ThredUp Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
ThredUp Inc. (Nasdaq: TDUP) reported first quarter revenue of $79.6 million, up 5% year-over-year, with a gross margin of 69.5% and gross profit increase of 8%. The company expects positive adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow for 2024. ThredUp announced a reorganization focusing on AI-driven operations, reducing expenses by $17 million. The company launched new AI tools, an online concept store, hired a GM for Europe, and expanded its RaaS programs. ThredUp's 2024 Resale Report highlighted the growth of the secondhand market. Financial outlook for Q2 includes revenue of $81.0-83.0 million, gross margin of 71.0-73.0%, and adjusted EBITDA margin of 1.0-3.0%. For the full fiscal year, revenue is expected to be $328.0-338.0 million with a gross margin of 71.0-72.0% and adjusted EBITDA margin of 2.0-4.0%.
ThredUp reported a 5% year-over-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2024, reaching $79.6 million.
The company saw a significant gross profit increase of 8% year-over-year, totaling $55.3 million, with a gross margin of 69.5%.
ThredUp anticipates achieving positive adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow for 2024, signaling financial strength and growth potential.
The reorganization efforts to embrace an AI-driven operating model resulted in a $17 million reduction in operating expenses, positioning the company for increased efficiency and innovation.
ThredUp's introduction of new AI-powered tools and an online concept store demonstrates the company's commitment to enhancing customer experience and staying at the forefront of technological advancements.
Despite the positive revenue growth, ThredUp reported a net loss of $16.6 million for the first quarter of 2024, representing a negative 20.8% of revenue.
The company incurred an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.7 million, equivalent to a negative 0.9% of revenue, highlighting the need for efficiency improvements to achieve profitability.
ThredUp's net loss and adjusted EBITDA margins indicate ongoing challenges in achieving sustainable profitability and financial stability despite revenue growth.
Insights
The first quarter results posted by ThredUp indicate a company in a growth phase, albeit at a modest rate. A 5% year-over-year increase in revenue to $79.6 million, coupled with a gross profit growth of 8% and an improved gross margin of 69.5%, suggests an efficient cost management strategy, particularly in cogs (Cost of Goods Sold) and inventory turnover.
For investors, the reduction in net loss from
Active Buyers and Orders growth rates, at
The growth of the U.S. secondhand market, as outlined in the ThredUp report, indicates not only a viable market but one that is expanding rapidly, with predictions to reach
Additionally, moves to expand its Resale-as-a-Service offerings and the addition of a General Manager for the European market suggest strategic geographical and service line extensions, which can lead to increased revenue diversification. The success of these initiatives will play a critical role in the company's ability to capture additional market share and strengthen its position in the industry.
Investors should also note the increased investment in AI and its potential to streamline operations, which could improve margins in the long term. However, the financial burden of these investments and their impact on short-term profitability should not be overlooked.
The reorganization of ThredUp to support an AI-driven model is a forward-thinking move, particularly relevant in the tech industry where AI has the potential to revolutionize various aspects of business, from customer experience to operational efficiency.
With ThredUp investing in AI product developments and new search experiences, investors should weigh the potential for these technological advancements to attract customers and reduce operational costs. However, they should equally consider the risks associated with implementing such technology, including the need for continuous investment and the potential for delayed ROI as the technology matures.
The launch of an online concept store is an indication of ThredUp's commitment to innovation and provides a testing ground for new features that could enhance the customer experience, potentially leading to increased engagement and sales.
- First quarter revenue of
$79.6 million , representing an increase of5% year-over-year. - First quarter gross margin of
69.5% and an increase in gross profit of8% year-over-year. - Active Buyers of 1.7 million and Orders of 1.7 million in Q1 2024, representing an increase of
4% and an increase of9% , respectively, year-over-year. - Issued an updated 2024 financial outlook, including positive adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of
2.0% to4.0% and positive free cash flow on an annual basis.
OAKLAND, Calif., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThredUp Inc. (Nasdaq: TDUP, LTSE: TDUP), one of the largest online resale platforms for apparel, shoes, and accessories, announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 and updated full year 2024 financial outlook.
“We delivered another quarter of strong financial performance, demonstrating healthy gross profit growth and bottom-line leverage,” said ThredUp CEO and co-founder James Reinhart. “Looking ahead, we are focused on reshaping ThredUp into an AI-powered resale company by increasing investments in product, operations, and marketing, while reducing operating expenses and accelerating our path to free cash flow.”
