Lifetime Brands, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
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TTM Adjusted EBITDA of
Company Maintains Strong Liquidity Position
Second Quarter Financial Highlights:
Consolidated net sales for the three months ended
Gross margin for the three months ended
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
Loss from operations was
Adjusted income from operations(1) was
Net loss was
Adjusted net loss(1) was
Six Months Financial Highlights:
Consolidated net sales for the six months ended
Gross margin for the six months ended
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended
Loss from operations was
Adjusted income from operations(1) was zero, as compared to
Net loss was
Adjusted net loss(1) was
Adjusted EBITDA(1) was
Liquidity as of
(1) A table reconciling this non-GAAP financial measure to its most comparable GAAP financial measure, as reported, is included below.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including constant currency net sales, adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted net loss, adjusted diluted loss per common share, adjusted EBITDA. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of income, balance sheets, or statements of cash flows of a company; or, includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided because the Company's management uses these financial measures in evaluating the Company’s on-going financial results and trends, and management believes that exclusion of certain items allows for more accurate period-to-period comparison of the Company’s operating performance by investors and analysts. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as indicators of business performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures of performance. As required by
Forward-Looking Statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands—except per share data) (unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 131,862 | $ | 141,666 | $ | 271,947 | $ | 283,908 | |||||||
| Cost of sales | 81,023 | 87,116 | 170,471 | 171,811 | |||||||||||
| Gross margin | 50,839 | 54,550 | 101,476 | 112,097 | |||||||||||
| Distribution expenses | 17,314 | 15,052 | 35,384 | 31,233 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 37,495 | 38,331 | 68,963 | 77,867 | |||||||||||
| 33,237 | — | 33,237 | — | ||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | (37,207 | ) | 1,167 | (36,108 | ) | 2,997 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (5,054 | ) | (5,157 | ) | (9,969 | ) | (10,771 | ) | |||||||
| Mark to market loss on interest rate derivatives | (220 | ) | (82 | ) | (747 | ) | (256 | ) | |||||||
| Loss on equity securities | — | (14,152 | ) | — | (14,152 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss before income taxes and equity in losses | (42,481 | ) | (18,224 | ) | (46,824 | ) | (22,182 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax benefit (provision) | 2,782 | 57 | 2,924 | (153 | ) | ||||||||||
| Equity in losses, net of taxes | — | — | — | (2,092 | ) | ||||||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (39,699 | ) | $ | (18,167 | ) | $ | (43,900 | ) | $ | (24,427 | ) | |||
| BASIC LOSS PER COMMON SHARE | $ | (1.83 | ) | $ | (0.85 | ) | $ | (2.03 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | |||
| DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE | $ | (1.83 | ) | $ | (0.85 | ) | $ | (2.03 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | |||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands—except share data) |
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2025 |
2024 |
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| (unaudited) | |||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,045 | $ | 2,929 | |||
| Accounts receivable, less allowances of |
89,554 | 156,743 | |||||
| Inventory | 218,208 | 202,408 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12,138 | 11,488 | |||||
| Income taxes receivable | 5,036 | — | |||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 336,981 | 373,568 | |||||
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | 15,952 | 15,049 | |||||
| OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS | 55,363 | 59,571 | |||||
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net | 141,657 | 183,527 | |||||
| OTHER ASSETS | 1,924 | 2,595 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 551,877 | $ | 634,310 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||
| Current maturity of term loan | $ | 4,952 | $ | 4,891 | |||
| Accounts payable | 52,528 | 60,029 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 53,419 | 70,848 | |||||
| Income taxes payable | — | 830 | |||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 16,027 | 15,145 | |||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 126,926 | 151,743 | |||||
| OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 15,947 | 15,955 | |||||
| INCOME TAXES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM | 706 | 706 | |||||
| OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES | 50,604 | 56,740 | |||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 5,787 | 5,601 | |||||
| REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY | 37,683 | 42,693 | |||||
| TERM LOAN | 128,456 | 130,949 | |||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| Preferred stock, |
— | — | |||||
| Common stock, |
227 | 222 | |||||
| Paid-in capital | 282,252 | 280,566 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (78,426 | ) | (32,550 | ) | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (18,285 | ) | (18,315 | ) | |||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 185,768 | 229,923 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 551,877 | $ | 634,310 | |||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (unaudited) |
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| Six Months Ended |
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (43,900 | ) | $ | (24,427 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 11,135 | 9,833 | |||||
| 33,237 | — | ||||||
| Amortization of financing costs | 1,390 | 1,471 | |||||
| Mark to market loss on interest rate derivatives | 747 | 256 | |||||
| Operating leases, net | (1,134 | ) | (965 | ) | |||
| Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts | 1,408 | (287 | ) | ||||
| Deferred income taxes | — | 144 | |||||
| Stock compensation expense | 2,106 | 1,844 | |||||
| Equity in losses, net of taxes | — | 2,092 | |||||
| Loss on equity securities | — | 14,152 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | 67,239 | 42,712 | |||||
| Inventory | (12,318 | ) | (20,184 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | (629 | ) | 1,687 | ||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | (27,319 | ) | (3,213 | ) | |||
| Income taxes receivable | (5,036 | ) | (3,546 | ) | |||
| Income taxes payable | (869 | ) | (639 | ) | |||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 26,057 | 20,930 | |||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (2,746 | ) | (1,098 | ) | |||
| NET CASH USED ININVESTING ACTIVITIES | (2,746 | ) | (1,098 | ) | |||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 145,891 | 74,207 | |||||
| Repayments of revolving credit facility | (154,134 | ) | (101,804 | ) | |||
| Repayments of term loan | (3,750 | ) | (1,875 | ) | |||
| Payments for finance lease obligations | (21 | ) | (14 | ) | |||
| Payments of tax withholding for stock based compensation | (416 | ) | (1,083 | ) | |||
| Cash dividends paid | (1,933 | ) | (1,977 | ) | |||
| NET CASH USED INFINANCING ACTIVITIES | (14,363 | ) | (32,546 | ) | |||
| Effect of foreign exchange on cash | 168 | (79 | ) | ||||
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 9,116 | (12,793 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,929 | 16,189 | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 12,045 | $ | 3,396 | |||
Supplemental Information
(in thousands)
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended
| Quarter Ended | Twelve Months Ended |
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2024 |
2024 |
2025 |
2025 |
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| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) as reported | $ | 344 | $ | 8,918 | $ | (4,201 | ) | $ | (39,699 | ) | $ | (34,638 | ) | |||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 1,507 | 1,671 | (142 | ) | (2,782 | ) | 254 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 5,834 | 5,603 | 4,915 | 5,054 | 21,406 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 6,408 | 6,073 | 5,698 | 5,437 | 23,616 | |||||||||||||
| Mark to market loss (gain) on interest rate derivatives | 928 | (718 | ) | 527 | 220 | 957 | ||||||||||||
| — | — | — | 33,237 | 33,237 | ||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation expense | 1,042 | 1,034 | 1,062 | 1,044 | 4,182 | |||||||||||||
| Legal settlement gain, net(1) | — | — | (4,578 | ) | — | (4,578 | ) | |||||||||||
| Severance expense | — | — | — | 270 | 270 | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition related expenses | 210 | 143 | — | 123 | 476 | |||||||||||||
| Warehouse redesign expenses(2) | 662 | 249 | — | 139 | 1,050 | |||||||||||||
| Pro forma adjustments(3) | 4,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(4) | $ | 16,935 | $ | 22,973 | $ | 3,281 | $ | 3,043 | $ | 50,732 | ||||||||
(1) For the twelve months ended
(2) For the twelve months ended
(3) Pro forma adjustments represent the amount of operating expense reductions projected by the Company as a result of actions taken through
(4) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined in the Company’s debt agreements. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude income tax provision (benefit), interest expense, depreciation and amortization, mark to market loss (gain) on interest rate derivatives, goodwill impairment, stock compensation expense, legal settlement gain, net and other items detailed in the table above that are consistent with exclusions permitted by our debt agreements.
