Tattooed Chef Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Tattooed Chef reported a record revenue growth of 43.7% to $213.4 million for 2021, with 32.2% growth in Q4 2021 compared to Q4 2020. Despite a net loss of $87.4 million for the full year and $13.1 million in Q4, the company expanded its product line and retail presence significantly. They ended 2021 with 78 SKUs and expanded distribution to over 160 retailers. The outlook for 2022 anticipates revenue between $280-$285 million, supported by new product launches and increased distribution.
- Record revenue growth of 43.7% in 2021 to $213.4 million
- Expanded branded distribution to over 160 retailers with approximately 14,000 locations
- Introduced two transformative acquisitions enhancing production capacity
- 2022 revenue guidance of $280-$285 million driven by new product introductions and acquisitions
- Net loss of $87.4 million in 2021 compared to net income of $69.0 million in 2020
- Gross profit decreased to 10.4% of revenues in 2021 from 14.6% in 2020
- Adjust EBITDA loss increased to $26.1 million in 2021, compared to $8.5 million in 2020
Record 2021 Full Year Revenue;
Expanded Manufacturing Capacity and National Retail Presence;
Provides 2022 Guidance
PARAMOUNT, Calif., March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tattooed Chef, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTCF) (“Tattooed Chef” or the “Company”), a leader in plant-based foods, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021, as well as full year 2022 guidance.
2021 Fourth Quarter Financial Overview Compared to Fourth Quarter of 2020
- Revenue rose
32.2% to$52.3 million - Tattooed Chef branded product revenue increased
21.7% to$29.2 million , or56% of total revenue - Net loss was
$13.1 million - Adjusted EBITDA(1) loss was
$11.4 million
2021 Full Year Financial Overview Compared to Full Year 2020
- Revenue rose
43.7% to a record$213.4 million - Tattooed Chef branded product revenue increased
56.7% to a record$132.5 million , or63% of total revenue - Net loss was
$87.4 million - Adjusted EBITDA(1) loss was
$26.1 million
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined below under “Non-GAAP Measures.” Please see “Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation” at the end of this press release.
2021 Operational Highlights
- Ended the year with 78 branded SKUs, up from 38 branded SKUs at the end of 2020.
- Expanded branded distribution to more than 160 retailers with approximately 14,000 locations, up from 4 retailers and approximately 4,000 locations at the close of 2020.
- Acquired New Mexico Food Distributors and the assets of and certain liabilities of Belmont Confections Inc., which together added three new production facilities, accelerated the Company’s entrance into new product categories, and provided scale for future margin accretion.
- Commenced enterprise-wide investments in automation, internal R&D, and cold storage to support anticipated growth and drive efficiencies beginning in 2022.
- Launched first national media campaign to elevate brand awareness and drive sales.
“2021 was a milestone year for Tattooed Chef,” said Sam Galletti, President and CEO. “We grew our revenue by approximately
“We expect the recently acquired Belmont Confections facility to begin transitioning to the manufacture of Tattooed Chef branded bars beginning in the second quarter of 2022 and we expect that the two facilities acquired as part the New Mexico Food Distributors transaction will be fully operational and manufacturing both private label and Tattooed Chef branded products during the second quarter of 2022. We have also taken steps to strengthen the vertically integrated nature of our operations by initiating company-wide investments in automation, staffing, cold storage facilities, and internal R&D. We believe that these improvements will support our anticipated revenue growth, deliver operating efficiencies, accelerate our ability to achieve scale, and enhance margins. We look forward to our future with great confidence.”
Sarah Galletti, Chief Creative Officer, added, “After nearly doubling the number of Tattooed Chef branded SKUs in 2021, we are planning to introduce new, innovative products during 2022, including Mexican-inspired foods, refrigerated plant-based snack bars, and wood-fired pizzas. Tattooed Chef’s plant-based products are attracting a wide range of dynamic, engaged and passionate consumers who #GiveACrop about what they eat, how that food is produced, and the values of the company that creates it.”
