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The Lovesac Company Reports Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results
Company Continues to Work Expeditiously to Complete Previously Announced Financial Restatements and File Fiscal 2023 Form 10-K and First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Form 10-Q
Postpones Release of Final Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results
STAMFORD, Conn., August 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lovesac Company (Nasdaq: LOVE) (“Lovesac” or the “Company”), the home furnishing brand best known for its Sactionals, The World's Most Adaptable Couch, today provided a business update as it works to complete its previously announced financial restatements and file its amended Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2023 and amended Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023. The Company also announced that it expects a delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 30, 2023 in light of the continued work on the restatements.
In the interim, the Company is pleased to provide certain preliminary unaudited and unreviewed financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2024 ended July 30, 2023, which exceed the guidance ranges provided with first quarter fiscal 2024 results on June 7, 2023:
•Net sales are expected to be approximately $154 million
•Gross margin is expected to be approximately 59%
•Net loss is expected to be in the range of $0.5 million to $1.5 million
The select preliminary second quarter fiscal 2024 results included above in this press release are based upon preliminary financial results. These preliminary financial results are based upon information available to management as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results may differ from these results due to final adjustments and developments that may arise or information that may become available between now and the time the Company’s financial results for second quarter fiscal 2024 are finalized and included in the Company’s Form 10-Q. These preliminary results may be subject to further adjustment as a result of the restatements of historical results. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to the preliminary financial results, nor has it expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such results.
Financial Restatements and Postponement of Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results
As announced on August 16, 2023, the Company has determined the need to restate its previously issued financial statements for fiscal year 2023 and its first quarter fiscal 2024 primarily due to errors in accounting for a last mile journal entry and the methodology used by the Company to calculate the accrual of its last mile freight expenses. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it is appropriate to correct the misstatements in the Company’s previously issued financial statements by amending its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K/A”) and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023 (the “First Quarter 2024 Form 10-Q/A”). The Company is working diligently to file its 2023 Form 10-K/A and First Quarter 2024 Form 10-Q/A as expeditiously as possible.
Given the time and focus dedicated to the restatement process and the completion and filing of the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K/A and First Quarter 2024 Form 10-Q/A, the Company currently expects a delay in completing its customary quarterly review and reporting process and the filing of its Form 10-Q for the fiscal second quarter ended July 30, 2023.
Lovesac will make a subsequent announcement to schedule the date and time of its earnings release and conference call for the second quarter fiscal 2024.
About The Lovesac Company
Based in Stamford, Connecticut, The Lovesac Company (NASDAQ: LOVE) is a technology driven company that designs, manufactures and sells unique, high-quality furniture derived through its proprietary Designed for Life approach which results in products that are built to last a lifetime and designed to evolve as customers' lives do. The current product offering is comprised of modular couches called Sactionals, premium foam beanbag chairs called Sacs, and the Sactionals StealthTech™ Sound + Charge System. As a recipient of Repreve's 6th Annual Champions of Sustainability, responsible production and innovation are at the center of the brand's design philosophy with products protected by a robust portfolio of utility patents. Products are marketed and sold primarily online directly at www.lovesac.com, supported by direct-to-consumer touch points in the form of our own showrooms, as well as through shop-in-shops and pop-up-shops with third party retailers. LOVESAC, SACTIONALS, AND THE WORLD'S MOST ADAPTABLE COUCH are trademarks of The Lovesac Company and are Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other legal authority. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “could,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “aim(s),” “can,” “would,” “expect(s),” “estimate(s),” “project(s),” “forecast(s)”, “positioned,” “approximately,” “potential,” “goal,” “pro forma,” “strategy,” “outlook” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release including all statements regarding strategy, future operations, future financial position or projections, the significance and scope of the restatements; the preliminary results for the second fiscal quarter 2024; the quantitative effects of the restatements; the timing of completion of the restatements and SEC filings; the impact of these matters on the Company’s performance and outlook; and any anticipated conclusions of the Company or the Company’s management. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, beliefs and assumptions concerning the future of our business, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. We may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not rely on these forward-looking statements. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include: changes in the effects of the restatements on the prior financial statements or financial results risks related to the timely and correct completion of the restatement and related filings; the risk that the completion and filing of the 2023 Form 10-K/A and First Quarter 2024 Form 10-Q/A will take longer than expected and will not be completed timely; identification of errors in our financial reporting in the future that require us to restate previously issued financial statements, which may subject us to unanticipated costs or regulatory penalties and could cause investors to lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements; the risk that additional information may become known prior to the expected filing with the SEC of the periodic reports described herein or that other subsequent events may occur that would require the Company to make additional adjustments to its financial statements or delay the filing of the corrected or future periodic reports with the SEC; risks related to higher than expected charges after completing the restatement process; risks related to our ability to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, which may adversely affect the accuracy and timeliness of our financial reporting; risks related to changes in key personnel and any changes in our ability to retain key personnel; the inherent limitations in internal control over financial reporting; the scope of the restatement and the controls and procedures deficiencies; plans to remediate the deficiencies, including the material weakness, with respect to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the impact of these matters on the Company’s performance and outlook; expectations concerning the Company’s performance and financial outlook, as well as those risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Form 10-K and in our Form 10-Qs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC, which are available on our investor relations website at investor.lovesac.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks only as of the date on which we make it. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
Investor Relations Contact:
Rachel Schacter, ICR
(203) 682-8200
InvestorRelations@lovesac.com