trend, including reviewing opportunities to shift business from competitive distributors to the BSG network as well as seeking opportunistic value-added acquisitions. We believe that suppliers are increasingly likely to focus on larger distributors and retailers with broader scale and retail footprint. We also believe that we are well positioned to capitalize on this trend as well as participate in the ongoing consolidation at the distributor/retail level. However, changes often occur in our relationships with suppliers that may materially affect the net sales and operating earnings of our business segments. Consolidation among suppliers could exacerbate the effects of these relationship changes and could increase pricing pressures. For example, as we announced in December 2006, our largest supplier, L’Oreal, moved a material amount of revenue out of the BSG nationwide distribution network and into competitive regional distribution networks. More recently, L’Oreal also announced the acquisitions of distributors competing with BSG in the southeastern and west coast of the U.S. and of a supplier (Pureology) that does not currently do business with BSG.  As a result, L’Oreal is entering into direct competition with BSG. If L’Oreal acquired other distributors or suppliers that conduct significant business with BSG, we could lose that revenue as well. There can be no assurance that there will not be further loss of revenue over time by BSG (including within its franchise-based business) due to potential losses of additional L’Oreal related products as well as from the increased competition from L’Oreal-affiliated distribution networks.  Please see “Risk Factors – The beauty products distribution industry is highly competitive and is consolidating” and “We depend upon manufacturers” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

·      High level of competition.  Sally Beauty Supply competes with other domestic and international beauty product wholesale and retail outlets, including local and regional open-line beauty supply stores, professional-only beauty supply stores, salons, mass merchandisers, drug stores and supermarkets, as well as sellers on the Internet and salons retailing hair care items. BSG competes with other domestic and international beauty product wholesale and retail suppliers and manufacturers selling professional beauty products directly to salons and individual salon professionals. We also face competition from authorized and unauthorized retailers and Internet sites offering professional salon-only products. The increasing availability of unauthorized professional salon products in large format retail stores such as drug stores, grocery stores and others could have a negative impact on our business.

·      Favorable demographic and consumer trends.  The aging baby-boomer population is expected to drive future growth in professional beauty supply sales through an increase in the usage of hair color and hair loss products. Additionally, continuously changing fashion-related trends that drive new hair styles are expected to result in continued demand for hair styling products. Changes in consumer tastes and fashion trends can have an impact on our financial performance. Our continued success depends in large part on our ability to anticipate, gauge and react in a timely and effective manner to changes in consumer spending patterns and preferences for beauty products. We continuously adapt our marketing and merchandising initiatives for Sally Beauty Supply.  For example, we recently signed an exclusive merchandising agreement in the U.S. and Canada for certain hair extension products promoting Paris Hilton.  If we are unable to anticipate and respond to trends in the market for beauty products and changing consumer demands, our business could suffer.

·      Controlling expenses.  Another important aspect of our business is our ability to control costs, especially in our BSG business segment by right-sizing the business (including some targeted reductions-in-force) and maximizing the efficiency of our structure. In fiscal year 2007, in response to the loss of L’Oreal related revenue discussed above, BSG’s sales force was reduced and the remaining affected distributor sales consultants were offered certain compensation related incentives to stay with BSG as BSG has sought and continues to seek to replace lost L’Oreal revenue. We also continue to study our distribution function as we

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seek to rationalize our infrastructure.  BSG has substantially completed a store re-branding project that repositioned all of its North American company-operated stores under a common name and store identity, CosmoProf. This project is expected to provide brand consistency, save on advertising and promotional costs and allow for a more focused marketing strategy. During fiscal year 2007, we began implementing a two-year capital spending program to consolidate warehouses and reduce administrative expenses related to BSG’s distribution network optimization program. For the fiscal year 2008, we project capital expenditures to be approximately $15 million and related expenses to be approximately $4 million.  For the three and six months ended March 31, 2008, related expenses for new facility costs, moving expenses, facility closures and severance costs totaled $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. We believe that annual savings from this program could be approximately $10 million beginning in fiscal 2009.  Please see “Risk Factors – We are not certain that our ongoing cost control plans will continue to be successful” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

