Laird Superfood Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Laird Superfood (LSF) reported a net loss of $4.9 million for Q2 2022, an improvement from $6.3 million a year ago. Net sales totaled $8.7 million, down 6% year-over-year. Online sales contributed 60% of total sales but fell by 11%, while wholesale sales rose by 4%. The gross profit was $1.6 million, leading to a gross margin of 18.2%, a decline from 23.8% in the previous year. However, net cash used in operating activities improved by 33%. The company expects full-year sales between $36 million and $38 million while facing economic uncertainties.
- Net cash used in operating activities improved by 33% to $3.9 million.
- Wholesale net sales increased by 4%, driven by growth in Grocery and Clubs.
- Operational expenses decreased by 23% to $6.5 million.
- Net sales declined by 6% to $8.7 million due to reduced marketing spend and discounts.
- Gross profit decreased by 28% to $1.6 million, leading to a gross margin of 18.2%.
- Net loss increased to $19.0 million for the first six months of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
-
Net Sales of were down$8.7 million 6% versus the prior year period. -
Online contributed
60% of totalNet Sales and revenue decreased11% year-over-year, driven by reduced working marketing spend and elimination of free shipping on orders underforty dollars . -
Wholesale
Net Sales contributed39% of totalNet Sales and revenue increased4% year-over-year, driven by continued expansion in Grocery and growth in our Club business. -
Gross Profit was
and Gross Margin was$1.6 million 18.2% compared to Gross Profit of and Gross Margin of$2.2 million 23.8% in the prior year period. -
Net Loss was
, or$4.9 million per diluted share, compared to a Net Loss of$0.54 , or$6.3 million per diluted share, in the prior year period.$0.70 -
Adjusted Net Loss, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was
, or$6.3 million per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Loss of$0.69 , or$6.3 million per diluted share, in the prior year period. For more details on non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the information in the Non-GAAP financial measures section of this press release.$0.70 -
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities was , an improvement of$3.9 million 33% compared to of$5.8 million Net Cash Used in Operating Activities in the prior year period.
“We are encouraged by early progress on key initiatives to drive growth in Wholesale as well as optimizing our cost structure,” said
Our new leadership team is energized and doing a phenomenal job of reorienting the Company to the biggest commercial and operational opportunities, while executing well against our strategic priorities. We are taking key steps to grow and improve our business, including:
-
Realigning new sales broker partners across all classes of the retail trade, while at the same time increasing prices where appropriate and implementing a
threshold for free shipping in the DTC channel.$40 - Rebuilding our marketing agency ecosystem and associated creative content across Social Media, Amazon, Public Relations, and Email.
- Streamlining our operations through targeted process improvement and organizational efficiencies to match our supply capability to our anticipated demand.
Overall, we are continuing to make solid progress against our strategic plan, and we remain confident in our direction and ability to drive significant improvements to sales growth and profitability in the future.”
