Dog-focussed firm BARK's Q3 revenue misses estimates after marketing spend cuts

Overview

• Dog-centric company's fiscal Q3 revenue missed analyst expectations

• Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q3 beat analyst expectations

• Company repaid outstanding convertible notes, becoming debt-free

Outlook

• Company will not provide fourth-quarter guidance due to ongoing evaluations

Result Drivers

• MARKETING SPEND REDUCTION - BARK reduced marketing investment by 41.3% to focus on profitability, impacting revenue but improving customer acquisition costs

• GROSS MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Both Direct-to-Consumer and Commerce gross margins improved year-over-year, despite lower revenue

• REVENUE MIX DIVERSIFICATION - Commerce and BARK Air represented 22.5% of total revenue, contributing to a more diversified revenue mix

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous specialty retailers peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bark Inc is $2.00, about 138.6% above its February 4 closing price of $0.84

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