Brilliant Earth Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Delivered Net Sales and Profitability within Guidance Range
Drove 12% Y/Y Growth in Total Orders and 13% Y/Y Growth in Repeat Orders
Q1 2025 GAAP Diluted EPS of $(0.03) and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.00
Reiterates Annual Guidance and Provides Q2 Outlook
SAN FRANCISCO, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. ("Brilliant Earth" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BRLT), an innovative, global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
First Quarter 2025 Highlights (quarterly period ended March 31, 2025):
-- Delivered Net Sales of $93.9 million, in the first quarter
-- Total orders grew year-over-year by 12% and repeat orders grew
year-over-year by 13%
-- Achieved positive engagement ring unit year-over-year growth in Q1
-- Drove strong double-digit year-over-year fine jewelry bookings
growth in Q1
-- Generated record-breaking total bookings in the two weeks leading
up to Valentine's Day, with year-over-year total bookings growing
mid-to-high single digits
-- Achieved Gross Margin of 58.6% in the first quarter, consistent with the
Company's medium-term target
-- Drove Q1 profitability within the Company's Adjusted EBITDA guidance
range:
-- GAAP Net loss was $3.3 million for the first quarter 2025; and
-- Adjusted EBITDA was $1.1 million for the first quarter 2025
-- Expanded retail showroom portfolio to 41 with the opening of the
Company's second Dallas-Fort Worth metro area location in Southlake
-- Ended the quarter with $92.5 million in net cash, representing 5% growth
year-over-year
"We're pleased with our first quarter performance, which demonstrates the continued strength and resilience of our business model as we delivered our 15th consecutive quarter of profitability as a public company. Our business is gaining momentum, evidenced by our 12% year-over-year growth in total orders, particularly strong performance in fine jewelry, and continued expansion of our showroom footprint," said Beth Gerstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brilliant Earth. "The positive engagement ring unit trends, coupled with our most successful Valentine's Day ever, reinforces our confidence in our premium brand positioning and differentiated product offerings. Our agile supply chain and nimble team are competitive advantages that enable us to respond quickly in dynamic market conditions. As we look ahead to the remainder of 2025, we remain focused on investing in the business and executing our growth strategy while maintaining profitability and continuing to gain share in this large, fragmented industry."
First Quarter Results
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 % Change*
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Total Orders 45,535 40,525 12.4%
AOV $ 2,062 $ 2,402 (14.2)%
($ in millions, except per share
amounts)
Net Sales $ 93.9 $ 97.3 (3.5)%
Gross Profit $ 55.0 $ 58.3 (5.7)%
Gross Margin 58.6% 59.9% (130)bps
Net (loss) income allocable to
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (1) $ (0.5) $ 0.1 (600.0)%
Net (loss) income, as reported $ (3.3) $ 1.1 (406.2)%
Net (loss) income margin (3.5)% 1.1% (460)bps
Adjusted net (loss) income (3) $ (0.4) $ 2.9 (113.8)%
GAAP Diluted EPS (2) $ (0.03) $ 0.01 (400.0)%
Adjusted Diluted EPS (3) $ 0.00 $ 0.03 (100.0)%
Adjusted EBITDA (3) $ 1.1 $ 5.1 (78.8)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (3) 1.1% 5.2% (410)bps
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*Percentage changes may not recalculate due to rounding
(1) Represents net (loss) income allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024.
(2) Represents GAAP Diluted EPS during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024.
(3) Adjusted net (loss) income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics" for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures.
2025 Outlook
Second Quarter
Net Sales -3% to 0% Year-Over-Year Adjusted EBITDA -$1.5M to +$2M
Full Year
Net Sales +1% to 3% Year-Over-Year Adjusted EBITDA 3% to 4% Margin
Webcast and Conference Call Information-update links
Brilliant Earth will host a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2025 results and business outlook today, May 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT. The webcast and accompanying slide presentation can be accessed at https://investors.brilliantearth.com. The conference call can be accessed by using the following link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI3f41ab5cffe74fa89815c1aebc31ae51. After registering, an email will be sent including dial-in details and a unique conference call pin required to join the live call. A replay of the webcast will remain available on the website after the live webcast concludes.
About Brilliant Earth
Brilliant Earth is an industry-disrupting global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry. The Company's mission since its founding in 2005 has been to create a more transparent, sustainable, and compassionate jewelry industry. With a premium brand, curated proprietary product assortment, seamless omnichannel shopping experience, and asset-light, data driven business model, Brilliant Earth is transforming the jewelry industry. 2024 full year Net Sales were $422 million and the Company has reported positive Adjusted EBITDA for 15 consecutive quarters since going public in 2021. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO, Brilliant Earth has 41 showrooms and counting across the United States and has served customers in over 50 countries worldwide.
Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics
In addition to the financial measures presented in this release in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net (loss) income, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA margin. These non-GAAP financial measures provide users of our financial information with useful information in evaluating our operating performance and exclude certain items from net income that may vary substantially in frequency and magnitude from period to period.
