Online fashion retailer Revolve Group (NASDAQ: RVLV) fell short of analyst expectations in Q1 FY2023 quarter, with revenue down 1.37% year on year to $279.6 million. Revolve made a GAAP profit of $14.2 million, down on its profit of $22.6 million, in the same quarter last year.
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Revolve (RVLV) Q1 FY2023 Highlights:
- Revenue: $279.6 million vs analyst estimates of $290.1 million (3.63% miss)
- EPS: $0.19 vs analyst estimates of $0.14 (31.9% beat)
- Free cash flow of $47.7 million, up from negative free cash flow of $12.3 million in previous quarter
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 49.8%, down from 54.5% same quarter last year
- Trailing 12 months Active Customers : 2.42 million, up 383 thousand year on year
"We achieved excellent progress on rebalancing our inventory position and generated exceptional cash flow in the first quarter, despite a macroeconomic environment that became increasingly challenging as the quarter progressed, leading to deceleration in our net sales momentum," said co-founder and co-CEO Mike Karanikolas.
Launched in 2003 by software engineers Michael Mente and Mike Karanikolas, Revolve Group (NASDAQ: RVLV) is a next generation fashion retailer that leverages social media and a community of fashion influencers to drive its merchandising strategy.
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Sales Growth
Revolve's revenue growth over the last three years has been strong, averaging 24.9% annually. This quarter, Revolve reported a rather lacklustre 1.37% year on year revenue decline, missing analyst expectations.
Ahead of the earnings results the analysts covering the company were estimating sales to grow 10.6% over the next twelve months.
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Usage Growth
As an online retailer, Revolve generates revenue growth by growing both the number of buyers, and the average order size in dollars.
Over the last two years the number of Revolve's active buyers, a key usage metric for the company, grew 24.4% annually to 2.42 million. This is a fast growth for a consumer internet company.
In Q1 the company added 383 thousand active buyers, translating to a 18.8% growth year on year.
Key Takeaways from Revolve's Q1 Results
With a market capitalization of $1.47 billion Revolve is among smaller companies, but its more than $283.3 million in cash and positive free cash flow over the last twelve months put it in a very strong position to invest in growth.
It was comforting to see that Revolve’s user base is growing. On the other hand, it was worrisome to see that the revenue growth was quite weak and missed analysts' revenue expectations. Operating income also missed expectations. Overall, this quarter's results were not the best we've seen from Revolve. The company is down 8.35% on the results and currently trades at $18.33 per share.
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