Funko Reports Record Third Quarter 2022 Sales of $365.6 million, Up 36.6%
Funko, Inc. (Nasdaq: FNKO) reported robust third-quarter results for 2022, with net sales soaring by 36.6% to $365.6 million. Despite this growth, net income fell by 39.3% to $11.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA decreased by 11.2% to $35.7 million. The company saw strong performance internationally, with Europe up 32.9%. However, gross margin contracted to 35.0% due to rising product costs. Total liquidity stood at $150.1 million, down 22.4% from last year, while total debt increased by 40.9% to $250.2 million.
- Net sales increased by 36.6% to $365.6 million year-over-year.
- Double-digit net sales growth across all brand categories.
- Strong international growth with Europe net sales growing by 32.9%.
- Net income decreased by 39.3% to $11.1 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA declined by 11.2% to $35.7 million.
- Gross margin contracted by 100 basis points to 35.0%.
Sustained Growth Driven by Broad-Based Strength Across Reported Brand Categories, Channels, and Geographies
"We delivered another quarter of record net sales growth, with robust demand across our brand portfolio. Our sustained success is a testament to our employees, our partners, and our loyal and highly engaged fan base," said
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Summary Versus Prior Year
-
Net sales increased
36.6% to$365.6 million -
Gross profit increased
32.6% to$127.9 million -
Gross margin1 contracted 100 basis points to
35.0% -
Net income decreased
39.3% to$11.1 million -
Net income margin1 contracted 390 basis points to
3.0% -
Adjusted EBITDA2 decreased
11.2% to$35.7 million -
Adjusted EBITDA margin2 contracted 520 basis points to
9.8% -
Cash flow used in operations of
for the nine months ended$64.7 million September 30, 2022 -
Total liquidity3 of
compared to$150.1 million $193.2 million
Third Quarter 2022 Operating Highlights
- Double-digit net sales growth across all brand categories
-
Strong international growth as
Europe net sales grew32.9% y/y while Other International grew42.6% -
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) net sales increased
36.5% y/y, driven by strong growth in average order value and e-commerce site traffic - More than doubled Digital Pop! NFT net sales, with multiple top-tier drops, increasing drop frequency and average revenue per drop
- Began integration of high-end collectibles company Mondo under Core Collectible Brands
- Introduced "countdown to anything" with expanded countdown calendars to include multiple holidays, driving more than 8x net sales growth in only 4 years
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
The tables below show the breakdown of net sales on a brand category and geographical basis (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
Period Over Period Change |
|||
2022 |
2021 |
Dollar |
Percentage |
|
Net sales by geography: | ||||
|
|
|
37.1 % |
|
78,239 |
58,873 |
19,366 |
32.9 % |
|
Other International | 25,052 |
17,571 |
7,481 |
42.6 % |
Total net sales |
|
|
|
36.6 % |
Three Months Ended |
Period Over Period Change |
|||
2022 |
2021 |
Dollar |
Percentage |
|
Core Collectible Brands |
|
|
|
33.7 % |
Loungefly Brand | 62,246 |
39,575 |
22,671 |
57.3 % |
Other Brands | 21,825 |
17,513 |
4,312 |
24.6 % |
Total net sales |
|
|
|
36.6 % |
Gross margin1 in the third quarter of 2022 decreased 100 basis points to
SG&A expenses increased
Net income in the third quarter of 2022 was
Balance Sheet Highlights
Total liquidity3 as of
As of
Inventories at the end of the third quarter of 2022 totaled
Outlook
In 2022, the Company expects the following full-year results:
-
Net sales of
to$1.29 billion ;$1.33 billion - Sequential decline in gross margin due to margin seasonality and ongoing inventory management;
- Adjusted EBITDA margin2 of high single digits;
-
Adjusted Net Income2 of
to$47 million , based on a blended tax rate of$49 million 25% ; and -
Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share2 of
to$0.85 , based on estimated adjusted average diluted shares outstanding of 55.2 million for the full year.$0.95
1Gross margin is calculated as net sales less cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) as a percentage of net sales. Net Income margin is calculated as net income as a percentage of net sales.
2Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of historical Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable
3Total liquidity is calculated as cash and cash equivalents plus availability under the Company's
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our anticipated financial results and financial position, the underlying trends in our business, including supply chain constraints, inflation, and other macroeconomic trends, our potential for growth, expectations regarding infrastructure investments, expectations regarding inventory levels and our strategic growth priorities. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: risks related to the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial results and financial condition; our ability to execute our business strategy; our ability to maintain and realize the full value of our license agreements; changes in the retail industry and markets for our consumer products; our ability to maintain our relationships with retail customers and distributors; our ability to compete effectively; fluctuations in our gross margin; our dependence on content development and creation by third parties; the ongoing level of popularity of our products with consumers; our ability to manage our inventories; our ability to develop and introduce products in a timely and cost-effective manner; our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property rights or those of our licensors; potential violations of the intellectual property rights of others; risks associated with counterfeit versions of our products; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and maintain our corporate culture; our use of third-party manufacturing; risks associated with our international operations, including the impact of freight rates; changes in effective tax rates or tax law; foreign currency exchange rate exposure; the possibility or existence of global and regional economic downturns; our dependence on vendors and outsourcers; risks relating to government regulation; risks relating to litigation, including products liability claims and securities class action litigation; any failure to successfully integrate or realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions or investments; reputational risk resulting from our e-commerce business and social media presence; risks relating to our indebtedness and our ability to secure additional financing; the potential for our electronic data or the electronic data of our customers to be compromised; the influence of our significant stockholder, TCG, and the possibility that TCG’s interests may conflict with the interests of our other stockholders; risks relating to our organizational structure; volatility in the price of our Class A common stock; and risks associated with our internal control over financial reporting. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) |
||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||
Net sales | $ |
365,607 |
$ |
267,733 |
|
$ |
989,666 |
|
$ |
693,020 |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
|
237,728 |
|
171,320 |
|
|
649,974 |
|
|
425,929 |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
|
97,930 |
|
59,890 |
|
|
259,043 |
|
|
166,032 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
12,555 |
|
10,328 |
|
|
34,509 |
|
|
30,778 |
Total operating expenses |
|
348,213 |
|
241,538 |
|
|
943,526 |
|
|
622,739 |
Income from operations |
|
17,394 |
|
26,195 |
|
|
46,140 |
|
|
70,281 |
Interest expense, net |
|
2,977 |
|
1,711 |
|
|
5,854 |
|
|
5,921 |
Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
675 |
|
|
— |
|
|
675 |
Other expense (income), net |
|
926 |
|
(505 |
) |
|
1,758 |
|
|
466 |
Income before income taxes |
|
13,491 |
|
24,314 |
|
|
38,528 |
|
|
63,219 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
2,342 |
|
5,939 |
|
|
(2,932 |
) |
|
12,814 |
Net income |
|
11,149 |
|
18,375 |
|
|
41,460 |
|
|
50,405 |
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
1,519 |
|
6,474 |
|
|
7,276 |
|
|
18,177 |
Net income attributable to |
$ |
9,630 |
$ |
11,901 |
|
$ |
34,184 |
|
$ |
32,228 |
Earnings per share of Class A common stock: | ||||||||||
Basic | $ |
0.21 |
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
$ |
0.85 |
Diluted | $ |
0.19 |
$ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
$ |
0.80 |
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding: | ||||||||||
Basic |
|
46,874 |
|
39,448 |
|
|
43,670 |
|
|
37,856 |
Diluted |
|
49,686 |
|
41,796 |
|
|
53,991 |
|
|
40,079 |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
|||||
|
|
||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
|||||
Assets | |||||
Current assets: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
25,050 |
|
$ |
83,557 |
Accounts receivable, net |
|
189,917 |
|
|
187,688 |
Inventory |
|
265,799 |
|
|
166,428 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
38,480 |
|
|
14,925 |
Total current assets |
|
519,246 |
|
|
452,598 |