Fourth Quarter 2021 Results
Revenue increased
Gross profit declined to
Operating expenses decreased to
The loss before provision for income taxes was
Income tax benefit in Q4 2021 was
Net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA loss was
Full Year 2021 Results
Revenue increased
Gross profit was
Operating expenses increased to
The 2021 loss before provision for income taxes was
The income tax expense in 2021 was
Net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA loss was
Financial Condition
At December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were
Full Year 2022 Outlook
Highlights of the Company’s outlook for 2022 include:
- Revenue of
$280 -$285 million , driven by a combination of new product introductions, an increase in retail distribution via new relationships and penetrating existing accounts compared to 2021, and contributions from acquisitions consummated in 2021. - Gross margin of 10
-12% - Marketing expenses of
$27 -$32 million - Capital expenditures of approximately
$20 million , with investments focused on automation and robotics at our manufacturing facilities.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors interested in participating in the live call can dial:
- (877) 407-9753 from the U.S.
- (201) 493-6739 internationally.
The call will be webcast and available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.tattooedchef.com. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.
About Tattooed Chef
Tattooed Chef is a leading plant-based food company offering a broad portfolio of innovative and sustainably sourced plant-based foods. Tattooed Chef’s signature products include ready-to-cook bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, acai and smoothie bowls, and cauliflower pizza crusts, handheld burritos, and quesadillas, which are available in the frozen food sections of leading national retail food and club stores across the United States as well as on Tattooed Chef’s e-commerce site. Understanding consumer lifestyle and food trends, a commitment to innovation, and self-manufacturing allows Tattooed Chef to continuously introduce new products. Tattooed Chef provides approachable, great tasting and chef-created products to the growing group of plant-based consumers as well as the mainstream marketplace. For more information, please visit www.tattooedchef.com.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this release, words such as “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose,” “trend,” “accelerate,” “expansion,” “new,” “leverage,” “continues,” “opportunities,” “outlook,” “next,” “increase,” “beyond,” “potential,” “growth,” “pipeline,” “guidance” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Tattooed Chef’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: uncertainty surrounding the ultimate success of Tattooed Chef’s e-commerce platform; the need to prove Tattooed Chef’s ability to build brand awareness and continue to launch innovative products; continued acceptance of Tattooed Chef branded products by new retail customers; Tattooed Chef’s ability to increase in-store count and points of distribution; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Tattooed Chef; Tattooed Chef’s ability to effectively and efficiently integrate New Mexico Food Distributors and Belmont Confections’ business; competition and the ability of the business to grow and manage growth profitably; the impact of inflation, particularly with respect to freight and container expenses; the effect of possible supply chain disruption; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and other factors identified in past and future filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov. Some of these risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 outbreak or hostilities in the Ukraine. Tattooed Chef undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Measures
The Company seeks to achieve profitable, long-term growth by monitoring and analyzing key operating metrics, including Adjusted EBITDA. The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by adding back non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring expenses, and other non-operational charges. The Company’s management uses this non-GAAP financial metric and related computations to evaluate and manage the business and to plan and make near and long-term operating and strategic decisions. The management team believes this non-GAAP financial metric is useful to investors to provide supplemental information in addition to the GAAP financial results. Management reviews the use of its primary key operating metrics from time-to-time. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for any GAAP financial measure and as calculated, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry. The Company’s management team believes it is useful to provide investors with the same financial information that it uses internally to make comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in underlying operating results, and evaluate its business.
CONTACTS
INVESTORS
Stephanie Dieckmann, CFO
Tattooed Chef
(562) 602-0822
Devin Sullivan, SVP
The Equity Group
(212) 836-9608 / dsullivan@equityny.com
Karin Daly, VP
The Equity Group
(212) 836-96 / kdaly@equityny.com
TATTOOED CHEF, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (in thousands, except per share information) | |||||||||||||||
Three-Months Ended December 31, | Twelve-Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
NET REVENUE | $ | 52,336 | $ | 39,595 | $ | 213,430 | $ | 148,498 | |||||||
COST OF GOODS SOLD | 51,240 | 35,199 | 191,318 | 126,818 | |||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 1,096 | 4,396 | 22,112 | 21,680 | |||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | 14,807 | 19,043 | 59,109 | 31,633 | |||||||||||
