e.l.f. Beauty 10Q 2021 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2020


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-37873

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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware						46-4464131
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


570 10th Street
Oakland,	CA	94607

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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(510)			778-7787

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ELF	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒

Non- accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

		Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of January 29, 2021 was 51,240,997 shares.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial statements (unaudited)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated balance sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	December 31, 2020		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	35,439	$	46,167	$	74,740
Accounts receivable, net	44,555		29,721		35,082
Inventory, net	68,567		46,209		48,382
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,728		10,263		8,054
Total current assets	160,289		132,360		166,258
Property and equipment, net	16,790		17,171		16,487
Intangible assets, net	96,317		102,410		91,893
Goodwill	171,620		171,321		157,264
Investments	2,875		2,875		2,875
Other assets	33,014		26,967		21,474
Total assets	$	480,905	$	453,104	$	456,251

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	$	15,250	$	12,568	$	11,939
Accounts payable	20,108		12,390		19,589
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,322		26,165		29,767
Total current liabilities	66,680		51,123		61,295
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations	114,421		126,088		129,236
Deferred tax liabilities	16,247		21,892		17,633
Long-term operating lease obligations	18,370		11,239		5,084
Other long-term liabilities	585		591		556
Total liabilities	216,303		210,933		213,804

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)	0		0		0

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value of $0.01 per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 51,240,997, 50,003,531 and 49,914,987 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	497		489		486
Additional paid-in capital	769,380		753,213		753,151
Accumulated deficit	(505,275)		(511,531)		(511,190)

Total stockholders' equity	264,602		242,171		242,447
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	480,905	$	453,104	$	456,251

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net sales	$	88,562	$	80,760	$	225,439	$	208,139
Cost of sales	31,443		28,240		77,841		75,080
Gross profit	57,119		52,520		147,598		133,059
Selling, general and administrative expenses	50,828		39,632		136,330		110,131
Restructuring expense (income)	0		8		0		(5,982)
Operating income	6,291		12,880		11,268		28,910
Other (expense) income, net	(677)		(335)		(1,566)		602
Interest expense, net	(855)		(1,560)		(3,228)		(4,920)
Income before provision for income taxes	4,759		10,985		6,474		24,592
Income tax provision	(462)		(2,983)		(218)		(6,367)
Net income	$	4,297	$	8,002	$	6,256	$	18,225
Comprehensive income	$	4,297	$	8,002	$	6,256	$	18,225

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.13	$	0.38
Diluted	$	0.08	$	0.16	$	0.12	$	0.36
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	49,459,837		48,525,904		49,178,138		48,430,871
Diluted	52,335,821		50,966,550		51,675,651		50,741,492

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)


	Common stock				Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit				Total stockholders' equity
		Shares	Amount
Balance as of March 31, 2020		48,874,742	$	489		$	753,213	$	(511,531)		$	242,171
Net income		—	—			—		1,512			1,512
Stock-based compensation		—	—			4,627		—			4,627
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		175,561	2			396		—			398

Balance as of June 30, 2020		49,050,303	$	491		$	758,236	$	(510,019)		$	248,708
Net income		—	—			—		447			447
Stock-based compensation		—	—			5,385		—			5,385
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		263,726	3			110		—			113

Balance as of September 30, 2020		49,314,029	$	494		$	763,731	$	(509,572)		$	254,653
Net income		—	—			—		4,297			4,297
Stock-based compensation		—	—			5,028		—			5,028
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		349,282	3			621		—			624


Balance as of December 31, 2020		49,663,311	$	497		$	769,380	$	(505,275)		$	264,602


	Common stock				Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit				Total stockholders' equity
		Shares	Amount
Balance as of March 31, 2019		48,288,720	$	483		$	744,147	$	(529,415)		$	215,215
Net income		—	—			—		3,706			3,706
Stock-based compensation		—	—			3,926		—			3,926
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		179,225	2			238		—			240
Repurchase of common stock		(89,610)	(1)			(1,078)		—			(1,079)
Balance as of June 30, 2019		48,378,335	$	484		$	747,233	$	(525,709)		$	222,008
Net income		—	—			—		6,517			6,517
Stock-based compensation		—	—			4,004		—			4,004
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		236,803	2			624		—			626
Repurchase of common stock		(89,026)	(1)			(1,466)		—			(1,467)
Balance as of September 30, 2019		48,526,112	$	485		$	750,395	$	(519,192)		$	231,688
Net income		—	—			—		8,002			8,002
Stock-based compensation		—	—			3,352		—			3,352
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock		93,182	2			406		—			408
Repurchase of common stock		(60,127)	(1)			(1,002)		—			(1,003)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		48,559,167	$	486		$	753,151	$	(511,190)		$	242,447

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Nine months ended December 31,
	2020		2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	6,256	$	18,225
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,808		16,863
Restructuring income	0		(5,982)
Stock-based compensation expense	15,040		11,282
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount on debt	641		565
Deferred income taxes	(5,684)		880



Other, net	54		410
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(14,870)		(3,027)
Inventories	(22,351)		(4,603)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(5,013)		(3,260)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	11,421		17,628
Other liabilities	(2,352)		(11,181)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,950		37,800

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property and equipment	(3,958)		(7,073)


Net cash used in investing activities	(3,958)		(7,073)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	20,000		0
Repayment of revolving line of credit	(20,000)		0

Repayment of long-term debt	(8,663)		(7,013)
Debt issuance costs paid	(334)		0
Repurchase of common stock	0		(3,546)
Cash received from issuance of common stock	882		1,272



Other, net	(605)		(574)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,720)		(9,861)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(10,728)		20,866
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	46,167		53,874
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	35,439	$	74,740

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and subsidiaries

Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Note 1—Nature of operations

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (“e.l.f. Beauty,” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “we”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on December 20, 2013. e.l.f. Beauty is organized as a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. and W3LL PEOPLE, Inc. The Company’s brands are e.l.f Cosmetics, W3LL PEOPLE and Keys Soulcare. e.l.f. Cosmetics makes the best of beauty accessible to every eye, lip and face by offering high-quality, prestige-inspired cosmetics and skincare products at an extraordinary value, 100% vegan and cruelty-free. W3LL PEOPLE is a clean beauty pioneer, raising the standard for high-performance, plant-powered, cruelty-free cosmetics since 2008. Keys Soulcare is a lifestyle beauty brand created with artist, producer, actress and New York Times best-selling author Alicia Keys. With an inclusive point of view, an authentic voice and a line of skin-loving, dermatologist-developed, cruelty-free products, Keys Soulcare aims to bring new meaning to beauty by honoring ritual in our daily life and practicing intention in every action.

Note 2—Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of the Company, these interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and its results of operations and stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and its cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”). Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

Change in filing status

The Company is currently an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. Because the market value of the Company's common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million as of September 30, 2020, commencing April 1, 2021, the Company will be a large accelerated filer and, accordingly, will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Segment reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Utilizing these criteria, the Company manages its business on the basis of 1 operating segment and 1 reportable segment. It is impracticable for the Company to provide revenue by brand.

Significant accounting policies

Business combinations

The purchase price of a business acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the business combination date. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value of identifiable assets, particularly intangibles, and liabilities

acquired also requires the Company to make estimates, which are based on all available information and in some cases assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenues and expenses associated with an asset. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur that could affect the accuracy of the Company's fair value estimates, and under different assumptions, the resulting valuations could be materially different.

Costs that are incurred to complete the business combination, such as legal and other professional fees, are not considered as a part of consideration transferred and are charged to selling, general and administrative expense as they are incurred.

The Company made no other material changes in the application of its significant accounting policies that were disclosed in Note 2, “Summary of significant accounting policies,” to the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 included in the Annual Report.

Revenue recognition

The Company distributes products both through national and international retailers, as well as direct-to-consumers through its e-commerce channel. The marketing and consumer engagement benefits that the direct-to-consumer channel provides is integral to the Company’s brand and product development strategy and drives sales across channels. As such, the Company views its two primary distribution channels as components of one integrated business, as opposed to discrete revenue streams.

The Company sells a variety of beauty products but does not consider them to be meaningfully different revenue streams given similarities in the nature of the products, the target consumer and the innovation and distribution processes.

The following table provides disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers by geographical market, as the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows can differ between domestic and international customers (in thousands).


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
Net sales by geographic region:	2020		2019		2020		2019
United States	$	79,454	$	74,282	$	201,006	$	187,793
International	9,108		6,478		24,433		20,346
Total net sales	$	88,562	$	80,760	$	225,439	$	208,139

As of December 31, 2020, other than accounts receivable, the Company had no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Recent accounting pronouncements

The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements:


Recently adopted accounting standards
Standard	Description	Date of adoption	Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other- Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)	The standard requires customers in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. Certain implementation costs incurred during the application development stage would be deferred and capitalized (e.g., costs of integration with on-premises software, coding, configuration, customization). Other costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation stages would be expensed (e.g., planning the project, training, maintenance after implementation, data conversion). The amendments in the ASU can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption.	April 1, 2020	The Company adopted ASU 2018-15 prospectively, and the adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 3—Acquisitions

On February 24, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc., completed its acquisition of W3LL People, Inc., a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based privately held, clean beauty company with a mission to create premium quality clean products that help people be well, look well and do well. The purchase price of $25.9 million was in all cash and the total consideration in connection with the acquisition is subject to adjustment based on (i) purchase price adjustment provisions and (ii) indemnification obligations of W3LL People, Inc.'s stockholders after the closing of the acquisition.

The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method and, accordingly, the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values on the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation and calculation of residual goodwill was finalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. W3LL People, Inc.'s results of operations have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

The following table presents the purchase price allocation recorded in the Company's consolidated balance sheet on acquisition date and upon finalization during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. An incremental adjustment of $0.3 million was recorded to increase contract liabilities and increase goodwill. The adjustment reflects finalization of purchase accounting for facts and circumstances that existed upon the acquisition date as follows (in thousands):



Net tangible assets	$	1,978
Goodwill(1)	14,357
Intangible assets	12,340
Net deferred tax liability	(2,752)
Total purchase price consideration	$	25,923

(1) The goodwill represents the excess value over both tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The goodwill recognized in this transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Intangible assets


	Fair Value		Estimated Useful Life
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Customer relationships – retailers	$	8,800	10
Customer relationships – e-commerce	40		3
Trademarks	3,500		10
Total identified intangible assets	$	12,340

Note 4—Investment in equity securities

On April 14, 2017, the Company invested $2.9 million in a social media analytics company, which is included in investments on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has elected the measurement alternative for equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values. The Company did 0t record an impairment charge on its investment during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as any identified events or changes in circumstances did not result in an indicator for impairment. Further, there were no observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020.

Note 5—Goodwill and intangible assets

Information regarding the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated useful life	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships – retailers	10 years	$	77,600	$	(48,320)	$	29,280
Customer relationships – e-commerce	3 years	3,940		(3,911)		29
Trademarks	10 years	3,500		(292)		3,208
Total finite-lived intangibles		85,040		(52,523)		32,517
Trademarks	Indefinite	63,800		—		63,800
Goodwill		171,620		0		171,620
Total goodwill and other intangibles		$	320,460	$	(52,523)	$	267,937

Information regarding the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets as of March 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated useful life	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships – retailers	10 years	$	77,600	$	(42,500)	$	35,100
Customer relationships – e-commerce	3 years	3,940		(3,901)		39
Trademarks	10 years	3,500		(29)		3,471
Total finite-lived intangibles		85,040		(46,430)		38,610
Trademarks	Indefinite	63,800		—		63,800
Goodwill		171,321		0		171,321
Total goodwill and other intangibles		$	320,161	$	(46,430)	$	273,731

Information regarding the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated useful life	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships – retailers	10 years	$	68,800	$	(40,707)	$	28,093
Customer relationships – e-commerce	3 years	3,900		(3,900)		0

Total finite-lived intangibles		72,700		(44,607)		28,093
Trademarks	Indefinite	63,800		—		63,800
Goodwill		157,264		0		157,264
Total goodwill and other intangibles		$	293,764	$	(44,607)	$	249,157

Amortization expense on finite-lived intangible assets was $2.0 million and $6.1 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and $1.7 million and $5.2 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, respectively. Certain trademark assets have been classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets and accordingly, are not subject to amortization. There were 0 impairments of goodwill or intangible assets recorded in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

An incremental adjustment $0.3 million of goodwill was recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as the result of finalization of purchase accounting from the W3LL PEOPLE acquisition.

The estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets, assuming no impairment as of December 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):



Remainder of Fiscal 2021	$	2,031
2022	8,123
2023	8,122
2024	6,963
2025	1,230
Thereafter	6,048
Total	$	32,517

Note 6—Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2020		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accrued expenses	$	14,815	$	12,518	$	15,489
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	3,517		3,083		2,916
Accrued compensation	9,492		9,542		7,134


Other current liabilities	3,498		1,022		4,228
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	31,322	$	26,165	$	29,767

Note 7—Debt

The Company’s outstanding debt as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2020		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019

Term loan(1)	$	127,566	$	135,853	$	138,199
Finance lease obligations	2,406		3,012		3,209
Total debt(2)	129,972		138,865		141,408
Less: debt issuance costs	(301)		(209)		(233)
Total debt, net of issuance costs	129,671		138,656		141,175
Less: current portion	(15,250)		(12,568)		(11,939)
Long-term portion of debt	$	114,421	$	126,088	$	129,236

(1) See Note 10, “Debt,” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report for details regarding the Senior Secured Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement”). As of December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

(2) The gross carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt, before reduction of the debt issuance costs, and finance lease obligations approximate their fair values, based on Level 2 inputs (quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable), as the stated rates approximate market rates for loans with similar terms. The Company did not transfer any liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis to or from Level 2 for any of the periods presented.

April 2020 Credit Agreement Amendment

On April 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment"), amending the Credit Agreement to modify the Company’s quarterly maintenance covenants, and to add interest rates with respect to borrowings associated with the added increased maximum permitted total net leverage ratios.

Pursuant to the Amendment, borrowings under both the $50.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and the $165.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan Facility”) bear interest, at the Company's option, at either a rate per annum equal to (i) a rate per annum equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the applicable interest period (subject to a minimum floor of 0%) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.25% based on the Company's consolidated total net leverage ratio or (ii) a floating base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.25% based on the Company's consolidated total net leverage ratio. The interest rate as of December 31, 2020 for the Term Loan Facility was approximately 1.8%.

All amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility are available for draw until the maturity date on August 25, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets and requires payment of an unused fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.25% (based on the Company's consolidated total net leverage ratio) times the average daily amount of unutilized commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for sub-facilities in the form of a $7.0 million letter of credit and a $5.0 million swing line loan; however, all amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility cannot exceed $50.0 million. The unused balance of the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2020 was $49.8 million.

Note 8 —Commitments and contingencies

Legal contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any matters that management expects will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 9—Stock-based compensation

Service-based vesting stock options

The following table summarizes the activity for options that vest solely based upon the satisfaction of a service condition for the nine months ended December 31, 2020:


	Shares subject to options outstanding	Weighted-average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic values (in thousands)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	1,999,553	$	13.17

Exercised	(256,347)	3.73
Canceled or forfeited	(19,816)	24.29
Balance as of December 31, 2020	1,723,390	$	14.45	6.3	$	18,602

Exercisable, December 31, 2020	1,234,544	$	14.33	5.7	$	13,475

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the options and the Company's closing stock price of $25.19, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2020.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation cost related to service-based vesting options of $0.3 million and $1.4 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and $0.5 million and $1.7 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, there was $1.8 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested service-based stock options, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average period of 2.0 years. All stock-based compensation cost is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Performance-based and market-based vesting stock options

The following table summarizes the activity for stock options that vest based upon the satisfaction of performance- or market-based vesting conditions for the nine months ended December 31, 2020:


	Shares subject to options outstanding	Weighted-average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic values (in thousands)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	1,252,932	$	7.97

Exercised	(96,400)	1.84

Balance as of December 31, 2020	1,156,532	$	8.44	4.3	$	19,863

Exercisable, December 31, 2020	856,532	$	2.00	3.6	$	19,863

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options with performance-based and market-based vesting conditions.

Restricted stock and RSUs

The following table summarizes the activities for restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for the nine months ended December 31, 2020:


	RSUs and shares of restricted stock outstanding	Weighted-average grant date fair value
Balance as of March 31, 2020	2,311,768	$	12.86
Granted	1,188,620	17.33
Vested	(435,822)	13.57
Canceled or forfeited	(159,362)	14.26
Balance as of December 31, 2020	2,905,204	$	14.51

As of December 31, 2020, there were 1,577,686 unvested shares subject to RSAs outstanding.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation cost related to RSAs and RSUs of $4.7 million and $13.6 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and $2.8 million and $9.6 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, there was $29.7 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested RSAs and RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

Note 10—Restructuring and other related costs

In February 2019, the Company closed all 22 e.l.f. retail stores and implemented a workforce reduction of employees that operated and managed the e.l.f. retail stores (the “Restructuring Plan”).

The following table presents the restructuring (income) expenses incurred for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (in thousands) in connection with the Restructuring Plan:


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019


Gain from extinguishment of lease liabilities	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	(7,733)

Other costs, including other asset write-offs	0		8		0		1,751
Total	$	0	$	8	$	0	$	(5,982)

The gain from extinguishment of lease liabilities represents the difference between the aggregate operating lease liability and the aggregate cash payment incurred to extinguish such liability. The majority of the other costs incurred during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 are legal fees related to these extinguishments. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had settled all outstanding lease liabilities related to its e.l.f. retail store closures and does not expect to incur additional costs associated with the Restructuring Plan. Accordingly, there were no restructuring expenses incurred during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020.

Liabilities related to the Restructuring Plan are reported within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. There were no costs incurred or cash disbursements made during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020. The following table presents a roll-forward of the Company's restructuring liability for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 (in thousands):


	Employee severance and related expenses		Other costs		Total
September 30, 2019	$	0	$	837	$	837
Costs incurred	0		8		8
Cash disbursements	0		(6)		(6)
Other adjustments	0		(2)		(2)
December 31, 2019	$	0	$	837	$	837


	Employee severance and related expenses		Other costs		Total
March 31, 2019	$	96	$	675	$	771
Costs incurred	(22)		1,773		1,751
Cash disbursements	(74)		(1,472)		(1,546)
Other adjustments	0		(139)		(139)
December 31, 2019	$	0	$	837	$	837

Outstanding lease liabilities are not included in the table above, as those liabilities were established upon adoption of ASC 842, not in connection with the Restructuring Plan.

Note 11—Repurchase of common stock

On May 8, 2019, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program to acquire up to $25.0 million of the Company’s common stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Purchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be made from time to time through a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or by any combination of such methods. The timing and amount of any repurchases pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program will be determined based on market conditions, share price and other factors. The Share Repurchase Program does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares of its common stock, and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without notice. There is no guarantee that any additional shares will be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program and such shares are intended to be retired after purchase.

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020. A total of $17.1 million remains available for purchase under the Share Repurchase Program as of December 31, 2020.

Note 12—Net income per share

The Company computes basic net income per share using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted net income per share amounts are calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator in the basic and diluted net income per common share computations (in thousands, except share and per share data):


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:




Net income	$	4,297	$	8,002	$	6,256	$	18,225

Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	49,459,837		48,525,904		49,178,138		48,430,871



Dilutive common equivalent shares from equity awards	2,875,984		2,440,646		2,497,513		2,310,621
Weighted-average common shares outstanding –diluted	52,335,821		50,966,550		51,675,651		50,741,492

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.13	$	0.38
Diluted	$	0.08	$	0.16	$	0.12	$	0.36





Weighted-average anti-dilutive shares from outstanding equity awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	368,722		1,861,620		1,264,790		2,232,528

Note 13—Leases

The Company leases warehouses, distribution centers, office space, retail space and equipment. Prior to the Restructuring Plan, the Company also leased 22 e.l.f. retail store locations. The majority of the Company's leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term for up to five years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's sole discretion and such renewal options are included in the lease term if they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased asset. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Most of the Company's equipment leases are finance leases of assets used to operate its distribution centers in Ontario, California and Columbus, Ohio.

Significant judgment is required to determine whether commercial contracts contain a lease for purposes of ASC 842. The discount rate used in measuring lease liabilities is generally based on the interest rate on the Company’s revolving line of credit, assuming sufficient unused capacity exists at the time the lease liability is measured.

A reconciliation of the balance sheet line items that were impacted or created as a result of the Company's adoption of ASC 842 as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):


	Classification	December 31, 2020		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Operating lease assets (a)	Other assets	$	20,569	$	13,668	$	7,395
Finance lease assets (b)	Other assets	1,351		2,094		2,342
Total leased assets		$	21,920	$	15,762	$	9,737
Liabilities
Current
Operating (a)	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	3,517	$	3,083	$	2,916
Finance	Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	812		812		802
Noncurrent
Operating (a)	Long-term operating lease obligations	18,370		11,239		5,084
Finance	Long-term debt and finance lease obligations	1,594		2,200		2,407
Total lease liabilities		$	24,293	$	17,334	$	11,209

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(a) In accordance with ASC 842, $15.7 million of ROU assets related to operating leases were derecognized in the three months ended March 31, 2019 in connection with the Restructuring Plan. Pursuant to ASC 842, each related lease liability is derecognized only after the Company is released from that liability. See Note 10, “Restructuring and other related costs” for further details on the Restructuring Plan and the gain recorded on lease liabilities derecognized in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019.

(b) Finance leases are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $3.7 million, $2.9 million and $2.7 million as of December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the components of operating and finance lease costs were as follows (in thousands):


		Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
	Classification	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating lease cost	Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses	$	1,192	$	778	$	3,318	$	2,161
Gain from extinguishment of lease liabilities	Restructuring income	0		0		0		(7,733)

Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased assets	SG&A expenses	248		248		743		747
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net	33		44		107		138
Total lease cost (gain)		$	1,473	$	1,070	$	4,168	$	(4,687)

As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases presented in accordance with ASC 842 are as follows (in thousands):


	Operating leases		Finance leases		Total
Remainder of Fiscal 2021	$	1,014	$	236	$	1,250
2022	4,243		908		5,151
2023	3,978		1,208		5,186
2024	4,078		235		4,313
2025	3,678		0		3,678
Thereafter	7,103		0		7,103
Total lease payments	24,094		2,587		$	26,681
Less: Interest	2,207		181
Present value of lease liabilities	$	21,887	$	2,406

For leases commencing prior to January 1, 2019, minimum lease payments exclude payments to landlords for real estate taxes and common area maintenance. These payments can be either fixed or variable, depending on the lease.

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) and discount rate were as follows:


	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases	6.4 years		3.5 years
Finance leases	2.5 years		3.5 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	2.8	%	4.6	%
Finance leases	5.2	%	5.2	%

Operating cash outflows from operating leases for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were $2.7 million and $9.7 million, respectively.

Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read together with the MD&A presented in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020, as amended (the “Annual Report”), and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”), which include additional information about our accounting policies, practices and the transactions underlying our financial results.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

The MD&A and other parts of this Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws concerning our business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as our plans, objectives and expectations for our business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” ”believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” "could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, our actual results and the timing of selected events may differ materially. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Overview

We are a beauty company that offers inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free cosmetics and skin-care products.

We believe our ability to deliver 100% cruelty-free, premium-quality beauty products at accessible prices with universal appeal differentiates us in the beauty industry. The combination of our fundamental value equation, digitally-led strategy, as well as our world-class team’s ability to execute with speed and quality, has positioned us well to navigate a rapidly changing landscape in beauty.

Our family of brands includes:

•e.l.f. Cosmetics. e.l.f. Cosmetics makes the best of beauty accessible to every eye, lip and face by offering high-quality, prestige-inspired cosmetics and skincare products at an extraordinary value, 100% vegan and cruelty-free.

•W3LL PEOPLE. W3LL PEOPLE is a clean beauty pioneer, raising the standard for high-performance, plant-powered, cruelty-free cosmetics since 2008. W3LL PEOPLE's product-line includes 35+ EWG VERIFIED™ products, a leading standard of “clean and healthy” in the beauty space.

•Keys Soulcare. Keys Soulcare is a lifestyle beauty brand created with artist, producer, actress and New York Times best-selling author Alicia Keys. With an inclusive point of view, an authentic voice and a line of skin-loving, dermatologist-developed, cruelty-free products, Keys Soulcare aims to bring new meaning to beauty by honoring ritual in our daily life and practicing intention in every action.

Our family of brands is available online and across leading beauty, mass-market, and clean beauty specialty retailers. Along with our e-commerce channels, we have strong relationships with our retail partners such as Walmart, Target, Ulta Beauty and other leading retailers that have enabled us to expand distribution domestically and internationally.

•National retailers. We sell our products in the United States in the mass, drug store, food and specialty retail channels.

•e-commerce. Our e-commerce platforms are an important component of our engagement and innovation model. We have nurtured a loyal, highly active online community for over a decade. Our native roots as an e-commerce company and our digital engagement model drive conversion on our e-commerce websites and our mobile applications, where we sell our full product offerings.

•International. Our products are also sold in a number of international markets, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, China, Germany, Australia and India.

Business trends

COVID-19

We anticipate our sales will continue to be impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic until consumers return to normal shopping patterns. We continue to focus on the following areas to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business: 1) supporting the health and safety of our employees and community; 2) minimizing disruption to the supply chain; and 3) keeping adequate levels of liquidity and flexibility within our Credit Agreement (as defined below under the heading “Description of indebtedness”).

Seasonality

Our results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations, with net sales in the third and fourth fiscal quarters typically being higher than in the first and second fiscal quarters. The higher net sales in our third and fourth fiscal quarters are largely attributable to the increased levels of purchasing by retailers for the holiday season and customer shelf reset activities, respectively. Lower holiday purchases or shifts in customer shelf reset activity could have a disproportionate effect on our results of operations for the entire fiscal year. To support anticipated higher sales during the third and fourth fiscal quarters, we make investments in working capital to ensure inventory levels can support demand. Fluctuations throughout the year are also driven by the timing of product restocking or rearrangement by our major retail customers as well as expansion into new retail customers. Because a limited number of our retail customers account for a large percentage of our net sales, a change in the order pattern of one or more of our large retail customers could cause a significant fluctuation of our quarterly results or impact our liquidity.

Results of operations

The following table sets forth our consolidated statements of operations data in dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the periods presented:


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net sales	$	88,562	$	80,760	$	225,439	$	208,139
Cost of sales	31,443		28,240		77,841		75,080
Gross profit	57,119		52,520		147,598		133,059
Selling, general and administrative expenses	50,828		39,632		136,330		110,131
Restructuring expense (income)	—		8		—		(5,982)
Operating income	6,291		12,880		11,268		28,910
Other (expense) income, net	(677)		(335)		(1,566)		602
Interest expense, net	(855)		(1,560)		(3,228)		(4,920)
Income before provision for income taxes	4,759		10,985		6,474		24,592
Income tax provision	(462)		(2,983)		(218)		(6,367)
Net income	$	4,297	$	8,002	$	6,256	$	18,225
Comprehensive income	$	4,297	$	8,002	$	6,256	$	18,225


	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
(percentage of net sales)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net sales	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%
Cost of sales	36	%	35	%	35	%	36	%
Gross margin	64	%	65	%	65	%	64	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	57	%	49	%	60	%	53	%
Restructuring expense (income)	—	%	—	%	—	%	(3)	%
Operating income	7	%	16	%	5	%	14	%
Other (expense) income, net	(1)	%	—	%	(1)	%	—	%
Interest expense, net	(1)	%	(2)	%	(1)	%	(2)	%
Income before provision for income taxes	5	%	14	%	3	%	12	%
Income tax provision	(1)	%	(4)	%	—	%	(3)	%
Net income	5	%	10	%	3	%	9	%
Comprehensive income	5	%	10	%	3	%	9	%

Comparison of the three months ended December 31, 2020 to the three months ended December 31, 2019

Net sales

Net sales increased 10%, or $7.8 million, to $88.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, from $80.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was driven by strength in e-commerce, international, and our national retailers.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased $4.6 million, or 9%, to $57.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared to $52.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Gross margin decreased by 50 basis points to 64% from 65%, when compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019. Gross margin benefited from margin accretive product mix and cost savings, a mix shift to elfcosmetics.com, and to a lesser degree, a favorable foreign exchange rate impact. Offsetting these benefits were certain costs related to retailer activity and space expansion.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") were $50.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $11.2 million, or 28%, from $39.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 57% for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from 49% for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $11.2 million increase was primarily due to investments in marketing and digital, headcount costs from building out our marketing, digital and innovation capabilities, and increased operational costs driven by the increase in e-commerce sales.

