iPower (IPW) 27 Sep 212021 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by and welcome to the iPower Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today’s conference call maybe recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host Mr. Kevin Vassily, Chief Financial Officer. Sir, you may begin.

Valarie. thanks, Yes, everyone. Good afternoon, Time. everyone quarter should which our now PM access issued have full year fourth Eastern X:XX and approximately release, today fiscal XXXX earlier By at to earnings was press iPower's The release is www.meetipower.com. in the website section Investor at Relations available of also for This on website. webcast the call will replay company's be available

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of coming IPO to our in the chain new this products Most years. investments increasing the fiscal In fourth quarter, logistic on am infrastructure, half with make the our groundwork the into continued growth and SKUs of year fulfillment expansion the fiscal XXXX, we the X market. new of capital catalogue. for months lay and our and two year This to our new fiscal from roughly those thirds launch of programs in co-engineering multiple raised happy the introduce During XXXX, second significant our the product year. supply notably, with continued proprietary launched partners. in particularly last proprietary growth SKU I utilized included we advertisements

full of stages early the potential. in still are we capturing So the

industry. capitalizing this our whose And as hard in turn I look us to the the Although Kevin, we to your hydroponics and to the staff, early to level want at progress call are past year. we model through company, our incredibly of a a our ahead. results. work give iPower I'm pleased We I days our will still in credit the with fantastic perform take forward take us of back our -- to allowed CFO, dedication did financial strong another execution unique year

you, Lawrence. Thank

at diving slightly So in Recall our expectations that fiscal $XX.X financial of into fiscal fourth up with ago revenue pleased quarter overall from our to XXXX mandate. stay-at-home quarter Total benefited was the COVID-XX we a the and due demand heightened with financials, our were line fourth year performance. period from e-commerce million.

it challenging us. comp a So for very, was very

grew For the of XX%. XXXX, historical at of organic our high-end year the fiscal range is to XX% revenues full XX.X% which year-over-year, growth

the in we more emphasize stated brands. in-house of to our we've selling As past, continue

During for the in approximately XX% sales XX% to quarter. quarter, of in-house compared accounted year prior the products

our e-commerce channel remains for business. and products XX% Gross For third-party our roughly approximately partner. partners, our remainder total far the sales wholesale in-house margin a up full the in-house made the year year, the ago period. From the of was were sales to quarter prior XXXX. fiscal XX% nearly away XX% channel were and in XX.X% with up flat of products over of largest our sales offline and at XX.X% being fiscal year, essentially Amazon perspective, XX% versus compared in important most through

in-house more quarter. on margins focus selling brands the benefited during Our

points the are products we gross carry. third-party percentage in me, points average margins excuse the XX percent As XX higher, around stated for our in-house that than we've higher on to -- past, products

still mix, costs Our can costs. factors freight a on margins channel program input number of mix, and based fluctuate including product sales

the from XXXX. quarter spending $X.X XXXX operating in of That half that sales quarter million fiscal $X.X merchant with Total product development. fees including several in our to for up co-engineering represents were higher June our a XX.X% forward. margin operating increases expenses this second For our in do million We channel was our going compared as program expenses primarily mix, XX.X%. watermark fiscal accelerate related driven factors year. that gross prior year a same partners the was to up SKUs to fourth New The our us new was the period for ended advertising, fiscal particularly increase by the percentage think not catch for some full year, around launched fiscal were of and

Some same share, excludes $X.XX the year The $X.X expense $X.X XXXX. per $XXX,XXX, merchant partner $X.XX one-time and was for driven of or to fees income decrease of and non loss by $X.X Non-GAAP ago share Net of in or million specific share the to those our the net quarter in increased or was circumstances million a income quarter fiscal net share certain fiscal million, per the per the period this $X.XX $X.X which quarter. was million in period. or spent. items $X.XX cash fourth or during and compared was higher advertising to compared

IPO in proceeds $X.X this of The Moving million and and balance the $XX cash equivalents year. to from just the million our were million year XXXX, over on was increase prior to end million end at were attributed Net the million $X.X sheet. total Cash $X period. $X.X compared inventories the earlier raised debt compared versus in June $X.X at June to XXXX. million the to of

on Before for quick we -- just XXXX. take word give a fiscal questions, I guidance to a want

a the in minimum a should baseline for be for with our today, expectations release we at revenue As growth referenced are earlier press year. growth which XX% organic very setting comfortable

from chain and in cost quite However, and remains and environment volatile, around perspective, costs a costs. margin the supply input particularly freight

we is supply point. So that pressures we of well input at to targets runs of that cost have avoid contract push some we a as ways some some and to larger the it's last production marketplace. channel chain this with we in believe can of procurement, did What back prudent forecasting say bulk our as include which in partners. of exist margin number actually specific program quarter this the manufacturing These mix, some and

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profitability expect of to margin over of year. these initiatives the benefits provide positive We course the and all to

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to think, to several XX% range. go I that over we out to wanting we're an as years get next the comfortable XX%

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part biggest I fee -- was the outlook was that you normal again, right, merchant and think more that And year. that the I account environment the for Mike? this of So some driven had the is have quarter. by the cadence And Is of then, kind program mix. about a to one think you revenue question back

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Okay. Thanks, That's I appreciate helpful. it. Kevin.

Sure.

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