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BeautyHealth Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results


The Beauty Health Company (NASDAQ: SKIN), home to flagship brand Hydrafacial, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the quarter, net sales of $97.4 million increased +10% year-over-year, on the strength of performance in Asia-Pacific, including China, and EMEA. The quarter was overshadowed by lower-than-expected U.S. revenue and $63.1 million in restructuring charges related to device upgrades of early generation Syndeo devices.

As a result, the Company is revising its fiscal year 2023 net sales guidance to a range of $385 to $400 million, its fiscal year adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to a range of 5% to 6% and is suspending its long-term 2025 financial outlook.

"We are focused on protecting Hydrafacial's strong brand equity as we address the Syndeo provider experience challenges," said BeautyHealth Chief Financial Officer Michael Monahan. "We are confident that, with our strategy, we will return Hydrafacial to the reliable standard that our customers have come to expect from us and keep their trust?and, with this, re-accelerate Syndeo adoption in the U.S."

Key Operational and Business Metrics

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Unaudited ($ in millions) (2)

 

2023

 

 

2022(1)

 

 

2023

 

 

2022(1)

Delivery Systems net sales

$

51.0

 

 

$

49.1

 

 

$

162.0

 

 

$

155.5

 

Consumables net sales

 

46.4

 

 

 

39.7

 

 

 

139.2

 

 

 

112.2

 

Total net sales

$

97.4

 

 

$

88.8

 

 

$

301.2

 

 

$

267.7

 

Gross (loss) profit

$

(12.6

)

 

$

61.4

 

 

$

109.4

 

 

$

182.3

 

Gross margin

 

(12.9

)%

 

 

69.1

%

 

 

36.3

%

 

 

68.1

%

Adjusted gross profit(3)

$

60.9

 

 

$

66.4

 

 

$

197.0

 

 

$

193.4

 

Adjusted gross margin(3)

 

62.5

%

 

 

74.8

%

 

 

65.4

%

 

 

72.2

%

Net (loss) income

$

(73.8

)

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(90.7

)

 

$

37.7

 

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

$

9.1

 

 

$

16.3

 

 

$

21.0

 

 

$

28.5

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin(3)

 

9.3

%

 

 

18.4

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Unaudited

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

New delivery systems sold

1,778

 

1,713

 

5,803

 

4,817

Trade-up delivery systems sold

362

 

147

 

933

 

1,608

Total delivery systems sold

2,140

 

1,860

 

6,736

 

6,425

Active install base

30,074

 

24,473

 

30,074

 

24,473

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(1) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.
(2) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(3) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Syndeo Program

Financial Highlights

Net Sales by Region

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Unaudited ($ in millions) (1)

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Delivery Systems net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

20.3

 

$

30.8

 

$

73.1

 

$

102.0

Asia-Pacific ("APAC")

 

18.0

 

 

8.9

 

 

46.4

 

 

23.6

Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")

 

12.7

 

 

9.4

 

 

42.4

 

 

29.9

Total Delivery Systems net sales

$

51.0

 

$

49.1

 

$

162.0

 

$

155.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumables net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

31.4

 

$

27.6

 

$

95.2

 

$

76.3

APAC

 

6.7

 

 

6.2

 

 

17.1

 

 

14.8

EMEA

 

8.3

 

 

5.9

 

 

26.9

 

 

21.1

Total Consumables net sales

$

46.4

 

$

39.7

 

$

139.2

 

$

112.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

51.7

 

$

58.4

 

$

168.3

 

$

178.3

APAC

 

24.7

 

 

15.1

 

 

63.5

 

 

38.4

EMEA

 

21.1

 

 

15.3

 

 

69.3

 

 

51.0

Total net sales

$

97.4

 

$

88.8

 

$

301.2

 

$

267.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total delivery systems sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

776

 

 

1,065

 

 

2,844

 

 

4,069

APAC

 

752

 

 

371

 

 

1,942

 

 

1,040

EMEA

 

612

 

 

424

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,316

Total delivery systems sold

 

2,140

 

 

1,860

 

 

6,736

 

 

6,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade-up delivery systems sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

77

 

 

147

 

 

267

 

 

1,608

APAC

 

225

 

 

?

 

 

412

 

 

?

EMEA

 

60

 

 

?

 

 

254

 

 

?

Total trade-up delivery systems sold

 

362

 

 

147

 

 

933

 

 

1,608

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(1) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.

Operating Expenses

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

Financial Guidance

Fiscal Year 2023

Current as of November 2023

Previous

Net sales

$385 ? $400 million

$460 ? $480 million

Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)

5% ? 6%

18% ? 19%

___________________
(1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Financial guidance reflects the following external environment assumptions:

Conference Call

BeautyHealth will host a conference call on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. ET to review its third quarter 2023 financial results. The call may be accessed via live webcast through the Events & Presentations page on our Investor Relations website at https://investors.beautyhealth.com. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately three hours after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed online at https://investors.beautyhealth.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), management utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures such as adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA for purposes of evaluating ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed collectively with the Company's GAAP financial information, provide useful supplemental information to investors in assessing the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP financial information or as an indication of operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP, and may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in its industry, as these other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently, particularly related to unusual items.

