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| In short, we have, one, accelerating revenues, which should result in revenue growth of 50% plus in the first and second quarters and close to 100% in the third and fourth quarters |
| The turnaround in Sundry, along with the increase in our revenue from our other brands, coupled with the cost synergies, has resulted in meaningful operating leverage |
| Our gross profit margins increased significantly to 52.3% from 36% a year ago and also 52% from the second quarter |
| Secondly, internal free cash flow that is also increasing when we come to March and September and three, neutral EBITDA in the first half and EBITDA positive in the second half, which is also why our internal free cash flow increases |
| We're extremely serious about these options as it is crystal clear that we are not getting credit for our acquisitions or our revenue growth and the fact that we are generating internal free cash flow, and we will be EBITDA positive in 2024 on top of the significant internal free cash flow |
| Additionally, Sundry's fall sweater sold out so quickly at wholesale that Anthropologie has asked for an exclusive sweater program for next fall and holiday, which will increase our wholesale revenues significantly versus not only our first quarter bookings, but our third and fourth quarter results of this year |
| But we do expect gross margins to hold at this level or potentially increase as well, especially as we get into Q4 because we're able to leverage those fixed costs that are associated in our gross margin |
| Given the current trends of the fourth quarter and our first quarter wholesale bookings, we are pleased to announce that we have turned Sundry around |
| We have several options that we can pursue, all of which should increase shareholder value meaningfully |
| Gross margin increased 77% to $1.7 million compared to $1 million a year ago |
| Thanks for your time, and we look forward to the continued momentum |
| So we are holding and growing gross margin |
| Net revenues increased 22.5% to $3.3 million compared to $2.7 million a year ago |
| For example, we have tripled Sundry's first quarter 2024 wholesale bookings versus the Brand's third quarter 2023 wholesale revenue, which again saw the bottom for both July and August |
| We were not able to impact change until September, and we are actually seeing those results now play out very nicely |
| And again, based on our current wholesale bookings for Q1, which are booked and are purchase orders that are in our system and binding plus our e-commerce trends plus the store revenue from the outlet plus the wholesale reorders we get, plus our licensing income for the first and second quarter, we expect to be at a minimum EBITDA neutral and in third and fourth quarters nicely EBITDA positive |
| And ever since then, we've seen a significant increase |
| So as our revenues increase, we get leverage on that fixed cost |
| In fact, the monthly internal free cash flow should increase in April and again in October |
| And based on the Anthropologie exclusive sweater program alone, not to mention the feedback from other wholesalers, we should be meaningfully over that $6 million revenue threshold for the third and fourth quarters |
| We expect to generate internal free cash flow going forward, and we will continue to clean up the balance sheet as this is what private investors have told us that they value the most |
| And our internal free cash flow, as I mentioned, should increase as we move through 2024 based on the outlet store and the rent payments as noted earlier |
| Based on the $4.5 million in wholesale bookings, plus our e-commerce revenue plus store revenue plus wholesale reorders plus licensing income from our licensing deal, we expect to achieve EBITDA neutral to positive in the first quarter |
| Finally, we should generate more than $6 million in internal free cash flow for 2024 |
| We did issue PR on this and it was very intentional, and we will continue to pursue this very aggressively |
| And I think Q1 is a perfect example of that |
| In fact, based on the increasing revenue trends and the decline in our operating expenses, we expect to be EBITDA-neutral in the first quarter |
| I mean it's clear, like I said, in the Board also same way that we're just not getting the appreciation for kind of the -- in turn we've built both in the business, the acquisitions we've made, the leverage we've created, the revenue growth and the internal free cash flow |
| And I think October free cash flow as well as the Q1 wholesale bookings and just the feedback we're getting from the wholesale accounts on how well our products are selling through now has really shown us that we need to find the best path for shareholders, and it does not seem like the public markets at this point might be that path |
| Hil Davis Thanks, John, and good afternoon, everyone |
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| This assumes the current e-commerce trends as is, and these trends have been softer than we expected due to the soft macro environment that other retailers and DTC companies have reported |
| In fact, revenue that's significantly below just our Q1 wholesale bookings alone |
| So we cut our net operating loss in half on very low revenue |
| Most importantly, this represents the lowest point of Sundry's wholesale revenue based on our current fourth quarter trends and first quarter wholesale bookings |
| And I think that is also just created an overhang as I've gotten a lot of questions about that from investors, and that should be done or very, very close to being done at this point |
| Net loss per diluted share attributable to common stockholders was $5.4 million or $14.55 per diluted share compared to a loss of $4.9 million or a loss of $223.83 per diluted share a year ago |
| Net operating loss, excluding the noncash charge was $1.2 million compared to a loss of $2.5 million a year ago |
| And we feel like at this point in time that we're just not getting credit for what we've built and the results we're achieving |
| They are almost frame clear of all of them, which I think has been creating a lot of volatility |
| G&A expenses, including noncash items -- excluding noncash item expenses, decreased 30.8% to $1.6 million compared to $2.3 million a year ago |
| And there's a few reasons for that |
| The other question is, are we frustrated with where we are? And are we serious about going -- pursuing these strategic alternatives? And the answer is yes and yes |
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