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Net sales for the three months ended
For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, net sales of
“A downturn in sales in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space of nearly 30%, which appears to be a result of a slowdown in consumer spending amid high inflation, energy and borrowing costs, drove the overall decline in sales for the first nine months of the fiscal year,”
“The lower volume of higher margin DTC sales, combined with the unfavorable impact of selling through inventory brought in from suppliers at inflated freight rates during prior periods, were the main contributing factors to the decline in gross margins year over year,” Koss continued. “Continued declines in consumer confidence, rising prices, and geo-political turmoil in
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 2,637,606 | $ | 3,380,840 | $ | 9,371,668 | $ | 10,026,302 | |||||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,796,083 | 2,076,482 | 6,354,015 | 6,390,557 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 841,523 | 1,304,358 | 3,017,653 | 3,635,745 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,451,247 | 1,749,341 | 4,572,049 | 27,907,247 | |||||||||||
(Loss) from operations | (609,724 | ) | (444,983 | ) | (1,554,396 | ) | (24,271,502 | ) | |||||||
Other income | — | — | — | 33,000,000 | |||||||||||
Interest income | 214,814 | 189,593 | 636,482 | 314,482 | |||||||||||
(Loss) income before income tax provision (benefit) | (394,910 | ) | (255,390 | ) | (917,914 | ) | 9,042,980 | ||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | (81,130 | ) | (30,910 | ) | (77,372 | ) | 463,928 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (313,780 | ) | $ | (224,480 | ) | $ | (840,542 | ) | $ | 8,579,052 | ||||
(Loss) income per common share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.93 | ||||
Diluted | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.88 | ||||
Weighted-average number of shares: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 9,254,795 | 9,206,135 | 9,243,559 | 9,183,042 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 9,254,795 | 9,206,135 | 9,243,559 | 9,791,627 | |||||||||||
CONTACT: | |
Chairman & CEO | |
(414) 964-5000 | |
mjkoss@koss.com |
Source: Koss Corporation