LITB LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of September 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-35942

 

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

 

51 Tai Seng Avenue

#05-02B/C, Pixel Red

Singapore (533941)

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Exhibit 99.1 – LightInTheBox Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	LIGHTINTHEBOX HOLDING CO., LTD.
	By:	/s/ Jian He
	Name:	Jian He
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: September 15, 2023

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

LightInTheBox Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

 

Singapore, September 15, 2023 - LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LITB) (“LightInTheBox” or the “Company”), an apparel e-commerce retailer that ships products to consumers worldwide, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

 

Second Quarter and First Half 2023 Financial Highlights

 

		Three Months Ended								Year-over-				Six Months Ended								Year-over-
In millions,		June 30,				June 30,				Year %				June 30,				June 30,				Year %
except percentages		2022				2023				Change				2022				2023				Change
Total revenues		$	132.4			$	191.8				44.9	%		$	226.1			$	339.5				50.2	%
- Apparel sales		$	108.7			$	163.2				50.1	%		$	175.9			$	282.5				60.5	%
Apparel sales/total revenues			82.1	%			85.1	%			3.0	%			77.8	%			83.2	%			5.4	%
Gross margin			55.3	%			57.5	%			2.2	%			53.4	%			56.7	%			3.3	%
Net loss		$	(2.4	)		$	(1.5	)						$	(7.9	)		$	(5.4	)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(1.5	)		$	(0.7	)						$	(6.1	)		$	(3.8	)

 

		As of June 30,				As of June 30,
In millions		2022				2023
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	65.7			$	94.6

 

Mr. Jian He, Chairman and CEO of LightInTheBox, commented, “We’re pleased to deliver a strong operational and financial performance in the second quarter of 2023. Amid a complex macro environment, we achieved the highest quarterly revenue in our history, primarily driven by apparel sales growth of 50% over one year ago. Meanwhile, our efforts to enhance operating efficiency paid off, evidenced by improved profitability with fulfillment and G&A expenses as a percentage of revenue at an all-time low. Furthermore, our cash balance was $95 million as of the end of this quarter, illustrating our robust free cash flow generation ability.

 

“These solid results once again demonstrate our effective business strategy, as well as our core competitive advantages across our value-for-money offerings, quality customer cohorts, and innovative technologies. As we move into the third quarter 2023, we are seeing that macroeconomic turbulence, together with normal seasonality in the apparel sector, is impacting on our top-line performance. Nevertheless, we will continue to execute our proven business strategy and refine our operations to navigate the evolving market dynamics as we strive to deliver sustainable value to all of our stakeholders in the long run,” Mr. He concluded.

 

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

 

Total revenues increased by 44.9% year-over-year to $191.8 million from $132.4 million in the same quarter of 2022. Sales from apparel increased by 50.1% to $163.2 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $108.7 million in the same quarter of 2022. Revenues from apparel represented 85.1% of total revenues in the second quarter of 2023 and 82.1% in the same quarter of 2022.

 

Total cost of revenues was $81.6 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $59.2 million in the same quarter of 2022.

 

Gross profit in the second quarter of 2023 was $110.2 million, compared with $73.2 million in the same quarter of 2022. Gross margin was 57.5% in the second quarter of 2023, compared with 55.3% in the same quarter of 2022. The increase in gross margin was a result of the increase in the percentage of sales represented by apparel, which grew from 82.1% to 85.1%. Apparel typically has higher margins than other product types.

 

 

Total operating expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $111.8 million, compared with $75.6 million in the same quarter of 2022.

 

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Fulfillment expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $9.9 million, compared with $7.8 million in the same quarter of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, fulfillment expenses were 5.2% in the second quarter of 2023, compared with 5.9% in the same quarter of 2022 and 5.8% in the first quarter of 2023.

 

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Selling and marketing expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $94.0 million, compared with $58.2 million in the same quarter of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 49.0% in the second quarter of 2023, compared with 44.0% in the same quarter of 2022 and 46.8% in the first quarter of 2023.

 

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G&A expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $8.2 million, compared with $9.7 million in the same quarter of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, G&A expenses were 4.3% in the second quarter of 2023, compared with 7.3% in the same quarter of 2022 and 6.1% in the first quarter of 2023. As part of G&A expenses, R&D expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $5.1 million, compared with $4.7 million in the same quarter of 2022 and $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2023.

 

Loss from operations was $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $2.5 million in the same quarter of 2022.

 

Net loss was $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $2.4 million in the same quarter of 2022.

 

Net loss per American Depository Share (“ADS”) was $0.01 in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $0.02 in the same quarter of 2022. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares. The diluted net loss per ADS in the second quarter of 2023 was $0.01, compared with $0.02 in the same quarter of 2022.

 

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company’s basic weighted average number of ADSs used in computing the net loss per ADS was 113,369,462.

 

Adjusted EBITDA was negative $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with negative $1.5 million in the same quarter of 2022.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of $94.6 million, compared with $65.7 million as of June 30, 2022.

