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| We think that we have an industry-leading, very personalized curated experience overall |
| We've exceeded our goal for new showroom openings, launched our biggest brand campaign in the company's history and expanded our curated and distinctive product collections |
| Our Q3 results highlight the power of Brilliant Earth's brand to connect with our customers to drive share gains and to deliver sustainable, profitable growth, even in a dynamic environment |
| Net sales were $114.2 million or an increase of 2.5% year-over-year, a significant outperformance compared to the jewelry industry overall |
| Adjusted EBITDA was $7.6 million in Q3, which marks our ninth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA as a public company, demonstrating our ability to deliver sustainable profitability |
| And as we're continuing to invest in fine jewelry, we do see continued performance, very strong performance there |
| During the quarter, we also made good progress on the strategic priorities that have and we believe will continue to drive high-quality results and increase our ability to deliver long-term shareholder value |
| And as Beth mentioned, that's something that's been a successful strategy for us in the past and really positions us well for the long-term |
| Our guidance for Q4 really reflects continuing to drive significant outperformance versus the industry share gains with strong order growth and making the investments in a sustainable long-term growth |
| And so I think that the investments that we've been making and having significant success in combined with the anticipated normalization or beginning the normalization of bridal growth will provide us with significant tailwinds to continue our path toward growing, continuing to gain market share, drive significant order growth and that's what leads us to that mid-single-digit year-over-year revenue growth rate, a preliminary projection for 2024 |
| While we estimate the bridal market and other portions of the industry are down double digits and others have pulled back their investments, we continue to lean in and are proud of our growth and market share gains |
| In the past, this has been a strategy we've used with great success and we see opportunities in Q4 to continue to invest in long-term growth |
| So we're pleased by that |
| The bulk of the season lies ahead and we believe we are well positioned to deliver another profitable fourth quarter with the largest quarterly sales in our history |
| And looking ahead to next year, I believe we are well positioned to continue gaining market share and that the investments we are making today will pay dividends as the industry begins to normalize |
| This quarter is no exception, but what's notable is the accelerating pace and momentum of our efforts |
| We are seeing tremendous consumer response, growing interest and demand for unique partnerships and increasing popularity among style and celebrity icon to love brilliant Earth |
| That said, I'm really pleased with the outperformance that we have versus the industry |
| In addition to generating tremendous press coverage, we drove strong content and demand across our social media channels |
| So really, as we think about the bridal industry normalizing, you'll start to see that acceleration just based on the gains that we've had to date and the fact that we've been so successful in terms of growing our overall brand awareness |
| Our performance year-to-date reinforces our ability to execute and capitalize on the opportunities that drive long-term sustainable and profitable growth |
| In closing, our premium brand, differentiated business model, including our data-driven decision-making, seamless omnichannel platform, an asset-light structure support our potential to gain share in a variety of different environments |
| And as it relates to consumer credit, as you pointed out, Ed, we're pleased to be able to offer a selection of different financing options for our customers, so they can pay in a way that suits them |
| And so that's something we're continuing to just see a lot of upside and a lot of potential in going forward |
| And so the brand differentiation that we have, the product differentiation that we have also is, I think, a source of value and helps to drive our gross margins |
| We also expect to continue driving strong gross margin performance with Q4's gross margin percentage in a similar range to what we have seen year-to-date |
| In addition, we continue to maintain a strong balance sheet with no net debt |
| This early response reinforces our confidence in our plans and excitement about our future |
| And I think this -- this environment is no different in that regard and then our agility serve as a competitive advantage |
| We intend to build on this positive momentum as we further elevate and evolve our strategic marketing |
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| Reflecting these industry conditions, we expect our full year net sales to be below our prior guidance |
| However, the macroeconomic environment has been more challenging than we originally anticipated and normalization of bridal demand has been slower than anticipated as we exit the year |
| So as you mentioned, we are seeing some headwinds in the bridal market with fewer engagements overall than we were anticipating |
| We have all seen the headwinds in the bridal market, as fewer people have been getting engaged versus historical averages and we are not immune |
| As we continue growing fine jewelry, overall company AOV is expected to decrease year-over-year in Q4, particularly given that Q4 is seasonally the largest fine jewelry quarter |
| We do recognize that there are current headwinds from bridal demand that's lower than historical averages and the current macro backdrop and we factor that into our guidance |
| And obviously, there's been more disruption over the past few years |
| Also second, in terms of normalization of bridal demand, it sounds like it happened a little bit slower than you would have expected, but would love your thoughts on what's happening, acknowledging that there have been lots of macro challenges that have been worse than expected? Thank you |
| You mentioned some softness in during the quarter, but momentum kind of entering that holiday period |
| We couldn't be more excited about our brand momentum and the expansive opportunities we have to grow this holiday season and for many years to come |
| I'm hoping you can talk about the slowdown that you've seen that prompts the guidance revision |
| As it relates to the overall AOV, we do expect it to decrease that |
| Rick Patel And how should we think about the cadence of showroom openings in light of uncertain macro and engagement trends? I'm assuming that you've already had to make some commitments for next year |
| Please refer to our SEC filings for a description of the risks that could cause our actual performance and results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements |
| The environment has been fairly volatile with IDFA and first-party zero party data |
| But at the end of the day, the fact that there are less engagements does have an impact |
| These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially |
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