Restructuring income

We incurred no expenses related to the Restructuring Plan for the three months ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, we had settled all outstanding lease liabilities related to our e.l.f. retail store closures. Restructuring expenses incurred were minimal for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

Other (expense) income, net

Other expense totaled $0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to other expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The year-over-year variance was primarily related to unfavorable foreign exchange rate movements.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net decreased $0.7 million, or 45%, to $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was due to a lower outstanding balance on our long-term debt as well as a decline in interest rates.

Income tax provision

The provision for income taxes was $0.5 million, or an effective rate of 9.7%, for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to a provision of $3.0 million, or an effective rate of 27.1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The change was primarily driven by a decrease in income before taxes of $6.2 million and an increase in discrete tax benefit of $1.1 million, primarily related to stock-based compensation.

Comparison of the nine months ended December 31, 2020 to the nine months ended December 31, 2019

Net sales

Net sales increased 8%, or $17.3 million, to $225.4 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, from $208.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was driven by strength in e-commerce, international, and our national retailers.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased $14.5 million, or 11%, to $147.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, compared to $133.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. Gross margin increased to 65% from 64%, when compared to

the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The improvement was primarily driven by a combination of margin accretive product mix and cost savings, price increases implemented in Summer 2019, a favorable foreign exchange impact, and a shift in sales mix to elfcosmetics.com, partially offset by the impact of tariffs on goods imported from China and certain costs related to retailer reset activity and space expansion.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

SG&A expenses were $136.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $26.2 million, or 24%, from $110.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 60% for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 from 53% for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The $26.2 million increase was primarily due to increased headcount costs from building out our marketing, digital and innovation capabilities, investments in marketing and digital, proxy contest costs, and increased operational costs driven by the increase in e-commerce sales.

Restructuring income

We incurred no expenses related to the Restructuring Plan for the nine months ended December 31, 2020. We recognized restructuring income of $6.0 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, which included a $7.7 million gain related to operating lease liabilities that were extinguished during the period. The remainder of restructuring expense consisted of $1.8 million in other costs, which were primarily legal fees related to these extinguishments. As of December 31, 2019, we had settled all outstanding lease liabilities related to the Restructuring Plan.

Other (expense) income, net

Other expense totaled $1.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to other income of $0.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The year-over-year variance was primarily related to unfavorable foreign exchange rate movements.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net decreased $1.7 million, or 34%, to $3.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $4.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was due to a lower outstanding balance on long-term debt as well as a decline in interest rates.

Income tax provision

The provision for income taxes was $0.2 million, or an effective rate of 3.4%, for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to a provision of $6.4 million, or an effective rate of 25.9%, for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The change was primarily driven by a decrease in income before taxes of $18.1 million and an increase in discrete tax benefit of $1.8 million, primarily related to stock-based compensation.

Financial condition, liquidity and capital resources

Overview

As of December 31, 2020, we held $35.4 million of cash and cash equivalents. In addition, as of December 31, 2020, we had borrowing capacity of $49.8 million under our Revolving Credit Facility.

Our primary cash needs are for capital expenditures, retail product displays and working capital. Capital expenditures typically vary depending on strategic initiatives selected for the fiscal year, including investments in infrastructure, digital capabilities and expansion within or to additional retailer store locations. We expect to fund ongoing capital expenditures from existing cash on hand, cash generated from operations and, if necessary, draws on our Revolving Credit Facility.

Our primary working capital requirements are for product and product-related costs, payroll, rent, distribution costs and advertising and marketing. Fluctuations in working capital are primarily driven by the timing of when a retailer rearranges or restocks its products, expansion of space within our existing retailer base and the general seasonality of our business. As of December 31, 2020, we had working capital, excluding cash, of $58.2 million, compared to $35.1 million as of March 31, 2020. Working capital, excluding cash and debt, was $73.4 million and $47.6 million as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.

We believe that our operating cash flow, cash on hand and available financing under our Revolving Credit Facility will be adequate to meet our planned operating, investing and financing needs for the next twelve months. If necessary, we can borrow funds under our Revolving Credit Facility to finance our liquidity requirements, subject to customary borrowing conditions. To the extent additional funds are necessary to meet our long-term liquidity needs as we continue to execute our business strategy, we anticipate that they will be obtained through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, additional equity financings or a combination of these potential sources of funds; however, such financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. Our ability to meet our operating, investing and financing needs depends to a significant extent on our future financial performance, which will be subject in part to general economic, competitive, financial, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control, including those described elsewhere in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors”. In addition to these general economic and industry factors, the principal factors in determining whether our cash flows will be sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements will be our ability to provide innovative products to our customers and manage production and our supply chain.

Cash flows


	Nine months ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	1,950	$	37,800
Investing activities	(3,958)		(7,073)
Financing activities	(8,720)		(9,861)
Net (decrease) increase in cash:	$	(10,728)	$	20,866

Cash provided by operating activities

For the nine months ended December 31, 2020, net cash provided by operating activities was $2.0 million. This included net income before adding depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items of $35.1 million and an increase in net working capital of $33.2 million. The increase in net working capital from the nine months ended December 31, 2019 was driven by an $22.4 million increase in inventory, a $14.9 million increase in accounts receivable, and the timing of cash payments related to accounts payable and accrued expenses.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $37.8 million. This included net income before adding depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items of $42.2 million and an increase in net working capital of $4.4 million. The increase in net working capital was driven by an $11.2 million decrease in other liabilities primarily related to termination payments on store leases, partially offset by the timing of cash payments related to accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Cash used in investing activities

For the nine months ended December 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was $4.0 million. The decrease from the nine months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily driven by capitalized implementation costs related to cloud computing arrangements in the nine months ended December 31, 2019, which are now included in cash provided by operating activities following the adoption of ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Internal-Use-Software on April 1, 2020.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2019, net cash used in investing activities was $7.1 million. The increase from the nine months ended December 31, 2018 was primarily driven by new customer fixture programs.

Cash used in financing activities

For the nine months ended December 31, 2020, net cash used in financing activities was $8.7 million and was primarily related to mandatory principal payments under the Term Loan Facility (as defined below under "Description of indebtedness") and a payment on debt issuance costs, partially offset by cash received from exercise of stock options.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2019, net cash used in financing activities was $9.9 million and was primarily related to mandatory principal payments under our Term Loan Facility, as well as share repurchases made pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program.

Description of indebtedness

Senior secured credit agreement, as amended

On December 23, 2016, we entered into a five-year, $200.0 million Senior Secured Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Credit Agreement") with a syndicate consisting of several large financial institutions. The Credit Agreement was first amended on August 25, 2017, increasing the aggregate commitments to $215.0 million. The Credit Agreement, as amended, consists of a $50.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $165.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan Facility”). The Credit Agreement was amended again on December 7, 2018 to reflect the change in our fiscal year-end from December 31 to March 31. The Credit Agreement was further amended on April 8, 2020 to (i) increase the maximum permitted total net leverage ratio for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, (ii) reduce the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, (iii) add additional interest rates to correspond to the increased maximum permitted total net leverage ratios, (iv) increase the amount of cash netted in the calculation of the consolidated total net leverage ratio and (v) amend the language around the level of add backs to the adjusted consolidated EBITDA definition.

All amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility are available for draw until the maturity date on August 25, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of our assets and requires payment of an unused fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.25% (based on our consolidated total net leverage ratio) times the average daily amount of unutilized commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for sub-facilities in the form of a $7.0 million letter of credit and a $5.0 million swing line loan; however, all amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility cannot exceed $50.0 million. The unused balance of the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2020 was $49.8 million.

The Term Loan Facility maturity date is also August 25, 2022 and is collateralized by substantially all of our assets. Amortization installment payments on the Term Loan Facility are required to be made in quarterly installments of (i) $2,062,500 for fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 through June 30, 2019, (ii) $2,475,000 for fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020, (iii) $3,093,750 for fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and (iv) $4,125,000 for fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The remaining Term Loan Facility balance is due upon the maturity date. The Term Loan Facility can be prepaid at any time without penalty and is subject to mandatory prepayments when there is (i) excess cash flow, which is defined as EBITDA less certain customary deductions, (ii) non-ordinary course asset dispositions that result in net proceeds in excess of $2.5 million during a year, unless reinvested within twelve months or (iii) issuance of additional debt.

Both the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility bear interest, at our option, at either a rate per annum equal to (i) an adjusted LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the applicable interest period (subject to a minimum floor of 0%) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.25% based on our consolidated total net leverage ratio or (ii) a floating base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.25% based on our consolidated total net leverage ratio. The interest rate as of December 31, 2020 for the Term Loan Facility was approximately 1.8%.

The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to (subject to certain exceptions) pay dividends and distributions or repurchase our capital stock, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, engage in mergers or consolidations and sell or otherwise dispose of assets. The Credit Agreement also includes reporting, financial and maintenance covenants that require us to, among other things, comply with certain consolidated total net leverage ratios and consolidated fixed charge coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial covenants.

Contractual obligations and commitments

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments as included in the Annual Report.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We are not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical accounting policies and estimates

The MD&A is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements required the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.

Management bases estimates on historical experience and other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances and evaluates these estimates on an on-going basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates. There have been no significant changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates included in the Annual Report.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements are disclosed in Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.

There have been no material changes to our primary risk exposures or management of market risks from those disclosed in the Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures over financial reporting

As of December 31, 2020, our management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the officers who certify our financial reports and to the members of the Company’s senior management and board of directors as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are monitoring and assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal proceedings.

We are from time to time subject to, and are presently involved in, litigation and other proceedings. We believe that there are no pending lawsuits or claims that, individually or in the aggregate, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk factors.

Certain risks may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. These risks include those described below and may include additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial. These risks should be read in conjunction with the other information in this Quarterly Report, including our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report. We have marked with an asterisk (*) those risks described below that reflect changes from, or additions to, the risks described in our Annual Report.

Below is a summary of some of the principal risks we face:

•The beauty industry is highly competitive, and if we are unable to compete effectively our results will suffer.

•Our new product introductions may not be as successful as we anticipate.

•Any damage to our reputation or brands may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

•Our success depends, in part, on the quality, performance and safety of our products.

•We may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy.

•Our growth and profitability are dependent on a number of factors, and our historical growth may not be indicative of our future growth.

•We may be unable to manage our growth effectively.

•A disruption in our operations could materially and adversely affect our business.

•We rely on a number of third‐party suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and other vendors.

•We depend on a limited number of retailers for a large portion of our net sales, and the loss of one or more of these retailers, or business challenges at one or more of these retailers, could adversely affect our results of operations.

•We have significant operations in China, which exposes us to risks inherent in doing business in that country.

•If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brands and other intangible assets may be diminished.

•Our success depends on our ability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the trademarks, patents, copyrights and other proprietary rights of third parties.

•Commencing March 31, 2021, we will no longer be an emerging growth company and the reduced compliance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will no longer apply to us.

Risks factors related to the beauty industry

The beauty industry is highly competitive, and if we are unable to compete effectively our results will suffer.

We face vigorous competition from companies throughout the world, including large multinational consumer products companies that have many beauty brands under ownership and standalone beauty brands, including those that may target the latest trends or specific distribution channels. Competition in the beauty industry is based on the introduction of new products, pricing of products, quality of products and packaging, brand awareness, perceived value and quality, innovation, in-store presence and visibility, promotional activities, advertising, editorials, e-commerce and mobile-commerce initiatives and other activities. We must compete with a high volume of new product introductions and existing products by diverse companies across several different distribution channels.

Many multinational consumer companies have greater financial, technical or marketing resources, longer operating histories, greater brand recognition or larger customer bases than we do and may be able to respond more effectively to changing business and economic conditions than we can. Many of these competitors’ products are sold in a wider selection or greater number of retail stores and possess a larger presence in these stores, typically having significantly more inline shelf space than we do. Given the finite space allocated to beauty products by retail stores, our ability to grow the number of retail stores in which our products are sold and expand our space allocation once in these retail stores may require the removal or reduction of the shelf space of these competitors. We may be unsuccessful in our growth strategy in the event retailers do not reallocate shelf space from our competitors to us. Increasing shelf space allocated to our products may be especially challenging in instances when a retailer has its own brand. In addition, our competitors may attempt to gain market share by offering products at prices at or below the prices at which our products are typically offered, including through the use of large percentage discounts and “buy one and get one free” offers. Competitive pricing may require us to reduce our prices, which would decrease our profitability or result in lost sales. Our competitors, many of whom have greater resources than we do, may be better able to withstand these price reductions and lost sales.

It is difficult for us to predict the timing and scale of our competitors’ activities in these areas or whether new competitors will emerge in the beauty industry. In recent years, numerous online, “indie” and influencer-backed beauty companies have emerged and garnered significant followings. In addition, further technological breakthroughs, including new and enhanced technologies which increase competition in the online retail market, new product offerings by competitors and the strength and success of our competitors’ marketing programs may impede our growth and the implementation of our business strategy.

Our ability to compete also depends on the continued strength of our brand and products, the success of our marketing, innovation and execution strategies, the continued diversity of our product offerings, the successful management of new product introductions and innovations, strong operational execution, including in order fulfillment, and our success in entering new markets and expanding our business in existing geographies. If we are unable to continue to compete effectively, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our new product introductions may not be as successful as we anticipate.

The beauty industry is driven in part by fashion and beauty trends, which may shift quickly. Our continued success depends on our ability to anticipate, gauge and react in a timely and cost-effective manner to changes in consumer preferences for beauty products, consumer attitudes toward our industry and brands and where and how consumers shop for those products. We must continually work to develop, produce and market new products, maintain and enhance the recognition of our brands, maintain a favorable mix of products and develop our approach as to how and where we market and sell our products.