We define EBITDA as net (loss) income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income excluding interest expense, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs, showroom pre-opening expense, equity-based compensation expense, certain non-operating expenses and income, and other unusual and/or infrequent costs, which that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of our core operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA calculated as a percentage of net sales. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, which eliminate the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business.
We define Adjusted Net (loss) income as net (loss) income adjusted for the impact of certain additional non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of our core operations. These items include showroom pre-opening expense, equity-based compensation expense, costs to fund the Brilliant Earth Foundation and transaction costs and other expenses. We define Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as Adjusted Net (loss) income, divided by the diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding. The diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding is derived from the historical diluted weighted average shares of common stock assuming such shares were outstanding for the entirety of the period presented. We believe Adjusted Net (loss) income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, which eliminate the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business.
Please refer to "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" located in the financial supplement in this release for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.
This release includes forward-looking guidance for certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA. These measures will differ from net (loss) income, determined in accordance with GAAP, in ways similar to those described in the reconciliations at the end of this release. We are not able to provide, without unreasonable effort, guidance for net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, or a reconciliation of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because the Company is not able to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or nature of all items that will be included in net income.
This press release also contains certain key business metrics which are used to evaluate our business and growth trends, establish budgets, measure the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, and assess operational efficiencies. We define net cash as cash and cash equivalents less the total principal balance of our outstanding debt. We define Bookings for each period as the dollar value of confirmed orders as of the date of order placement. We believe Bookings, which represent a measure of gross sales and potential future Net Sales, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business. We define total orders as the total number of customer orders delivered less total orders returned in a given period (excluding those repair, resize, and other orders which have no revenue). We view total orders as a key indicator of the velocity of our business and an indication of the desirability of our products to our customers. Total orders, together with AOV, is an indicator of the net sales we expect to recognize in a given period. Total orders may fluctuate based on the number of visitors to our website and showrooms, and our ability to convert these visitors to customers. We believe that total orders is a measure that is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in an analysis of ongoing operating trends. We define average order value, or AOV, as net sales in a given period divided by total orders in that period. We define average selling price, or ASP, as the total retail sales price of products sold in a given period divided by the total number of product units sold during that same period. We believe that AOV and ASP are measures that are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in an analysis of ongoing operating trends. AOV varies depending on the product type and number of items per order. AOV and ASP may also fluctuate as we expand into and increase our presence in additional product types and price points, and open additional showrooms.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, including expectations regarding net sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, including, among others, statements regarding expected growth and increased market share, introduction of new products, future capital expenditures, and debt service obligations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms, such as "ahead," "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "evolve," "expect," "future," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," or "would," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, but not limited to: fluctuations in the pricing and supply of diamonds, other gemstones, and precious metals, particularly responsibly sourced natural and lab-grown diamonds and repurposed precious metals such as gold; an overall decline in the health of the economy and other factors impacting consumer spending, such as recessionary or inflationary conditions, governmental instability, the impact of any changes in trade policy, including the imposition of new or increased tariffs on goods imported into the United States and any resulting retaliatory trade actions by other governments, war and fears of war, and natural disasters; if we fail to cost-effectively turn existing customers into repeat customers or acquire new customers; our rapid growth in recent years and limited operating experience at our current scale of operations; our ability to manage growth effectively; increased lead times, supply shortages, and supply changes; our expansion plans in the United States; our ability to compete in the fine jewelry retail industry; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and to engage or expand our base of customers; our ability to effectively develop and expand our sales and marketing capabilities and increase our customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our e-commerce and omnichannel approach to shopping for fine jewelry; our profitability and cash flow being negatively affected if we are not successful in managing our inventory balances and inventory shrinkage; a decline in sales of Design Your Own rings; our heavy reliance on our information technology systems, as well as those of our third-party vendors and service providers, for our business to effectively operate and to safeguard confidential information and risks related to any significant failure, inadequacy or interruption of these systems, security breaches or loss of data; the impact of environmental, social, and governance matters on our business and reputation; our ability to manage risks related to our e-commerce and omnichannel business; our ability to effectively anticipate and respond to changes in consumer preferences and shopping patterns; and introduce new products and programs that appeal to new or existing customers; our dependence on distributions from Brilliant Earth, LLC, our principal asset, to pay our taxes and expenses, including payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement; risks related to our obligations to make substantial cash payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and risks related to our organizational structure; and the other risks, uncertainties and the factors described in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 13, 2025 and is available at www.sec.gov. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