For the Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended |
|||||||||||||
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||||||||
$ |
|
% of Total |
|
$ |
|
% of Total |
|||||||
Coffee creamers | $ |
4,694,975 |
|
54 |
% |
$ |
5,078,739 |
|
55 |
% |
|||
Hydration and beverage enhancing supplements |
|
1,296,779 |
|
15 |
% |
|
1,752,820 |
|
19 |
% |
|||
Harvest snacks and other food items |
|
1,713,441 |
|
20 |
% |
|
1,344,802 |
|
15 |
% |
|||
Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate products |
|
1,568,142 |
|
18 |
% |
|
1,661,130 |
|
18 |
% |
|||
Other |
|
419,390 |
|
5 |
% |
|
76,232 |
|
1 |
% |
|||
Gross sales |
|
9,692,727 |
|
112 |
% |
|
9,913,723 |
|
108 |
% |
|||
Shipping income |
|
291,410 |
|
3 |
% |
|
40,750 |
|
0 |
% |
|||
Returns and discounts |
|
(1,310,131 |
) |
(15 |
)% |
|
(773,887 |
) |
(8 |
)% |
|||
Sales, net | $ |
8,674,006 |
|
100 |
% |
$ |
9,180,586 |
|
100 |
% |
|||
Online |
|
5,178,819 |
|
60 |
% |
|
5,799,104 |
|
63 |
% |
|||
Wholesale |
|
3,341,573 |
|
39 |
% |
|
3,220,030 |
|
35 |
% |
|||
Food service |
|
153,614 |
|
2 |
% |
|
161,452 |
|
2 |
% |
|||
Sales, net | $ |
8,674,006 |
|
100 |
% |
$ |
9,180,586 |
|
100 |
% |
Gross Profit was
Operating Expenses were
Loss from operations was
Net Loss was
Adjusted Net Loss, which excludes the impact of certain one-time items, was
For the Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended |
|||||||||||||
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||||||||
$ |
|
% of Total |
|
$ |
|
% of Total |
|||||||
Coffee creamers | $ |
10,149,382 |
|
56 |
% |
$ |
10,100,387 |
|
61 |
% |
|||
Hydration and beverage enhancing supplements |
|
2,754,210 |
|
15 |
% |
|
2,982,875 |
|
18 |
% |
|||
Harvest snacks and other food items |
|
3,400,232 |
|
19 |
% |
|
1,487,705 |
|
9 |
% |
|||
Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate products |
|
3,384,327 |
|
19 |
% |
|
3,562,222 |
|
21 |
% |
|||
Other |
|
657,713 |
|
4 |
% |
|
127,168 |
|
1 |
% |
|||
Gross sales |
|
20,345,864 |
|
113 |
% |
|
18,260,357 |
|
110 |
% |
|||
Shipping income |
|
539,602 |
|
3 |
% |
|
66,410 |
|
0 |
% |
|||
Returns and discounts |
|
(2,871,447 |
) |
(16 |
)% |
|
(1,749,288 |
) |
(10 |
)% |
|||
Sales, net | $ |
18,014,019 |
|
100 |
% |
$ |
16,577,479 |
|
100 |
% |
|||
Online |
|
10,602,770 |
|
59 |
% |
|
10,161,509 |
|
63 |
% |
|||
Wholesale |
|
7,136,643 |
|
40 |
% |
|
6,113,727 |
|
35 |
% |
|||
Food service |
|
274,606 |
|
2 |
% |
|
302,243 |
|
2 |
% |
|||
Sales, net | $ |
18,014,019 |
|
100 |
% |
$ |
16,577,479 |
|
100 |
% |
Gross Profit was
Operating Expenses were
Loss from operations was
Net Loss was
Adjusted Net Loss, which excludes the impact of certain one-time items, was
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
The Company had
Capital Expenditures totaled
2022 Outlook
We are operating in an unusually uncertain economic environment with the highest inflation rates in decades, particularly in food and fuel, which has created more pressure on margin mix and operating costs than we had anticipated in the beginning of the year. We expect these trends to continue in the second half of the year and are accordingly updating our guidance for the full year 2022. We estimate that
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the conference call referencing this press release contain “forward-looking” statements, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements regarding Laird Superfood’s future financial performance and growth. These forward-looking statements are based on Laird Superfood’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause Laird Superfood’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to: (1) the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic, or of other global outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases or fear of such outbreaks, including on our supply chain, the demand for our products, and on overall economic conditions and consumer confidence and spending levels; (2) volatility regarding our revenue, expenses, including shipping expenses, and other operating results; (3) our ability to acquire new direct and wholesale customers and successfully retain existing customers; (4) our ability to attract and retain our suppliers, distributors and co-manufacturers, and effectively manage their costs and performance; (5) effects of real or perceived quality or health issues with our products or other issues that adversely affect our brand and reputation; (6) our ability to innovate on a timely and cost-effective basis, predict changes in consumer preferences and develop successful new products, or updates to existing products, and develop innovative marketing strategies; (7) adverse developments regarding prices and availability of raw materials and other inputs, a substantial amount of which come from a limited number of suppliers outside
