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Profitability Continues Despite Warning Signs for the Overall Economy
Increases Full Year 2024 Revenue and Net Income Guidance
Redmond, WA, Aug. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOUR) (“Hour Loop”), a leading online retailer, announces its financial and operational results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
Financial Highlights for Second Quarter 2024:
Management Commentary
“We are excited to report our second quarter 2024 results, in which we continued to deliver double digit revenue growth,” said Sam Lai, CEO of Hour Loop. “In addition, the revenue growth rate accelerates in the second quarter, compared with the first quarter.”
“Our gross margin and operating margin were both improved, compared with the year-ago period, because of efforts made for inventory quality and efficiency enhancement, operation efficiency improvement, as well as expenses management. Overall, we believe we’ve built a solid foundation to continue generating satisfactory growth while maintaining profitability.”
“Looking forward, we’re cautiously optimistic. Despite an uncertain economy, we continue to see good demand for our products so far in 2024. We are confident in our ability to continue delivering value to our vendors, customers, and shareholders.”
Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Net revenues in the first quarter of 2024 were $28.1 million, compared to $22.4 million in the year-ago period. The increase was primarily due to continued growth and maturity in our personnel and operating model, despite the overall e-commerce traffic slowdown and intense competition.
Gross profit percentage increased 5.0% to 55.7%, compared to 50.7% of net revenues in the comparable period a year ago. The increase was a function of improved product costs, enhanced inventory quality and efficiency, and efforts made on margin increase.
Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased 2.1% to 52.3%, compared to 54.4% of net revenues in the year-ago period. The decrease reflected better management of storage fees and labor costs.
Net income in the second quarter of 2024 was $0.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the comparable year-ago period. The increase was driven by reduced costs as a result of the reasons mentioned above and efforts made for expenses management.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $3.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $2.5 million as of December 31, 2023. This increase was mainly from the profit contribution.
Inventories as of June 30, 2024, were $14.7 million, compared to $14.3 million as of December 31, 2023. The increase is a combination of good sales momentum in the first half of 2024 and purchase growth in view of the upcoming holidays.
Full Year 2024 Financial Outlook
For the full year 2024, Hour Loop is increasing its guidance for net revenue to be in the range of $165 million to $250 million, representing 25% to 89% year-over-year growth. The Company also increases its guidance for net income in 2024 to be in the range of $4 million to $6 million.
About Hour Loop, Inc.
Hour Loop is an online retailer engaged in e-commerce retailing in the U.S. market. It has operated as a third-party seller on www.amazon.com and has sold merchandise on its website at www.hourloop.com since 2013. Hour Loop further expanded its operations to other marketplaces such as Walmart, eBay, and Etsy. To date, Hour Loop has generated practically all its revenue as a third-party seller on www.amazon.com and only a negligible amount of revenue from its own website and other marketplaces. Hour Loop manages more than 100,000 stock-keeping units (“SKUs”). Product categories include home/garden décor, toys, kitchenware, apparel, and electronics. Hour Loop’s primary strategy is to bring most of its vendors’ product selections to the customers. It has advanced software that assists Hour Loop in identifying product gaps so it can keep such products in stock year-round including the entirety of the last quarter (holiday season) of the calendar year. In upcoming years, Hour Loop plans to expand its business rapidly by increasing the number of business managers, vendors, and SKUs.
HOUR LOOP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In U.S. Dollars, except for share data)
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 3,346,897 | $ | 2,484,153 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 753,244 | 747,650 | ||||||
| Inventory, net | 14,658,081 | 14,276,555 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 467,770 | 504,973 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 19,225,992 | 18,013,331 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 104,521 | 148,788 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 732,919 | 1,304,215 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use lease assets | 153,404 | 83,946 | ||||||
| Total non-current assets | 990,844 | 1,536,949 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 20,216,836 | $ | 19,550,280 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 5,688,328 | $ | 3,812,954 | ||||
| Credit cards payable | 2,283,931 | 4,404,445 | ||||||
| Short-term loan | 617,284 | 652,422 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities-current | 159,915 | 82,269 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 33,700 | - | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 1,083,990 | 1,972,512 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 9,867,148 | 10,924,602 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities-non-current | - | 2,363 | ||||||
| Due to related parties | 4,170,418 | 4,170,418 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 4,170,418 | 4,172,781 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 14,037,566 | 15,097,383 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | - | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock: $0.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 35,108,804 and 35,082,464 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 3,510 | 3,508 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 5,763,648 | 5,727,650 | ||||||
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 462,342 | (1,252,622 | ) | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (50,230 | ) | (25,639 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 6,179,270 | 4,452,897 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 20,216,836 | $ | 19,550,280 | ||||
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
HOUR LOOP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In U.S. Dollars, except for share and per share data)
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 28,070,707 | $ | 22,417,448 | $ | 52,751,829 | $ | 43,485,057 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | (12,445,297 | ) | (11,059,899 | ) | (22,674,213 | ) | (22,511,806 | ) | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 15,625,410 | 11,357,549 | 30,077,616 | 20,973,251 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 12,843,697 | 10,245,912 | 24,017,888 | 19,752,883 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,844,517 | 1,958,849 | 3,584,360 | |||||||||||||