Investors:
Colin Bourland
investorrelations@brilliantearth.com
BRILLIANT EARTH GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three months ended March 31,
2025 2024
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Net sales $ 93,884 $ 97,337
Cost of sales 38,842 39,031
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Gross profit 55,042 58,306
Operating expenses:
Marketing and advertising 22,962 23,096
General and administrative 35,603 34,333
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Total operating expenses 58,565 57,429
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(Loss) income from operations (3,523) 877
Interest expense (1,115) (1,214)
Other income, net 1,240 1,477
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(Loss) income before tax (3,398) 1,140
Income tax benefit (expense) 131 (73)
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Net (loss) income (3,267) 1,067
Net (loss) income allocable to
non-controlling interest (2,801) 928
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Net (loss) income allocable to
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. $ (466) $ 139
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Earnings per share:
Basic $ (0.03) $ 0.01
Diluted $ (0.03) $ 0.01
Weighted average shares of common
stock outstanding:
Basic 14,111,624 12,736,014
Diluted 14,111,624 97,850,288
BRILLIANT EARTH GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share amounts)
March 31, December 31,
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2025 2024
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $147,338 $ 161,925
Restricted cash 217 216
Inventories, net 39,848 38,292
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 10,553 10,980
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Total current assets 197,956 211,413
Property and equipment, net 21,293 21,626
Deferred tax assets 9,768 9,636
Operating lease right of use assets 37,127 35,222
Other assets 3,506 3,348
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Total assets $269,650 $ 281,245
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 13,378 $ 15,733
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities 23,940 31,714
Deferred revenue 23,099 18,926
Current portion of operating lease
liabilities 6,742 6,108
Current portion of long-term debt 20,000 5,688
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Total current liabilities 87,159 78,169
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs 34,522 50,010
Operating lease liabilities 37,260 35,856
Payable pursuant to the Tax Receivable
Agreement 7,737 7,828
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Total liabilities 166,678 171,863
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value,
10,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025
and December 31, 2024, respectively -- --
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value,
1,200,000,000 shares authorized;
14,789,781 shares issued and 14,405,340
shares outstanding at March 31, 2025;
14,125,925 shares issued and 13,843,944
shares outstanding at December 31,
2024 1 1
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value,
150,000,000 shares authorized;
35,839,403 and 35,820,912 shares
outstanding at March 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, respectively 4 4
Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value,
150,000,000 shares authorized;
49,119,976 shares outstanding at March
31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
respectively 5 5
Class D common stock, $0.0001 par value,
150,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025
and December 31, 2024, respectively -- --
Additional paid-in capital 11,397 11,169
Treasury stock, at cost; 384,441 and
281,981 shares at March 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024, respectively (801) (638)
Retained earnings 4,322 4,788
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Stockholders' equity attributable to
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. 14,928 15,329
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Non-controlling interests attributable
to Brilliant Earth, LLC 88,044 94,053
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Total stockholders' equity 102,972 109,382
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $269,650 $ 281,245
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per
share amounts)
ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN
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Three months ended March 31,
2025 2024
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Net (loss) income $ (3,267) $ 1,067
Interest expense 1,115 1,214
Income tax (benefit) expense (131) 73
Depreciation expense 1,488 1,203
Amortization of cloud-based software
implementation costs 162 205
Showroom pre-opening expense 582 213
Equity-based compensation expense 2,369 2,587
Other income, net (1) (1,240) (1,477)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,078 $ 5,085
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Net (loss) income margin (3.5)% 1.1%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 1.1% 5.2%
(1) Other income, net consists primarily of interest and other miscellaneous income, partially offset by expenses such as losses on exchange rates on consumer payments.
ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS
PER SHARE
Three months ended March 31,
2025 2024
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Net (loss) income attributable to
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc., as
reported (1) $ (466) $ 139
Net (loss) income impact from
assumed redemption of all LLC Units
to common stock (2) (2,801) 928
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Net (loss) income, as reported (3,267) 1,067
Income tax benefit (expense)
associated with conversion (3) 712 (237)
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Tax effected net (loss) income after
assumed conversion (2,555) 830
Equity-based compensation expense 2,369 2,587
Showroom pre-opening expense 582 213
Tax impact of adjustments (750) (714)
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Adjusted Net (Loss) Income $ (354) $ 2,916
Diluted weighted average of common
stock assumed outstanding 14,111,624 97,850,288
Adjustments:
Vested LLC Units that are
exchangeable for common stock(4) 84,947,596 --
Unvested LLC Units that are
exchangeable for common stock(4) 6,621 --
RSUs 115,006 --
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Adjusted diluted weighted average of
common stock assumed outstanding 99,180,847 97,850,288
Diluted earnings per share:
As reported $ (0.03) $ 0.01
As adjusted $ 0.00 $ 0.03
(1) Represents net (loss) income allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
(2) It is assumed that we will elect to issue common stock upon redemption of LLC Units rather than cash settle.
(3) Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. is subject to U.S. Federal income taxes, in addition to state and local taxes with respect to its allocable share of any net taxable income of Brilliant Earth, LLC. Acquisition of LLC units by Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. causes all of the taxable income currently recognized by the members of Brilliant Earth, LLC to become taxable to the Company.
(4) Assumes the exchange of all outstanding LLC units for shares of common stock, resulting in the elimination of the non-controlling interest and recognition of the net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest.
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