BRC Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Highlights

  • Announces Q4 launch of Black Rifle Energy™ RTD, offering a clean energy alternative for national distribution in FY25 featuring BRCC's one-of-a-kind designs
  • Wholesale revenue grew 8% compared to Q2 2023 while net revenue decreased 3% in Q2 2024 to $89.0 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $8.5 million and Net Loss of $1.4 million, an increase of $8.4 million and $13.3 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million and a Net Loss of $14.7 million in Q2 2023
  • Reiterates full year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $32 million to $42 million

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BRC Inc. (NYSE: BRCC, the "Company"), the rapidly-growing, mission-driven premium coffee company creating long-term shareholder value through innovative brand strategy that elevates the service community, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.

“I am pleased with BRCC's continued delivery of healthy profitability and above average market growth. Our disciplined execution and increased margin have enabled investment in new initiatives and product innovation, and, in that spirit, I am incredibly excited about today's earlier announcement regarding the launch of Black Rifle Energy™. At Black Rifle we build our brand first … we are extremely proud of the share growth in our premium coffee business, and we’re equally proud to expand our product offerings to serve more customers during more drinking occasions. Our incredible associates have built an offering in the energy category that stays true to Black Rifle values and is complementary to our coffee offerings," said BRCC Chief Executive Officer Chris Mondzelewski. “At Black Rifle, our mission to support the Veteran and first responder community remains front and center as we drive the strong financial performance of our business.”

“The second quarter results exemplify our continued focus on operational excellence. We have driven a dramatic improvement in profitability across a host of metrics including gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, Net Income and Free Cash Flow.” said BRCC Chief Financial Officer Steve Kadenacy. “While our headline growth in the quarter did not meet our expectations, business development efforts in our wholesale business continue to gain steam and will drive material growth over the next 12-18 months. We continue to expect our coffee products to be in almost every significant grocery chain by the end of 2025 despite delayed refreshes at a few of these chains muting near-term revenue growth in the quarter."

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights (in millions, except % data)

 

Quarter To Date Comparisons

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

$ Change

% Change

Net Revenue

$

89.0

 

$

91.9

 

$

(2.9

)

(3

)%

Gross Profit

$

37.2

 

$

32.2

 

$

5.0

 

16

%

Gross Margin

 

41.9

%

 

35.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(1.4

)

$

(14.7

)

$

13.3

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

8.5

 

$

0.1

 

$

8.4

 

 

 

Second Quarter 2024 Results

Second quarter 2024 revenue decreased 3.2% to $89.0 million from $91.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. Wholesale revenue increased 7.6% to $53.8 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $50.0 million in the second quarter of 2023. Direct-to-Consumer ("DTC") revenue decreased 13.3% to $30.0 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $34.6 million during the second quarter of 2023. Revenue from Black Rifle Coffee shops ("Outposts") decreased 28.4% to $5.3 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2023. The Wholesale channel performance was primarily driven by continued penetration into the Food, Drug and Mass (“FDM”) market and growth in our Ready-to-Drink (“RTD”) product. In addition, RTD product sales increased through national distributors and retail accounts as our All Commodity Volume ("ACV") percentage increased 530 basis points to 46.8%. The decrease in DTC performance was primarily due to lower customer acquisition as we strategically shifted advertising spend to other areas of the business with higher returns. In addition, we have paused Outpost expansion and have shifted our efforts to work on store fundamentals in preparation for the implementation of our longer-term strategic growth plan.

Gross profit increased to $37.2 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $32.2 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 15.5% year over year, with gross margin increasing 680 basis points to 41.9% from 35.0% for the second quarter of 2023, driven by product mix shift, productivity improvements in our RTD products, decreasing warehousing costs, and lower green coffee costs.

Marketing expenses increased 5.7% to $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $7.0 million in the second quarter of 2023. As a percentage of revenue, marketing expenses increased 70 basis points to 8.3% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 7.6% in the second quarter of 2023 as marketing and advertising spend has been favorably impacted by channel mix with revenue more heavily weighted to the Wholesale channel, partly offset by our expansion of partnerships, including our engagement with UFC.

Salaries, wages and benefits expenses decreased 4.3% to $17.6 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $18.4 million in the second quarter of 2023. As a percentage of revenue, salaries, wages and benefits expenses decreased 20 basis points to 19.8% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 20.0% for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in salaries, wages and benefits expense was primarily due to lower compensation costs driven by reductions in headcount during 2023 for which we realized the full benefit in the first quarter of 2024.