·      Opening New Stores.  Our future growth strategy depends in part, on our ability to open and profitably operate new stores in existing and additional geographic markets. The capital requirements to open a U.S. based Sally Beauty Supply or BSG store, excluding inventory, average approximately $60,000 and $75,000, respectively. However, we may not be able to open all of the new stores we plan to open and any new stores we open may not be profitable, either of which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Please see “Risk Factors – If we are unable to profitably open…” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

·      Changes to our information technology systems.  As our operations grow in both size and scope, we will continuously need to improve and upgrade our information systems and infrastructure while maintaining the reliability and integrity of our systems and infrastructure.  The expansion of our systems and infrastructure will require us to commit substantial financial, operational and technical resources in advance of any increase in the volume of our business, with no assurance that the volume of business will increase.  For example, beginning in fiscal year 2008, we are upgrading our financial reporting system, our distribution information systems (in connection with our capital spending program to consolidate warehouses, as discussed above), implementing new warehouse information systems at our Armstrong McCall, L.P. (“Armstrong McCall”) warehouse, implementing Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) programs for our Sally Beauty Supply Stores, upgrading our AS400 iSeries servers, and implementing a new point-of-sale system for tracking customer sales.  These and any other required upgrades to our information systems and information technology (or new technology), now or in the future, will require that our management and resources be diverted from our core business to assist in completion of these projects. There can be no assurance that the time and resources our management will need to devote to these upgrades, service outages or delays due to the installation of any new or upgraded technology (and customer issues therewith), or the impact on the reliability of our data from any new or upgraded technology will not have a material adverse effect on our financial reporting, business, financial condition or results of operations.  Please see “Risk Factors – We may be adversely affected by any disruption in our information technology systems” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

·      Relationships with suppliers.  We do not manufacture the brand name or exclusive-label products we sell, and instead purchase our products from manufacturers. We depend upon a limited number of manufacturers for a significant percentage of the products we sell, and our relationships with these suppliers change often.  Please see the next section, Relationships with suppliers, for more information on this trend.

Relationships with suppliers

Most of the net sales of Sally Beauty Supply and BSG are generated through retail stores with respect to the Sally Beauty Supply business, and both professional only stores and professional distribution sales consultants with respect to the BSG business. In addition, BSG has a number of franchisees located primarily in the south and southwestern portions of the U.S. and in Mexico, which buy products directly from BSG for resale in their assigned territories. A very small percentage of sales are generated through franchisees or sub-distributors (primarily in Europe), which also buy products directly from Sally Beauty Supply or BSG for resale. Sally Beauty Supply/BSG and their suppliers are dependent on each other for the distribution of beauty products. As is typical in distribution businesses, these relationships are subject to change from time to time (including the expansion or loss of

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distribution rights in various geographies and the addition or loss of products lines). Changes in our relationships with suppliers occur often, and could positively or negatively impact our net sales and operating profits. For example, during the second quarter of 2007, Farouk Systems, Inc. (“Farouk Systems”) terminated its distribution agreement with us. Subsequently, effective July 2007, BSG stores and professional distributor sales consultants were once again given approval to distribute Farouk Systems products in an expanded distribution area.

On December 19, 2006, we announced that: (i) BSG, other than its Armstrong McCall division, would not retain its rights to distribute the professional products of L’Oreal through its distributor sales consultants (effective January 30, 2007, with exclusivity ending December 31, 2006) or in its stores on an exclusive basis (effective January 1, 2007) in those geographic areas within the U.S. in which BSG had distribution rights, and (ii) BSG’s Armstrong McCall division would not retain the rights to distribute Redken professional products through its franchises. In an effort to replace these rights, BSG entered into long-term agreements with L’Oreal under which, as of January 1, 2007, BSG had non-exclusive rights to distribute the same L’Oreal professional products in its stores that it previously had exclusive rights to in its stores and through its sales consultants. Armstrong McCall retained its exclusive rights to distribute Matrix professional products in its territories.

