Revolve's (NYSE:RVLV) Q3 Sales Top Estimates But Stock Drops
Online fashion retailer Revolve Group (NASDAQ: RVLV) reported Q3 FY2023 results beating Wall Street analysts' expectations , with revenue down 4.13% year on year to $257.6 million. Turning to EPS, Revolve made a GAAP profit of $0.04 per share, down from its profit of $0.16 per share in the same quarter last year.
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Revolve (RVLV) Q3 FY2023 Highlights:
Revenue: $257.6 million vs analyst estimates of $253.7 million (1.52% beat)
EPS: $0.04 vs analyst estimates of $0.10 (-$0.06 miss)
Free Cash Flow of $11.5 million is up from -$15.1 million in the previous quarter
Gross Margin (GAAP): 51.7%, down from 53% in the same quarter last year
Trailing 12 months Active Customers : 2.51 million, up 261 thousand year on year
"We achieved a key 2023 objective of rebalancing our inventory as the spread between our year-over-year inventory and sales trends was favorable in the third quarter for the first time in more than two years," said co-founder and co-CEO Mike Karanikolas.
Launched in 2003 by software engineers Michael Mente and Mike Karanikolas, Revolve Group (NASDAQ: RVLV) is a next generation fashion retailer that leverages social media and a community of fashion influencers to drive its merchandising strategy.
Online Retail
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Sales Growth
Revolve's revenue growth over the last three years has been strong, averaging 25.2% annually. This quarter, Revolve beat analysts' estimates but reported a year on year revenue decline of 4.13%.
Ahead of the earnings results, analysts covering the company were projecting sales to grow 2.66% over the next 12 months.
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Usage Growth
As an online retailer, Revolve generates revenue growth by expanding its number of buyers and the average order size in dollars.
Over the last two years, Revolve's active buyers, a key performance metric for the company, grew 26% annually to 2.51 million. This is fast growth for a consumer internet company.
In Q3, Revolve added 261 thousand active buyers, translating into 11.6% year-on-year growth.
Key Takeaways from Revolve's Q3 Results
With a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, Revolve is among smaller companies, but its $266.9 million cash balance and positive free cash flow over the last 12 months give us confidence that it has the resources needed to pursue a high-growth business strategy.
It was good to see Revolve narrowly outperform Wall Street's estimates this quarter, driven by better-than-expected user growth. On the other hand, its adjusted EBITDA, EPS, and free cash flow all missed analysts' expectations. This dichotomy shows that its revenue growth was unprofitable, something investors are sure to punish the company for in this economy. Overall, the results could have been better. The company is down 8.89% on the results and currently trades at $12.3 per share.
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