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| As we've mentioned before, the ready-to-drink alcohol category remains a compelling growth opportunity for Reed's given our brand awareness, the segment's consistent growth and the more than $9 billion total addressable market |
| Throughout the year, we've made steady progress on our cost-cutting and optimization initiatives, which is reflected in our Q3 margin expansion of almost 1,400 basis points and 15% reduction in total operating expenses, compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| With ongoing efforts to bolster inventory levels and optimize cost structure and continued strong demand for our robust product portfolio, we are well positioned to deliver on these objectives |
| I'm grateful for the hard work the Reed's team has put in this year, and I'm excited to build on this foundation in 2024 as we return to sales growth, expand margins further, and improve our bottom line |
| This represents our first quarter of generating positive modified EBITDA since 2016 |
| With consumer demand for Reed's products remaining strong, our ongoing efforts to augment inventory levels to reduce the rate of short order shipments and with our improved profitability, we believe we are well positioned to more effectively fulfill demand and return to growth in 2024 |
| I am pleased with the progress our team has made during the third quarter as we continue to lower input costs and operating expenses across the board, enabling us to materially expand gross margin and achieve our guidance of turning modified EBITDA profitable |
| Since the conversion, sales volume improvements have eclipsed 38% unit growth week-over-week |
| In Q3, we reduced delivery and handling costs by 15% year-over-year to $2.98 per case, driven by improved throughput, freight contract renegotiations and our streamlined distribution orbit model |
| As part of our Shopify relaunch strategy, we have added a monthly subscription option and thus far, the results have been extremely positive |
| And although we are only a few months in, we are encouraged by the early results, and as this new export model enables us to be more price competitive |
| We have made significant progress on our 2023 initiatives and look forward to closing out the year on a strong note |
| We're excited to continue deepening our ready-to-drink alcohol presence and look forward to generating more wins ahead |
| For the 12-week period ending October 15, alcohol sales have increased over 120% year-over-year |
| Our ready-to-drink alcohol portfolio sales have grown 136% year-to-date compared to the same period last year, led in large part by Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Sprouts |
| Modified EBITDA improved to positive $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared to a loss of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2022 |
| Ginger Beer can sales grew 56% year-to-date and 104% for the four weeks ending October 8, compared to the year-ago periods, offset by lower bottle sales as we work to transition from bottles to cans |
| NCG is one of our highest velocity chains with Reed's being the number one supplier in the beverage category |
| The decrease was primarily driven by renegotiated freight contracts, improved throughput, and our streamlined orbit distribution model |
| However, we expect to maintain our modified EBITDA profitability and exceed our guidance of realizing $6 million of operating expense reductions for the year |
| Within our Virgil's craft soda portfolio, our new Zero Sugar slim can sales are up 5x year-to-date and 86% for the four weeks ending October 8, compared to the same periods last year, offset by lower standard can sales as we similarly worked to emphasize the new slim cans over standard cans |
| This reflects our relentless work to right-size our cost structure and consistently find ways to optimize our business |
| Ginger Ale sales have increased 13% year-to-date and 15% for the four weeks ending October 8, compared to the same periods last year |
| And we are all thrilled that she has accepted the role on a permanent basis |
| Gross margin increased 1,390 basis points to 34%, compared to 20.1% in the year-ago quarter |
| Although our e-commerce sales represent a small portion of our business today, we are taking the important steps to build this channel and expect to see further growth as we invest more resources in the coming year |
| As I mentioned earlier, we still see additional savings opportunities and now expect to save over $8 million for the full year |
| Given the positive results, we plan to leverage this model with other retail partners in the future |
| We still see additional savings opportunities in the near term and now expect to save over $8 million for the full year |
| Her experience in finance and accounting for both public and private companies as well as her execution as interim CFO makes her the ideal candidate to lead our finance team |
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| As Norm mentioned, the decrease was primarily driven by delayed seasonal shipments and, to a lesser extent, short order shipments |
| We expect delivery and handling costs to come down further on a cost per case basis |
| We expect to recognize the delayed shipments in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| We expect to capture the delayed seasonal sales in Q4 and have resumed shipments of these products in October |
| Additionally, as a result of modifying the use of certain beverage ingredients, we anticipate onetime packaging inventory valuation adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2023 that will impact our gross margin for the year |
| As Norm briefly mentioned, we are expecting a onetime noncash inventory valuation adjustment of approximately $625,000 in the fourth quarter, which will impact our gross margin for the period |
| These risks could materially impact our ability to access raw materials, production, transportation and/or other logistics needs |
| Selling, general and administrative costs decreased 14% to $2.3 million during the third quarter of 2023, compared to $2.6 million in the year-ago quarter |
| In fact, we lowered our average cost of goods sold per case by 11% from $13.40 in the first half of the year to $11.98 in the third quarter |
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