 

First Half 2023 Financial Results

 

Total revenues increased by 50.2% year-over-year to $339.5 million from $226.1 million in the same period of 2022. Sales from apparel increased by 60.5% to $282.5 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $175.9 million in the same period of 2022. Revenues from apparel represented 83.2% of total revenues in the first half of 2023 and 77.8% in the same period of 2022.

 

Total cost of revenues was $146.9 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $105.5 million in the same period of 2022.

 

Gross profit in the first half of 2023 was $192.7 million, compared with $120.7 million in the same period of 2022. Gross margin was 56.7% in the first half of 2023, compared with 53.4% in the same period of 2022. The increase in gross margin was a result of the increase in the percentage of sales represented by apparel, which grew from 77.8% to 83.2%. Apparel typically has higher margins than other product types.

 

Total operating expenses in the first half of 2023 were $198.2 million, compared with $129.5 million in the same period of 2022.

 

 

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Fulfillment expenses in the first half of 2023 were $18.5 million, compared with $14.6 million in the same period of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, fulfillment expenses were 5.5% in the first half of 2023, compared with 6.5% in the same period of 2022.

 

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Selling and marketing expenses in the first half of 2023 were $163.2 million, compared with $97.3 million in the same period of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 48.0% for the first half of 2023, compared with 43.0% in the same period of 2022.

 

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G&A expenses in the first half of 2023 were $17.2 million, compared with $17.7 million in the same period of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, G&A expenses were 5.1% for the first half of 2023, compared with 7.8% in the same period of 2022. Included in G&A expenses, R&D expenses in the first half of 2023 were $10.3 million, compared with $9.3 million in the same period of 2022.

 

Loss from operations was $5.6 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $8.9 million in the same period of 2022.

 

Net loss was $5.4 million in the first half of 2023, compared with $7.9 million in the same period of 2022.

 

Net loss per American Depository Share (“ADS”) was $0.05 in the first half of 2023, compared with $0.07 in the same period of 2022. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares. The diluted net loss per ADS for the first half of 2023 was $0.05, compared with $0.07 in the same period of 2022.

 

In the first half of 2023, the Company’s basic weighted average number of ADSs used in computing the net loss per ADS was 113,349,914.

 

Adjusted EBITDA was negative $3.8 million in the first half of 2023, compared with negative $6.1 million in the same period of 2022.

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

On June 27, 2023, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $10 million of its ordinary shares in the form of ADSs no later than December 31, 2023. As of September 12, 2023, the Company has repurchased 517,240 ADSs with a total aggregate value of approximately $0.7 million.

 

Business Outlook

 

For the third quarter of 2023, based on current information available to the Company and business seasonality, the Company expects net revenues to be between $145 million and $160 million.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses a non-GAAP measure, Adjusted EBITDA, as a supplemental measure to review and assess operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s non-GAAP financial measure excludes share-based compensation expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses, interest income, interest expenses and income tax expense.

 

The Company presents this non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by management to evaluate operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measure helps identify underlying trends in its business. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measure could provide further information about the Company’s results of operations and enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects.

 

 

The non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as an analytical tool. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measure does not reflect all items of income and expenses that affect the Company’s operations and does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Further, the non-GAAP measure may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The Company compensates for the limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating performance. The Company encourages you to review the Company’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

 

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Result” set forth at the end of this press release.

 

Conference Call

 

The Company’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 15, 2023 (8:00 p.m. Hong Kong/Singapore Time on the same day).

 

Preregistration Information

 

Participants can register for the conference call by going to https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10033153-fue64r.html. Upon registration, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID.

 

To join the conference, simply dial the number in the calendar invite you receive after preregistering, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will be connected to the conference instantly.

 

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through September 22, 2023. The dial-in details are:

 

	US/Canada:	+1-855-883-1031
	Singapore:	800-101-3223
	Hong Kong, China:	800-930-639
	Replay PIN:	10033153

 

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.lightinthebox.com.

 

About LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

 

LightInTheBox is an apparel e-commerce retailer that ships products to consumers worldwide. With a focus on serving its middle-aged and senior customers, LightInTheBox leverages its global supply chain and logistics networks, along with its in-house R&D and design capabilities to offer a wide selection of comfortable, aesthetically pleasing and visually interesting apparels that bring fresh joy to customers. LightInTheBox operates its business through www.lightinthebox.com, www.miniinthebox.com, www.ezbuy.sg and other websites as well as mobile applications, which are available in over 20 major languages and over 140 countries and regions. The Company is headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in California, Shanghai and Beijing.

 

For more information, please visit www.lightinthebox.com.

 

Investor Relations Contact

 

Investor Relations 

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. 

