Net revenue increased 13.3% year over year to
$188.2 million; Company raises FY outlook
Active Customers increased 4.5%; Average
Revenue per Customer increased 8.8%
Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY) (“Warby Parker” or the
“Company”), a direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand focused on vision
for all, today announced financial results for the second quarter
ended June 30, 2024.
“We’re proud of the progress we’re making on our core strategic
initiatives to accelerate growth,” shared Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Dave Gilboa. “In Q2, we drove our fourth consecutive quarter of
active customer growth and our highest ecommerce growth since
Q1‘21.”
“Our strong results demonstrate Team Warby’s ability to drive
sustainable growth. Amidst strategic reinvestment in customer
acquisition, store expansion, proprietary technology, and more,
we’re still expanding the bottomline and delivering value for our
stakeholders,” said Co-Founder and Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal.
Second Quarter 2024
Highlights
- Net revenue increased $22.1 million, or 13.3%, to $188.2
million, as compared to the prior year period.
- Gross margin increased 1.4 points to 56.0%, as compared to the
prior year period.
- GAAP net loss of $6.8 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 1.9 points to 10.4%.
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $31.2
million.
- Free Cash Flow(1) of $14.0 million.
- Opened 11 net new stores during the quarter, ending Q2 with 256
stores.
Second Quarter 2024 Year Over Year
Financial Results
- Net revenue increased $22.1 million, or 13.3%, to $188.2
million.
- Active Customers increased 4.5% to 2.39 million, and Average
Revenue per Customer increased 8.8% to $302.
- Gross profit increased 16.3% to $105.4 million.
- Gross margin was 56.0% compared to 54.6%. The increase in gross
margin was primarily driven by faster growth in glasses, lower
outbound customer shipping costs as a percent of revenue, and
efficiencies in our owned optical laboratories, partially offset by
sales growth of contact lenses, and increased doctor salaries as
the number of stores offering eye exams grew.
- Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were
$114.3 million, up $5.5 million from the prior year, and
represented 60.8% of revenue, down from 65.5% in the prior year
period. The primary drivers of growth in SG&A spend were
investments in marketing, higher payroll-related costs from growth
in our retail team associated with store expansion, and charitable
donations, partially offset by reduced stock-based compensation
costs. Adjusted SG&A(1) was $98.2 million, or 52.2% of revenue,
compared to $86.8 million, or 52.2% of revenue in the prior year
period.
- GAAP net loss improved $9.2 million to $6.8 million, primarily
as a result of the increase in revenue described above.
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased $5.4 million to $19.6 million, and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 1.9 points to 10.4%.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Warby Parker ended the second quarter of 2024 with $238.0
million in cash and cash equivalents.
2024 Outlook
For the full year 2024, Warby Parker is raising its guidance as
follows:
- Net revenue of $757 to $762 million, representing growth of
approximately 13% to 14% versus full year 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $72.5 million at the midpoint of our
revenue range, which equates to an Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) of
9.5%.
- On track to open 40 new stores this year.
“We’re very encouraged by our year-to-date performance,” said
Chief Financial Officer Steve Miller. “We continue to demonstrate
our ability to deliver on our twin pillars of growth and
incremental profitability that underpin the success of the
business.”
The guidance and forward-looking statements made in this press
release and on our conference call are based on management's
expectations as of the date of this press release.
(1) Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures
to the most comparable GAAP financial measure in the section titled
“Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
Webcast and Conference
Call
A conference call to discuss Warby Parker’s second quarter 2024
results, as well as third quarter and full year 2024 outlook, is
scheduled for 8:00 a.m. ET on August 8, 2024. To participate,
please dial 833-470-1428 from the U.S. or 404-975-4839 from
international locations. The conference passcode is 515887. A live
webcast of the conference call will be available on the investors
section of the Company’s website at investors.warbyparker.com where
presentation materials will also be posted prior to the conference
call. A replay will be made available online approximately two
hours following the live call for a period of 90 days.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release and the related conference call, webcast and
presentation contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These statements may relate to, but are not limited to,
expectations of future operating results or financial performance,
including expectations regarding achieving profitability and growth
in our e-commerce channel, delivering stakeholder value, growing
market share, and our guidance for the quarter ending September 30,
2024 and year ending December 31, 2024; expectations regarding the
number of new store openings during the year ending December 31,
2024; management’s plans, priorities, initiatives and strategies;
and expectations regarding growth of our business. Forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some
of which cannot be predicted or quantified. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such
as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,”
“predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “toward,” “will,” or
“would,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or
expressions. You should not put undue reliance on any
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, if at all.