General and administrative ("G&A") expenses decreased 43.5% to $10.9 million in the second quarter of 2024 from $19.3 million in the second quarter of 2023. As a percentage of revenue, G&A decreased 880 basis points to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 21.0% in the second quarter of 2023, was due to reductions in our corporate infrastructure and support that were inefficient or duplicative, including professional services, information technology, and office space.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2024 was $1.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $8.5 million. This compares to net loss of $14.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2023.

Financial Outlook

BRC Inc. provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations for revenue, gross margin and adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure.

For the full-year fiscal 2024, the Company updated its previous guidance as follows:

 

FY2023

 

FY2024 Guidance (prev. reported)

 

FY2024 Guidance (Updated)

 

Actual

 

Low

High

 

Low

High

Net Revenue (1)

$

395.6

 

 

$

430.0

 

$

460.0

 

 

$

385.0

 

$

415.0

 

Growth

 

31

%

 

 

9

%

 

16

%

 

 

(3

)%

 

5

%

Gross Margin

 

31.7

%

 

 

37

%

 

40

%

 

 

39

%

 

42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adj. EBITDA

$

13.3

 

 

$

32.0

 

$

42.0

 

 

$

32.0

 

$

42.0

 

Free Cash Flow Conversion

 

 

80%

 

80%

(1) A barter transaction favorably impacted Net Revenue in 2023 by $28.9 million and projected Net Revenue in 2024 by $11.9 million. Excluding the impact of the barter transaction reduces revenue growth from 2022 to 2023 by 10% and increases projected Net Revenue growth in 2024 by 5%.

The guidance provided above constitutes forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” safe harbor section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

We have not reconciled forward-looking (i) Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss), or (ii) Free Cash Flow Conversion to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, in each case in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. We cannot predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of certain components of such reconciliations, including market-related assumptions that are not within our control, or others that may arise, without unreasonable effort. For these reasons, we are unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could materially impact the amount of future net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional important information regarding Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Conversion.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the Company’s second quarter results is scheduled for August 8, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Those who wish to participate in the call may do so by dialing (877) 407-0609 or (201) 689-8541 for international callers. A webcast of the call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at ir.blackriflecoffee.com. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available after the conclusion of the call through August 15, 2024. The U.S. toll-free replay dial-in number is (877) 660-6853, and the international replay dial-in number is (201) 612-7415. The replay passcode is 13747286.

About BRC Inc.

Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) is a Veteran-founded coffee company serving premium coffee to people who love America. Founded in 2014 by Green Beret Evan Hafer, Black Rifle develops their explosive roast profiles with the same mission focus they learned while serving in the military. BRCC is committed to supporting Veterans, active-duty military, first responders and the American way of life.

To learn more, visit www.blackriflecoffee.com, subscribe to the BRCC newsletter, or follow along on social media.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company and its industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements regarding the Company’s intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the launch of Black Rifle Energy™, the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, future market conditions, developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The events and circumstances reflected in the Company’s forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ from actual results include, but are not limited to: competition and our ability to grow and manage growth sustainably and retain our key employees; failure to achieve sustained profitability; negative publicity affecting our brand and reputation, or the reputation of key employees; failure to manage our debt obligations; failure to effectively make use of assets received under bartering transactions; failure by us to maintain our message as a supportive member of the Veteran and military communities and any other factors which may negatively affect the perception of our brand; our limited operating history, which may make it difficult to successfully execute our strategic initiatives and accurately evaluate future risks and challenges; failed marketing campaigns, which may cause us to incur costs without attracting new customers or realizing higher revenue; failure to attract new customers or retain existing customers; risks related to the use of social media platforms, including dependence on third-party platforms; failure to provide high-quality customer experience to retail partners and end users, including as a result of production defaults, or issues, including due to failures by one or more of our co-manufacturers, affecting the quality of our products, which may adversely affect our brand; decrease in success of the direct to consumer revenue channel; loss of one or more co-manufacturers, or delays, quality, or other production issues, including labor-related production issues at any of our co-manufacturers; failure to manage our supply chain, and accurately forecast our raw material and co-manufacturing requirements to support our needs; failure to effectively manage or distribute our products through our Wholesale business partners, especially our key Wholesale business partners; failure by third parties involved in the supply chain of coffee, store supplies or merchandise to produce or deliver products, including as a result of ongoing supply chain disruptions, or our failure to effectively manage such third parties; changes in the market for high-quality coffee beans and other commodities; fluctuations in costs and availability of real estate, labor, raw materials, equipment, transportation or shipping; failure to successfully compete with other producers and retailers of coffee; failure to successfully open new Black Rifle Coffee shops ("Outposts"), including failure to timely proceed through permitting and other development processes, or the failure of any new or existing Outposts to generate sufficient sales; failure to properly manage our rapid growth, inventory needs, and relationships with various business partners; failure to protect against software or hardware vulnerabilities; failure to build brand recognition using our intellectual properties or otherwise; shifts in consumer spending, lack of interest in new products or changes in brand perception upon evolving consumer preferences and tastes; failure to adequately maintain food safety or quality and comply with food safety regulations; failure to successfully integrate into new domestic and international markets; risks related to leasing space subject to long-term non-cancelable leases and with respect to real property; failure of our franchise partners to successfully manage their franchises; failure to raise additional capital to develop the business; risks related to supply chain disruptions; risks related to unionization of employees; failure to comply with federal state and local laws and regulations, or failure to prevail in civil litigation matters; and other risks and uncertainties indicated in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2024 including those set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included therein, as well as in our other filings with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release and the Company’s current beliefs and expectations concerning future developments and their effects on the Company. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although the Company believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, the Company cannot guarantee that the future results, growth, performance or events or circumstances reflected in these forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur at all. These forward-looking statement speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