First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: Total revenue of
$79.6 million , an increase of5% year-over-year. - Gross Profit and Gross Margin: Gross profit totaled
$55.3 million , representing an increase of8% year-over-year. Gross margin was69.5% as compared to67.3% for the first quarter 2023. - Net Loss: Net loss was
$16.6 million , or a negative20.8% of revenue, for the first quarter 2024, compared to a net loss of$19.8 million , or a negative26.1% of revenue, for the first quarter 2023. - Adjusted EBITDA Loss and Adjusted EBITDA Loss Margin1: Adjusted EBITDA loss was
$0.7 million , or a negative0.9% of revenue, for the first quarter 2024, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of$6.6 million , or a negative8.7% of revenue, for the first quarter 2023. - Active Buyers and Orders: Active Buyers of 1.729 million and Orders of 1.651 million, representing an increase of
4% and an increase of9% , respectively, over the first quarter 2023.
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1 Adjusted EBITDA loss and Adjusted EBITDA loss margin are non-GAAP measures. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a detailed reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA loss and Adjusted EBITDA loss margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of why we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful.
Recent Business Highlights
- Reorganization to Support AI-Driven Operating Model: ThredUp reorganized several parts of the business, enabling it to take advantage of the emergent technological shifts in generative AI, which the company believes uniquely benefit its single-SKU model. As part of its strategic realignment, the company reduced its annualized operating expenses by approximately
$17 million and its global corporate headcount by approximately20% . As a result, the company will invest more in AI product developments, boost processing in its distribution centers, and increase marketing spend. - AI Innovation: ThredUp launched a new AI search experience, as well as two new AI-powered tools that allow customers to thrift any style that inspires them.
- Launched Online Concept Store: As ThredUp accelerates its innovation pipeline, the company launched thredup.com/concept, an online concept store that provides a first look at new and upcoming product features and enhancements in its marketplace.
- Hired a New General Manager in Europe: ThredUp announced the appointment of Florin Filote as the company’s General Manager of Europe. Florin brings nearly two decades of experience in retail and ecommerce with an emphasis on building and scaling marketplace businesses and will oversee the company’s European business operations, which currently span nine countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
- Resale-as-a-Service® (RaaS®): ThredUp continued to grow its RaaS client roster, launching eight new resale programs with brands including ELOQUII, Veda, and Goldie. The company is looking to expand its RaaS footprint in Europe.
- Published 12th Annual Resale Report: In partnership with GlobalData, ThredUp released the results of its 2024 Resale Report, revealing that the U.S. secondhand market grew 7 times faster than the broader retail clothing market in 2023 and is set to reach
$73 billion by 2028. The report also includes new insights about trends driving online resale’s growth, momentum in branded resale, and a special section about the government’s role in reducing fashion’s impact.
Financial Outlook
For the second quarter 2024, ThredUp expects:
- Revenue in the range of
$81.0 million to$83.0 million . - Gross margin in the range of
71.0% to73.0% , representing gross profit dollar growth of6% year over year at the midpoint of revenue and gross margin guidance. - Adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of
1.0% to3.0% .
For the full fiscal year 2024, ThredUp expects:
- Revenue in the range of
$328.0 million to$338.0 million . - Gross margin in the range of
71.0% to72.0% , representing gross profit dollar growth of11% year over year at the midpoint of revenue and gross margin guidance. - Adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of
2.0% to4.0% .
ThredUp is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking guidance of the Non-GAAP measure Adjusted EBITDA loss to net loss because certain items are out of ThredUp’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Historically, these items have included, but are not limited to, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, severance and other, interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, acquisition and offering-related expenses, and impairment of non-marketable equity investment. Accordingly, a reconciliation for Adjusted EBITDA loss in order to calculate forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA loss margin is not available without unreasonable effort. However, for the second quarter of 2024 and full year 2024, depreciation and amortization is expected to be
ThredUp is not providing a quantitative reconciliation for free cash flow estimates on a forward-looking basis because it is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to provide a meaningful or reasonably accurate calculation or estimation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and certain reconciling items on a forward-looking basis, which could be significant to the Company's results.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
- The live and archived webcast and all related earnings materials will be available at ThredUp’s investor relations website: ir.thredup.com/news-events/events-and-presentations.