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||||||
Sales, net | $ |
8,674,006 |
|
$ |
9,180,586 |
|
$ |
18,014,019 |
|
$ |
16,577,479 |
|
|||
Cost of goods sold |
|
(7,096,068 |
) |
|
(6,998,695 |
) |
|
(14,486,271 |
) |
|
(12,558,194 |
) |
|||
Gross profit |
|
1,577,938 |
|
|
2,181,891 |
|
|
3,527,748 |
|
|
4,019,285 |
|
|||
General and administrative | |||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits |
|
1,407,054 |
|
|
1,032,424 |
|
|
3,059,065 |
|
|
2,253,181 |
|
|||
Stock-based compensation |
|
(259,474 |
) |
|
955,369 |
|
|
(313,969 |
) |
|
1,854,604 |
|
|||
Professional fees |
|
562,106 |
|
|
609,448 |
|
|
1,272,231 |
|
|
953,070 |
|
|||
Insurance expense |
|
501,079 |
|
|
500,821 |
|
|
1,113,013 |
|
|
1,023,221 |
|
|||
Impairment of goodwill |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,486,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Impairment of long-lived intangible assets |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,540,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Impairment of fixed assets held-for-sale |
|
100,426 |
|
|
— |
|
|
100,426 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Gain on sale of land held-for-sale |
|
(573,818 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(573,818 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
Other expense |
|
898,152 |
|
|
1,064,849 |
|
|
1,781,221 |
|
|
1,722,229 |
|
|||
Total general and administrative expenses |
|
2,635,525 |
|
|
4,162,911 |
|
|
14,464,169 |
|
|
7,806,305 |
|
|||
Research and product development |
|
116,467 |
|
|
374,852 |
|
|
220,300 |
|
|
615,539 |
|
|||
Sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits |
|
722,443 |
|
|
630,328 |
|
|
1,457,468 |
|
|
1,264,079 |
|
|||
Stock-based compensation |
|
37,849 |
|
|
55,706 |
|
|
96,084 |
|
|
97,095 |
|
|||
Advertising |
|
1,567,465 |
|
|
1,697,860 |
|
|
3,359,202 |
|
|
3,359,504 |
|
|||
General marketing |
|
1,096,025 |
|
|
1,247,294 |
|
|
2,158,670 |
|
|
1,948,158 |
|
|||
Other expense |
|
329,220 |
|
|
290,104 |
|
|
653,218 |
|
|
550,175 |
|
|||
Total sales and marketing expenses |
|
3,753,002 |
|
|
3,921,292 |
|
|
7,724,642 |
|
|
7,219,011 |
|
|||
Total expenses |
|
6,504,994 |
|
|
8,459,055 |
|
|
22,409,111 |
|
|
15,640,855 |
|
|||
Operating loss |
|
(4,927,056 |
) |
|
(6,277,164 |
) |
|
(18,881,363 |
) |
|
(11,621,570 |
) |
|||
Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income |
|
5,771 |
|
|
11,623 |
|
|
10,679 |
|
|
25,525 |
|
|||
Rental income |
|
16,765 |
|
|
— |
|
|
16,765 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Loss on sale of available-for-sale debt securities |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(182,310 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
Other expense |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,919 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
Total other income |
|
22,536 |
|
|
11,623 |
|
|
(156,785 |
) |
|
25,525 |
|
|||
Loss before income taxes |
|
(4,904,520 |
) |
|
(6,265,541 |
) |
|
(19,038,148 |
) |
|
(11,596,045 |
) |
|||
Income tax expense |
|
— |
|
|
(36,718 |
) |
|
(5,774 |
) |
|
(36,718 |
) |
|||
Net loss | $ |
(4,904,520 |
) |
$ |
(6,302,259 |
) |
$ |
(19,043,922 |
) |
$ |
(11,632,763 |
) |
|||
Net loss per share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ |
(0.54 |
) |
$ |
(0.70 |
) |
$ |
(2.09 |
) |
$ |
(1.30 |
) |
|||
Diluted | $ |
(0.54 |
) |
$ |
(0.70 |
) |
$ |
(2.09 |
) |
$ |
(1.30 |
) |
|||
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted |
|
9,132,632 |
|
|
8,967,797 |
|
|
9,114,527 |
|
|
8,931,736 |
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||||||
Six Months Ended |
|||||||
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
Net loss | $ |
(19,043,922 |
) |
|
(11,632,763 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation |
|
329,138 |
|
|
302,261 |
|
|
Amortization |
|
245,223 |
|
|
103,803 |
|
|