Adjusted gross profit is gross profit excluding the effects of depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and other items such as write-off of discontinued, excess and obsolete product, Syndeo Program and Syndeo product optimization logistics & service costs.

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net (loss) income excluding the effects of expense (benefit) for income taxes; depreciation expense; amortization expense; stock-based compensation expense; interest expense; interest income; other (income) expense, net; change in fair value of warrant liability; foreign currency loss (gain), net; loss on disposal of assets; transaction related costs; write-off of discontinued, excess and obsolete product; litigation related costs; Syndeo Program; Syndeo product optimization logistics & service costs; and severance, restructuring and other.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation of its fiscal 2023 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable forward looking GAAP financial measures, due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, which cannot be done without unreasonable efforts, including adjustments that could be made for changes in fair value of warrant liabilities, integration and acquisition-related expenses, amortization expenses, non-cash stock-based compensation, gains/losses on foreign currency, and other charges reflected in our reconciliation of historic numbers, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company's fiscal 2023 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance is merely an outlook and is not a guarantee of future performance. Stockholders should not rely or place an undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking Statements" for additional information.

The Beauty Health Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (1)
($ in millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022(2)

 

 

2023

 

 

2022(2)

Net sales

$

97.4

 

 

$

88.8

 

 

$

301.2

 

 

$

267.7

 

Cost of sales

 

110.0

 

 

 

27.4

 

 

 

191.7

 

 

 

85.5

 

Gross (loss) profit

 

(12.6

)

 

 

61.4

 

 

 

109.4

 

 

 

182.3

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

30.7

 

 

 

39.8

 

 

 

112.5

 

 

 

121.1

 

Research and development

 

1.8

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

 

7.0

 

General and administrative

 

37.0

 

 

 

23.8

 

 

 

102.5

 

 

 

77.6

 

Total operating expenses

 

69.5

 

 

 

65.7

 

 

 

222.0

 

 

 

205.7

 

Loss from operations

 

(82.1

)

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(112.6

)

 

 

(23.4

)

Interest expense, net

 

3.4

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

10.0

 

Interest income

 

(6.8

)

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

(16.8

)

 

 

(3.6

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

(4.9

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(5.3

)

 

 

0.4

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

(5.9

)

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(8.4

)

 

 

(71.5

)

Foreign currency transaction loss (gain), net

 

2.3

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.8

 

(Loss) income before provision for income taxes

 

(70.3

)

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(93.1

)

 

 

39.6

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

3.5

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

1.9

 

Net (loss) income

 

(73.8

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(90.7

)

 

 

37.7

 

Comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(5.5

)

Comprehensive (loss) income

$

(74.9

)

 

$

(1.7

)

 

$

(91.3

)

 

$

32.2

 

Net (loss) income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.56

)

 

$

?

 

 

$

(0.68

)

 

$

0.25

 

Diluted

$

(0.56

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.68

)

 

$

(0.22

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

132,896,626

 

 

 

150,788,695

 

 

 

132,679,547

 

 

 

150,706,795

 

Diluted

 

132,896,626

 

 

 

151,417,710

 

 

 

132,679,547

 

 

 

152,018,246

 

___________________
(1) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(2) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.

The Beauty Health Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (1)
($ in millions)
(Unaudited)

 

September 30, 2023

 

December 31, 2022 (2)

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

559.4

 

 

$

568.2

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

66.8

 

 

 

76.5

 

Inventories

 

74.9

 

 

 

109.7

 

Income tax receivable

 

1.0

 

 

 

1.3

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

35.9

 

 

 

27.6

 

Total current assets

 

738.0

 

 

 

783.3

 

Property and equipment, net

 

16.1

 

 

 

18.2

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

13.3

 

 

 

15.6

 

Intangible assets, net

 

64.6

 

 

 

46.4

 

Goodwill

 

124.7

 

 

 

124.6

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

Other assets

 

15.5

 

 

 

14.2

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

973.1

 

 

$

1,003.1

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

35.9

 

 

$

28.5

 

Accrued payroll-related expenses

 

20.8

 

 

 

21.7

 

Syndeo Program reserves

 

32.1

 

 

 

?

 

Lease liabilities, current

 

4.7

 

 

 

5.0

 

Income tax payable

 

2.0

 

 

 

1.4

 

Other accrued expenses

 

30.5

 

 

 

15.2

 

Total current liabilities

 

125.9

 

 

 

71.7

 

Lease liabilities, non-current

 

10.1

 

 

 

12.7

 

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

 

2.3

 

 

 

2.0

 

Warrant liabilities

 

7.1

 

 

 

15.5

 

Convertible senior notes, net

 

737.3

 

 

 

734.1

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

0.4

 

 

 

?

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$

883.1

 

 

$

836.0

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

$

?

 

 

$

?

