Allbirds Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Second Quarter 2022 Net Revenue of
Provides Third Quarter 2022 Outlook; Updates Full Year Guidance Target
Second Quarter Highlights
- Net revenue increased 15% to
$78.2 million compared to 2021 and increased 55% compared to 2020. - Net revenue in
the United States grew 21% to$59.3M compared to 2021. U.S. physical retail channel sales grew nearly 120% compared to 2021; opened five stores inthe United States during the quarter and nine since the end of 2021, ending the period with 32 locations inthe United States . Opened two stores outside ofthe United States during the quarter, ending the period with 14 locations internationally and 46 stores overall.- Gross profit decreased 26.1% to
$28.2 million compared to 2021, and gross margin was 36.1% compared to 56.1% in 2021. - Adjusted gross profit, which excludes a non-cash charge of
$11.6 million primarily related to the non-recurring write-down of certain first-generation apparel inventory, increased 4.5% to$39.8 million compared to 2021, and adjusted gross margin was 51.0% compared to 56.1% in 2021. - GAAP net loss of
$29.4 million , or$0.20 per basic and diluted share. - Adjusted net loss of
$18.1 million , or$0.12 per basic and diluted share. - Adjusted EBITDA loss of
$9.2 million , ahead of financial guidance targets. - Announces Simplification Initiatives that are expected to generate annualized SG&A expense savings of
$13 million to$15 million beginning in 2023 and significant cost of revenue savings in future years. As part of these initiatives, we expect to incur non-recurring costs of$18 million to$24 million . - Successfully launched the Tree Flyer, Allbirds’s third performance running shoe. Performance footwear sales now represent 24% of net revenue.
- Introduced a new materials platform, SwiftFoamTM, a bio-based Pebax® made with castor beans featuring an estimated 20% lower carbon footprint than petroleum-based synthetic alternatives.
“I am proud of our strong second quarter performance in which we achieved our revenue expectations and exceeded our adjusted EBITDA expectations, while continuing to take market share,” said
“Our data-rich business model allows us to quickly identify changes in consumer behavior. Our teams were quick to detect the broader slowdown in
Q2 2022 Financial and Operating Highlights
Strong Year-Over-Year Growth in
Second Quarter Operating Results
Net revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased 15% to
Gross profit in the second quarter of 2022 totaled
Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) in the second quarter of 2022 was
Marketing expense in the second quarter of 2022 totaled
GAAP net loss in the second quarter of 2022 was
Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2022 was a loss of
Six Month Operating Results
Net revenue in the first half of 2022 increased 20% to
Gross profit in the first half of 2022 totaled
SG&A in the first half of 2022 was
Marketing expense in the first half of 2022 totaled
Net loss in the first half of 2022 was
Adjusted EBITDA loss in the first half of 2022 was
Simplification Initiatives
- Supply chain cost and carbon reduction:
- Reducing logistics costs in
the United States by transitioning to automated distribution centers and a dedicated returns processor. - Taking steps to optimize inventory and accelerate logistics cost savings.
- Accelerating scaling of our manufacturing base to reduce product carbon footprints and product costs over time.
- Reducing logistics costs in
- Streamlined corporate operating structure:
- Dramatically slowed the pace of corporate new hires and backfills for departing employees and reduced the global corporate workforce by approximately 8%.
- Other corporate SG&A projects, including reducing corporate office space to reflect a new hybrid working environment.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Updated 2022 Financial & Carbon Footprint Reduction Guidance Targets
- Adjusted net revenue1 of
$305 million to$315 million , representing growth in the range of 10% to 14%, including an estimated FX impact of 275-350 bps, versus fiscal 2021. - Adjusted gross profit1 of
$150.0 million to$157.5 million , which at the midpoint of our adjusted net revenue and adjusted gross profit targets represents a gross margin of 49.6%. - Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of
$42.5 million to$37.5 million , including an estimated$8 million of recurring public company costs. - Carbon footprint reduction target of 6% against our 2021 baseline for our top 10 products, aligned with our Allbirds Flight Plan to reduce by 50% by the end of 2025 and 95% by 2030.
- Adjusted net revenue1 of
$65 million to$70 million , representing growth in the range of 4% to 12% versus the third quarter of fiscal 2021. - Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of
$17.5 million to$15.5 million , including an estimated$2 million of recurring public company costs.