Forward-looking statements are based on information available at
the time those statements are made and are based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the
beliefs and assumptions of management as of that time with respect
to future events. These statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that
are beyond our control, that could cause actual performance or
results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested
by the forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances
discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include
our ability to manage our future growth effectively; our
expectations regarding cost of goods sold, gross margin, channel
mix, customer mix, and selling, general, and administrative
expenses; increases in component and shipping costs and changes in
supply chain; our reliance on our information technology systems
and enterprise resource planning systems for our business to
effectively operate and safeguard confidential information; our
ability to invest in and incorporate new technologies into our
products and services; our ability to engage our existing customers
and obtain new customers; our ability to expand in-network access
with insurance providers; planned new retail stores in 2024 and
going forward; an overall decline in the health of the economy and
other factors impacting consumer spending, such as recessionary
conditions, inflation, government instability, and geopolitical
unrest; our ability to compete successfully; our ability to manage
our inventory balances and shrinkage; the growth of our brand
awareness; our ability to recruit and retain optometrists,
opticians, and other vision care professionals; the spread of new
infectious diseases; the effects of seasonal trends on our results
of operations; our ability to stay in compliance with extensive
laws and regulations that apply to our business and operations; our
ability to adequately maintain and protect our intellectual
property and proprietary rights; our reliance on third parties for
our products, operation and infrastructure; our duties related to
being a public benefit corporation; the ability of our Co-Founders
and Co-CEOs to exercise significant influence over all matters
submitted to stockholders for approval; the effect of our
multi-class structure on the trading price of our Class A common
stock; and the increased expenses associated with being a public
company. Additional information regarding these and other risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the Company's expectations is included in our most recent
reports filed with the SEC on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Except as
required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
Additional information regarding these and other factors that
could affect the Company’s results is included in the Company’s SEC
filings, which may be obtained by visiting the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. Information contained on, or that is referenced or can
be accessed through, our website does not constitute part of this
document and inclusions of any website addresses herein are
inactive textual references only.
Glossary
Active Customers is defined as unique customer accounts that
have made at least one purchase in the preceding 12-month
period.
Average Revenue per Customer is defined as the sum of the total
net revenues in the preceding 12-month period divided by the
current period Active Customers.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
We use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Cost of
Goods Sold (“Adjusted COGS”), Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Gross
Profit, Adjusted Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
(“Adjusted SG&A”), and Free Cash Flow as important indicators
of our operating performance. Collectively, we refer to these
non-GAAP financial measures as our “Non-GAAP Measures.” The
Non-GAAP Measures, when taken collectively with our GAAP results,
may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and
comparability with past financial performance and assist in
comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar
non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP
results.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest
and other income, taxes, and depreciation and amortization as
further adjusted for asset impairment costs, stock-based
compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes,
amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs, non-cash
charitable donations, and non-recurring costs such as restructuring
costs, major system implementation costs, charges for certain legal
matters, and transaction costs. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined
as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue.
Adjusted COGS is defined as cost of goods sold adjusted for
stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll
taxes.
Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as net revenue minus Adjusted
COGS. Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit
divided by net revenue.
Adjusted SG&A is defined as SG&A adjusted for
stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll
taxes, non-cash charitable donations, and non-recurring costs such
as restructuring costs, major system implementation costs, charges
for certain legal matters, and transaction costs.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating
activities minus purchases of property and equipment.
The Non-GAAP Measures are presented for supplemental
informational purposes only. A reconciliation of historical GAAP to
Non-GAAP financial information is included under “Selected
Financial Information” below.
We have not reconciled our Adjusted EBITDA Margin guidance to
GAAP net income (loss) margin, or net margin, or Adjusted EBITDA
guidance to GAAP net income (loss) because we do not provide
guidance for GAAP net margin or GAAP net income (loss) due to the
uncertainty and potential variability of stock-based compensation
and taxes, which are reconciling items between GAAP net margin and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin and GAAP net income (loss) and Adjusted
EBITDA, respectively. Because such items cannot be reasonably
provided without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to provide a
reconciliation of the Adjusted EBITDA Margin guidance to GAAP net
margin and Adjusted EBITDA guidance to GAAP net income (loss).
However, such items could have a significant impact on GAAP net
margin and GAAP net income (loss).
About Warby Parker
Warby Parker (NYSE: WRBY) was founded in 2010 with a mission to
inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and
style–without charging a premium for it. Headquartered in New York
City, the co-founder-led lifestyle brand pioneers ideas, designs
products, and develops technologies that help people see, from
designer-quality prescription glasses (starting at $95) and
contacts, to eye exams and vision tests available online and in our
256 retail stores across the U.S. and Canada.