We have an established process for the development, evaluation and validation of our new product concepts. Nonetheless, each new product launch involves risks, as well as the possibility of unexpected consequences. For example, the acceptance of new product launches and sales to our retail customers may not be as high as we anticipate, due to lack of acceptance of the products themselves or their price, or limited effectiveness of our marketing strategies. In addition, our ability to launch new products may be limited by delays or difficulties affecting the ability of our suppliers or manufacturers to timely manufacture, distribute and ship new products or displays for new products. Sales of new products may be affected by inventory management by our retail customers, and we may experience product shortages or limitations in retail display space by our retail customers. We may also experience a decrease in sales of certain existing products as a result of newly-launched products, the impact of which could be exacerbated by shelf space limitations or any shelf space loss. Any of these occurrences could delay or impede our ability to achieve our sales objectives, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As part of our ongoing business strategy, we expect we will need to continue to introduce new products in the eyes, lips, face, kits, tools and skin care categories, while also expanding our product launches into adjacent categories in which we may have little to no operating experience. The success of product launches in adjacent product categories could be hampered by our relative inexperience operating in such categories, the strength of our competitors or any of the other risks referred to above. Furthermore, any expansion into new product categories may prove to be an operational and financial constraint which inhibits our ability to successfully accomplish such expansion. Our inability to introduce successful products in our traditional categories or in adjacent categories could limit our future growth and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any damage to our reputation or brands may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We believe that developing and maintaining our brands is critical and that our financial success is directly dependent on consumer perception of our brands. Furthermore, the importance of brand recognition may become even greater as competitors offer more products similar to ours.

We have relatively low brand awareness among consumers when compared to other beauty brands and maintaining and enhancing the recognition and reputation of our brands is critical to our business and future growth. Many factors, some of which are beyond our control, are important to maintaining our reputation and brands. These factors include our ability to comply with ethical, social, product, labor and environmental standards. Any actual or perceived failure in compliance with such standards could damage our reputation and brands.

The growth of our brands depends largely on our ability to provide a high-quality consumer experience, which in turn depends on our ability to bring innovative products to the market at competitive prices that respond to consumer demands and preferences. Additional factors affecting our consumer experience include our ability to provide appealing store sets in retail stores, the maintenance and stocking of those sets by our retail customers, the overall shopping experience provided by our retail customers, a reliable and user-friendly website interface and mobile applications for our consumers to browse and purchase products on our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. If we are unable to preserve our reputation, enhance our brand recognition or increase positive awareness of our products and in-store and Internet platforms, it may be difficult for us to maintain and grow our consumer base, and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The success of our brands may also suffer if our marketing plans or product initiatives do not have the desired impact on our brands' image or their ability to attract consumers. Further, our brand value could diminish significantly due to a number of factors, including consumer perception that we have acted in an irresponsible manner, adverse publicity about our products, our failure to maintain the quality of our products, product contamination, the failure of our products to deliver consistently positive consumer experiences, or the products becoming unavailable to consumers.

Our success depends, in part, on the quality, performance and safety of our products.

Any loss of confidence on the part of consumers in the ingredients used in our products, whether related to product contamination or product safety or quality failures, actual or perceived, or inclusion of prohibited ingredients, could tarnish the image of our brands and could cause consumers to choose other products. Allegations of contamination or other adverse effects on product safety or suitability for use by a particular consumer, even if untrue, may require us to expend significant time and resources responding to such allegations and could, from time to time, result in a recall of a product from any or all of the markets in which the affected product was distributed. Any such issues or recalls could negatively affect our profitability and brands image.

If our products are found to be, or perceived to be, defective or unsafe, or if they otherwise fail to meet our consumers’ expectations, our relationships with consumers could suffer, the appeal of our brands could be diminished, we may need to recall some of our products and/or become subject to regulatory action, and we could lose sales or market share or become subject to boycotts or liability claims. In addition, safety or other defects in our competitors’ products could reduce consumer demand for our own products if consumers view them to be similar. Any of these outcomes could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks factors related to our growth and profitability

We may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy.

Our future growth, profitability and cash flows depend upon our ability to successfully implement our business strategy, which, in turn, is dependent upon a number of key initiatives, including our ability to:

•drive demand in our brands;

•invest in digital capabilities;

•improve productivity in our national retailers;

•focus on first-to-mass by providing prestige quality products at an extraordinary value;

•implement the necessary cost savings to help fund our marketing and digital investments; and

•pursue strategic extensions that can leverage our strengths and bring new capabilities.

There can be no assurance that we can successfully achieve any or all of the above initiatives in the manner or time period that we expect. Further, achieving these objectives will require investments which may result in short-term cost increases with net sales materializing on a longer-term horizon and therefore may be dilutive to our earnings. We cannot provide any assurance that we will realize, in full or in part, the anticipated benefits we expect our strategy will achieve. The failure to realize those benefits could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our growth and profitability are dependent on a number of factors, and our historical growth may not be indicative of our future growth.

Our historical growth should not be considered as indicative of our future performance. We may not be successful in executing our growth strategy, and even if we achieve our strategic plan, we may not be able to sustain profitability. In future periods, our revenue could decline, or grow more slowly than we expect. We also may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including the following risks and the other risks described in this report, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors:

•we may lose one or more significant retail customers, or sales of our products through these retail customers may decrease;

•the ability of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers to produce our products and of our distributors to distribute our products could be disrupted;

•because substantially all of our products are sourced and manufactured in China, our operations are susceptible to risks inherent in doing business there;

•our products may be the subject of regulatory actions, including but not limited to actions by the FDA, the FTC and the CPSC in the United States;

•we may be unable to introduce new products that appeal to consumers or otherwise successfully compete with our competitors in the beauty industry;

•we may be unsuccessful in enhancing the recognition and reputation of our brands, and our brand may be damaged as a result of, among other reasons, our failure, or alleged failure, to comply with applicable ethical, social, product, labor or environmental standards;

•we may experience service interruptions, data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches which result in the disruption of our operating systems or the loss of confidential information of our consumers;

•we may be unable to retain key members of our senior management team or attract and retain other qualified personnel; and

•we may be affected by any adverse economic conditions in the United States or internationally.

We may be unable to grow our business effectively or efficiently, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Growing our business will place a strain on our management team, financial and information systems, supply chain and distribution capacity and other resources. To manage growth effectively, we must continue to enhance our operational, financial and management systems, including our warehouse management and inventory control; maintain and improve our internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures; maintain and improve our information technology systems and procedures; and expand, train and manage our employee base.

We may not be able to effectively manage this expansion in any one or more of these areas, and any failure to do so could significantly harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Growing our business may make it difficult for us to adequately predict the expenditures we will need to make in the future. If we do not make the necessary overhead expenditures to accommodate our future growth, we may not be successful in executing our growth strategy, and our results of operations would suffer.

Acquisitions or investments could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition.

We frequently review acquisition and strategic investment opportunities that would expand our current product offerings, our distribution channels, increase the size and geographic scope of our operations or otherwise offer growth and operating efficiency opportunities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable candidates or consummate these transactions on favorable terms. The process of integrating an acquired business, product or technology can create unforeseen operating difficulties, expenditures and other challenges such as:

•potentially increased regulatory and compliance requirements;

•implementation or remediation of controls, procedures and policies at the acquired business;

•diversion of management time and focus from operation of our then-existing business to acquisition integration challenges;

•coordination of product, sales, marketing and program and systems management functions;

•transition of the acquired business's, product's or technology's users and customers onto our systems;

•retention of employees from the acquired business;

•integration of employees from the acquired business into our organization;

•integration of the acquired business’ accounting, information management, human resources and other administrative systems and operations into our systems and operations;

•liability for activities of the acquired business, product or technology prior to the acquisition, including violations of law, commercial disputes and tax and other known and unknown liabilities; and

•litigation or other claims in connection with the acquired business, product or technology, including claims brought by terminated employees, customers, former stockholders or other third parties.

If we are unable to address these difficulties and challenges or other problems encountered in connection with any acquisition or investment, we might not realize the anticipated benefits of that acquisition or investment and we might incur unanticipated liabilities or otherwise suffer harm to our business generally.

To the extent that we pay the consideration for any acquisitions or investments in cash, it would reduce the amount of cash available to us for other purposes. Acquisitions or investments could also result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities or the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses, increased interest expenses or impairment charges against goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risk factors related to our business operations

A disruption in our operations could materially and adversely affect our business.

As a company engaged in distribution on a global scale, our operations, including those of our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, brokers and delivery service providers, are subject to the risks inherent in such activities, including industrial accidents, environmental events, strikes and other labor disputes, disruptions in information systems, product quality control, safety, licensing requirements and other regulatory issues, as well as natural disasters, pandemics (such as the coronavirus pandemic), border disputes, acts of terrorism and other external factors over which we and our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, brokers and delivery service providers have no control. The loss of, or damage to, the manufacturing facilities or distribution centers of our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, brokers and delivery service providers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend heavily on ocean container delivery to receive shipments of our products from our third-party manufacturers located in China and contracted third-party delivery service providers to deliver our products to our distribution facilities and logistics providers, and from there to our retail customers. Further, we rely on postal and parcel carriers for the delivery of products sold directly to consumers through our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. Interruptions to or failures in these delivery services could prevent the timely or successful delivery of our products. These interruptions or failures may be due to unforeseen events that are beyond our control or the control of our third-party delivery service providers, such as inclement weather, natural disasters or labor unrest. If our products are not delivered on time or are delivered in a damaged state, retail customers and consumers may refuse to accept our products and have less confidence in our services. Furthermore, the delivery personnel of contracted third-party delivery service providers act on our behalf and interact with our consumers personally. Any failure to provide high-quality delivery services to our consumers may negatively affect the shopping experience of our consumers, damage our reputation and cause us to lose consumers.

Our ability to meet the needs of our consumers and retail customers depends on the proper operation of our distribution facilities, where most of our inventory that is not in transit is housed. Although we currently insure our inventory, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover the full extent of any loss or damage to our inventory or distribution

facilities, and any loss, damage or disruption of the facilities, or loss or damage of the inventory stored there, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our success depends, in part, on our retention of key members of our senior management team and ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to retain our key employees, including our executive officers, senior management team and development, operations, finance, sales and marketing personnel. We are a small company that relies on a few key employees, any one of whom would be difficult to replace, and because we are a small company, we believe that the loss of key employees may be more disruptive to us than it would be to a larger company. Our success also depends, in part, on our continuing ability to identify, hire, train and retain other highly qualified personnel. In addition, we may be unable to effectively plan for the succession of senior management, including our chief executive officer. The loss of key personnel or the failure to attract and retain qualified personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on a number of third-party suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and other vendors, and they may not continue to produce products or provide services that are consistent with our standards or applicable regulatory requirements, which could harm our brands, cause consumer dissatisfaction, and require us to find alternative suppliers of our products or services.

We use multiple third-party suppliers and manufacturers based in China and the United States to source and manufacture substantially all of our products. We engage our third-party suppliers and manufacturers on a purchase order basis and are not party to long-term contracts with any of them. The ability of these third parties to supply and manufacture our products may be affected by competing orders placed by other persons and the demands of those persons. If we experience significant increases in demand or need to replace a significant number of existing suppliers or manufacturers, there can be no assurance that additional supply and manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or that any supplier or manufacturer will allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements.

In addition, quality control problems, such as the use of ingredients and delivery of products that do not meet our quality control standards and specifications or comply with applicable laws or regulations, could harm our business. These quality control problems could result in regulatory action, such as restrictions on importation, products of inferior quality or product stock outages or shortages, harming our sales and creating inventory write-downs for unusable products.

We have also outsourced significant portions of our distribution process, as well as certain technology-related functions, to third-party service providers. Specifically, we rely on third-party distributors to sell our products in a number of foreign countries, our warehouses and distribution facilities are managed and staffed by third-party service providers, we are dependent on a single third-party vendor for credit card processing and we utilize a third-party hosting and networking provider to host our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. The failure of one or more of these entities to provide the expected services on a timely basis, or at all, or at the prices we expect, or the costs and disruption incurred in changing these outsourced functions to being performed under our management and direct control or that of a third-party, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are not party to long-term contracts with some of our distributors, and upon expiration of these existing agreements, we may not be able to renegotiate the terms on a commercially reasonable basis, or at all.

Further, our third-party manufacturers, suppliers and distributors may:

•have economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours;

•take actions contrary to our instructions, requests, policies or objectives;

•be unable or unwilling to fulfill their obligations under relevant purchase orders, including obligations to meet our production deadlines, quality standards, pricing guidelines and product specifications, or to comply with applicable regulations, including those regarding the safety and quality of products and ingredients and good manufacturing practices;

•have financial difficulties;

•encounter raw material or labor shortages;

•encounter increases in raw material or labor costs which may affect our procurement costs;

•disclose our confidential information or intellectual property to competitors or third parties;

•engage in activities or employ practices that may harm our reputation; and

•work with, be acquired by, or come under control of, our competitors.

The occurrence of any of these events, alone or together, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, such problems may require us to find new third-party suppliers, manufacturers or distributors, and there can be no assurance that we would be successful in finding third-party suppliers, manufacturers or distributors meeting our standards of innovation and quality.

The management and oversight of the engagement and activities of our third-party suppliers, manufacturers and distributors requires substantial time, effort and expense of our employees, and we may be unable to successfully manage and oversee the activities of our third-party manufacturers, suppliers and distributors. If we experience any supply chain disruptions caused by our manufacturing process or by our inability to locate suitable third-party manufacturers or suppliers, or if our manufacturers or raw material suppliers experience problems with product quality or disruptions or delays in the manufacturing process or delivery of the finished products or the raw materials or components used to make such products, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

If we fail to manage our inventory effectively, our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity may be materially and adversely affected.

Our business requires us to manage a large volume of inventory effectively. We depend on our forecasts of demand for, and popularity of, various products to make purchase decisions and to manage our inventory of stock-keeping units. Demand for products, however, can change significantly between the time inventory or components are ordered and the date of sale. Demand may be affected by seasonality, new product launches, rapid changes in product cycles and pricing, product defects, promotions, changes in consumer spending patterns, changes in consumer tastes with respect to our products and other factors, and our consumers may not purchase products in the quantities that we expect. It may be difficult to accurately forecast demand and determine appropriate levels of product or componentry. We generally do not have the right to return unsold products to our suppliers. If we fail to manage our inventory effectively or negotiate favorable credit terms with third-party suppliers, we may be subject to a heightened risk of inventory obsolescence, a decline in inventory values, and significant inventory write-downs or write-offs. In addition, if we are required to lower sale prices in order to reduce inventory level or to pay higher prices to our suppliers, our profit margins might be negatively affected. Any of the above may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. See also “—Our quarterly results of operations fluctuate due to seasonality, order patterns from key retail customers and other factors, and we may not have sufficient liquidity to meet our seasonal working capital requirements.”