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1 Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measure in the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
Full Year 2022 Guidance
Updates Guidance Targets to Reflect External Headwinds
“In this operating environment, we are focused on controlling what we can control and have implemented a series of Simplification Initiatives focused on automating and expanding our supply chain and streamlining our operating structure. These Simplification Initiatives are expected to generate annualized SG&A expense savings of
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This press release and related conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our financial outlook and guidance targets, medium-term financial targets, market position, future results of operations, financial condition, business strategy and plans, reducing the carbon footprint of our products, and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: (1) economic uncertainty in our key markets; (2) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) the strength of our brand; (4) our net losses since inception; (5) our ability to successfully implement our simplification initiatives and achieve the intended cost savings; (6) the competitive marketplace; (7) our reliance on technical and materials innovation; (8) our use of sustainable materials and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and supply chain practices; (9) our ability to attract new customers and increase sales to existing customers; (10) the impact of climate change and government and investor focus on sustainability issues; (11) our ability to anticipate product trends and consumer preferences; and (12) our ability to forecast consumer demand.
Further information on these risks and other factors that could cause our financial results, performance, and achievements to differ materially from any results, performance, or achievements anticipated, expressed, or implied by these forward-looking statements is included in the filings we make with the
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and accompanying financial tables include references to adjusted net revenue, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, and not in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results of operations under GAAP, are useful to investors as they are widely used measures of performance, and the adjustments we make to these non-GAAP measures provide investors further insight into our profitability and additional perspectives in comparing our performance to other companies and in comparing our performance over time on a consistent basis. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to any measures of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted net revenue is defined as net revenue before the impact of any non-recurring revenue from end of life inventory liquidation.
Adjusted gross profit is defined as net revenue minus cost of revenue before the impact of any non-recurring revenue or expenses from end of life inventory liquidation, including the impact of the non-recurring inventory write-down recognized in the second quarter of 2022.
Adjusted gross margin is defined as adjusted gross profit divided by net revenue.
Adjusted net loss is defined as net loss before the impact of the non-recurring inventory write-down recognized in the second quarter of 2022 and further adjusted for estimated income tax on such adjusted items.
Adjusted net loss per share is defined as adjusted net loss divided by weighted average shares outstanding attributable to common stockholders.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss before stock-based compensation expense, including common stock warrant expense, depreciation and amortization, non-recurring simplification initiatives (consisting of inventory write-downs, employee-related expenses, reducing office space, and other projects), other income or expense (consisting of non-cash changes in the fair value of our equity investments, non-cash gains or losses on foreign currency, non-cash gains or losses on sales of property and equipment, and non-cash changes in fair value of our preferred stock warrant liability), interest expense, and income tax provision.
Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue.
Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these adjusted financial measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these limitations, we consider, and investors should consider, these adjusted financial measures together with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort as we are currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty: (i) the timing of non-recurring revenue and cost associated with the sale of certain end of life inventory that is excluded in calculating adjusted net revenue and adjusted gross profit, and (ii) certain expense items that are excluded in calculating adjusted EBITDA, although it is important to note that these factors could be material to our results computed in accordance with GAAP. We have provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the section titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for our second quarter 2022 and 2021 results included in this press release.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except share, per share amounts, and percentages)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 78,174 | $ | 67,905 | $ | 140,937 | $ | 117,542 | |||||||