BRC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenue, net

$

89,017

 

 

$

91,947

 

 

$

187,409

 

 

$

175,437

 

Cost of goods sold

 

51,758

 

 

 

59,741

 

 

 

107,966

 

 

 

115,720

 

Gross profit

 

37,259

 

 

 

32,206

 

 

 

79,443

 

 

 

59,717

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing and advertising

 

7,411

 

 

 

7,013

 

 

 

15,020

 

 

 

14,157

 

Salaries, wages and benefits

 

17,610

 

 

 

18,356

 

 

 

32,871

 

 

 

38,180

 

General and administrative

 

10,949

 

 

 

19,296

 

 

 

26,294

 

 

 

37,054

 

Other operating expense, net

 

311

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

324

 

 

 

1,202

 

Total operating expenses

 

36,281

 

 

 

45,867

 

 

 

74,509

 

 

 

90,593

 

Operating income (loss)

 

978

 

 

 

(13,661

)

 

 

4,934

 

 

 

(30,876

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(2,301

)

 

 

(791

)

 

 

(4,352

)

 

 

(1,114

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

(156

)

 

 

 

 

 

117

 

Total non-operating expenses

 

(2,301

)

 

 

(947

)

 

 

(4,352

)

 

 

(997

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1,323

)

 

 

(14,608

)

 

 

582

 

 

 

(31,873

)

Income tax expense

 

51

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

113

 

Net income (loss)

$

(1,374

)

 

$

(14,665

)

 

$

482

 

 

$

(31,986

)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

(892

)

 

 

(10,437

)

 

 

415

 

 

 

(22,958

)

Net income (loss) attributable to BRC Inc.

$

(482

)

 

$

(4,228

)

 

$

67

 

 

$

(9,028

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

 

 

$

(0.15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

68,209,081

 

 

 

58,741,717

 

 

 

67,260,724

 

 

 

58,607,290

 

Diluted

 

68,209,081

 

 

 

58,741,717

 

 

 

68,333,260

 

 

 

58,607,290

 

 

BRC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and par value amounts)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,642

 

 

$

12,448

 

Restricted cash

 

315

 

 

 

1,465

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

25,923

 

 

 

25,207

 

Inventories, net

 

44,793

 

 

 

56,465

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

18,696

 

 

 

12,153

 

Total current assets

 

99,369

 

 

 

107,738

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

65,384

 

 

 

68,326

 

Operating lease, right-of-use asset

 

31,680

 

 

 

36,214

 

Identifiable intangibles, net

 

388

 

 

 

418

 

Other

 

33,061

 

 

 

23,080

 

Total assets

$

229,882

 

 

$

235,776

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

34,162

 

 

$

33,564

 

Accrued liabilities

 

37,072

 

 

 

34,911

 

Deferred revenue and gift card liability

 

5,592

 

 

 

11,030

 

Current maturities of long-term debt, net

 

14,037

 

 

 

2,297

 

Current operating lease liability

 

2,198

 

 

 

2,249

 

Current maturities of finance lease obligations

 

29

 

 

 

58

 

Total current liabilities

 

93,090

 

 

 

84,109

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

52,450

 

 

 

68,683

 

Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities

 

25

 

 

 

23

 

Operating lease liability

 

31,743

 

 

 

35,929

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

420

 

 

 

524

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

84,638

 

 

 

105,159

 

Total liabilities

 

177,728

 

 

 

189,268

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 2,500,000,000 shares authorized; 69,955,628 and 65,637,806 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 142,568,263 and 146,484,989 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

14

 

 

 

15

 

Class C Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

135,288

 

 

 

133,728

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(120,412

)

 

 

(120,478

)