Loss on disposal of equipment |
|
635 |
|
|
2,325 |
|
|
Gain on sale of land held-for-sale |
|
(573,818 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
(198,446 |
) |
|
2,100,077 |
|
|
Provision for inventory obsolescence |
|
34,843 |
|
|
128,556 |
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts |
|
60,106 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Reserve for prepaid assets |
|
— |
|
|
179,000 |
|
|
Noncash conversion of note payable to grant income |
|
— |
|
||||
Impairment of goodwill |
|
6,486,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Impairment of long-lived intangible assets |
|
1,540,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Impairment of fixed assets held-for-sale |
|
100,426 |
|
||||
Deferred taxes |
|
(7,534 |
) |
|
36,718 |
|
|
Loss on sale of investment securities available-for-sale |
|
182310 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Noncash lease costs |
|
530,669 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
24,659 |
|
|
99,047 |
|
|
Inventory |
|
1,442,689 |
|
|
(3,888,989 |
) |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
1,055,451 |
|
|
729,881 |
|
|
Operating lease liability |
|
(370,214 |
) |
|
179,503 |
|
|
Deposits |
|
202,839 |
|
|
2,602 |
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
(475,332 |
) |
|
208,131 |
|
|
Payroll liabilities |
|
335,205 |
|
|
129,397 |
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
562,415 |
|
|
367,209 |
|
|
Net cash from operating activities |
|
(7,536,658 |
) |
|
(10,953,242 |
) |
|
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment |
|
(1,121,831 |
) |
|
(522,564 |
) |
|
Deposits on equipment to be acquired |
|
— |
|
|
(407,412 |
) |
|
Proceeds on sale of property, plant, and equipment |
|
— |
|
|
700 |
|
|
Purchase of software |
|
(2,714 |
) |
|
(109,795 |
) |
|
Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired (note 2) |
|
— |
|
|
(10,449,587 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of land held-for-sale |
|
1,521,212 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of investment securities available-for-sale |
|
8,513,783 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Net cash from investing activities |
|
8,910,450 |
|
|
(11,488,658 |
) |
|
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
Common stock issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
(82,043 |
) |
|
Recovery of short-swing profits |
|
28,555 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Employee stock purchase plan shares issued |
|
28,287 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Withholding tax payments for share based compensation |
|
— |
|
|
(219,156 |
) |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
64,248 |
|
|
394,669 |
|
|
Net cash from financing activities |
|
121,090 |
|
|
93,470 |
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
1,494,882 |
|
|
(22,348,430 |
) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year |
|
23,049,234 |
|
|
57,208,080 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of year | $ |
24,544,116 |
|
$ |
34,859,650 |
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | |||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ |
5,285,330 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash information | |||||||
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities | $ |
— |
|
$ |
(24,001 |
) |
|
Common stock issued in connection with the acquisition of a business (note 2) | $ |
— |
|
$ |
1,834,857 |
|
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ |
61,016 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Amounts reclassified from property, plant, and equipment to fixed assets held-for-sale | $ |
100,000 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Amounts reclassified from property, plant, and equipment to intangible assets | $ |
153,691 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Purchases of equipment included in deposits at the beginning of the period | $ |
372,507 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Property and equipment held-and-used reclassified to held-for-sale | $ |
947,394 |
|
$ |
— |
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
As of | |||||||
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ |
24,544,116 |
|
$ |
23,049,234 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
1,183,953 |
|
|
1,268,718 |
|
|