The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and related government, private sector and individual consumer responsive actions have adversely affected, and will continue adversely affect, our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and continues to spread in the United States and around the world. Related government and private sector responsive actions, as well as changes in consumer shopping behaviors, have adversely affected, and will continue to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. It is impossible to predict the effect and ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the situation is rapidly evolving.

In response to the spread of the COVID-19, international, federal, state and local governments have ordered the shutdown of non-essential businesses and have recommended precautions to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19, including warning against congregating in heavily populated areas, such as malls, shopping centers, and other retailers. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to the COVID-19, as well as its impact on the U.S. and global economy and our consumers’ shopping habits.

While our suppliers and distribution centers currently remain open, there is risk that any of these facilities (i) may become less productive or encounter disruptions due to employees at the facilities becoming infected with the COVID-19 virus and/or (ii) are no longer allowed to operate based on directives from public health officials or government authorities.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all of our personnel are working remotely, and it is possible that this could have a negative impact on the execution of our business plans and operations. If a natural disaster, power outage, connectivity issue, or other event occurs that impacts our employees’ ability to work remotely, it may be difficult or, in certain cases, impossible, for us to continue our business for a substantial period of time. The increase in remote working may also result in consumer privacy, IT security and fraud concerns as well as increase our exposure to potential wage and hour issues.

The uncertainty around the duration of business disruptions and the extent of the spread of the COVID-19 in the United States and to other areas of the world will likely continue to adversely impact the national or global economy and negatively impact consumer spending and shopping behaviors. Any of these outcomes could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat its impact.

Risk factors related to our financial condition

Our substantial indebtedness may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.*

As of December 31, 2020, we had a total of $130.0 million of indebtedness, consisting of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities and capital lease obligations, and a total availability of $49.8 million under our Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in Item 2 “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” under the heading “Description of indebtedness”). Our indebtedness could have significant consequences, including:

•requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of funding growth, working capital, capital expenditures, investments or other cash requirements;

•reducing our flexibility to adjust to changing business conditions or obtain additional financing;

•exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as our borrowings are at variable rates;

•making it more difficult for us to make payments on our indebtedness;

•subjecting us to restrictive covenants that may limit our flexibility in operating our business, including our ability to take certain actions with respect to indebtedness, liens, sales of assets, consolidations and mergers, affiliate transactions, dividends and other distributions and changes of control;

•subjecting us to maintenance covenants which require us to maintain specific financial ratios; and

•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and general corporate or other purposes.

If our cash from operations is not sufficient to meet our current or future operating needs, expenditures and debt service obligations, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We may require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any marketing initiatives, investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. To the extent we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow, we may be forced to cancel, reduce or delay these activities. Alternatively, if our sources of funding are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to obtain an additional credit facility or sell equity or debt securities. The sale of equity securities would result in dilution of our existing stockholders. The incurrence of additional indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and operating and financing covenants that could restrict our operations.

Our ability to generate cash to meet our operating needs, expenditures and debt service obligations will depend on our future performance and financial condition, which will be affected by financial, business, economic, legislative, regulatory and other factors, including potential changes in costs, pricing, the success of product innovation and marketing, competitive pressure and consumer preferences. If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations and other cash needs, we could face substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. Our credit facilities may restrict our ability to take these actions, and we may not be able to affect any such alternative measures on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, the lenders under our Credit Agreement (as defined in Item 2 “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” under the heading “Description of indebtedness”) can terminate their commitments to loan money under our Revolving Credit Facility, and our lenders under our Credit Agreement can declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable and foreclose against the assets securing their borrowings, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

Furthermore, it is uncertain whether financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in tax law, in our tax rates or in exposure to additional income tax liabilities or assessments could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.*

Changes in law and policy relating to taxes, including changes in administrative interpretations and legal precedence, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, President Biden has proposed various changes to existing U.S. tax laws, including increasing the corporate income tax rate, increasing the income tax rate on certain earnings of foreign subsidiaries, imposing a minimum tax on book income of certain corporations, imposing an “offshoring tax penalty” and granting incentives for certain qualified activities performed in the U.S.

In addition, as we continue to expand our business internationally, the application and implementation of existing, new or future international laws, including those proposed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development intended to modernize international taxation rules, as well as indirect taxes (such as a Value Added Tax), could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the costs that we incur in our operations. The main currencies to which we are exposed are the Chinese renminbi ("RMB"), the British pound and the Canadian dollar. The exchange rates between these currencies and the U.S. dollar in recent years have fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future. A depreciation of these currencies against the U.S. dollar will decrease the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts derived from foreign operations reported in our consolidated financial statements, and an appreciation of these currencies will result in a corresponding increase in such amounts. The cost of certain items, such as raw materials, manufacturing, employee salaries and transportation and freight, required by our operations may be affected by changes in the value of the relevant currencies. To the extent that we are required to pay for goods or services in foreign currencies, the appreciation of such currencies against the U.S. dollar will tend to negatively affect our business. There can be no assurance that foreign currency fluctuations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risk factors related to our retail customers, consumers and the seasonality of our business

We depend on a limited number of retailers for a large portion of our net sales, and the loss of one or more of these retailers, or business challenges at one or more of these retailers, could adversely affect our results of operations.

A limited number of our retail customers account for a large percentage of our net sales. We expect a small number of retailers will, in the aggregate, continue to account for the majority of our net sales for foreseeable future periods. Any changes in the policies or our ability to meet the demands of our retail customers relating to service levels, inventory de-stocking, pricing and promotional strategies or limitations on access to display space could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As is typical in our industry, our business with retailers is based primarily upon discrete sales orders, and we do not have contracts requiring retailers to make firm purchases from us. Accordingly, retailers could reduce their purchasing levels or cease buying products from us at any time and for any reason. If we lose a significant retail customer or if sales of our products to a significant retailer materially decrease, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Because a high percentage of our sales are made through our retail customers, our results are subject to risks relating to the general business performance of our key retail customers. Factors that adversely affect our retail customers’ businesses may also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. These factors may include:

•any reduction in consumer traffic and demand at our retail customers as a result of economic downturns, pandemics or other health crises, changes in consumer preferences or reputational damage as a result of, among other developments, data privacy breaches, regulatory investigations or employee misconduct;

•any credit risks associated with the financial condition of our retail customers;

•the effect of consolidation or weakness in the retail industry or at certain retail customers, including store closures and the resulting uncertainty; and

•inventory reduction initiatives and other factors affecting retail customer buying patterns, including any reduction in retail space committed to beauty products and retailer practices used to control inventory shrinkage.

Our quarterly results of operations fluctuate due to seasonality, order patterns from key retail customers and other factors, and we may not have sufficient liquidity to meet our seasonal working capital requirements.

Our results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations, with net sales in the third and fourth fiscal quarters typically being higher than in the first and second fiscal quarters. The higher net sales in our third and fourth fiscal quarters are largely attributable to the increased levels of purchasing by retailers for the holiday season and customer shelf reset activity, respectively. Adverse events that occur during either the third or fourth fiscal quarter could have a disproportionate effect on our results of operations for the entire fiscal year. To support anticipated higher sales during the third and fourth fiscal quarters, we make investments in working capital to ensure inventory levels can support demand. Fluctuations throughout the year are also driven by the timing of product restocking or rearrangement by our major customers as well as our expansion into new customers. Because a limited number of our retail customers account for a large percentage of our net sales, a change in the order pattern of one or more of our large retail customers could cause a significant fluctuation of our quarterly results or reduce our liquidity.

Furthermore, product orders from our large retail customers may vary over time due to changes in their inventory or out-of-stock policies. If we were to experience a significant shortfall in sales or profitability, we may not have sufficient liquidity to fund our business. As a result of quarterly fluctuations caused by these and other factors, comparisons of our operating results across different fiscal quarters may not be accurate indicators of our future performance. Any quarterly fluctuations that we report in the future may differ from the expectations of market analysts and investors, which could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate significantly.

Risk factors related to information technology and cybersecurity

We are increasingly dependent on information technology, and if we are unable to protect against service interruptions, data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches, our operations could be disrupted.

We rely on information technology networks and systems to market and sell our products, to process electronic and financial information, to manage a variety of business processes and activities and to comply with regulatory, legal and tax requirements. We are increasingly dependent on a variety of information systems to effectively process retail customer orders and fulfill consumer orders from our e-commerce business. We depend on our information technology infrastructure for digital marketing activities and for electronic communications among our personnel, retail customers, consumers, manufacturers and suppliers around the world. These information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, may be susceptible to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to failures during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components, power outages, hardware failures, computer viruses, attacks by computer hackers, telecommunication failures, user errors or catastrophic events. Any material disruption of our systems, or the systems of our third-party service providers, could disrupt our ability to track, record and analyze the products that we sell and could negatively impact our operations, shipment of goods, ability to process financial information and transactions and our ability to receive and process retail customer and e-commerce orders or engage in normal business activities. If our information technology systems suffer damage, disruption or shutdown, we may incur substantial cost in repairing or replacing these systems, and if we do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected, and we could experience delays in reporting our financial results.

Our e-commerce operations are important to our business. Our e-commerce websites and mobile applications serve as an effective extension of our marketing strategies by introducing potential new consumers to our brand, product offerings and enhanced content. Due to the importance of our e-commerce operations, we are vulnerable to website downtime and other technical failures. Our failure to successfully respond to these risks in a timely manner could reduce e-commerce sales and damage our brands' reputation.

We must successfully maintain and upgrade our information technology systems, and our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have identified the need to significantly expand and improve our information technology systems and personnel to support historical and expected future growth. As such, we are in process of implementing, and will continue to invest in and implement, significant modifications and upgrades to our information technology systems and procedures, including replacing legacy systems with successor systems, making changes to legacy systems or acquiring new systems with new functionality, hiring employees with information technology expertise and building new policies, procedures, training programs and monitoring tools. These types of activities subject us to inherent costs and risks associated with replacing and changing these systems, including impairment of our ability to leverage our e-commerce channels, fulfill customer orders, potential disruption of our internal control structure, substantial capital expenditures, additional administration and operating expenses, acquisition and retention of sufficiently skilled personnel to implement and operate the new systems, demands on

management time and other risks and costs of delays or difficulties in transitioning to or integrating new systems into our current systems. These implementations, modifications and upgrades may not result in productivity improvements at a level that outweighs the costs of implementation, or at all. In addition, difficulties with implementing new technology systems, delays in our timeline for planned improvements, significant system failures, or our inability to successfully modify our information systems to respond to changes in our business needs may cause disruptions in our business operations and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to adopt new technologies or adapt our e-commerce websites and systems to changing consumer requirements or emerging industry standards, our business may be materially and adversely affected.

To remain competitive, we must continue to enhance and improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our information technology, including our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. Our competitors are continually innovating and introducing new products to increase their consumer base and enhance user experience. As a result, in order to attract and retain consumers and compete against our competitors, we must continue to invest resources to enhance our information technology and improve our existing products and services for our consumers. The Internet and the online retail industry are characterized by rapid technological evolution, changes in consumer requirements and preferences, frequent introductions of new products and services embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards and practices, any of which could render our existing technologies and systems obsolete. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to identify, develop, acquire or license leading technologies useful in our business, and respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices in a cost-effective and timely way. The development of our e-commerce websites, mobile applications and other proprietary technology entails significant technical and business risks. There can be no assurance that we will be able to properly implement or use new technologies effectively or adapt our e-commerce websites, mobile applications and systems to meet consumer requirements or emerging industry standards. If we are unable to adapt in a cost-effective and timely manner in response to changing market conditions or consumer requirements, whether for technical, legal, financial or other reasons, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Failure to protect sensitive information of our consumers and information technology systems against security breaches could damage our reputation and brand and substantially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.*

We collect, maintain, transmit and store data about our consumers, suppliers and others, including personal data, financial information, including consumer payment information, as well as other confidential and proprietary information important to our business. We also employ third-party service providers that collect, store, process and transmit personal data, and confidential, proprietary and financial information on our behalf.

We have in place technical and organizational measures to maintain the security and safety of critical proprietary, personal, employee, customer and financial data which we continue to maintain and upgrade to industry standards. However, advances in technology, the pernicious ingenuity of criminals, new exposures via cryptography, acts or omissions by our employees, contractors or service providers or other events or developments could result in a compromise or breach in the security of confidential or personal data. We and our service providers may not be able to prevent third parties, including criminals, competitors or others, from breaking into or altering our systems, disrupting business operations or communications infrastructure through denial-of-service attacks, attempting to gain access to our systems, information or monetary funds through phishing or social engineering campaigns, installing viruses or malicious software on our e-commerce websites or mobile applications or devices used by our employees or contractors, or carrying out other activity intended to disrupt our systems or gain access to confidential or sensitive information in our or our service providers’ systems. We are not aware of any breach or compromise of the personal data of consumers, but we have been subject to attacks (e.g. phishing, denial of service, etc.) in the past and cannot guarantee that our security measures will be sufficient to prevent a material breach or compromise in the future.

Furthermore, such third parties may engage in various other illegal activities using such information, including credit card fraud or identity theft, which may cause additional harm to us, our consumers and our brands. We also may be vulnerable to error or malfeasance by our own employees or other insiders. Third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce our or our service providers’ employees to misdirect funds or to disclose information in order to gain access to personal data we maintain about our consumers or website users. In addition, we have limited control or influence over the security policies or measures adopted by third-party providers of online payment services through which some of our consumers may elect to make payment for purchases at our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. Contracted third-party delivery service providers may also violate their confidentiality or data processing obligations and disclose or use information about our consumers inadvertently or illegally.

If a material security breach were to occur, our reputation and brands could be damaged, and we could be required to expend significant capital and other resources to alleviate problems caused by such breaches including exposure of litigation or regulatory action and a risk of loss and possible liability. Actual or anticipated attacks may cause us to incur increasing costs, including costs to deploy additional personnel and protection technologies, train employees and engage third-party experts and consultants. In addition, any party who is able to illicitly obtain a subscriber’s password could access the subscriber’s financial, transaction or personal information. Any compromise or breach of our security measures, or those of our third-party service providers, may violate applicable privacy, data security, financial, cyber and other laws and cause significant legal and financial exposure, adverse publicity, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may be subject to post-breach review of the adequacy of our privacy and security controls by regulators and other third parties, which could result in post-breach regulatory investigation, fines and consumer litigation as well as regulatory oversight, at significant expense and risking reputational harm.