Total BRC Inc.'s stockholders' equity

 

14,897

 

 

 

13,271

 

Non-controlling interests

 

37,257

 

 

 

33,237

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

52,154

 

 

 

46,508

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

229,882

 

 

$

235,776

 

 

BRC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

482

 

 

$

(31,986

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,797

 

 

 

3,352

 

Equity-based compensation

 

5,257

 

 

 

5,049

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

605

 

 

 

52

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

881

 

 

 

128

 

Paid-in-kind interest

 

1,559

 

 

 

 

Other

 

151

 

 

 

1,202

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

2,036

 

 

 

(2,058

)

Inventories, net

 

(232

)

 

 

(32,537

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(4,778

)

 

 

(2,248

)

Accounts payable

 

2,010

 

 

 

22,112

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(1,203

)

 

 

(5,043

)

Deferred revenue and gift card liability

 

(5,438

)

 

 

570

 

Operating lease liability

 

411

 

 

 

850

 

Other liabilities

 

674

 

 

 

100

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

7,212

 

 

 

(40,457

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(4,869

)

 

 

(10,009

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

892

 

 

 

186

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,977

)

 

 

(9,823

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount

 

111,601

 

 

 

199,034

 

Debt issuance costs paid

 

(164

)

 

 

(34

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(118,472

)

 

 

(167,783

)

Financing lease obligations

 

(27

)

 

 

(50

)

Repayment of promissory note

 

(400

)

 

 

(400

)

Issuance of stock from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

258

 

 

 

305

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

13

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(7,191

)

 

 

31,072

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(3,956

)

 

 

(19,208

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

12,448

 

 

 

38,990

 

Restricted cash, beginning of period

 

1,465

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

9,642

 

 

$

19,782

 

Restricted cash, end of period

$

315

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(in thousands)

 
 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

Non-cash operating activities

 

 

 

(Derecognition) Recognition of right-of-use operating lease assets

$

(3,448

)

 

$

13,919

Recognition of revenue for inventory exchanged for prepaid advertising

$

11,904

 

 

$

Recognition of receivable from inventory purchase commitment

$

3,000

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

Property and equipment purchased but not yet paid

$

445

 

 

$

2,956

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

$

345

 

 

$

422

Cash paid for interest

$

3,567

 

 

$

1,324

 

KEY OPERATING AND FINANCIAL METRICS

Revenue by Sales Channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Wholesale

$

53,761

 

$

50,010

 

$

114,189

 

$

90,007

Direct to Consumer

 

29,970

 

 

34,586

 

 

62,584

 

 

71,366

Outpost

 

5,286

 

 

7,351

 

 

10,636

 

 

14,064

Total net sales

$

89,017

 

$

91,947

 

$

187,409

 

$

175,437

 

Key Operational Metrics

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

FDM ACV %

40.0

%

 

30.1

%

RTD ACV %

46.8

%

 

41.5

%

DTC Subscribers

201,200

 

 

239,500

 

Outposts

 

 

 

Company-owned stores

18

 

 

17

 

Franchise stores

18

 

 

14

 

Total Outposts

36

 

 

31

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To evaluate the performance of our business, we rely on both our results of operations recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow Conversion, and Free Cash Flow. These measures, as defined below, are not defined or calculated under principles, standards or rules that comprise GAAP. Accordingly, the non-GAAP financial measures we use and refer to should not be viewed as a substitute for performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as a substitute for a measure of liquidity. Our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow Conversion, and Free Cash Flow described below are specific to our business and you should not assume that they are comparable to similarly titled financial measures of other companies. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense. We define Adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted for equity-based compensation, system implementation costs, executive, recruiting, relocation and sign-on bonus, write-off of site development costs, strategic initiative related costs, non-routine legal expenses, RTD start-up production issues, contract termination costs, restructuring fees and related costs, and RTD transformation costs. Investors should note that, beginning with results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we have modified the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA to no longer exclude Outpost pre-opening expenses, and beginning with the results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, we have modified the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA to no longer exclude (i) expenses associated with certain legal expenses we have determined are no longer non-routine and (ii) cash expenses associated with RTD start-up and production issues. To conform to the current period’s presentation, we have excluded Outpost pre-opening expenses, the aforementioned legal expenses, and cash expenses associated with RTD start-up and production issues when presenting Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2024 and the quarter and year ended June 30, 2023.