Property and equipment, net |
|
98,574 |
|
|
58,828 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
68,236 |
|
|
53,466 |
|
131,297 |
|
|
126,651 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
180,186 |
|
|
189,619 |
Deferred tax asset |
|
117,602 |
|
|
74,412 |
Other assets |
|
21,743 |
|
|
11,929 |
Total assets | $ |
1,136,884 |
|
$ |
967,503 |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||
Current liabilities: | |||||
Line of credit | $ |
90,000 |
|
$ |
— |
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount |
|
17,443 |
|
|
17,395 |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
17,807 |
|
|
14,959 |
Accounts payable |
|
88,101 |
|
|
57,238 |
Income taxes payable |
|
2,537 |
|
|
15,994 |
Accrued royalties |
|
70,715 |
|
|
58,158 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
90,875 |
|
|
121,267 |
Total current liabilities |
|
377,478 |
|
|
285,011 |
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount |
|
142,729 |
|
|
155,818 |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
79,871 |
|
|
50,459 |
Deferred tax liability |
|
533 |
|
|
648 |
Liabilities under tax receivable agreement, net of current portion |
|
100,886 |
|
|
75,523 |
Other long-term liabilities |
|
2,902 |
|
|
3,486 |
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||
Class A common stock, par value |
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
Class B common stock, par value |
|
— |
|
|
1 |
Additional paid-in-capital |
|
309,609 |
|
|
252,505 |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
(5,851 |
) |
|
1,078 |
Retained earnings |
|
102,234 |
|
|
68,050 |
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to |
|
405,997 |
|
|
321,638 |
Non-controlling interests |
|
26,488 |
|
|
74,920 |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
432,485 |
|
|
396,558 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
1,136,884 |
|
$ |
967,503 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
||||||
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
(In thousands) |
||||||
Operating Activities | ||||||
Net income | $ |
41,460 |
|
$ |
50,405 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation, amortization and other |
|
34,390 |
|
|
30,356 |
|
Equity-based compensation |
|
11,999 |
|
|
9,869 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts |
|
670 |
|
|
893 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
0 |
|
|
675 |
|
Deferred tax expense |
|
0 |
|
|
994 |
|
Other |
|
7,539 |
|
|
(93 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
(10,198 |
) |
|
(22,223 |
) |
Inventory |
|
(106,061 |
) |
|
(81,770 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
(32,310 |
) |
|
(1,582 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
32,349 |
|
|
33,933 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
(13,303 |
) |
|
10,135 |
|
Accrued royalties |
|
10,942 |
|
|
7,086 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
(42,159 |
) |
|
40,114 |
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
(64,682 |
) |
|
78,792 |
|
Investing Activities | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(46,908 |
) |
|
(17,434 |
) |
Acquisitions of businesses and related intangible assets, net of cash |
|
(13,967 |
) |
|
199 |
|
Other |
|
778 |
|
|
84 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(60,097 |
) |
|
(17,151 |
) |
Financing Activities | ||||||
Borrowings on line of credit |
|
90,000 |
|
|
— |
|
Payments on line of credit |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Debt issuance costs |
|
(405 |
) |
|
(1,055 |
) |
Issuance of long-term debt |
|
— |
|
|
180,000 |
|
Payments of long-term debt |
|
(13,500 |
) |
|
(193,875 |
) |
Contributions from continuing equity owners |
|
— |
|
|||
Distributions to continuing equity owners |
|
(10,507 |
) |
|
(9,284 |
) |
Payments under tax receivable agreement |
|
— |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of equity-based options |
|
1,209 |
|
|
3,726 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
66,797 |
|
|
(20,494 |
) |
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(525 |
) |
|
(157 |
) |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(58,507 |
) |
|
40,990 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
83,557 |
|
|
52,255 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ |
25,050 |
|
$ |
93,245 |
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (collectively the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”) are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with,
Management uses the Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
- as a measurement of operating performance because they assist us in comparing the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations;
- for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget and financial projections;
- as a consideration to assess incentive compensation for our employees;
- to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies; and
- to evaluate our capacity to expand our business.