Cost of revenue | 49,983 | 29,783 | 80,143 | 53,594 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 28,191 | 38,122 | 60,794 | 63,948 | |||||||||||
Operating expense: | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 41,707 | 28,996 | 80,462 | 52,532 | |||||||||||
Marketing expense | 15,813 | 13,295 | 29,640 | 26,013 | |||||||||||
Total operating expense | 57,520 | 42,291 | 110,102 | 78,545 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | (29,329 | ) | (4,169 | ) | (49,308 | ) | (14,597 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense | (35 | ) | (36 | ) | (72 | ) | (87 | ) | |||||||
Other income (expense) | 338 | (3,289 | ) | 238 | (5,980 | ) | |||||||||
Loss before provision for income taxes | (29,026 | ) | (7,494 | ) | (49,142 | ) | (20,664 | ) | |||||||
Income tax provision | (342 | ) | (112 | ) | (2,105 | ) | (464 | ) | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,368 | ) | $ | (7,606 | ) | $ | (51,247 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain | (3,398 | ) | 1,601 | (4,072 | ) | (330 | ) | ||||||||
Total comprehensive loss | $ | (32,766 | ) | $ | (6,005 | ) | $ | (55,319 | ) | $ | (21,458 | ) | |||
Per share data: | |||||||||||||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | |||
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 148,646,906 | 54,408,308 | 148,088,555 | 54,152,022 | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Statements of Operations Data, as a Percentage of Net Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Net revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Cost of revenue | 63.9 | % | 43.9 | % | 56.9 | % | 45.6 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 36.1 | % | 56.1 | % | 43.1 | % | 54.4 | % | |||||||
Operating expense: | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 53.4 | % | 42.7 | % | 57.1 | % | 44.7 | % | |||||||
Marketing expense | 20.2 | % | 19.6 | % | 21.0 | % | 22.1 | % | |||||||
Total operating expense | 73.6 | % | 62.3 | % | 78.1 | % | 66.8 | % | |||||||
Loss from operations | (37.5 | )% | (6.1 | )% | (35.0 | )% | (12.4 | )% | |||||||
Interest expense | 0.0 | % | (0.1 | )% | (0.1 | )% | (0.1 | )% | |||||||
Other income (expense) | 0.4 | % | (4.8 | )% | 0.2 | % | (5.1 | )% | |||||||
Loss before provision for income taxes | (37.1 | )% | (11.0 | )% | (34.9 | )% | (17.6 | )% | |||||||
Income tax provision | (0.4 | )% | (0.2 | )% | (1.5 | )% | (0.4 | )% | |||||||
Net loss | (37.6 | )% | (11.2 | )% | (36.4 | )% | (18.0 | )% | |||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain | (4.3 | )% | 2.4 | % | (2.9 | )% | (0.3 | )% | |||||||
Total comprehensive loss | (41.9 | )% | (8.8 | )% | (39.3 | )% | (18.3 | )% | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
2022 | 2021 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 207,294 | $ | 288,576 | |||
Accounts receivable | 5,100 | 10,978 | |||||
Inventory | 122,297 | 106,876 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 35,923 | 37,938 | |||||
Total current assets | 370,614 | 444,368 | |||||
Property and equipment—net | 47,860 | 37,955 | |||||
Other assets | 10,059 | 6,106 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 428,533 | $ | 488,429 | |||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 15,096 | $ | 30,726 | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 40,162 | 46,243 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 3,212 | 4,187 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 58,470 | 81,156 | |||||
Noncurrent liabilities: | |||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 15,743 | 10,269 | |||||
Total noncurrent liabilities | 15,743 | 10,269 | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 74,213 | $ | 91,425 | |||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred Stock, |
- | - | |||||
Class A Common Stock, |
9 | 5 | |||||
Class B Common Stock, |
6 | 10 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 546,346 | 533,709 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (3,407 | ) | 666 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (188,634 | ) | (137,386 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 354,320 | 397,004 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 428,533 | $ | 488,429 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (51,247 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 7,069 | 4,120 | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 25 | 25 | |||||
Stock-based compensation | 8,993 | 3,926 | |||||
Inventory write-down | 11,641 | - | |||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liability | - | 5,398 | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable | 5,695 | (83 | ) | ||||
Inventory | (27,468 | ) | (13,847 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (2,124 | ) | (2,886 | ) | |||
Other assets | (3,839 | ) | - | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (18,010 | ) | (1,229 | ) | |||
Other long-term liabilities | 5,615 | 2,920 | |||||
Deferred revenue | (982 | ) | 278 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (64,632 | ) | (22,506 | ) | |||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (16,594 | ) | (11,290 | ) | |||
