ALUULA Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
March 26, 2025 5:26 PM EDT | Source: ALUULA Composites Inc.
Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 26, 2025) - ALUULA Composites .Inc. (TSXV: AUUA) ("ALUULA" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three-month period ended January 31, 2025 ("Q1 2025"). All currency amounts noted are in Canadian dollars.
Building on momentum gained in fiscal 2024, the Company announces progression against strategic initiatives in Q1 2025. These initiatives include: closing an oversubscribed rights offering for gross proceeds of $2,506,156, realizing continued customer diversification, reporting gross margins at the top end of expectation, progressing against the expansion of manufacturing capabilities at a wider width and continuing to professionalize and strengthen the team.
The first quarter of 2025 saw a decrease in sales for ALUULA driven by the challenges that remain for the windsport market, which the Company believes can be attributed to post-pandemic inventory overstocking. While the windsport vertical market, as the first market entered, has underpinned the Company's historical growth, and remains an important area for ALUULA, the Company believes that future growth opportunities will be driven by markets that have both higher growth rates and larger total addressable markets.
"Our Q1 2025 results underpinned the necessity of commercial diversification for ALUULA. The Company has been focused on bringing our unique composite textiles into new markets and essential to this is that we have the team required to execute our go to market strategies. This requires both driving revenue and ensuring we can deliver the quality products to support that revenue," said Sage Berryman, President & CEO.
Berryman added, "With this, we are pleased to announce that Sven Sandahl is joining ALUULA as Chief Commercial Officer to help drive commercial and brand value. We are also pleased to welcome Peter Reid who is joining as Director of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering to help the continual improvement in our manufacturing process and quality of products. 2025 is a key year for ALUULA as we move from our internally focused execution to being more active in driving the growth of the business."
As a seasoned entrepreneur and executive passionate about sustainability, Sven Sandahl has held many leadership roles in performance outdoor companies focused on circularity. Recently Sven helped launch ReJu, an international textile recycling company, as well as Cake, Karun World and Houdini Sportswear amongst others. He also has deep experience in building brand value and driving growth for ingredient brands including Cohesive, MIPS AB in their essential pre-IPO growth phase (where he advanced the uptake and understanding of this important helmet safety technology) and RECCO Systems Inc. Sven and his team will be responsible for leading the evolution of ALUULA's brand and partner relations, helping to drive the growth for the business.
Peter Reid is a professional engineer who brings extensive experience in composites and materials engineering. Having worked in leadership roles at a number of companies including Mustang Survival and Arc'teryx, he and his team will work closely with the Company's research and development team with a focus on the continuous improvement of ALUULA's products and processes.
Key Q1 2025 Highlights
Sales: the Company progressed against its customer diversification goals by:
Reducing sales concentration with the windsport vertical market from 89% in Q1 2024 to 80% in Q1 2025.
Increasing the number of customers ordering material in prototype size batches by 10% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2025 with 95% of these orders came from non-windsport customers in Q1 2025 vs. 61% in Q1 2024.
The importance of the Company's initiative to diversify its customer base was highlighted in Q1 2025 as sales decreased by 37% to $1,261,529 from $1,997,279 in Q1 2024. This decrease was primarily due to the windsport vertical market which continues to recover from post pandemic overstocking issues that has altered customer ordering patterns.
Gross Margins: the Company reported gross margins of 45% in Q1 2025, which is at the top end of its expected range. Q1 2025 gross margins were consistent with Q1 2024.
Operating expenses were $819,530 in Q1 2025 compared to $683,032 in Q1 2024 representing a quarter over quarter increase of $136,498. The increase is primarily due to higher salaries and research & development costs as the Company invests in recruiting key hires and expanding manufacturing capabilities to a wider width, both of which are key to achieving its growth objectives.
Net and comprehensive loss from Ocean Rodeo's discontinued operations was $5,395 in Q1 2025 compared to a net and comprehensive loss of $346,557 in Q1 2024 representing a quarter over quarter decrease of $341,162. This decrease is a direct result of cost cutting measures implemented in April 2024 after the decision was made to discontinue Ocean Rodeo's operations.
Increase in cash and cash equivalents: the Company reported an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $2,061,967 in Q1 2025 compared to $412,459 in Q1 2024. The increase in cash and cash equivalents is due to the Company's successful completion of an oversubscribed rights offering and sale of non-core assets which will provide sufficient working capital to execute on the fiscal 2025 plan.
Outlook
The Company continues to work with its growing list of brand partners, developing products that are lighter, stronger, and recycle-ready. These partnerships are built on the mutual understanding that performance and circularity can be synonymous in the outdoor industry and beyond. The products that are born from these partnerships work to change the industry for the better.
The windsports and performance outdoor categories are still the core drivers of ALUULA's growth as more new companies move from concept into commercialization launching new ALUULA enabled products in these areas. Collaborative research and development programs with other industrial partners, such as Michelin Inflatable Solutions and AirSeas, continue to advance the materials' development as these opportunities move closer to commercial viability.
Product innovation, strength, weight, and circularity are key areas of focus for ALUULA and its brand partners. Focusing on these areas, as well as continued improvements to the patented manufacturing process, will continue to improve efficiencies and profitability. The Company continues to focus on stabilizing the corporate foundation to enable a strong base for future sales pipeline, revenue and gross margin growth.
Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis
This earnings press release should be read in conjunction with ALUULA's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and the related management discussion and analysis, which can be found on ALUULA's website and its issuer profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval Plus at www.sedarplus.ca.
About ALUULA Composites
ALUULA is an ultra-light, high performance and recycle-ready composite materials brand that enhances the performance of outdoor gear. Proudly owned and manufactured on the Canadian west coast, ALUULA's innovation is driven by a deep understanding that equipment does not need to sacrifice performance for sustainability. ALUULA's materials are known for their unique construction capabilities and their ability to make products lighter, stronger, and more sustainable.
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ALUULA's Brand Partners
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Forward-Looking Statements
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