Investment securities available-for-sale |
|
— |
|
|
8,635,077 |
|
|
Inventory |
|
8,743,811 |
|
|
10,221,343 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net |
|
2,772,092 |
|
|
3,827,543 |
|
|
Deposits |
|
104,573 |
|
|
679,919 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
37,447,755 |
|
|
47,681,834 |
|
|
Noncurrent assets | |||||||
Property and equipment, net |
|
4,375,989 |
|
|
4,512,935 |
|
|
Fixed assets held-for-sale |
|
100,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
3,210,036 |
|
|
4,838,854 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
6,486,000 |
|
||
Right of use asset |
|
7,179,389 |
|
|
2,327,752 |
|
|
Total noncurrent assets |
|
14,865,414 |
|
|
18,165,541 |
|
|
Total assets | $ |
52,213,959 |
|
$ |
65,847,375 |
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ |
413,436 |
|
$ |
888,768 |
|
|
Payroll liabilities |
|
1,149,368 |
|
|
814,163 |
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
2,645,505 |
|
|
2,083,090 |
|
|
Lease liability, current portion |
|
742,669 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
4,950,978 |
|
|
3,786,021 |
|
|
Long-term liabilities | |||||||
Deferred tax liability, net |
|
— |
|
|
7,534 |
|
|
Lease liability |
|
4,269,423 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Total long-term liabilities |
|
4,269,423 |
|
|
7,534 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
9,384,713 |
|
|
3,793,555 |
|
|
Stockholders’ equity | |||||||
Common stock, |
|
9,170 |
|
|
9,095 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
117,826,024 |
|
|
117,903,455 |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
— |
|
|
(61,016 |
) |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(74,841,636 |
) |
|
(55,797,714 |
) |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
42,993,558 |
|
|
62,053,820 |
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
52,213,959 |
|
$ |
65,847,375 |
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, we report adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per diluted share, which are financial measures not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in
These non-GAAP measures are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the table that follows.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | $ |
(4,904,520 |
) |
$ |
(6,265,541 |
) |
$ |
(19,038,148 |
) |
$ |
(11,596,045 |
) |
||||
Adjusted for: | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets | (a) |
|
100,426 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,126,426 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Forfeitures of unvested stock-based compensation | (b) |
|
(1,023,637 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(1,931,259 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
Executive severances | (c) |
|
143,746 |
|
|
— |
|
|
470,017 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Loss on sale of available-for-sale securities | (d) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
182,310 |
|
|
— |
|
|||
Proceeds from insurance settlement | (e) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(204,606 |
) |
|
— |
|
|||
Gain on sale of land held-for-sale |
|
(573,818 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(573,818 |
) |
|
— |
|
||||
Adjusted net loss | $ |
(6,257,803 |
) |
$ |
(6,265,541 |
) |
$ |
(12,969,078 |
) |
$ |
(11,596,045 |
) |
||||
Adjusted net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
diluted |
|
(0.69 |
) |
|
(0.70 |
) |
|
(1.42 |
) |
|
(1.30 |
) |
||||
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing adjusted net loss per share of common stock, diluted |
|
9,132,632 |
|
|
8,967,797 |
|
|
9,114,527 |
|
|
8,931,736 |
|
(a) Reflects impairment charges to goodwill and long-lived intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of Picky Bars which occurred Q2 2021, in the amounts of |
(b) Represents reversals of stock-based compensation arising from the forfeitures of unvested awards following the resignation of certain executive officers. |
(c) Represents compensation expense related to severances related to the resignations of certain executive officers. |
(d) Represents realized losses on the liquidation of the Company's available-for-sale securities. |
(e) Represents the recovery of costs incurred in connection with an insurance claim following loss of product. |
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