When used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful supplemental measures of operating performance and liquidity because these measures facilitate comparisons of historical performance by excluding non-cash items such as equity-based payments and other amounts not directly attributable to our primary operations, such as the impact of system implementation, acquisitions, disposals, litigation and settlements. Adjusted EBITDA is also a key metric used internally by our management to evaluate performance and develop internal budgets and forecasts. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP and may not provide a complete understanding of our operating results as a whole. Some of these limitations are (i) they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs, (ii) they do not reflect our interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt, (iii) they do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes, (iv) they do not reflect historical capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, (v) although equity-based compensation expenses are non-cash charges, we rely on equity compensation to compensate and incentivize employees, directors and certain consultants, and we may continue to do so in the future and (vi) although depreciation, amortization and impairments are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and these non-GAAP measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to help evaluate the Company's ability to generate cash to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less cash outflows for purchases of property, plant and equipment plus proceeds from sale of property and equipment. We believe the presentation of Free Cash Flow is relevant and useful for investors because it measures cash generated internally that is available to service debt and fund inorganic growth or acquisitions. Free Cash Flow is the cash flow from operations after payment of capital expenditures that we can use to invest in our business and meet our current and future financing needs.

We define Free Cash Flow Conversion as Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that Free Cash Flow Conversion is useful to the users of our financial statements as it is a measure of the Company's long-term cash flow generating capacity.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion are limited due to the fact that these are not measures of residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures due to the payments required for debt service and other financing activities.

A reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is set forth below:

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net income (loss)

$

(1,374

)

 

$

(14,665

)

 

$

482

 

$

(31,986

)

Interest expense

 

2,301

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

4,352

 

 

1,114

 

Tax expense

 

51

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

100

 

 

113

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,384

 

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

4,797

 

 

3,352

 

EBITDA

$

3,362

 

 

$

(12,184

)

 

$

9,731

 

$

(27,407

)

Equity-based compensation(1)

 

3,305

 

 

 

2,543

 

 

 

5,257

 

 

5,049

 

System implementation costs(2)

 

140

 

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

520

 

 

1,862

 

Executive recruiting, relocation and sign-on bonus(3)

 

278

 

 

 

758

 

 

 

279

 

 

1,067

 

Write-off of site development costs(4)

 

1,041

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

2,222

 

 

1,062

 

Strategic initiative related costs(5)

 

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

 

 

1,505

 

Non-routine legal expense(6)

 

(327

)

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

2,044

 

 

4,246

 

RTD start-up and production issues(7)

 

 

 

 

595

 

 

 

 

 

2,394

 

Contract termination costs(8)

 

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

 

 

730

 

Restructuring fees and related costs(9)

 

 

 

 

2,075

 

 

 

266

 

 

3,209

 

RTD transformation costs(10)

 

651

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,260

 

 

 

Impairment for assets held for sale(11)

 

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

 

 

1,202

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

8,450

 

 

$

147

 

 

$

22,579

 

$

(5,081

)

(1)

Represents the non-cash expense related to our equity-based compensation arrangements for employees, directors, consultants and a wholesale channel partner.

(2)

Represents non-capitalizable costs associated with the implementation of our enterprise-wide systems.

(3)

Represents nonrecurring payments made for executive recruitment, relocation, and sign-on bonuses.

(4)

Represents the write-off of development costs for abandoned retail locations.

(5)

Represents nonrecurring third-party consulting costs related to the planning and execution of our growth and productivity strategic initiatives.

(6)

Represents legal costs and fees incurred in connection with certain non-routine legal disputes consisting of certain claims relating to deSPAC warrants and a commercial dispute with a former consultant resulting from the Company in-housing certain activities.

(7)

Represents nonrecurring, non-cash costs and expense incurred as a result of our RTD start-up and production issue.

(8)

Represents nonrecurring costs incurred for early termination of software and service contracts.

(9)

Represents restructuring advisory fees, severance, and other related costs (previously included in footnote (3) and footnote (5)).

(10)

Represents non-recurring, non-cash or non-operational costs associated with the transformation of our RTD business including loss on write-off of RTD inventory, discounts recognized on non-cash transactions, and other non-cash costs to transform our RTD business.

(11)

Represents the adjustment recorded to recognize assets held for sale at their estimate net realizable value less estimated cost to sell.

 

A reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, a GAAP measure, to free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure is set forth below:

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

2,298

 

 

$

(25,063

)

 

$

7,212

 

 

$

(40,457

)

Capital expenditures

 

(2,151

)

 

 

(5,107

)

 

 

(4,869

)

 

 

(10,009

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

851

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

892

 

 

 

186

 

Free Cash Flow

$

998

 

 

$

(29,984

)

 

$

3,235

 

 

$

(50,280

)

 

Investor Contacts:
Jason Martini: IR@BlackRifleCoffee.com
ICR for BRCC: BlackrifleIR@icrinc.com

Source: BRC Inc.