Warby Parker aims to demonstrate that businesses can scale, do
well, and do good in the world. Ultimately, the Company believes in
vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or
sunglasses sold, it distributes a pair to someone in need through
its Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. To date, Warby Parker has
worked alongside its nonprofit partners to distribute more than 15
million glasses to people in need.
Selected Financial Information
Warby Parker Inc. and
Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
237,958
$
216,894
Accounts receivable, net
1,209
1,779
Inventory
53,345
62,234
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
16,122
17,712
Total current assets
308,634
298,619
Property and equipment, net
162,736
152,332
Right-of-use lease assets
138,138
122,305
Other assets
8,698
7,056
Total assets
$
618,206
$
580,312
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
24,685
$
22,456
Accrued expenses
47,736
46,320
Deferred revenue
21,052
31,617
Current lease liabilities
25,559
24,286
Other current liabilities
2,002
2,411
Total current liabilities
121,034
127,090
Non-current lease liabilities
166,686
150,171
Other liabilities
1,096
1,264
Total liabilities
288,816
278,525
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; Class A:
750,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, 100,656,965 and 98,368,239 issued and outstanding at June 30,
2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; Class B: 150,000,000
shares authorized at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
19,179,995 and 19,788,682 shares issued and outstanding as of June
30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, convertible to Class
A on a one-to-one basis
12
12
Additional paid-in capital
1,007,288
970,135
Accumulated deficit
(676,272
)
(666,831
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,638
)
(1,529
)
Total stockholders’ equity
329,390
301,787
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
618,206
$
580,312
Warby Parker Inc. and
Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except share and per
share data)
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net revenue
$
188,222
$
166,093
$
388,225
$
338,061
Cost of goods sold
82,840
75,458
169,384
152,635
Gross profit
105,382
90,635
218,841
185,426
Selling, general, and administrative
expenses
114,338
108,865
232,924
216,086
Loss from operations
(8,956
)
(18,230
)
(14,083
)
(30,660
)
Interest and other income, net
2,567
2,281
5,123
4,160
Loss before income taxes
(6,389
)
(15,949
)
(8,960
)
(26,500
)
Provision for income taxes
373
(24
)
481
237
Net loss
$
(6,762
)
$
(15,925
)
$
(9,441
)
$
(26,737
)
Net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, basic and diluted
$
(0.06
)
$
(0.14
)
$
(0.08
)
$
(0.23
)
Weighted average shares used in computing
net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and
diluted
120,086,495
116,792,223
119,615,015
116,477,573
Warby Parker Inc. and
Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands)
Six Months Ended June
30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$
(9,441
)
$
(26,737
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
21,704
18,424
Stock-based compensation
27,879
37,792
Non-cash charitable contribution
2,196
600
Asset impairment charges
421
650
Amortization of cloud-based software
implementation costs
2,008
826
Change in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
571
259
Inventory
8,888
9,048
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(61
)
1,301
Accounts payable
1,384
2,148
Accrued expenses
5,187
(11,619
)
Deferred revenue
(10,565
)
(6,684
)
Other current liabilities
(409
)
(21
)
Right-of-use lease assets and current and
non-current lease liabilities
1,956
1,614
Other liabilities
(168
)
(206
)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
51,550
27,395
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(32,088
)
(24,610
)
Investment in optical equipment
company
(2,000
)
—
Net cash used in investing activities
(34,088
)
(24,610
)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from stock option exercises
2,639
843
Proceeds from shares issued in connection
with employee stock purchase plan
1,068
1,124
Net cash provided by financing
activities
3,707
1,967
Effect of exchange rates on cash
(105
)
(681
)
Net change in cash and cash
equivalents
21,064
4,071
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period
216,894
208,585
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period
$
237,958
$
212,656
Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid for income taxes
$
345
$
326
Cash paid for interest
92
110
Cash paid for amounts included in the
measurement of lease liabilities
21,201
17,530
Non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
4,089
$
3,351
Warby Parker Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA Margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which
is net loss:
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(unaudited, in
thousands)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Net loss
$
(6,762
)
$
(15,925
)
$
(9,441
)
$
(26,737
)
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Interest and other income, net
(2,567
)
(2,281
)
(5,123
)
(4,160
)
Provision for income taxes
373
(24
)
481
237
Depreciation and amortization expense
11,121
9,284
21,704
18,424
Asset impairment charges
22
255
421
650
Stock-based compensation expense(1)
14,097
18,164
28,412
38,030
Non-cash charitable donation(2)
2,196
600
2,196
600
Amortization of cloud-based software
implementation costs(3)
935
463
2,008
826
ERP implementation costs(4)
—
3,639
—
4,042
Other costs(5)
168
—
1,303
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
19,583
$
14,175
$
41,961
$
31,912
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
10.4
%
8.5
%
10.8
%
9.4
%
(1)
Represents expenses related to the
Company’s equity-based compensation programs and related employer
payroll taxes, which may vary significantly from period to period
depending upon various factors including the timing, number, and
the valuation of awards granted, and vesting of awards including
the satisfaction of performance conditions, as well as the issuance
of 48,486 Class A common stock to charitable donor advised funds in
February 2024. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023,
the amount includes $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of
employer payroll taxes associated with releases of RSUs and option
exercises. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the
amount includes $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of
employer payroll taxes associated with releases of RSUs and option
exercises.
