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| Finally, with respect to the customer pillar, we, one: improve the VIP experience; two, continued momentum with Grove Co |
| Offsetting the decrease in total orders, DTC net revenue per order was up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter and 5.4% year-over-year to $66.83, another record high, surpassing our previous record of $65.24 from last quarter |
| We adopted an improved approach for the first order experience by removing gated access and default subscriptions and creating incentives for customers to opt into a program to subscribe to individual products for increased savings |
| I recently passed my 6-month milestone at Grove and continue to be impressed by our team’s contributions, dedication to our mission and our incremental results |
| Between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023, we grew the percentage of orders containing the health and wellness product by more than 75%, showing continued momentum in the category going into 2024 |
| And more importantly, I am deeply excited about our future |
| Great to see that profitability continued to improve |
| And I am proud of our team’s incredible progress over the past few months as we continue to prioritize profitability, while putting the customer at the center of all that we do |
| So we are not giving guidance to it, but what I think you will see is the growth product being of tremendous value and tremendous efficacy |
| And because of their guidance, partnership and hard work, we have been able to accomplish an incredible amount in just six months that should make us all drive |
| We continue to innovate in both products and with award-winning packaging |
| Beginning with our profitability pillar, I am incredibly proud of the Grove team and their dedication to deliver positive adjusted EBITDA results for the second quarter in a row |
| Q4 2023 also marked a new record for net revenue per order at $66.83 and positive operating cash flow for the second out of the last three quarters |
| We are confident in our plan that we have in place and what you will see is quarter-over-quarter on an ongoing basis, continued growth |
| We are excited about this growth co-bottle wash power pack |
| I’m incredibly excited about the strategy that prioritizes our customers and puts our sustainability mission at the forefront of everything we do |
| I am proud of the type of product launches that we have |
| So, we did really incredibly well |
| The creation of a leading sustainable brand is a catalyst for our future growth, which will accomplish by creating and curating the most efficacious and planet-first products |
| We are optimistic that the various changes to the overall experience with reduced friction and even more transparency will increase our total addressable market, improve first order conversion and reintroduce less active customers to the Grove platform |
| The fourth quarter saw improvements to our website and to our product recommendations as well as special pricing for our VIPs |
| This is the second quarter in a row that we deliver positive adjusted EBITDA |
| We are pleased with this result demonstrating our ability to manage our cost structure effectively despite the decline in sales |
| In terms of year-over-year, we are not giving guidance to it, but we are optimistic that the transformation that we were talking about to the core customer experience will be a catalyst for growth |
| Plastic intensity across the entire Grove business was £1.07 of plastic per $100 in net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, an improvement from £1.11 in the third quarter of 2023 and £1.08 in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| As we mark our 10th year as a B Corporation, I am thrilled with the changes to-date and those to come as we continue our laser focus on our three strategic pillars: customer, sustainability and profitability |
| What I am energized by though is, we have got some great growth co-products coming |
| product innovations; three, saw accelerated growth within health and wellness; and four and most importantly, we began the transformation of our new customer acquisition model |
| For Grove Brands only across online sales and retail partners, plastic intensity was also £1.07 of plastic per $100 in net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, an improvement from £1.14 in the third quarter of 2023, but up from £0.98 in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| The year-over-year improvement was further driven by a decrease in supply chain costs and a mix shift to existing customers |
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| Net revenue in the fourth quarter was $59.9 million, down 3.1% from the third quarter of 2023 and 19.2% year-over-year |
| For the fourth quarter, total orders were down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter and 23.7% year-over-year to $0.9 million, and active customers were down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter and 33.2% year-over-year to $0.9 million |
| Grove branded products as a percentage of net revenue was down 30 basis points quarter-over-quarter and 70 basis points year-over-year to 44.5% |
| The sequential and year-over-year declines were largely due to a decrease in Grove brand products in existing customer orders as we continue to expand our third-party product offering, especially our product selection in the health and wellness category relative to Grove brand products |
| The year-over-year declines reflect our pullback in advertising spend and focus on efficiency |
| To achieve that, we must deliver profitable growth |
| During the transition, we have seen and will see lower first order conversion rates |
| While the sequential decline was due to a reduction in retail and specific advertising as we balanced growth and profitability in the channel and also balanced the efficiency of our DTC advertising as we began transforming the first order customer experience |
| Both total orders and active customers continue to be impacted by lower advertising spend |
| If you exclude both of these items Q4 2023, SG&A is lower than the prior quarter, mainly due to lower fulfillment costs from fewer orders |
| In the fourth quarter, the inventory reserve reduction contributed 130 basis points to gross margin compared to 20 basis points in Q3 2023 and a negative 470 basis points in Q4 2022 |
| During this transition, we further reduced advertising spend in the first quarter |
| Net loss in the quarter was $9.5 million, compared to a net loss of $9.8 million in the third quarter of 2023 and $12.7 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| The ongoing impact of our reduced advertising strategy persisted, which optimized spend to ensure adequate return on investment as we transition our first order experience and aggressively push for profitability |
| Excluding the reclassification and restructuring charges, product development expense was stable quarter-over-quarter and declined year-over-year |
| Our advertising expenses decreased 4% quarter-over-quarter and 43.6% year-over-year to $3.9 million |
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