By providing these Non-GAAP Financial Measures, together with reconciliations, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing our strategic initiatives. The Non-GAAP Financial Measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as an alternative to, or a substitute for net income or other financial statement data presented in this press release as indicators of financial performance. Some of the limitations are:
- such measures do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- such measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- such measures do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and such measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
- other companies in our industry may calculate such measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Due to these limitations, Non-GAAP Financial Measures should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our
The following tables reconcile the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the most directly comparable
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to |
$ |
9,630 |
|
$ |
11,901 |
|
$ |
34,184 |
|
$ |
32,228 |
|
Reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of |
|
1,519 |
|
|
6,474 |
|
|
7,276 |
|
|
18,177 |
|
Equity-based compensation (2) |
|
4,677 |
|
|
3,658 |
|
|
11,999 |
|
|
9,869 |
|
Acquisition transaction costs and other expenses (3) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,850 |
|
|
— |
|
Certain severance, relocation and related costs (4) |
|
1,070 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,203 |
|
|
81 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment (5) |
|
— |
|
|
675 |
|
|
— |
|
|
675 |
|
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss (6) |
|
927 |
|
|
(505 |
) |
|
1,758 |
|
|
466 |
|
Income tax (expense) benefit (7) |
|
(2,699 |
) |
|
(1,097 |
) |
|
(18,767 |
) |
|
(5,764 |
) |
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ |
15,124 |
|
$ |
21,106 |
|
$ |
47,503 |
|
$ |
55,732 |
|
Adjusted net income margin (8) |
|
4.1 |
% |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
4.8 |
% |
|
8.0 |
% |
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding-basic |
|
46,874 |
|
|
39,448 |
|
|
43,670 |
|
|
37,856 |
|
Equity-based compensation awards and common units of |
|
7,150 |
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
10,321 |
|
|
15,882 |
|
Adjusted weighted-average shares of Class A stock outstanding - diluted |
|
54,024 |
|
|
54,082 |
|
|
53,991 |
|
|
53,738 |
|
Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share | $ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
$ |
0.88 |
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ |
11,149 |
|
$ |
18,375 |
|
$ |
41,460 |
|
$ |
50,405 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
2,977 |
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
5,854 |
|
|
5,921 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
2,342 |
|
|
5,939 |
|
|
(2,932 |
) |
|
12,814 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
12,555 |
|
|
10,328 |
|
|
34,509 |
|
|
30,778 |
|
EBITDA | $ |
29,023 |
|
$ |
36,353 |
|
$ |
78,891 |
|
$ |
99,918 |
|
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation (2) |
|
4,677 |
|
|
3,658 |
|
|
11,999 |
|
|
9,869 |
|
Acquisition transaction costs and other expenses (3) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,850 |
|
|
— |
|
Certain severance, relocation and related costs (4) |
|
1,070 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,203 |
|
|
81 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment (5) |
|
— |
|
|
675 |
|
|
— |
|
|
675 |
|
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss (6) |
|
927 |
|
|
(505 |
) |
|
1,758 |
|
|
466 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
35,697 |
|
$ |
40,181 |
|
$ |
103,701 |
|
$ |
111,009 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin (9) |
|
9.8 |
% |
|
15.0 |
% |
|
10.5 |
% |
|
16.0 |
% |
(1) |
Represents the reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of |
(2) |
Represents non-cash charges related to equity-based compensation programs, which vary from period to period depending on the timing of awards. |
(3) |
For the nine months ended |
(4) |
For the three and nine months ended |
(5) |
Represents write-off of unamortized debt financing fees for the three and nine months ended |
(6) |
Represents both unrealized and realized foreign currency gains and losses on transactions denominated other than in |
(7) |
Represents the income tax expense effect of the above adjustments. This adjustment uses an effective tax rate of |
(8) |
Adjusted net income margin is calculated as Adjusted net income as a percentage of net sales. |
(9) |
Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. |
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