PetIQ, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
PetIQ, Inc. reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with record net sales of $308.4 million, exceeding guidance. The company achieved record net income and adjusted EBITDA, leading to an increase in earnings per diluted share. PetIQ's manufactured products outperformed growth expectations, contributing to a 14.3% increase in net sales. The company raised its full-year 2024 outlook based on strong year-to-date results and increased marketing initiatives to drive growth.
Record net sales of $308.4 million, an increase of 6.2% compared to the prior year period
Record gross profit of $74.5 million, an increase of 19.7%
Record net income of $14.9 million, or EPS of $0.48, an increase of 47.8%
Record adjusted net income of $18.5 million, or adjusted EPS of $0.58, an increase of 28.9%
Record EBITDA of $32.2 million, an increase of 20.2%
Record Adjusted EBITDA of $35.3 million, an increase of 15.0%
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Insights
Reports Record First Quarter 2024 Net Sales of
Achieves Record First Quarter Net Income
Record Adjusted EBITDA Exceeds Company's First Quarter 2024 Guidance
Raises Full Year 2024 Outlook
EAGLE, Idaho, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PetIQ, Inc. (“PetIQ” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PETQ), a leading pet medication, product and wellness company, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Cord Christensen, PetIQ’s Founder and CEO commented, “We’ve started 2024 off well with broad-based growth and strong pet parent demand for our product offerings. PetIQ’s manufactured brands captured a disproportionate amount of their category market share to fuel net sales at the high-end of our expectations and profitability above our first quarter outlook. Our step-up in brand building and marketing initiatives are increasing pet parent awareness and growing consumption of PetIQ’s manufactured brands with the majority of our 2024 incremental marketing expected to be in the second quarter of this year. Our team remains optimistic about our opportunities to increase growth and operating efficiencies across our business, and we’re pleased to raise our 2024 financial outlook based on the Company’s strong year-to-date results."
First Quarter 2024 Highlights Compared to Prior Year Period
- Record net sales of
$308.4 million , an increase of6.2% , at the high-end of the Company's guidance of$290.0 million to$310.0 million - Product segment net sales of
$276.9 million , an increase of6.9% - Net sales for PetIQ’s manufactured products increased
14.3% and outperformed the Company's growth expectations for the quarter - Services segment net sales of
$31.6 million , an increase of0.2% , including the closure of 149 wellness centers in the second half of 2023 associated with the Services Segment optimization - Gross profit of
$74.5 million , an increase of19.7% - Gross margin increased 280 basis points to
24.2% - Record net income of
$14.9 million , or earnings per diluted share ("EPS") of$0.48 , an increase of47.8% - Record adjusted net income of
$18.5 million , or adjusted EPS of$0.58 , an increase of28.9% - Record EBITDA of
$32.2 million , an increase of20.2% - EBITDA margin increased 120 basis points to
10.4% - Record Adjusted EBITDA of
$35.3 million , an increase of15.0% , and above the Company's guidance of$31.0 million to$33.0 million - Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 80 basis points to
11.4%
First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Net sales were
Products segment net sales increased
Services segment net sales for the first quarter of 2024 increased
First quarter 2024 gross profit was
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were
Net income was
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
The Company ended the quarter with total cash and cash equivalents of
On April 30, 2024, subsequent to the end of the first quarter, the Company completed the sale of the Company’s foreign subsidiary within the Products segment, Mark & Chappell, for approximately
Adjusted SG&A, adjusted SG&A as a percent of net sales, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful additional information to investors about current trends in the Company's operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of operations. In addition, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to assess operating performance and for business planning purposes. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a definition of these measures and the financial tables that accompany this release for a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.
Outlook
For the full year 2024 the Company is raising its outlook previously provided on February 28, 2024. The Company's outlook continues to be inclusive of its Services segment optimization, the sale of its foreign subsidiary, Mark & Chappell, and a return to more normal flea and tick seasonality as compared to the record seasonal patterns experienced in 2023. The Company's annual seasonality can vary based on the timing of shipments, promotional activity, product launches and a number of other factors.