Supplemental Information
(in thousands—except per share data)
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results (continued)
Adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted loss per common share (in thousands -except per share data):
| Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss as reported | $ | (39,699 | ) | $ | (18,167 | ) | $ | (43,900 | ) | $ | (24,427 | ) | |||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
| Acquisition intangible amortization expense | 4,374 | 3,721 | 8,739 | 7,499 | |||||||||||
| Legal settlement gain, net | — | — | (6,400 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Acquisition related expenses | 123 | 641 | 123 | 736 | |||||||||||
| Warehouse redesign expenses(1) | 139 | 35 | 139 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Severance expense | 270 | — | 270 | — | |||||||||||
| Mark to market loss on interest rate derivatives | 220 | 82 | 747 | 256 | |||||||||||
| Loss on equity securities | — | 14,152 | — | 14,152 | |||||||||||
| 33,237 | — | 33,237 | — | ||||||||||||
| Income tax effect on adjustments | (9,571 | ) | (1,102 | ) | (9,176 | ) | (2,100 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted net loss(2) | $ | (10,907 | ) | $ | (638 | ) | $ | (16,221 | ) | $ | (3,831 | ) | |||
| Adjusted diluted loss per common share(3) | $ | (0.50 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||
(1) For the three and six months ended
(2) Adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted loss per common share in the three and six months ended
Adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted loss per common share in the three and six months ended
(3) Adjusted diluted loss per common share is calculated based on diluted weighted-average shares outstanding of 21,686 and 21,421 for the three month period ended
| Adjusted income from operations (in thousands): | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | $ | (37,207 | ) | $ | 1,167 | $ | (36,108 | ) | $ | 2,997 | |||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition intangible amortization expense | 4,374 | 3,721 | 8,739 | 7,499 | |||||||||
| Legal settlement gain, net | — | — | (6,400 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Acquisition related expenses | 123 | 641 | 123 | 736 | |||||||||
| Warehouse redesign expenses(1) | 139 | 35 | 139 | 53 | |||||||||
| Severance expense | 270 | — | 270 | — | |||||||||
| 33,237 | — | 33,237 | — | ||||||||||
| Total adjustments | 38,143 | 4,397 | 36,108 | 8,288 | |||||||||
| Adjusted income from operations(2) | $ | 936 | $ | 5,564 | $ | — | $ | 11,285 | |||||
(1) For the three and six months ended
(2) Adjusted income from operations for the three and six months ended
Supplemental Information
(in thousands)
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results (continued)
Constant Currency:
| As Reported Three Months Ended |
Constant Currency (1) Three Months Ended |
Year-Over-Year Increase (Decrease) |
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| Net sales | 2025 | 2024 | Increase (Decrease) |
2025 | 2024 | Increase (Decrease) |
Currency Impact |
Excluding Currency |
Including Currency |
Currency Impact |
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| $ | 119,315 | $ | 130,503 | $ | (11,188 | ) | $ | 119,315 | $ | 130,502 | $ | (11,187 | ) | $ | 1 | (8.6 | )% | (8.6 | )% | — | % | |||||||||||
| International | 12,547 | 11,163 | 1,384 | 12,547 | 11,766 | 781 | (603 | ) | 6.6 | % | 12.4 | % | 5.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 131,862 | $ | 141,666 | $ | (9,804 | ) | $ | 131,862 | $ | 142,268 | $ | (10,406 | ) | $ | (602 | ) | (7.3 | )% | (6.9 | )% | 0.4 | % | |||||||||
| As Reported Six Months Ended |
Constant Currency (1) Six Months Ended |
Year-Over-Year Increase (Decrease) |
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| Net sales | 2025 | 2024 | Increase (Decrease) |
2025 | 2024 | Increase (Decrease) |
Currency Impact |
Excluding Currency |
Including Currency |
Currency Impact |
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| $ | 247,825 | $ | 260,983 | $ | (13,158 | ) | $ | 247,825 | $ | 260,921 | $ | (13,096 | ) | $ | 62 | (5.0 | )% | (5.0 | )% | — | % | |||||||||||
| International | 24,122 | 22,925 | 1,197 | 24,122 | 23,421 | 701 | (496 | ) | 3.0 | % | 5.2 | % | 2.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 271,947 | $ | 283,908 | $ | (11,961 | ) | $ | 271,947 | $ | 284,342 | $ | (12,395 | ) | $ | (434 | ) | (4.4 | )% | (4.2 | )% | 0.2 | % | |||||||||
(1) “Constant Currency” is determined by applying the 2025 average exchange rates to the prior year local currency sales amounts, with the difference between the change in “As Reported” net sales and “Constant Currency” net sales, reported in the table as “Currency Impact.” Constant currency sales growth is intended to exclude the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Source: Lifetime Brands, Inc.