Kits Eyecare Ltd (TSX:KITS)
C$ 9.79 -0.21 (-2.1%) Market Cap: 320.02 Mil Enterprise Value: 313.83 Mil PE Ratio: 4,895.00 PB Ratio: 5.79 GF Score: 49/100

Q3 2024 Kits Eyecare Ltd Earnings Call Transcript

Nov 06, 2024 / 02:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: C$9.79 (-2.10%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Kits Eyecare Ltd (KTYCF) achieved record quarterly revenue of nearly $42 million, surpassing their guidance range of $39 million to $41 million.
  • The company reported an impressive 34% organic year-over-year growth, with an annual revenue run rate exceeding $167 million.
  • Kits Eyecare Ltd (KTYCF) has maintained eight consecutive quarters of positive adjusted EBITDA, achieving a margin of 3.8% for the quarter.
  • The eyeglasses segment, the fastest-growing part of the business, increased by 43% year over year.
  • The company reduced its debt principal by $1 million and ended the quarter with over $19 million in cash, reflecting strong financial health.
Negative
  • Customer acquisition costs increased by approximately 20% year over year, reaching the highest level so far this year.
  • Despite strong revenue growth, the adjusted EBITDA margin guidance for Q4 remains consistent with Q3, implying potential reinvestment through the P&L.
  • The company faces potential risks from tariff changes, although they have identified alternative sourcing channels.
  • The market share of Kits Eyecare Ltd (KTYCF) in the optical industry remains less than 1%, indicating significant competition and room for growth.
  • There is a reliance on recurring revenue from existing customers, which may limit growth if new customer acquisition does not keep pace.
Operator

Good morning and welcome to the Kits Eyecare third quarter, 2024 financial results conference call. (Operator Instructions)

Your host today are Roger Hardy, Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph Thompson, Chief Operating Officer and Zhe Choo, Chief Financial Officer.

Before we begin, I'm required to provide the following statement, respecting forward-looking information which is made on behalf of kits and all of his representative on this call, certain statements made on this call will contain forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as intend, believe, could, expect, estimate, forecast, may, would and other words of similar meaning.

This forward-looking information is based on management's opinions, estimates and assumptions in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as factors that they currently believe are appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances.

Actual result can be materially from a conclusion,

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