For the full year 2024 the Company expects:
- Net sales of
$1,135.0 million to$1,185.0 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
$112.0 million to$118.0 million
For the second quarter of 2024 the Company expects:
- Net sales of
$325.0 million to$335.0 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
$34.0 million to$36.0 million
The Company does not provide guidance for net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA, and similarly cannot provide a reconciliation between its forecasted adjusted EBITDA and net income without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for certain components of net income and the respective reconciliations. These forecasted items are not within the Company’s control, may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024 and full year ending December 31, 2024.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call with members of the executive management team to discuss these results. The conference call is scheduled to begin today at 4:30 p.m. ET. To participate on the live call listeners in North America may dial 833-816-1410 and international listeners may dial 412-317-0503.
In addition, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the “Investors” section of the Company's website at www.PetIQ.com. A telephonic playback will be available through May 29, 2024. North American listeners may dial 844-512-2921 and international listeners may dial 412-317-6671; the passcode is 10187428.
About PetIQ
PetIQ is a leading pet medication, health and wellness company delivering a smarter way for pet parents to help their pets live their best lives through convenient access to affordable products and veterinary services. The Company's product business engages with pet parents through retail and e-commerce sales channels with its branded and distributed pet medications as well as health and wellness items. PetIQ manufactures and distributes pet products from its world-class facilities in Omaha, Nebraska, Springville, Utah and Daytona Beach, Florida. The Company’s veterinarian services offering operates in over 2,600 mobile community clinic locations and wellness centers hosted at retail partners in 39 states. PetIQ believes that pets are an important part of the family and deserve the best products and care we can provide them.
Contact: katie.turner@petiq.com or 208.513.1513
Media: kara.schafer@petiq.com or 407.929.6727
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, general economic or market conditions, including inflation and interest rates; overall consumer spending in the industry; our ability to successfully grow our business through acquisitions and our ability to integrate acquisitions; our dependency on a limited number of customers; our ability to implement our growth strategy effectively; our ability to continue to grow our Services segment; disruptions in our manufacturing, shipping, transportation and distribution chains; competition from veterinarians and others in our industry; reputational damage to our brands; the effectiveness of our marketing and trade promotion programs; recalls or withdrawals of our products or product liability claims; our ability to introduce new products and improve existing products; our ability to protect our intellectual property; costs associated with governmental regulation; our ability to keep and retain key employees; our ability to sustain profitability; cyber security risks, including breaches that result in business interruption and data loss; our substantial indebtedness and ability to raise additional capital as needed; and the risks set forth under the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other reports filed time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Consequently, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, PetIQ uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted SG&A, adjusted SG&A as a percentage of total net sales, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin.
Adjusted SG&A consists of SG&A adjusted for acquisition costs, stock-based compensation expense, and integration and business transformation costs. Adjusted SG&A is adjusted SG&A as a percentage of total net sales.
Adjusted net income consists of net income adjusted for tax expense, acquisition costs, stock-based compensation expense, and integration and business transformation costs. Adjusted net income is utilized by management to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share is defined as non-GAAP adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
EBITDA represents net income before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus adjustments for transactions that management does not believe are representative of our core ongoing business including acquisition costs, stock-based compensation expense, and integration and business transformation costs. Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA stated as a percentage of total net sales.
Adjusted EBITDA is utilized by management as a factor in evaluating the Company's performance and the effectiveness of our business strategies. The Company presents EBITDA because it is a necessary component for computing adjusted EBITDA.