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

564.5

 

 

 

550.3

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(5.1

)

 

 

(4.5

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(469.5

)

 

 

(378.8

)

Total stockholders' equity

$

90.0

 

 

$

167.1

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

973.1

 

 

$

1,003.1

 

___________________
(1) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(2) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.

The Beauty Health Company
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (1)
($ in millions)
(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022 (2)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

$

568.2

 

 

$

901.9

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(90.7

)

 

 

37.7

 

Non-cash adjustments

 

82.2

 

 

 

(13.2

)

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

6.0

 

 

 

(40.6

)

Inventories

 

3.4

 

 

 

(72.1

)

Prepaid expenses, other current assets, and income tax receivable

 

(16.2

)

 

 

(6.7

)

Accounts payable, other accrued expenses, and income tax payable

 

50.1

 

 

 

2.0

 

Other, net

 

(7.9

)

 

 

(8.2

)

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

26.9

 

 

 

(101.2

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(29.3

)

 

 

(16.0

)

Net cash used for financing activities

 

(6.1

)

 

 

(102.8

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(8.5

)

 

 

(220.0

)

Effect of foreign currency translation

 

(0.2

)

 

 

2.3

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

559.4

 

 

$

684.2

 

___________________
(1) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(2) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.

The following table reconciles gross (loss) profit to adjusted gross profit for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Unaudited ($ in millions) (2)

 

2023

 

 

2022(1)

 

2023(3)

 

2022(1)

Net sales

$

97.4

 

 

$

88.8

 

 

$

301.2

 

 

$

267.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross (loss) profit

$

(12.6

)

 

$

61.4

 

 

$

109.4

 

 

$

182.3

 

Gross margin

 

(12.9

)%

 

 

69.1

%

 

 

36.3

%

 

 

68.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted to exclude the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

1.6

 

Amortization expense

 

2.7

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

9.7

 

 

 

6.9

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.6

 

Write-off of discontinued, excess and obsolete product

 

6.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

Syndeo Program

 

63.1

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

63.1

 

 

 

?

 

Syndeo product optimization logistics & service costs

 

?

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

?

 

Adjusted gross profit

$

60.9

 

 

$

66.4

 

 

$

197.0

 

 

$

193.4

 

Adjusted gross margin

 

62.5

%

 

 

74.8

%

 

 

65.4

%

 

 

72.2

%

___________________
(1) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.
(2) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(3) Reflects the removal of the accrual for annual cash incentives in prior periods for comparability purposes.

The following table reconciles net (loss) income to adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Unaudited ($ in millions) (2)

 

2023

 

 

2022(1)

 

2023(3)

 

2022(1)

Net sales

$

97.4

 

 

$

88.8

 

 

$

301.2

 

 

$

267.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(73.8

)

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(90.7

)

 

$

37.7

 

Adjusted to exclude the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense (benefit) for income taxes

 

3.5

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

1.9

 

Depreciation expense

 

2.5

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

5.3

 

Amortization expense

 

5.5

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

17.7

 

 

 

11.6

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

8.2

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

20.9

 

Interest expense

 

3.4

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

10.0

 

Interest income

 

(6.8

)

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

(16.8

)

 

 

(3.6

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

(4.9

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(5.3

)

 

 

0.4

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

(5.9

)

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(8.4

)

 

 

(71.5

)

Foreign currency loss (gain), net

 

2.3

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.8

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

?

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

4.7

 

Transaction related costs

 

?

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

3.0

 

Write-off of discontinued, excess and obsolete product

 

6.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

Litigation related costs

 

?

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.0

 

Syndeo Program

 

63.1

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

63.1

 

 

 

?

 

Syndeo product optimization logistics & service costs

 

?

 

 

 

?

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

?

 

Severance, restructuring and other

 

5.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

11.3

 

 

 

3.4

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

9.1

 

 

$

16.3

 

 

$

21.0

 

 

$

28.5

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

9.3

%

 

 

18.4

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

10.7

%

___________________
(1) Reflects the impact of immaterial revisions to the financial statements.
(2) Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(3) Reflects the removal of the accrual for annual cash incentives in prior periods for comparability purposes.


About The Beauty Health Company

The Beauty Health Company (NASDAQ: SKIN) is a global category-creating company delivering millions of skin health experiences every year that help consumers reinvent their relationship with their skin, bodies and self-confidence. Our brands are pioneers: Hydrafacialtm in hydradermabrasion, SkinStylustm in microneedling, and Keravivetm in scalp health. Together, with our powerful community of estheticians, partners and consumers, we are personalizing skin health for all ages, genders, skin tones, and skin types in more than 90 countries. We are committed to being ever more mindful in how we conduct our business to positively impact our communities and the planet. Find a local provider at https://hydrafacial.com/find-a-provider/, and learn more at beautyhealth.com or LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this release are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding The Beauty Health Company's strategy, plans, objectives, initiatives and financial outlook. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside The Beauty Health Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Important factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others: The Beauty Health Company's ability to manage growth; The Beauty Health Company's ability to execute its business plan; potential litigation involving The Beauty Health Company; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that The Beauty Health Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; the impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. There may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know of or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Beauty Health Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.


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