Changes in security deposits | (339 | ) | (638 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (16,933 | ) | (11,928 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | - | ||||||
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 2,263 | 1,799 | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan | 823 | - | |||||
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants | - | 315 | |||||
Payments of deferred offering costs | (744 | ) | - | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,342 | 2,114 | |||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (1,429 | ) | (69 | ) | |||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (80,652 | ) | (32,389 | ) | |||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—beginning of period | 288,576 | 127,251 | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—end of period | $ | 207,924 | $ | 94,862 | |||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 42 | $ | 60 | |||
Cash paid for taxes | $ | 1,122 | $ | 261 | |||
Noncash investing and financing activities: | |||||||
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable | $ | 825 | $ | 1,721 | |||
Non-cash exercise of common stock warrants | $ | 28 | $ | - | |||
Stock-based compensation included in capitalized internal-use software | $ | 558 | $ | - | |||
Deferred offering costs included in accrued liabilities | $ | - | $ | 842 | |||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 207,294 | $ | 94,862 | |||
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets | 630 | - | |||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 207,924 | $ | 94,862 | |||
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except share, per share amounts, and percentages)
(unaudited)
The following tables present reconciliations of adjusted financial measures with their most directly comparable GAAP measures, for each of the periods presented:
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 28,191 | $ | 38,122 | $ | 60,794 | $ | 63,948 | |||||||
Inventory write-down expense1 | 11,641 | - | 11,641 | - | |||||||||||
Adjusted gross profit | $ | 39,832 | $ | 38,122 | $ | 72,435 | $ | 63,948 | |||||||
Gross margin | 36.1 | % | 56.1 | % | 43.1 | % | 54.4 | % | |||||||
Inventory write-down expense1 | 14.9 | % | - | % | 8.3 | % | - | % | |||||||
Adjusted gross margin | 51.0 | % | 56.1 | % | 51.4 | % | 54.4 | % | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,368 | ) | $ | (7,606 | ) | $ | (51,247 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |||
Income tax provision | (342 | ) | (112 | ) | (2,105 | ) | (464 | ) | |||||||
Loss before provision for income taxes | (29,026 | ) | (7,494 | ) | (49,142 | ) | (20,664 | ) | |||||||
Inventory write-down expense1 | 11,641 | - | 11,641 | - | |||||||||||
Adjusted income tax provision2 | (758 | ) | (112 | ) | (1,635 | ) | (464 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted net loss | $ | (18,143 | ) | $ | (7,606 | ) | $ | (39,136 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |||
Adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | |||
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 148,646,906 | 54,408,308 | 148,088,555 | 54,152,022 | |||||||||||
1 During the three months ended 2 The adjusted provision for income taxes is based on our estimated annual effective tax rate of 4.36% as of |
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Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,368 | ) | $ | (7,606 | ) | $ | (51,247 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |||
Add (deduct): | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation, including common stock warrant expense | 4,838 | 2,771 | 9,145 | 4,529 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,652 | 2,488 | 7,111 | 4,294 | |||||||||||
Inventory write-down | 11,641 | - | 11,641 | - | |||||||||||
Other (expense) income | (338 | ) | 3,289 | (238 | ) | 5,980 | |||||||||
Interest expense | 35 | 36 | 72 | 87 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | 342 | 112 | 2,105 | 464 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (9,198 | ) | $ | 1,090 | $ | (21,411 | ) | $ | (5,774 | ) | ||||
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 78,174 | $ | 67,905 | $ | 140,937 | $ | 117,542 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,368 | ) | $ | (7,606 | ) | $ | (51,247 | ) | $ | (21,128 | ) | |||
Net loss margin | (37.6 | )% | (11.2 | )% | (36.4 | )% | (18.0 | )% | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (9,198 | ) | $ | 1,090 | $ | (21,411 | ) | $ | (5,774 | ) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin | (11.8 | )% | 1.6 | % | (15.2 | )% | (4.9 | )% |
Net Revenue and Store Count by Primary Geographical Market
(in thousands, except for store count)
(unaudited)
Net Revenue by Primary Geographical Market | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
$ | 59,251 | $ | 48,848 | $ | 108,195 | $ | 85,105 | ||||
International | 18,923 | 19,057 | 32,742 | 32,437 | |||||||
Total net revenue | $ | 78,174 | $ | 67,905 | $ | 140,937 | $ | 117,542 | |||
Store Count by Primary Geographical Market | |||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 32 | |||||||||
International | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
Total stores | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 46 | ||||||||
Source: Allbirds, Inc.