We believe that the use of these non-GAAP measures provides additional tools for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. In addition, you should be aware when evaluating these non-GAAP measures that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. Our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these or other unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies do not calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. Our management does not, and you should not, consider the non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements. See a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP measure, in the financial tables that accompany this release.
| PetIQ, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, in 000’s except for per share amounts) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 25,374 | $ | 116,369 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 191,862 | 142,511 | ||||||
| Inventories | 215,383 | 159,309 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 12,296 | 12,645 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 444,915 | 430,834 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 55,297 | 57,097 | ||||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | 18,103 | 19,079 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | 2,016 | 2,083 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 155,501 | 159,729 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 199,404 | 199,404 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 875,236 | $ | 868,226 | ||||
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 137,862 | $ | 139,264 | ||||
| Accrued wages payable | 11,525 | 16,734 | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable | 7,805 | 6,636 | ||||||
| Other accrued expenses | 12,072 | 10,692 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating leases | 6,672 | 7,608 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases | 8,062 | 8,595 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 183,998 | 189,529 | ||||||
| Operating leases, less current installments | 12,793 | 13,763 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, less current installments | 436,423 | 437,820 | ||||||
| Finance leases, less current installments | 572 | 516 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 3,600 | 3,600 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 453,388 | 455,699 | ||||||
| Equity | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 387,239 | 387,349 | ||||||
| Class A common stock, par value | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Class B common stock, par value | — | — | ||||||
| Class A treasury stock, at cost, 373 and 373 shares, respectively | (3,857 | ) | (3,857 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (145,695 | ) | (160,602 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,790 | ) | (1,706 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 235,926 | 221,213 | ||||||
| Non-controlling interest | 1,924 | 1,785 | ||||||
| Total equity | 237,850 | 222,998 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 875,236 | $ | 868,226 | ||||
| PetIQ, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, in 000’s, except for per share amounts) | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Product sales | $ | 276,891 | $ | 258,993 | ||||
| Services sales | 31,552 | 31,478 | ||||||
| Total net sales | 308,443 | 290,471 | ||||||
| Cost of products sold | 209,063 | 200,902 | ||||||
| Cost of services | 24,837 | 27,308 | ||||||
| Total cost of sales | 233,900 | 228,210 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 74,543 | 62,261 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 50,209 | 43,326 | ||||||
| Operating income | 24,334 | 18,935 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | 9,106 | 8,732 | ||||||
| Other income, net | (126 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
| Total other expense, net | 8,980 | 8,706 | ||||||
| Pretax net income | 15,354 | 10,229 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | (327 | ) | (448 | ) | ||||
| Net income | 15,027 | 9,781 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 120 | 82 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to PetIQ, Inc. | $ | 14,907 | $ | 9,699 | ||||
| Net income per share attributable to PetIQ, Inc. Class A common stock | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.33 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.32 | ||||
| Weighted Average shares of Class A common stock outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic | 29,283 | 29,125 | ||||||
| Diluted | 34,781 | 35,230 | ||||||
| PetIQ, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, in 000’s) | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 15,027 | $ | 9,781 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and loan fees | 8,364 | 8,463 | ||||||
| Gain on disposition of property, plant, and equipment | (220 | ) | — | |||||
| Stock based compensation expense | 2,609 | 2,466 | ||||||
| Other non-cash activity | (20 | ) | (52 | ) | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquisition | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (49,088 | ) | (84,250 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | (56,262 | ) | (13,567 | ) | ||||
| Other assets | (392 | ) | (2,065 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | (1,727 | ) | 36,019 | |||||
| Accrued wages payable | (5,209 | ) | (1,988 | ) | ||||