Furthermore, we are subject to diverse laws and regulations in the United States, the European Union, and other international jurisdictions that require notification to affected individuals in the event of a breach involving personal information. These required notifications can be time-consuming and costly. Furthermore, failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and additional liability. Although we maintain relevant insurance, we cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for all breach related liabilities, that insurance will continue to be available to us on economically reasonable terms, or at all, or that the insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. We may need to devote significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches, diverting resources from the growth and expansion of our business.

Payment methods used on our e-commerce websites subject us to third-party payment processing-related risks.

We accept payments from our consumers using a variety of methods, including online payments with credit cards and debit cards issued by major banks, payments made with gift cards processed by third-party providers and payment through third-party online payment platforms such as PayPal, Afterpay and Apple Pay. We also rely on third parties to provide payment processing services. For certain payment methods, including credit and debit cards, we pay interchange and other fees, which may increase over time and raise our operating costs and lower our profit margins. We may also be subject to fraud and other illegal activities in connection with the various payment methods we offer, including online payment options and gift cards. Transactions on our e-commerce websites and mobile applications are card-not-present transactions, so they present a greater risk of fraud. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities such as unauthorized use of credit or debit cards and bank account information. Requirements relating to consumer authentication and fraud detection with respect to online sales are complex. We may ultimately be held liable for the unauthorized use of a cardholder’s card number in an illegal activity and be required by card issuers to pay charge-back fees. Charge-backs result not only in our loss of fees earned with respect to the payment, but also leave us liable for the underlying money transfer amount. If our charge-back rate becomes excessive, card associations also may require us to pay fines or refuse to process our transactions. In addition, we may be subject to additional fraud risk if third-party service providers or our employees fraudulently use consumer information for their own gain or facilitate the fraudulent use of such information. Overall, we may have little recourse if we process a criminally fraudulent transaction.

We are subject to payment card association operating rules, certification requirements and various rules, regulations and requirements governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it difficult or impossible for us to comply. As our business changes, we may also be subject to different rules under existing standards, which may require new assessments that involve costs above what we currently pay for compliance. If we fail to comply with the rules or requirements of any provider of a payment method we accept, or if the volume of fraud in our transactions limits or terminates our rights to use payment methods we currently accept, or if a data breach occurs relating to our payment systems, among other things, we may be subject to fines and higher transaction fees and lose our ability to accept credit and debit card payments from our consumers, process electronic funds transfers or facilitate other types of online payments, and our reputation and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Risk factors related to conducting business internationally

We have significant operations in China, which exposes us to risks inherent in doing business in that country.

We currently source and manufacture substantially all of our products from third-party suppliers and manufacturers in China. As of December 31, 2020, we had a team of 73 employees in China to manage our supply chain. With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, the cost of labor has increased and may continue to increase in the future. Our results of operations will be materially and adversely affected if our labor costs, or the labor costs of our suppliers and manufacturers, increase significantly. In addition, we and our manufacturers and suppliers may not be able to find a sufficient number of qualified workers due to the intensely competitive and fluid market for skilled labor in China. Furthermore, pursuant to Chinese labor laws, employers in China are subject to various requirements when signing labor contracts, paying remuneration, determining the term of employees’ probation and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. These labor laws and related regulations impose liabilities on employers and may significantly increase the costs of workforce reductions. If we decide to change or reduce our workforce, these labor laws could limit or restrict our ability to make such changes in a timely, favorable and effective manner. Any of these events may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Operating in China exposes us to political, legal and economic risks. In particular, the political, legal and economic climate in China, both nationally and regionally, is fluid and unpredictable. Our ability to operate in China may be adversely affected by changes in U.S. and Chinese laws and regulations such as those related to, among other things, taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, intellectual property, currency controls, network security, employee benefits, hygiene supervision and other matters. In addition, we may not obtain or retain the requisite legal permits to continue to operate in China, and costs or operational limitations may be imposed in connection with obtaining and complying with such permits. In addition, Chinese trade regulations are in a state of flux, and we may become subject to other forms of taxation, tariffs and duties in China. Furthermore, the third parties we rely on in China may disclose our confidential information or intellectual property to competitors or third parties, which could result in the illegal distribution and sale of counterfeit versions of our products. If any of these events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. See also “Recent and potential additional tariffs imposed by the United States government or a global trade war could increase the cost of our products, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.”

Recent and potential additional tariffs imposed by the United States government or a global trade war could increase the cost of our products, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The U.S. government has imposed increased tariffs on certain imports from China, some of which cover products that we import from that country. We currently source and manufacture substantially all of our products from third-party suppliers and manufacturers in China, and as such, current tariffs may increase our cost of goods, which may result in lower gross margin on certain of our products. Despite the signing of a Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China, the majority of our products remain impacted by increased tariffs. In July 2019, we selectively increased prices on certain of our products, which could reduce the competitiveness of those products and consumer purchases thereof, as well as reduce consumer purchases of other non-affected products as well. Furthermore, similar effects may occur if we raise prices on other products to account for any increase in costs of goods. In any case, increased tariffs on imports from China could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In retaliation for the current U.S. tariffs, China has implemented tariffs on a wide range of American products. There is also a concern that the imposition of additional tariffs by the United States could result in the adoption of tariffs by other countries as well, leading to a global trade war. Trade restrictions implemented by the United States or other countries in connection with a global trade war could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Adverse economic conditions in the United States, Europe or China or any of the other countries in which we may conduct business could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Consumer spending on beauty products is influenced by general economic conditions and the availability of discretionary income. Adverse economic conditions in the United States, Europe, China or any of the other countries in which we do significant business, or periods of inflation or high energy prices may contribute to higher unemployment levels, decreased consumer spending, reduced credit availability and declining consumer confidence and demand, each of which poses a risk to our business. A decrease in consumer spending or in retailer and consumer confidence and demand for our products could have a significant negative impact on our net sales and profitability, including our operating margins and return on invested capital. These economic conditions could cause some of our retail customers or suppliers to experience cash flow or credit problems and impair their financial condition, which could disrupt our business and adversely affect product orders, payment patterns and default rates and increase our bad debt expense.

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union may have a negative effect on global economic conditions, financial markets and our business.*

On December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union and on January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom left the EU Single Market and Customs Union.

We are now subject to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (the “UK GDPR”), which, together with the amended UK Data Protection Act 2018, retains the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) in United Kingdom law, including mirroring the fines for non-compliance in the GDPR (e.g., fines up to the greater of £17.5 million or 4% of global turnover). Thus, if a regulatory issue arises in both the European Union and the United Kingdom (e.g., a breach that affected both residents of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) and the United Kingdom), then the Company could be subject to receiving fines for any material non-compliance from both the European Union and the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom has ratified a trade and cooperation agreement governing its future relationship with the European Union. The agreement, which is being applied provisionally from January 1, 2021 until it is ratified by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, addresses trade, economic arrangements, law enforcement, judicial cooperation and a governance framework including procedures for dispute resolution, among other things. Because the agreement merely sets forth a framework in many respects and will require complex additional bilateral negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union as both parties continue to work on the rules for implementation, significant political and economic uncertainty remains about how the precise terms of the relationship between the parties will differ from the terms before withdrawal.

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and developments related to such withdrawal, or the perception that any related developments could occur, have had and may continue to have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and financial markets, and may significantly reduce global market liquidity, restrict the ability of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets, affect trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union, or restrict our access to capital. For example, potential new restricted economic terms or additional bureaucratic requirements in free trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union, such as new customs or regulatory checks, including rules of origin and stringent local content requirements, could negatively impact fulfilment times, increase our costs, result in a decrease in sales, or cause us to lose customers in the European Union and the United Kingdom. Any of these factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to international business uncertainties.*

We sell our products to customers located outside the United States. In addition, substantially all of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers are located in China and certain other foreign countries. We intend to continue to sell to customers outside the United States and maintain our relationships in China and other foreign countries where have suppliers and manufacturers. Further, we may establish additional relationships in other countries to grow our operations. The substantial up-front investment required, the lack of consumer awareness of our products in jurisdictions outside of the United States, differences in consumer preferences and trends between the United States and other jurisdictions, the risk of inadequate intellectual property protections and differences in packaging, labeling and related laws, rules and regulations are all substantial matters that need to be evaluated prior to doing business in new territories. We cannot be assured that our international efforts will be successful. International sales and increased international operations may be subject to risks such as:

•difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

•burdens of complying with a wide variety of laws and regulations, including more stringent regulations relating to data privacy and security, particularly in the United Kingdom and the European Union;

•adverse tax effects and foreign exchange controls making it difficult to repatriate earnings and cash;

•political and economic instability;

•terrorist activities and natural disasters;

•trade restrictions;

•differing employment practices and laws and labor disruptions;

•the imposition of government controls;

•an inability to use or to obtain adequate intellectual property protection for our key brands and products;

•tariffs and customs duties and the classifications of our goods by applicable governmental bodies;

•a legal system subject to undue influence or corruption;

•a business culture in which illegal sales practices may be prevalent;

•logistics and sourcing; and

•military conflicts.

The occurrence of any of these risks could negatively affect our international business and consequently our overall business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risk factors related to evolving laws and regulations and compliance with laws and regulations

New laws, regulations, enforcement trends or changes in existing regulations governing the introduction, marketing and sale of our products to consumers could harm our business.

There has been an increase in regulatory activity and activism in the United States and abroad, and the regulatory landscape is becoming more complex with increasingly strict requirements. If this trend continues, we may find it necessary to alter some of the ways we have traditionally manufactured and marketed our products in order to stay in compliance with a changing regulatory landscape, and this could add to the costs of our operations and have an adverse impact on our business. To the extent federal, state, local or foreign regulatory changes regarding consumer protection, or the ingredients, claims or safety of our products occur in the future, they could require us to reformulate or discontinue certain of our products, revise the product packaging or labeling, or adjust operations and systems, any of which could result in, among other things, increased costs, delays in product launches, product returns or recalls and lower net sales, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Noncompliance with applicable regulations could result in enforcement action by the FDA or other regulatory authorities within or outside the United States, including but not limited to product seizures, injunctions, product recalls and criminal or civil monetary penalties, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In the United States, the FDA does not currently require pre-market approval for products intended to be sold as cosmetics. However, the FDA may in the future require pre-market approval, clearance or registration/notification of cosmetic products, establishments or manufacturing facilities. Moreover, such products could also be regulated as both drugs and cosmetics simultaneously, as the categories are not mutually exclusive. The statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to drugs are extensive and require significant resources and time to ensure compliance. For example, if any of our products intended to be sold as cosmetics were to be regulated as drugs, we might be required to conduct, among other things, clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of these products. We may not have sufficient resources to conduct any required clinical trials or to ensure compliance with the manufacturing requirements applicable to drugs. If the FDA determines that any of our products intended to be sold as cosmetics should be classified and regulated as drug products and we are unable to comply with applicable drug requirements, we may be unable to continue to market those products. Any inquiry into the regulatory status of our cosmetics and any related interruption in the marketing and sale of these products could damage our reputation and image in the marketplace.

In recent years, the FDA has issued warning letters to several cosmetic companies alleging improper claims regarding their cosmetic products. If the FDA determines that we have disseminated inappropriate drug claims for our products intended to be sold as cosmetics, we could receive a warning or untitled letter, be required to modify our product claims or take other actions to satisfy the FDA. In addition, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed class action lawsuits against cosmetic companies after receipt of these types of FDA warning letters. There can be no assurance that we will not be subject to state and federal government actions or class action lawsuits, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Additional state and federal requirements may be imposed on consumer products as well as cosmetics, cosmetic ingredients, or the labeling and packaging of products intended for use as cosmetics. For example, several lawmakers are currently focused on giving the FDA additional authority to regulate cosmetics and their ingredients. This increased authority could require the FDA to impose increased testing and manufacturing requirements on cosmetic manufacturers or cosmetics or their ingredients before they may be marketed. We are unable to ascertain what, if any, impact any increased statutory or regulatory requirements may have on our business.

We sell a number of products as over-the-counter (“OTC”) drug products, which are subject to the FDA OTC drug regulatory requirements because they are intended to be used as sunscreen or to treat acne. The FDA regulates the formulation, manufacturing, packaging and labeling of OTC drug products. Our sunscreen and acne drug products are regulated pursuant to FDA OTC drug monographs that specify acceptable active drug ingredients and acceptable product claims that are generally recognized as safe and effective for particular uses. If any of these products that are marketed as OTC drugs are not in compliance with the applicable FDA monograph, we may be required to reformulate the product, stop making claims relating to such product or stop selling the product until we are able to obtain costly and time-consuming FDA approvals. We are also required to submit adverse event reports to the FDA for our OTC drug products, and failure to comply with this requirement may subject us to FDA regulatory action.

We also sell a number of consumer products, which are subject to regulation by the CPSC in the United States under the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. These statutes and the related regulations ban from the market consumer products that fail to comply with applicable product safety laws, regulations and standards. The CPSC has the authority to require the recall, repair, replacement or refund of any such banned products or products that otherwise create a substantial risk of injury and may seek penalties for regulatory noncompliance under certain circumstances. The CPSC also requires manufacturers of consumer products to report certain types of information to the CPSC regarding products that fail to comply with applicable regulations. Certain state laws also address the safety of consumer products, and mandate reporting requirements, and noncompliance may result in penalties or other regulatory action.

Our products are also subject to state laws and regulations, such as the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, also known as “Prop 65,” and failure to comply with such laws may also result in lawsuits and regulatory enforcement that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our facilities and those of our third-party manufacturers are subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”) and FDA implementing regulations.

Our facilities and those of our third-party manufacturers are subject to regulation under the FDCA and FDA implementing regulations. The FDA may inspect all of our facilities and those of our third-party manufacturers periodically to determine if we and our third-party manufacturers are complying with provisions of the FDCA and FDA regulations. In addition, third-party manufacturer’s facilities for manufacturing OTC drug products must comply with the FDA’s current drug good manufacturing practices (“GMP”) requirements that require us and our manufacturers to maintain, among other things, good manufacturing processes, including stringent vendor qualifications, ingredient identification, manufacturing controls and record keeping.