Email: ir@lightinthebox.com

 

 

Jenny Cai 

Piacente Financial Communications 

Email: lightinthebox@tpg-ir.com

 

Brandi Piacente 

Piacente Financial Communications 

Tel: +1-212-481-2050 

Email: lightinthebox@tpg-ir.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “targets” and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about LightInTheBox’s beliefs and expectations, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as LightInTheBox’s strategic and operational plans, are or contain forward-looking statements.

 

LightInTheBox may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: LightInTheBox’s goals and strategies; LightInTheBox’s future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the global online retail market; LightInTheBox’s ability to attract customers and further enhance customer experience and product offerings; LightInTheBox’s ability to strengthen its supply chain efficiency and optimize its logistics network; LightInTheBox’s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products; competition; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in LightInTheBox’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and LightInTheBox does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 

 

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(U.S. dollars in thousands, or otherwise noted)

 

		As of December 31,				As of Jun 30,
		2022				2023
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents			88,575				88,157
Restricted cash			5,993				6,451
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses			695				1,424
Inventories			14,260				9,427
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			6,452				18,120
Total current assets			115,975				123,579
Property and equipment, net			2,946				2,794
Intangible assets, net			5,630				4,404
Goodwill			28,177				26,835
Operating lease right-of-use assets			10,874				8,728
Long-term rental deposits			1,211				1,259
TOTAL ASSETS			164,813				167,599
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY / (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable			26,518				38,981
Advance from customers			32,241				27,559
Operating lease liabilities			4,993				5,184
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			90,357				94,671
Total current liabilities			154,109				166,395
Operating lease liabilities			6,576				4,103
Long-term payable			34				10
Deferred tax liabilities			111				150
Unrecognized tax benefits			107				107
TOTAL LIABILITIES			160,937				170,765
EQUITY / (DEFICIT)
Ordinary shares			17				17
Additional paid-in capital			282,722				282,805
Treasury shares			(28,615	)			(28,105	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(1,024	)			(2,754	)
Accumulated deficit			(249,224	)			(255,129	)
TOTAL EQUITY / (DEFICIT)			3,876				(3,166	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY / (DEFICIT)			164,813				167,599

 

 

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
		2022				2023				2022				2023
Revenues
Product sales			129,828				189,730				221,171				334,331
Services and others			2,527				2,037				4,952				5,217
Total revenues			132,355				191,767				226,123				339,548
Cost of revenues
Product sales			(58,214	)			(81,142	)			(103,284	)			(145,318	)
Services and others			(983	)			(435	)			(2,167	)			(1,538	)
Total Cost of revenues			(59,197	)			(81,577	)			(105,451	)			(146,856	)
Gross profit			73,158				110,190				120,672				192,692
Operating expenses
Fulfillment			(7,774	)			(9,906	)			(14,638	)			(18,542	)
Selling and marketing			(58,225	)			(94,038	)			(97,257	)			(163,150	)
General and administrative			(9,661	)			(8,176	)			(17,727	)			(17,233	)
Other operating income			26				332				92				677
Total operating expenses			(75,634	)			(111,788	)			(129,530	)			(198,248	)
Loss from operations			(2,476	)			(1,598	)			(8,858	)			(5,556	)
Interest income			7				143				17				173
Interest expense			(1	)			(1	)			(3	)			(2	)
Other income, net			83				(1	)			945				20
Total other income			89				141				959				191
Loss before income taxes			(2,387	)			(1,457	)			(7,899	)			(5,365	)
Income tax expense			(9	)			-				(9	)			(48	)
Net loss			(2,396	)			(1,457	)			(7,908	)			(5,413	)
Net loss attributable to LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.			(2,396	)			(1,457	)			(7,908	)			(5,413	)
Weighted average numbers of shares used in calculating loss per ordinary share
—Basic			226,140,929				226,738,924				226,124,192				226,699,828
—Diluted			226,140,929				226,738,924				226,124,192				226,699,828
Net loss per ordinary share
—Basic			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.03	)			(0.02	)
—Diluted			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.03	)			(0.02	)
Net loss  per ADS ( 2 ordinary shares equal to 1 ADS )
—Basic			(0.02	)			(0.01	)			(0.07	)			(0.05	)
—Diluted			(0.02	)			(0.01	)			(0.07	)			(0.05	)

 

 

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.

Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

(U.S. dollars in thousands, or otherwise noted)

 

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
		2022				2023				2022				2023
Net loss			(2,396	)			(1,457	)			(7,908	)			(5,413	)
Less: Interest income			7				143				17				173
Interest expense			(1	)			(1	)			(3	)			(2	)
Income tax expense			(9	)			-				(9	)			(48	)
Depreciation and amortization			(861	)			(826	)			(1,719	)			(1,655	)
EBITDA			(1,532	)			(773	)			(6,194	)			(3,881	)
Less: Share-based compensation			(30	)			(78	)			(66	)			(83	)
Adjusted EBITDA*			(1,502	)			(695	)			(6,128	)			(3,798	)

 

* Adjusted EBITDA represents loss from operations before impairment loss on investment,  share-based compensation expense, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

 

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