NASDAQ$HNST

Honest Co Inc/The · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Honest Co achieved record quarterly revenue driven by retail expansion and innovation.

The Honest Company reported a 2% increase in revenue to $85 million for the third quarter of 2022. Growth was driven by Household and Wellness category, offset by a decrease in Skin and Personal Care. The company updates full year 2022 revenue outlook for key digital customer’s inventory adjustments; maintains full year Adjusted EBITDA outlook, reflecting positive Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter.

  • Third quarter revenue growth was 2%, negatively impacted by a prior-year Skin and Personal Care rotational program.
  • Third quarter consumption of Honest products grew 6%.
  • Accelerated growth in Household and Wellness category by integrating Honest Baby Clothing® into our lifestyle platform
  • Gross margin of 30.3% reflected a 30 basis point improvement versus the second quarter of 2022

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$84.6M

Previous: $82.7M+2.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.13

Previous: -$0.06-116.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.43M

Previous: -$187K-666.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$13.2M

Previous: -$5.32M-148.4%
Net Income

-$11.8M

Previous: -$5.14M-129.5%
Operating Income

-$11.7M

Previous: -$4.59M-155.9%
Gross Profit

$25.6M

Previous: $29.8M-13.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$24.1M

Previous: $27.7M-12.9%
Total Assets

$248M

Previous: $274M-9.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.9M

Previous: $4.78M-18.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Honest Co · Revenue · Quarterly

$84.6M

Q3 2022+2.3%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company anticipates first half of 2023 revenue growth of 7% to 10% over the first half of 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Retail distribution expansion that occurred in the second half of 2022
  • New round of price increases on select diapers, wipes, and personal care items effective in the middle of December 2022

Headwinds

  • Uncertainty in US consumer spending
  • Continued tight inventory management by retailers
  • Lapping significant distribution gains
  • Lapping pipeline shipments
  • Lapping revenue from integrating the Honest Baby Clothing business

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

13 / 25 earnings

Positive

+34.4%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-37.6%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.7%-4.9%-6.1%
Q4 2025+21.2%+22.9%+24.7%
Q3 2025-29.5%-23.6%-17.9%
Q1 2025-8.8%+6.9%+7.5%
Q4 2024-11.8%-9.2%-16.5%
Q3 2024+23.7%+42.2%+43.0%
Q2 2024+17.9%+28.2%+28.8%
Q1 2024+12.6%+14.0%-7.2%
Q4 2023+31.4%+56.2%+26.8%
Q3 2023+20.3%+13.4%+101.2%
Q2 2023+0.0%+1.4%+9.4%
Q1 2023+34.4%+28.7%-0.6%
Q4 2022-37.6%-36.9%-35.8%
Q3 2022+7.0%+10.2%-13.7%
Q2 2022+14.3%+11.5%+9.9%
Q1 2022+17.1%+8.2%-1.7%
Q4 2019+12.6%+5.6%-13.0%
Q4 2021-21.5%-11.6%-29.9%
Q3 2021+9.7%+6.6%-11.0%
Q3 2020+9.7%+6.6%-11.0%
Q2 2021-30.6%-33.2%-27.0%
Q2 2020-30.6%-33.2%-27.0%
Q4 2020-11.3%-15.6%-15.1%
Q1 2020-11.3%-15.6%-15.1%
Q1 2021-10.6%-16.5%-18.0%

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