Our operations could be harmed if regulatory authorities make determinations that we, or our vendors, are not in compliance with these regulations. If the FDA finds a violation of GMPs, it may enjoin our manufacturer’s operations, seize product, restrict importation of goods, and impose administrative, civil or criminal penalties. If we or our third-party manufacturers fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, we could be required to take costly corrective actions, including suspending manufacturing operations, changing product formulations, suspending sales, or initiating product recalls. In addition, compliance with these regulations has increased and may further increase the cost of manufacturing certain of our products as we work with our vendors to assure they are qualified and in compliance. Any of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Government regulations and private party actions relating to the marketing and advertising of our products and services may restrict, inhibit or delay our ability to sell our products and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Government authorities regulate advertising and product claims regarding the performance and benefits of our products. These regulatory authorities typically require a reasonable basis to support any marketing claims. What constitutes a reasonable basis for substantiation can vary widely from market to market, and there is no assurance that the efforts that we undertake to support our claims will be deemed adequate for any particular product or claim. A significant area of risk for such activities relates to improper or unsubstantiated claims about our products and their use or safety. If we are unable to show adequate substantiation for our product claims, or our promotional materials make claims that exceed the scope of allowed claims for the classification of the specific product, whether cosmetics, OTC drug products or other consumer products that we offer, the FDA, the FTC or other regulatory authorities could take enforcement action or impose penalties, such as monetary consumer redress, requiring us to revise our marketing materials, amend our claims or stop selling certain products, all of which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Any regulatory action or penalty could lead to private party actions, or private parties could seek to challenge our claims even in the absence of formal regulatory actions which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is subject to complex and evolving U.S. and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Many of these laws and regulations are subject to change and uncertain interpretation, and could result in claims, changes to our business practices, monetary penalties, increased costs of operations or otherwise harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.*

We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States and abroad regarding privacy and data protection, some of which can be enforced by private parties or government entities and some of which provide for significant penalties for non-compliance. Such laws and regulations restrict how personal information is collected, processed, stored, used and disclosed, as well as set standards for its security, implement notice requirements regarding privacy practices, and provide individuals with certain rights regarding the use, disclosure, and sale of their protected personal information. For example, the UK GDPR and the GDPR each allows for a private right of action, imposes stringent data protection requirements on companies that offer goods or services to, or monitor the behavior of, individuals in the United Kingdom or the EEA, as applicable. The UK GDPR and the GDPR establishes a robust framework of data subjects’ rights and imposes onerous accountability obligations on companies, with penalties for noncompliance of up to the greater of 17.5 million pounds or 20 million euros, respectively, or four percent of annual global revenue.

Furthermore, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) requires new disclosures to California consumers, imposes new rules for collecting or using information about minors, affords California consumers new abilities to opt out of certain disclosures of personal information and also establishes significant penalties for noncompliance. Additionally, in November 2020, California voters passed the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”). The CPRA, which is expected to take effect on January 1, 2023, significantly expands the CCPA, including by introducing additional obligations such as data minimization and storage limitations, granting additional rights to consumers such as correction of personal information and additional opt-out rights, and creates a new entity, the California Privacy Protection Agency, to implement and enforce the law. The effects of the CPRA are potentially significant and may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply, and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement and/or litigation. In response to the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and CCPA, we have reviewed and amended, and in response to the CPRA, we anticipate that we will further review and amend, our information practices involving EEA resident consumers, United Kingdom resident consumers, and California resident-consumers, as well as our use of service providers or interactions with other parties to whom we disclose personal information.

We are also subject to European Union and United Kingdom rules with respect to cross-border transfers of personal data out of the EEA and the United Kingdom. Recent legal developments in Europe have created complexity and uncertainty regarding transfers of personal data. As supervisory authorities issue further guidance on personal data export mechanisms, including circumstances where the standard contractual clauses cannot be used, and/or start taking enforcement action, we could suffer additional costs, complaints and/or regulatory investigations or fines, and/or if we are otherwise unable to transfer personal data between and among countries and regions in which we operate, it could affect the manner in which we operate our business and could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union means that the United Kingdom will become a “third country” for the purposes of data transfers from the EEA to the United Kingdom following the expiration of the four to six-month personal data transfer grace period, unless a relevant adequacy decision is adopted in favor of the United Kingdom (which would allow data transfers without additional measures). These changes may require us to find alternative solutions for the compliant transfer of personal data into the United Kingdom from the EEA.

Data privacy continues to remain a matter of interest to lawmakers and regulators. A number of proposals are pending before federal, state and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies and additional laws and regulations have been passed but are not yet effective, all of which could significantly affect our business. For example, some U.S. states are considering enacting stricter data privacy laws, some modeled on the GDPR, some modeled on the CCPA, and others potentially imposing completely distinct requirements. The U.S. is considering comprehensive federal privacy legislation, such as the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, which would significantly expand elements of the data protection rights and obligations existing within the GDPR and the CCPA to all U.S. consumers.

In addition, the European Union's institutions are debating the ePrivacy Regulation, which would repeal and replace the current ePrivacy Directive that regulates electronic marketing and use of cookies and tracking technologies. While the text of the ePrivacy Regulation is still under development, a recent European court decision and regulators’ recent guidance are driving increased attention to cookies, web beacons and similar technology. These decisions and guidance, as well as the implementation o the ePrivacy Directive, could affect our ability to use our consumer’s data for personalized advertising, and alter our ability to place advertisements across social media and the web. Furthermore, the current European Union member

states’ local guidance has significantly increased the risk of penalties for breach of the GDPR and law implementing the ePrivacy Directive. If regulators start to enforce the strict approach outlined in recent guidance, this could lead to substantial costs, require significant systems changes, broader restrictions on the way we market our products on a global basis and increase our risk of regulatory oversight our ability to reach our consumers, and our capability to provide our consumers with personalized services and experiences.

Several countries in Europe have also recently issued guidance on the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies which require an additional layer of consent from, and disclosure to, website users for third party advertising, social media advertising and analytics. Regulation of cookies and similar technologies may lead to broader restrictions on our marketing and personalization activities and may negatively impact our efforts to understand users’ Internet usage online shopping and other relevant online behaviors, as well as the effectiveness of our marketing and our business generally. Such regulations, including uncertainties about how well the advertising technology ecosystem can adapt to legal changes around the use of tracking technologies, may have a negative effect on businesses, including ours, that collect and use online usage information for consumer acquisition and marketing. The decline of cookies or other online tracking technologies as a means to identify and target potential purchasers, may increase the cost of operating our business and lead to a decline in revenues. In addition, legal uncertainties about the legality of cookies and other tracking technologies may increase regulatory scrutiny and increase potential civil liability under data protection or consumer protection laws.

Compliance with existing, not yet effective, and proposed privacy and data protection laws and regulations can be costly and can delay or impede our ability to market and sell our products, impede our ability to conduct business through websites and mobile applications we and our partners may operate, require us to modify or amend our information practices and policies, change and limit the way we use consumer information in operating our business, cause us to have difficulty maintaining a single operating model, result in negative publicity, increase our operating costs, require significant management time and attention, or subject us to inquiries or investigations, claims or other remedies, including significant fines and penalties or demands that we modify or cease existing business practices. In addition, if our privacy or data security measures fail to comply with applicable current or future laws and regulations, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations, enforcement notices requiring us to change the way we use personal data or our marketing practices, fines or other liabilities, as well as negative publicity and a potential loss of business. We may also face civil claims including representative actions and other class action type litigation (where individuals have suffered harm), potentially amounting to significant compensation or damages liabilities, as well as associated costs, and diversion of internal resources. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, other applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, and applicable trade control laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.

We currently source and manufacture substantially all of our products from third-party suppliers and manufacturers in China, and we have an office in China from which we manage our supply chain. We sell our products in several countries outside of the United States, primarily through distributors. Our operations are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), as well as the anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws in the countries where we do business. The FCPA prohibits covered parties from offering, promising, authorizing or giving anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a “foreign government official” with the intent of improperly influencing the official’s act or decision, inducing the official to act or refrain from acting in violation of lawful duty, or obtaining or retaining an improper business advantage. The FCPA also requires publicly traded companies to maintain records that accurately and fairly represent their transactions, and to have an adequate system of internal accounting controls. In addition, other applicable anti-corruption laws prohibit bribery of domestic government officials, and some laws that may apply to our operations prohibit commercial bribery, including giving or receiving improper payments to or from non-government parties, as well as so-called “facilitation” payments. In addition, we are subject to U.S. and other applicable trade control regulations that restrict with whom we may transact business, including the trade sanctions enforced by the U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

While we have implemented policies, internal controls and other measures reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations, and certain safeguards designed to ensure compliance with U.S. trade control laws, our employees or agents may engage in improper conduct for which we might be held responsible. Any violations of these anti-corruption or trade controls laws, or even allegations of such violations, can lead to an investigation and/or enforcement action, which could disrupt our operations, involve significant management distraction, and lead to significant costs and expenses, including legal fees. If we, or our employees or agents acting on our behalf, are found to have engaged in practices that violate these laws and regulations, we could suffer severe fines and penalties, profit disgorgement, injunctions on future conduct, securities litigation, bans on transacting government business, delisting from securities exchanges and other consequences that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our brands and reputation, our sales activities or our stock price could be adversely affected

if we become the subject of any negative publicity related to actual or potential violations of anti-corruption, anti-bribery or trade control laws and regulations.

Government regulation of the Internet and e-commerce is evolving, and unfavorable changes or failure by us to comply with these regulations could substantially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the Internet and e-commerce. Existing and future regulations and laws could impede the growth of the Internet, e-commerce or mobile commerce. These regulations and laws may involve taxes, tariffs, privacy and data security, anti-spam, content protection, electronic contracts and communications, consumer protection, social media marketing, third-party cookies, web beacons and similar technology for online behavioral advertising and gift cards. It is not clear how existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes and consumer privacy apply to the Internet as the vast majority of these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet or e-commerce. It is possible that general business regulations and laws, or those specifically governing the Internet or e-commerce, may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. We cannot be sure that our practices have complied, comply or will comply fully with all such laws and regulations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation, a loss in business and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others. Any such proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, force us to spend significant amounts in defense of these proceedings, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business and decrease the use of our sites by consumers and suppliers and may result in the imposition of monetary liability. We may also be contractually liable to indemnify and hold harmless third parties from the costs or consequences of non-compliance with any such laws or regulations. In addition, it is possible that governments of one or more countries may seek to censor content available on our sites or may even attempt to completely block access to our sites. Adverse legal or regulatory developments could substantially harm our business. In particular, in the event that we are restricted, in whole or in part, from operating in one or more countries, our ability to retain or increase our consumer base may be adversely affected, and we may not be able to maintain or grow our net sales and expand our business as anticipated.

Risk factors related to legal and regulatory proceedings

We are involved, and may become involved in the future, in disputes and other legal or regulatory proceedings that, if adversely decided or settled, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are, and may in the future become, party to litigation, regulatory proceedings or other disputes. In general, claims made by or against us in disputes and other legal or regulatory proceedings can be expensive and time consuming to bring or defend against, requiring us to expend significant resources and divert the efforts and attention of our management and other personnel from our business operations. These potential claims include, but are not limited to, personal injury claims, class action lawsuits, intellectual property claims, employment litigation and regulatory investigations and causes of action relating to the advertising and promotional claims about our products. Any adverse determination against us in these proceedings, or even the allegations contained in the claims, regardless of whether they are ultimately found to be without merit, may also result in settlements, injunctions or damages that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be required to recall products and may face product liability claims, either of which could result in unexpected costs and damage our reputation.

We sell products for human use. Our products intended for use as cosmetics or skin care are not generally subject to pre-market approval or registration processes, so we cannot rely upon a government safety panel to qualify or approve our products for use. A product may be safe for the general population when used as directed but could cause an adverse reaction for a person who has a health condition or allergies, or who is taking a prescription medication. While we include what we believe are adequate instructions and warnings and we have historically had low numbers of reported adverse reactions, previously unknown adverse reactions could occur. If we discover that any of our products are causing adverse reactions, we could suffer adverse publicity or regulatory/government sanctions.

Potential product liability risks may arise from the testing, manufacture and sale of our products, including that the products fail to meet quality or manufacturing specifications, contain contaminants, include inadequate instructions as to their proper use, include inadequate warnings concerning side effects and interactions with other substances or for persons with health conditions or allergies, or cause adverse reactions or side effects. Product liability claims could increase our costs, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. As we continue to offer an increasing number of

new products, our product liability risk may increase. It may be necessary for us to recall products that do not meet approved specifications or because of the side effects resulting from the use of our products, which would result in adverse publicity, potentially significant costs in connection with the recall and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, plaintiffs in the past have received substantial damage awards from other cosmetic and drug companies based upon claims for injuries allegedly caused by the use of their products. Although we currently maintain general liability insurance, any claims brought against us may exceed our existing or future insurance policy coverage or limits. Any judgment against us that is in excess of our policy coverage or limits would have to be paid from our cash reserves, which would reduce our capital resources. In addition, we may be required to pay higher premiums and accept higher deductibles in order to secure adequate insurance coverage in the future. Further, we may not have sufficient capital resources to pay a judgment, in which case our creditors could levy against our assets. Any product liability claim or series of claims brought against us could harm our business significantly, particularly if a claim were to result in adverse publicity or damage awards outside or in excess of our insurance policy limits.

Risk factors related to intellectual property

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brands and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our business may be adversely affected.*

We rely on trademark, copyright, trade secret, patent and other laws protecting proprietary rights, nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements and other practices, to protect our brands and proprietary information, technologies and processes. Our principal intellectual property assets include the registered trademarks “e.l.f.,” “e.l.f. eyes lips face,” “W3LL PEOPLE,” and “Keys Soulcare.” Our trademarks are valuable assets that support our brands and consumers’ perception of our products. Although we have existing and pending trademark registrations for our brands in the United States and in many of the foreign countries in which we operate, we may not be successful in asserting trademark or trade name protection in all jurisdictions. We also have not applied for trademark protection in all relevant foreign jurisdictions and cannot assure you that our pending trademark applications will be approved. Third parties may also attempt to register our trademarks abroad in jurisdictions where we have not yet applied for trademark protection, oppose our trademark applications domestically or abroad, or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks. In the event that our trademarks are successfully challenged, we could be forced to rebrand our products in some parts of the world, which could result in the loss of brand recognition and could require us to devote resources to advertising and marketing new brands.

