Dog-centric firm Bark Q1 revenue beats expectations

Reuters
Aug 07
Dog-centric firm Bark Q1 revenue beats expectations

Overview

  • Bark Inc fiscal Q1 revenue falls 11.5% yr/yr, beats analyst expectations, per LSEG data

  • Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q1 improves by $1.9 mln, reflecting positive operational changes

  • Commerce revenue rises 49.5% yr/yr, driven by strong retail partnerships

Outlook

  • BARK expects Q2 revenue between $102 mln and $105 mln

  • Company anticipates Q2 adjusted EBITDA between $(2) mln and $2 mln

  • BARK not providing full-year guidance due to tariff uncertainties

Result Drivers

  • REVENUE DECLINE - Revenue fell 11.5% year-over-year due to fewer total orders and subscriptions carried into the quarter

  • COMMERCE GROWTH - Commerce revenue increased by 49.5% year-over-year, driven by strong growth at Costco, Amazon, Chewy, and TJX

  • GROSS MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Direct-to-consumer gross margin rose by 250 basis points to 67.0%, attributed to a shift towards higher-value Super Chewer customers

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Beat

$102.90 mln

$99.60 mln (3 Analysts)

Q1 Gross Margin

67.0%

Q1 Gross Profit

$64.10 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous specialty retailers peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bark Inc is $2.00, about 57.3% above its August 6 closing price of $0.85

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