(2)
Represents charitable expense recorded in
connection with the donation of 178,572 shares of Class A common
stock in May 2024 to the Warby Parker Impact Foundation and 56,938
shares of Class A common stock to charitable donor advised funds in
June 2023.
(3)
Represents the amortization of costs
capitalized in connection with the implementation of cloud-based
software.
(4)
Represents internal and external
non-capitalized costs related to the implementation of our new
Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system.
(5)
Represents other non-recurring costs,
including charges for certain legal matters.
Warby Parker Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
The following table presents our non-GAAP, or adjusted,
financial measures for the periods presented as a percentage of
revenue. Each cost and operating expense is adjusted for
stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll
taxes, non-cash charitable donations, and non-recurring costs such
as restructuring costs, major system implementation costs, charges
for certain legal matters, and transaction costs.
Reported
Adjusted
Reported
Adjusted
Three Months Ended June
30,
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
(unaudited, in
thousands)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Cost of goods sold
$
82,840
$
75,458
$
82,555
$
75,162
$
169,384
$
152,635
$
168,855
$
152,141
% of Revenue
44.0
%
45.4
%
43.9
%
45.3
%
43.6
%
45.2
%
43.5
%
45.0
%
Gross profit
$
105,382
$
90,635
$
105,667
$
90,931
$
218,841
$
185,426
$
219,370
$
185,920
% of Revenue
56.0
%
54.6
%
56.1
%
54.7
%
56.4
%
54.8
%
56.5
%
55.0
%
Selling, general, and administrative
expenses
$
114,338
$
108,865
$
98,162
$
86,758
$
232,924
$
216,086
$
201,542
$
173,908
% of Revenue
60.8
%
65.5
%
52.2
%
52.2
%
60.0
%
63.9
%
51.9
%
51.4
%
Warby Parker Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
The following table reflects a reconciliation of each non-GAAP,
or adjusted, financial measure to its most directly comparable
financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP:
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(unaudited, in
thousands)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Cost of goods sold
$
82,840
$
75,458
$
169,384
$
152,635
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Stock-based compensation expense(1)
285
296
529
494
Adjusted Cost of Goods Sold
$
82,555
$
75,162
$
168,855
$
152,141
Gross profit
$
105,382
$
90,635
$
218,841
$
185,426
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Stock-based compensation expense(1)
285
296
529
494
Adjusted Gross Profit
$
105,667
$
90,931
$
219,370
$
185,920
Selling, general, and administrative
expenses
$
114,338
$
108,865
$
232,924
$
216,086
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Stock-based compensation expense(1)
13,812
17,868
27,883
37,536
Non-cash charitable donation(2)
2,196
600
2,196
600
ERP implementation costs(3)
—
3,639
—
4,042
Other costs(4)
168
—
1,303
—
Adjusted Selling, General, and
Administrative Expenses
$
98,162
$
86,758
$
201,542
$
173,908
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
31,624
$
18,753
$
51,550
$
27,395
Purchases of property and equipment
(17,651
)
(12,225
)
(32,088
)
(24,610
)
Free Cash Flow
$
13,973
$
6,528
$
19,462
$
2,785
(1)
Represents expenses related to the
Company’s equity-based compensation programs and related employer
payroll taxes, which may vary significantly from period to period
depending upon various factors including the timing, number, and
the valuation of awards granted, and vesting of awards including
the satisfaction of performance conditions, as well as the issuance
of 48,486 Class A common stock to charitable donor advised funds in
February 2024. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023,
the amount includes $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of
employer payroll taxes associated with releases of RSUs and option
exercises. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the
amount includes $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of
employer payroll taxes associated with releases of RSUs and option
exercises.
(2)
Represents charitable expense recorded in
connection with the donation of 178,572 shares of Class A common
stock in May 2024 to the Warby Parker Impact Foundation and 56,938
shares of Class A common stock to charitable donor advised funds in
June 2023.
(3)
Represents internal and external
non-capitalized costs related to the implementation of our new ERP
system.
(4)
Represents other non-recurring costs,
including charges for certain legal matters.
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Grafico Azioni Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY)
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Grafico Azioni Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY)
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Da Gen 2024 a Gen 2025