● |
Net revenue increased 3.6% to $32.9 million from $31.8 million in the comparable year-ago period. The increase in net revenue was primarily attributable to a 6.9% increase in
the Company’s Fulfillment by Amazon (“FBA”) US segment.
|
● |
Gross profit increased 8.8% to $7.5 million, or 22.6% of net revenue, from $6.9 million, or 21.6% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. The increase in gross profit
was primarily attributable to a $1.3 million decrease in fulfilment and warehousing and freight as compared to the comparable year-ago period.
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
(amounts in thousands)
|
April 29, 2023
|
April 30,
2022
|
$ |
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Merchandise margin
|
$
|
13,309
|
$
|
14,046
|
$
|
(737
|
)
|
(5.2
|
)%
|
|||||||
% of net revenue
|
40.4
|
%
|
44.2
|
%
|
(3.8
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Fulfillment fees
|
(4,112
|
)
|
(4,568
|
)
|
(456
|
)
|
(10.0
|
)%
|
||||||||
Warehousing and freight
|
(1,744
|
)
|
(2,627
|
)
|
(883
|
)
|
(33.6
|
)%
|
||||||||
Gross profit
|
$
|
7,453
|
$
|
6,851
|
$
|
602
|
8.8
|
%
|
||||||||
% of net revenue
|
22.6
|
%
|
21.6
|
%
|
● |
Selling, General & Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses decreased 17.2% to $8.7 million, or 26.4% of net revenue, from $10.5 million, or 33.1% of net revenue, in the
comparable year-ago period. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is due to decreased wages, professional and software fees and marketing expenses.
|
● |
Loss from operations was $1.3 million, compared to a loss from operations of $3.7 million in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in operating loss was the result of
the increase in sales, higher gross margin and reductions in SG&A.
|
● |
Net loss was $2.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million, or $1.78 per diluted share, in the comparable year-ago period.
|
● |
Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP metric reconciled below) was $1.1 million compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $3.4 million in the comparable year-ago period.
|
● |
As of April 29, 2023, the Company had $0.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $1.1 million as of January 28, 2023 and $0.8 million as of April 30, 2022.
|
● |
Inventory at quarter end was $27.7 million, compared to $32.3 million as of April 30, 2022. The decrease in inventory was due stricter supply chain management.
|
● |
As of April 29, 2023, the Company had borrowings of $9.3 million under the Credit Facility and had $3.3 million available for borrowing.
|
● |
Cash used in operations for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 was $0.8 million as compared to $5.8 million for the comparable prior year period.
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended
|
||||||||
April 29,
|
April 30,
|
|||||||
(amounts in thousands)
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(2,152
|
)
|
$
|
(4,428
|
)
|
||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Interest expense
|
896
|
762
|
||||||
Loss from operations
|
(1,258
|
)
|
(3,666
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation expense
|
188
|
293
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
$
|
(1,070
|
)
|
$
|
(3,373
|
)
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended
|
||||||||
April 29,
|
April 30,
|
|||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||
Net revenue
|
$
|
32,932
|
$
|
31,791
|
||||
Cost of sales
|
25,479
|
24,940
|
||||||
Gross profit
|
7,453
|
6,851
|
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
8,709
|
10,517
|
||||||
Loss from operations
|
(1,256
|
)
|
(3,666
|
)
|
||||
Interest expense
|
896
|
762
|
||||||
Loss from operations before income tax expense
|
(2,152
|
)
|
(4,428
|
)
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(2,152
|
)
|
$
|
(4,428
|
)
|
||
BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME PER SHARE:
|
||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.43
|
)
|
$
|
(1.78
|
)
|
||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
4,965
|
2,493
|
April 29,
|
January 28,
|
April 30,
|
||||||||||
2023
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
514
|
$
|
1,130
|
$
|
828
|
||||||
Restricted cash
|
1,158
|
1,158
|
1,158
|
|||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
2,879
|
1,969
|
2,727
|
|||||||||
Merchandise inventory
|
27,703
|
26,704
|
32,254
|
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
300
|
999
|
558
|
|||||||||
Total current assets
|
32,554
|
31,960
|
37,525
|
|||||||||
Restricted cash
|
1,571
|
1,338
|
2,160
|
|||||||||
Fixed assets, net
|
1,913
|
1,999
|
2,441
|
|||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
1,344
|
1,505
|
1,990
|
|||||||||
Cash surrender value
|
3,369
|
3,371
|
3,800
|
|||||||||
Other assets
|
566
|
566
|
872
|
|||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
41,317
|
$
|
40,739
|
$
|
48,788
|
||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
9,088
|
$
|
7,044
|
$
|
7,664
|
||||||
Short-term borrowings
|
9,295
|
8,812
|
10,508
|
|||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
2,652
|
2,876
|
2,208
|
|||||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
|
708
|
695
|
663
|
|||||||||
Total current liabilities
|
21,743
|
19,427
|
21,043
|
|||||||||
Operating lease liabilities
|
880
|
1,019
|
1,439
|
|||||||||
Long-term debt
|
10,429
|
9,790
|
7,944
|
|||||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
11,455
|
11,604
|
13,987
|
|||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
44,507
|
41,840
|
44,413
|
|||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,432,072 5,432,072 and 3,902,985 shares issued,
respectively)
|
54
|
54
|
39
|
|||||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
214,092
|
214,029
|
360,738
|
|||||||||
Treasury stock at cost (467,069, 467,069 and 1,410,417 shares, respectively)
|
(76,132
|
)
|
(76,132
|
)
|
(230,170
|
)
|
||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)
|
886
|
886
|
(910
|
)
|
||||||||
Accumulated deficit
|
(142,090
|
)
|
(139,938
|
)
|
(125,322
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
(3,190
|
)
|
(1,101
|
)
|
4,375
|
|||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
41,317
|
$
|
40,739
|
$
|
48,788
|