| ThredUp Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 50,112 | $ | 56,084 | ||||
| Marketable securities | 12,399 | 8,100 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 6,929 | 7,813 | ||||||
| Inventory | 11,582 | 15,687 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 5,834 | 6,204 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 86,856 | 93,888 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 47,138 | 42,118 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 85,083 | 87,672 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 11,677 | 11,957 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 7,329 | 8,156 | ||||||
| Other assets | 6,196 | 6,176 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 244,279 | $ | 249,967 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 9,133 | $ | 9,457 | ||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 37,541 | 35,934 | ||||||
| Seller payable | 21,037 | 21,495 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 5,517 | 5,949 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 3,843 | 3,838 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 77,071 | 76,673 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 49,750 | 44,621 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 21,044 | 22,006 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 2,884 | 2,750 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 150,749 | 146,050 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Class A and B common stock, | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 592,193 | 585,156 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,245 | ) | (2,375 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (495,429 | ) | (478,875 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 93,530 | 103,917 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 244,279 | $ | 249,967 | ||||
| ThredUp Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Consignment | $ | 61,225 | $ | 46,479 | ||||
| Product | 18,363 | 29,443 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 79,588 | 75,922 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue: | ||||||||
| Consignment | 10,502 | 9,220 | ||||||
| Product | 13,760 | 15,609 | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 24,262 | 24,829 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 55,326 | 51,093 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Operations, product, and technology | 41,051 | 38,347 | ||||||
| Marketing | 13,413 | 16,870 | ||||||
| Sales, general, and administrative | 17,573 | 16,059 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 72,037 | 71,276 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (16,711 | ) | (20,183 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | (677 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 845 | 476 | ||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (16,543 | ) | (19,784 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 11 | 9 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (16,554 | ) | $ | (19,793 | ) | ||
| Loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing loss per share, basic and diluted | 109,292 | 101,984 | ||||||
| ThredUp Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (16,554 | ) | $ | (19,793 | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (864 | ) | 544 | |||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities | (6 | ) | 610 | |||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (870 | ) | 1,154 | |||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (17,424 | ) | $ | (18,639 | ) | ||
| ThredUp Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (16,554 | ) | $ | (19,793 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,933 | 3,681 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 7,211 | 9,391 | ||||||
| Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets | 1,667 | 1,207 | ||||||
| Other | 28 | 41 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 815 | 1,010 | ||||||
| Inventory | 3,825 | (3,157 | ) | |||||
| Other current and non-current assets | 312 | 22 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (223 | ) | 4,102 | |||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 1,742 | (1,851 | ) | |||||
| Seller payable | (442 | ) | 1,696 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (1,986 | ) | (2,062 | ) | ||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 65 | 1,255 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,393 | (4,458 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (8,665 | ) | — | |||||
| Maturities of marketable securities | 4,500 | 24,579 | ||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (1,620 | ) | (5,679 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (5,785 | ) | 18,900 | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Repayment of debt | (1,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of stock-based awards | 727 | 446 | ||||||
| Payments of withholding taxes on stock-based awards | (1,207 | ) | (638 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (1,480 | ) | (1,192 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (115 | ) | (540 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (5,987 | ) | 12,710 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period | 61,469 | 44,051 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 55,482 | $ | 56,761 | ||||
| ThredUp Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (16,554 | ) | $ | (19,793 | ) | ||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 7,211 | 9,391 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,933 | 3,681 | ||||||
| Severance and other | 2,986 | — | ||||||
| Interest expense | 677 | 77 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 11 | 9 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss | $ | (736 | ) | $ | (6,635 | ) | ||
| Total revenue | 79,588 | 75,922 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss margin | (0.9 | )% | (8.7 | )% | ||||
| Free Cash Flow Reconciliation | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | 1,393 | $ | (4,458 | ) | |||
| Less: Purchases of property and equipment | (1,620 | ) | (5,679 | ) | ||||
| Non-GAAP free cash flow | $ | (227 | ) | $ | (10,137 | ) | ||
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ThredUp is transforming resale with technology and a mission to inspire the world to think secondhand first. By making it easy to buy and sell secondhand, ThredUp has become one of the world's largest online resale platforms for apparel, shoes and accessories. Sellers enjoy ThredUp because we make it easy to clean out their closets and unlock value for themselves or for the charity of their choice while doing good for the planet. Buyers enjoy shopping value, premium and luxury brands all in one place, at up to
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A reconciliation is provided above for Adjusted EBITDA loss to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA loss as net loss adjusted to exclude, where applicable in a given period, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, severance and other reorganization costs, interest expense, and provision for income taxes. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss margin represents Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss divided by total revenue for the same period.
A reconciliation is provided above for free cash flow to cash flows from operations, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. We calculate free cash flow as Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities adjusted to exclude Purchases of property and equipment.
An Active Buyer is a ThredUp buyer who has made at least one purchase in the last twelve months. A ThredUp buyer is a customer who has created an account and purchased in our marketplaces, including through our RaaS® clients, and is identified by a unique email address. A single person could have multiple ThredUp accounts and count as multiple Active Buyers.
Orders are defined as the total number of orders placed by buyers across our marketplaces, including through our RaaS® clients, in a given period, net of cancellations.
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