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| We are excited about the continued growth opportunities of these product lines with our existing and new retail customers |
| Our primary focus continues to be paying down our debt and reducing our interest expense, which will improve our overall financial performance |
| During the quarter, we reduced costs from lower employee levels and other operating cost reductions, and we continue to look for every opportunity to improve bottom line performance |
| We have agreed to lease back the building for three years, after which we plan to consolidate our reduced inventory levels into our headquarters, further improving profitability |
| As Craig stated earlier, the addition of the Smart Lab toys line has provided some sales momentum for us alongside our Kane Miller and Learning Wrap-Ups lines of products |
| We are also continuing to turn inventory into cash, which will be most evidenced in this third quarter, our strongest selling quarter of the year |
| I am delighted to see that, as expected, our brand partner levels stabilized during the second quarter |
| The promotions that we have offered are receiving positive feedback and were greatly appreciated during the summer months, which are typically our softest selling month of the year |
| While this cash infusion was very timely and positively impacted our quarter, the funds have been primarily absorbed with paydowns in our line of credit with our bank and cash reserves held by our credit card processor |
| Unidentified Analyst Okay, very good |
| Brand partner success generates additional brand partners, and that continues to be our number one focus |
| Great |
| This has been and continues to be a top priority for myself and our shareholders |
| Earnings before income taxes totaled $1.5 million, an increase of $2.6 million compared to a pretax loss of $600,000 in the second quarter last year |
| The decrease in Usborne sales was partially offset by strong orders of our Kane Miller books and from our Learning Wrap-Ups and Smart Lab Toys product lines |
| We're satisfied with the way it's trending |
| Have a great day |
| But how confident are you that you met all the criteria and that if you do, in fact, get audited that they're not going to be able to claw that back? Are you super confident that you actually qualified for it? Or are you like hoping you don't get audited? That's my first question Thank you |
| We have also made several changes recently in the PaperPie division that Heather will talk further about later in the call, to not only make our brand partners more successful, but also entice new brand partners to join PaperPie |
| But we're still in a position where we're hoping for the best |
| Good afternoon, everybody |
| Unidentified Analyst That's great |
| We expect this summer to be an inflection point for our brand partner head count as we have already seen an increase in brand partner count starting in August |
| Good luck, what you're -- and also that that money you got from the government |
| Dan O’Keefe Thank you |
| Thank you very much |
| Thanks |
| Thank you |
| An unexpected positive impact from this change was that our average order size of approximately $70 has remained unchanged |
| We appreciate your continued support and look forward to providing an additional update in January of 2024 |
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| The sales in our Publishing division were also lower this quarter due to the stoppage of selling Usborne products |
| Net revenues of $10.6 million, a decrease of $8.8 million or 45% compared to $19.4 million |
| Income per share for the quarter was $0.13 compared to a loss per share of $0.10 on a fully diluted basis |
| The ripple effect of the rebrand process that we rolled out in January of this year has diminished, and every active brand partners through the end of August has either joined as a PaperPie brand partner or made a sale this calendar year as a PaperPie brand partner |
| Average active PaperPie brand partners for the quarter totaled 18,100 compared to 26,800 in the second quarter last year, a decrease of 8,700 or 33% |
| During the second quarter, our sales continued to be impacted by high inflation, which directly impacts our active brand partners |
| Well, that's a fear of any investor if you'd be delisted from the NASDAQ, then you're not allowed -- we won't be allowed to trade or buy or sell your company |
| How are you? Last time we spoke, the company had a conflict with Usborne about the discount of $1 million because you didn't send them, I believe, a letter of credit |
| I read somewhere that NASDAQ if their stock falls below $1 for 28 days, the stock, your company's stock will be delisted |
| Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied due to a variety of factors |
| We have a few minor issues that we need to resolve, but there's -- I don't anticipate that would cause us to delay closing |
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