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | (13,711 | ) | (14,647 | ) | (36,997 | ) | (9,953 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense | (102 | ) | (166 | ) | (261 | ) | (735 | ) | |||||||
Other (expense) income | 314 | 38,321 | (2,222 | ) | 39,434 | ||||||||||
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | (13,499 | ) | 23,508 | (39,480 | ) | 28,746 | |||||||||
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | 355 | 42,054 | (47,924 | ) | 40,278 | ||||||||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME | (13,144 | ) | 65,562 | (87,404 | ) | 69,024 | |||||||||
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | - | 274 | - | 1,422 | |||||||||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TATTOOED CHEF, INC. | $ | (13,144 | ) | $ | 65,288 | $ | (87,404 | ) | $ | 67,602 | |||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | 1.07 | $ | (1.07 | ) | $ | 1.85 | |||||
Diluted | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | 1.01 | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | 1.68 | |||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 82,009,854 | 61,012,304 | 81,532,234 | 36,487,862 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 82,148,749 | 64,601,630 | 81,671,129 | 40,077,188 | |||||||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | (45 | ) | $ | 978 | $ | (954 | ) | $ | 777 | |||||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (45 | ) | 978 | (954 | ) | 777 | |||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (13,189 | ) | $ | 66,540 | $ | (88,358 | ) | $ | 69,801 | |||||
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest | - | 267 | - | 1,506 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc. stockholders | $ | (13,189 | ) | $ | 66,273 | $ | (88,358 | ) | $ | 68,295 |
TATTOOED CHEF, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except per share information) | |||||||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2021 | 2020 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
Cash | $ | 92,351 | $ | 131,579 | |||
Accounts receivable | 25,117 | 16,281 | |||||
Inventory | 54,562 | 38,002 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 7,027 | 18,416 | |||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 179,057 | 204,278 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 46,476 | 16,083 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 8,039 | - | |||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net | 5,639 | - | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 151 | - | |||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 266 | 47,549 | |||||
Goodwill | 26,924 | - | |||||
Other assets | 649 | 605 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 267,201 | $ | 268,515 | |||
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 28,334 | $ | 24,075 | |||
Accrued expenses | 3,767 | 3,610 | |||||
Line of credit | 1,200 | 22 | |||||
Notes payable to related parties, current portion | - | 66 | |||||
Notes payable, current portion | 5,019 | 111 | |||||
Forward contract derivative liability | 1,804 | - | |||||
Operating lease liabilities, current | 1,523 | - | |||||
Other current liabilities | 122 | 1,403 | |||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 41,769 | 29,287 | |||||
Warrant liability | 814 | 5,184 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 6,599 | - | |||||
Notes payable, net of current portion | 716 | 1,990 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 49,898 | $ | 36,461 | |||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 21) | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Preferred stock- outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020 | - | - | |||||
Common stock- issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021, 71,551,067 shares issued and 71,469,980 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020 | 8 | 7 | |||||
Treasury stock- 0 shares at December 31, 2021, 81,087 shares at December 31, 2020 | - | - | |||||
Additional paid in capital | 242,362 | 168,448 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (953 | ) | 1 | ||||
Retained (deficit) earnings | (24,114 | ) | 63,598 | ||||
Total equity | 217,303 | 232,054 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 267,201 | $ | 268,515 |
TATTOOED CHEF, INC. Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
Three-Months Ended | Twelve-Months Ended | ||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (13,144 | ) | $ | 65,562 | $ | (87,404 | ) | $ | 69,024 | |||
Interest | 102 | 166 | 261 | 735 | |||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (355 | ) | (42,054 | ) | 47,924 | (40,278 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation | 1,089 | 734 | 3,603 | 1,427 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | (12,308 | ) | $ | 24,408 | $ | (35,616 | ) | $ | 30,908 | |||
Adjustments | |||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | $ | 848 | $ | 3,399 | $ | 5,192 | $ | 3,399 | |||||
Loss (gain) on foreign currency forward contracts | 17 | 71 | 2,847 | (1,042 | ) | ||||||||
Transaction related bonuses | - | 8,840 | - | 13,610 | |||||||||
Gain on settlement of contingent consideration derivative | - | (37,200 | ) | - | (37,200 | ) | |||||||
Loss (gain) on warrant remeasurement | (422 | ) | (1,192 | ) | (589 | ) | (1,192 | ) | |||||
Acquisition expenses | 36 | - | 1,043 | - | |||||||||
UMB ATM transaction | - | - | 148 | - | |||||||||
Dispute resolution and related fees | - | - | 465 | - | |||||||||
ERP related expenses | 415 | - | 415 | - | |||||||||
Total Adjustments | $ | 894 | $ | (26,082 | ) | $ | 9,521 | $ | (22,425 | ) | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (11,414 | ) | $ | (1,674 | ) | $ | (26,095 | ) | $ | 8,483 |
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