| Other accrued expenses | 1,774 | 1,866 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (85,144 | ) | (43,327 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from disposition of property, plant, and equipment | 728 | — | ||||||
| Purchase of property, plant, and equipment | (1,550 | ) | (1,910 | ) | ||||
| Business acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | — | (27,634 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (822 | ) | (29,544 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 10,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Principal payments on long-term debt | (11,900 | ) | (16,900 | ) | ||||
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | (475 | ) | (346 | ) | ||||
| Tax withholding payments on Restricted Stock Units | (2,699 | ) | (840 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (5,074 | ) | (3,086 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (91,040 | ) | (75,957 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 45 | 102 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 116,369 | 101,265 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 25,374 | $ | 25,410 | ||||
| PetIQ, Inc. Reconciliation between Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited, in 000’s) | |||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
| $'s in 000's | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 15,027 | $ | 9,781 | |||
| Plus: | |||||||
| Tax expense | 327 | 448 | |||||
| Depreciation | 3,442 | 3,521 | |||||
| Amortization | 4,252 | 4,261 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | 9,106 | 8,732 | |||||
| EBITDA | $ | 32,154 | $ | 26,743 | |||
| Acquisition costs(1) | — | 538 | |||||
| Stock based compensation expense | 2,609 | 2,466 | |||||
| Integration and business transformation costs(2) | 502 | 976 | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 35,265 | $ | 30,722 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 11.4 | % | 10.6 | % | |||
| PetIQ, Inc. Reconciliation between Selling, General & Administrative (“SG&A”) and Adjusted SG&A (Unaudited, in 000’s, Except for Percentages) | |||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
| $'s in 000's | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||
| SG&A | $ | 50,209 | $ | 43,326 | |||
| SG&A % of Total Net Sales | 16.3 | % | 14.9 | % | |||
| Less: | |||||||
| Acquisition costs(1) | — | 538 | |||||
| Stock based compensation expense | 2,609 | 2,466 | |||||
| Integration and business transformation costs(2) | 502 | 976 | |||||
| Adjusted SG&A | $ | 47,098 | $ | 39,346 | |||
| Adj SG&A % of Total Net Sales | 15.3 | % | 13.5 | % | |||
| PetIQ, Inc. Summary Segment Results (Unaudited, in 000’s) | |||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||
| $'s in 000's | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||
| Products segment sales | $ | 276,891 | $ | 258,993 | |
| Services segment sales: | |||||
| Same-store sales | 30,969 | 28,528 | |||
| Non same-store sales | 583 | 2,950 | |||
| Total services segment sales | $ | 31,552 | $ | 31,478 | |
| Total net sales | $ | 308,443 | $ | 290,471 | |
| PetIQ, Inc. Reconciliation between Net Income and Adjusted Net Income (Unaudited, in 000’s, except for per share amounts) | |||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||
| $'s in 000's | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||
| Net income | $ | 15,027 | $ | 9,781 | |
| Plus: | |||||
| Tax expense | 327 | 448 | |||
| Acquisition costs(1) | — | 538 | |||
| Stock based compensation expense | 2,609 | 2,466 | |||
| Integration and business transformation costs(2) | 502 | 976 | |||
| Adjusted Net income | 18,465 | 14,209 | |||
| Plus: interest expense on Convertible Notes | 1,688 | 1,676 | |||
| Adjusted Net income - diluted | $ | 20,153 | $ | 15,885 | |
| Non-GAAP adjusted EPS | |||||
| Basic | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.49 | |
| Diluted | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.45 | |
| Weighted Average shares of Class A common stock outstanding used to compute non-GAAP adjusted EPS | |||||
| Basic | 29,283 | 29,125 | |||
| Diluted | 34,781 | 35,230 | |||
(1) Acquisition costs include legal, accounting, banking, consulting, diligence, and other costs related to completed and contemplated acquisitions.
(2) Integration and business transformation costs, including personnel costs such as severance and retention bonuses, consulting costs, contract termination costs and IT and ERP implementation costs.
| PetIQ, Inc. Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio Under Term Loan B (Unaudited, in 000’s, except for multiples) | |||
| $'s in 000's | March 31, 2024 | ||
| Total debt | $ | 443,902 | |
| Total Capital Leases | 1,155 | ||
| Less Cash | (25,374 | ) | |
| Net Debt | 419,683 | ||
| LTM Term Loan B defined EBITDA | 115,653 | ||
| Term Loan B net leverage(1) | 3.6 | x | |
(1) Our Term Loan B documentation defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and a non-cash goodwill impairment charge, as further adjusted for acquisition costs, loss on debt extinguishment and related costs, stock based compensation expense, integration costs, litigation expenses, and non same-store net income (loss), which we refer to as “Term Loan B Adjusted EBITDA.” Term Loan B Adjusted EBITDA is not a non-GAAP measure and is presented solely for purposes of providing investors an understanding of the Company’s financial condition and liquidity and should not be relied upon for any purposes other than an understanding of the Company’s financial condition and liquidity as it relates to the Company’s Term Loan B.
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