In fiscal year 2007, we adopted a plan to mitigate the negative effects resulting from unfavorable changes in our relationships with suppliers, such as L’Oreal, which includes the following steps: (i) adding new products to replace lines with our distributor sales consultants; (ii) adding new product lines to our BSG stores; (iii) expanding existing product lines into new territories; and (iv) managing costs to maximize the efficiency of the BSG structure (in fiscal year 2007 we undertook a right-sizing of the BSG business, including some targeted reductions-in-force). Although we are focused on developing new revenue and cost management initiatives, there can be no assurance that our efforts will partially or completely offset the loss of these distribution rights. See “Risk Factors—We depend upon manufacturers who may be unable to provide products of adequate quality or who may be unwilling to continue to supply products to us” contained in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

Regarding other suppliers, during fiscal year 2007 and the six months ended March 31, 2008, our expansion of the BSG segment included the acquisition of certain assets, and the award of distribution rights, which allow us to distribute, or expand the distribution of, Paul Mitchell, Joico and ISO products in various markets, as well as a number of other brands, in additional segments of the marketplace. We expect to gain certain other distribution rights over time through either further awards or by acquisitions of existing distributors.

In addition, on February 25, 2008, we disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that L’Oreal USA S/D, Inc. (“L’Oreal”) filed a lawsuit in California state court naming, among others, SD Hair, Ltd. and Hair of Nevada, LLC (collectively, “SD Hair”), franchisees of our subsidiary Armstrong McCall division (“AMLP”) of our BSG business unit, as defendants.  The suit alleges, among other things, that SD Hair has breached its franchise agreement with AMLP by diverting (selling) Matrix branded products to unauthorized buyers, and that L’Oreal is entitled to make claims against SD Hair under the franchise agreement as a third-party beneficiary of that agreement.  The suit also alleges, among other issues, that SD Hair induced AMLP to breach its agreement to distribute Matrix branded products in some unspecified manner.  As of February 25, 2008, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (including AMLP) was a defendant in the lawsuit filed by L’Oreal.   On March 24, 2008, however, SD Hair filed a cross-complaint in the same case naming AMLP and BSG as cross-defendants, seeking, among other things,, i) declaratory relief from BSG and AMLP in the form of a judicial finding that SD Hair is not in breach of its franchise agreement and that L’Oreal has no rights as a third-party beneficiary to SD Hair’s franchise agreement, and ii) injunctive relief in the form of a judicial order compelling AMLP and BSG to take appropriate legal action against L’Oreal to enforce SD Hair’s claimed rights under AMLP’s Matrix distribution agreement.  We have answered the cross-complaint; however no monetary relief is being sought by SD Hair.

Our Separation from Alberto-Culver

On November 16, 2006, pursuant to an investment agreement among Alberto-Culver and certain of its subsidiaries, including Sally Holdings, Inc. (“Sally Holdings”), and CDRS Acquisition LLC (“CDRS”), Alberto-Culver separated its consumer products business and its Sally Beauty Supply/BSG distribution business into two separate, publicly-traded companies (the “Separation Transactions”).  Sally Holdings was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alberto-Culver until the Separation Transactions, when it was converted to a Delaware limited liability company, was

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renamed Sally Holdings LLC and became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sally Beauty.  Sally Beauty was formed on June 16, 2006 and became the accounting successor company to Sally Holdings upon the completion of the Separation Transactions.  See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 for more information about the Separation Transactions.

Results of Operations

The following table shows the condensed results of operations of our business for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

The following table shows the condensed results of operations of our business for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, expressed as a percentage of net sales for each respective period shown:

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Key Operating Metrics

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