We have limited patent protection, which limits our ability to protect our products from competition. We primarily rely on know-how to protect our products. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar know-how, which may allow them to sell products similar to ours. If others obtain access to our know-how, our confidentiality agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of our proprietary information, technologies and processes and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized use of such information, which could harm our competitive position.

The efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. In addition, effective trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited for certain of our intellectual property in some foreign countries. Other parties may infringe our intellectual property rights and may dilute our brands in the marketplace. We may need to engage in litigation or other activities to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights of others. Any such activities could require us to expend significant resources and divert the efforts and attention of our management and other personnel from our business operations. If we fail to protect our intellectual property or other proprietary rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Our success depends on our ability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the trademarks, patents, copyrights and other proprietary rights of third parties.

Our commercial success depends in part on our ability to operate without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights of others. We cannot be certain that the conduct of our business does not and will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate such rights. From time to time we receive allegations of trademark or patent infringement and third parties have filed claims against us with allegations of intellectual property infringement. In addition, third parties may involve us in intellectual property disputes as part of a business model or strategy to gain competitive advantage.

To the extent we gain greater visibility and market exposure as a public company or otherwise, we may also face a greater risk of being the subject of such claims and litigation. For these and other reasons, third parties may allege that our products or

activities infringe, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate their trademark, patent, copyright or other proprietary rights. Defending against allegations and litigation could be expensive, occupy significant amounts of time, divert management’s attention from other business concerns and have an adverse impact on our ability to bring products to market. In addition, if we are found to infringe, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate third-party trademark, patent, copyright or other proprietary rights, our ability to use brands to the fullest extent we plan may be limited, we may need to obtain a license, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or we may need to redesign or rebrand our marketing strategies or products, which may not be possible.

We may also be required to pay substantial damages or be subject to an order prohibiting us and our retail customers from importing or selling certain products or engaging in certain activities. Our inability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the trademarks, patents, copyrights and proprietary rights of others could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our agreement with Alicia Keys for our Keys Soulcare brand may be terminated if specified conditions are not met.*

We have an agreement with Alicia Keys regarding our Keys Soulcare brand, which, among other things, includes a license for her likeness and imposes various obligations on us. If we breach our obligations, our rights under the agreement could be terminated by Alicia Keys and we could, among other things, have to pay damages, lose our ability to associate the Keys Soulcare brand with her, lose our ability to sell products branded as Keys Soulcare, lose any upfront investments made in connection with the Keys Soulcare brand, and sustain reputational damage. Each of these risks could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Risk factors related to marketing activities

Use of social media may materially and adversely affect our reputation or subject us to fines or other penalties.

We rely to a large extent on our online presence to reach consumers, and we offer consumers the opportunity to rate and comment on our products on our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. Negative commentary or false statements regarding us or our products may be posted on our e-commerce websites, mobile applications, or social media platforms and may be adverse to our reputation or business. Our target consumers often value readily available information and often act on such information without further investigation and without regard to its accuracy. The harm may be immediate without affording us an opportunity for redress or correction. In addition, we may face claims relating to information that is published or made available through the interactive features of our e-commerce websites and mobile applications. For example, we may receive third-party complaints that the comments or other content posted by users on our platforms infringe third-party intellectual property rights or otherwise infringe the legal rights of others. While the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) generally protect online service providers from claims of copyright infringement or other legal liability for the self-directed activities of its users, if it were determined that we did not meet the relevant safe harbor requirements under either law, we could be exposed to claims related to advertising practices, defamation, intellectual property rights, rights of publicity and privacy, and personal injury torts. We could incur significant costs investigating and defending such claims and, if we are found liable, significant damages. If any of these events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We also use third-party social media platforms as marketing tools. For example, we maintain Snapchat, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube accounts. As e-commerce and social media platforms continue to rapidly evolve, we must continue to maintain a presence on these platforms and establish presences on new or emerging popular social media platforms. If we are unable to cost-effectively use social media platforms as marketing tools, our ability to acquire new consumers and our financial condition may suffer. Furthermore, as laws and regulations rapidly evolve to govern the use of these platforms and devices, the failure by us, our employees or third parties acting at our direction to abide by applicable laws and regulations in the use of these platforms and devices could subject us to regulatory investigations, class action lawsuits, liability, fines or other penalties and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and result of operations.

In addition, an increase in the use of social media for product promotion and marketing may cause an increase in the burden on us to monitor compliance of such materials and increase the risk that such materials could contain problematic product or marketing claims in violation of applicable regulations.

Our business relies heavily on email and other messaging services, and any restrictions on the sending of emails or messages or an inability to timely deliver such communications could materially adversely affect our net revenue and business.

Our business is highly dependent upon email and other messaging services for promoting our brands, products and e-commerce platforms. We provide emails and “push” communications to inform consumers of new products, shipping specials and other promotions. We believe these messages are an important part of our consumer experience. If we are unable to successfully deliver emails or other messages to our subscribers, or if subscribers decline to open or read our messages, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. Changes in how web and mail services block, organize and prioritize email may reduce the number of subscribers who receive or open our emails. For example, Google’s Gmail service has a feature that organizes incoming emails into categories (for example, primary, social and promotions). Such categorization or similar inbox organizational features may result in our emails being delivered in a less prominent location in a subscriber’s inbox or viewed as “spam” by our subscribers and may reduce the likelihood of that subscriber reading our emails. Actions by third parties to block, impose restrictions on or charge for the delivery of emails or other messages could also adversely impact our business. From time to time, Internet service providers or other third parties may block bulk email transmissions or otherwise experience technical difficulties that result in our inability to successfully deliver emails or other messages to consumers.

Changes in the laws or regulations that limit our ability to send such communications or impose additional requirements upon us in connection with sending such communications would also materially adversely impact our business. For example, electronic marketing and privacy requirements in the European Union are highly restrictive and differ greatly from those in the U.S. which could cause fewer of individuals in the European Union to subscribe to our marketing messages and drive up our costs and risk of regulatory oversight and fines if we are found to be non-compliant.

Our use of email and other messaging services to send communications to consumers may also result in legal claims against us, which may cause us increased expenses, and if successful might result in fines and orders with costly reporting and compliance obligations or might limit or prohibit our ability to send emails or other messages. We also rely on social networking messaging services to send communications and to encourage consumers to send communications. Changes to the terms of these social networking services to limit promotional communications, any restrictions that would limit our ability or our consumers’ ability to send communications through their services, disruptions or downtime experienced by these social networking services or decline in the use of or engagement with social networking services by consumers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risk factors relating to our business and ownership of our common stock

Our business could be negatively impacted by corporate citizenship and sustainability matters.

There is an increased focus from certain investors, customers, consumers, employees, and other stakeholders concerning corporate citizenship and sustainability matters. From time to time, we may announce certain initiatives, including goals, regarding our focus areas, which include environmental matters, packaging, responsible sourcing and social investments. We could fail, or be perceived to fail, in our achievement of such initiatives or goals, or we could fail in accurately reporting our progress on such initiatives and goals. In addition, we could be criticized for the scope of such initiatives or goals or perceived as not acting responsibly in connection with these matters. Any such matters, or related corporate citizenship and sustainability matters, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Actions of activist stockholders could be costly and time-consuming, divert management’s attention and resources, and have an adverse effect on our business.*

While we value open dialogue and input from our stockholders, activist stockholders could take actions that could be costly and time-consuming to us, disrupt our operations, and divert the attention of our board of directors, management, and employees, such as public proposals and requests for potential nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors, requests to pursue a strategic combination or other transaction, or other special requests. As a result, we have retained, and may in the future retain additional services of various professionals to advise us in these matters, including legal, financial and communications advisers, the costs of which may negatively impact our future financial results. In addition, perceived uncertainties as to our future direction, strategy, or leadership created as a consequence of activist stockholder initiatives may result in the loss of potential business opportunities, harm our ability to attract new or retain existing investors, customers, directors, employees or other partners, and cause our stock price to experience periods of volatility or stagnation.

Volatility in the financial markets could have a material adverse effect on our business.

While we currently generate cash flows from our ongoing operations and have had access to credit markets through our various financing activities, credit markets may experience significant disruptions. Deterioration in global financial markets could make future financing difficult or more expensive. If any financial institution party to our credit facilities or other financing arrangements were to declare bankruptcy or become insolvent, they may be unable to perform under their agreements with us. This could leave us with reduced borrowing capacity, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained, and the market price of shares of our common stock may be volatile, which could cause the value of your investment to decline.

Although our common stock is listed on the NYSE, there can be no assurances that an active trading market for our common stock will be sustained. In the absence of an active trading market for our common stock, stockholders may not be able to sell their common stock at the time or price they would like to sell.

Even if an active trading market is sustained, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. Securities markets often experience significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions, could reduce the market price of shares of our common stock in spite of our operating performance. In addition, our results of operations could be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors due to a number of potential factors, including variations in our quarterly results of operations, additions or departures of key management personnel, changes in consumer preferences or beauty trends, announcements of new products or significant price reductions by our competitors, failure to meet analysts’ earnings estimates, publication of research reports about our industry, litigation and government investigations, changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations or differing interpretations or enforcement thereof affecting our business, adverse market reaction to any indebtedness we may incur or securities we may issue in the future, changes in market valuations of similar companies or speculation in the press or investment community, announcements by our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, dispositions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments, adverse publicity about our industry, the level of success of releases of new products and the number of stores we open, close or convert in any period, and in response the market price of shares of our common stock could decrease significantly.

In addition, in May 2019, we announced that our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing us to repurchase up to $25 million of our outstanding shares of common stock (“Share Repurchase Program”). Purchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of any repurchases pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program will be determined based on market conditions, share price and other factors. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and there is no guarantee that any shares will be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.

Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock, stockholders may not receive any return on investment unless they sell our common stock for a price greater than that which they paid for it.

We have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock. The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors may take into account general and economic conditions, our financial condition and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and implications on the payment of dividends by us to our stockholders or by our subsidiaries to us, including restrictions under the Credit Agreement and other indebtedness we may incur, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

Stockholders may be diluted by the future issuance of additional common stock in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise.

We had approximately 198.8 million shares of common stock authorized but unissued and 51,240,997 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 29, 2021. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue these shares of common stock and stock options exercisable for common stock (and other equity awards) for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our board of directors in its sole discretion, whether in connection with acquisitions or otherwise. Any common stock that we issue, including under our existing equity incentive plans or any additional equity incentive plans that we may adopt in the future, would dilute the percentage ownership held by existing investors.

Future sales, or the perception of future sales, by us or our stockholders in the public market could cause the market price for our common stock to decline.*

The sale of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur could harm the prevailing market price of shares of our common stock. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

The holders of up to 5,034,829 shares of our common stock, or approximately 10% of our outstanding common stock based on shares outstanding as of January 29, 2021, are entitled to rights with respect to registration of such shares under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration rights agreement. In addition, certain family trusts of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tarang Amin, have the right, subject to certain conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering its or their shares.

In addition, all the shares of common stock subject to stock options and restricted stock units and shares of restricted stock awards outstanding and reserved under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, our 2016 Equity Incentive Award Plan and our 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan have been registered on Form S-8 under the Securities Act and such shares, once the underlying equity award vests, will be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates. We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 to cover additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock pursuant to automatic increases in the number of shares reserved under our 2016 Equity Incentive Award Plan and our 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Accordingly, shares registered under these registration statements on Form S-8 will be available for sale in the open market.

As restrictions on resale end, the market price of shares of our common stock could drop significantly if the holders of these restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through future offerings of shares of our common stock or other securities.

If securities analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which might cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

Anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents and Delaware law might discourage or delay acquisition attempts for us that stockholders might consider favorable.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company more difficult without the approval of our board of directors. Among other things:

•although we do not have a stockholder rights plan, these provisions allow us to authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock in connection with a stockholder rights plan or otherwise, the terms of which may be established and the shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval, and which may include super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or preferences superior to the rights of the holders of common stock;

•these provisions provide for a classified board of directors with staggered three-year terms;

•these provisions require advance notice for nominations of directors by stockholders and for stockholders to include matters to be considered at our annual meetings;

•these provisions prohibit stockholder action by written consent;

•these provisions provide for the removal of directors only for cause and only upon affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; and

•these provisions require the amendment of certain provisions only by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

Further, as a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, which may impair a takeover attempt that our stockholders may find beneficial. These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company, including actions that our stockholders may deem advantageous, or negatively affect the trading price of our common stock. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for other stockholders to elect directors of their choosing and to cause us to take other corporate actions they may desire.

Commencing April 1, 2021, we will no longer be an emerging growth company and the reduced compliance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will no longer apply to us.*

We currently qualify as an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act. However, because the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million as of September 30, 2020, commencing April 1, 2021, we will be a large accelerated filer. As a result, we will no longer be entitled to rely on exemptions from certain compliance requirements that are applicable to other companies that are emerging growth companies and as such, we will be required to:

•engage an independent registered public accounting firm to report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”);

•comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the independent registered public accounting firm’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);

•submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” and “say-on-golden parachutes;” and

•disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.

When we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will be unable to continue to take advantage of cost savings associated with the JOBS Act. Furthermore, if the additional requirements applicable to non-emerging growth companies divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The increased costs will decrease our net income or increase our net loss and may require us to reduce costs in other areas of our business. We cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs we may incur to respond to these requirements. Furthermore, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a non-emerging growth company, we could be subject to delisting of our common stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

Our board of directors is authorized to issue and designate shares of our preferred stock in additional series without stockholder approval.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, without the approval of our stockholders, to issue up to 30 million shares of our preferred stock, subject to limitations prescribed by applicable law, rules and regulations and the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as shares of preferred stock in series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The powers, preferences and rights of these additional series of preferred stock may be senior to or on parity with our common stock, which may reduce its value.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws, or any action

asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In May 2019, we announced that our board of directors authorized the Share Repurchase Program, which authorizes us to repurchase up to $25 million of our outstanding shares of common stock. The Share Repurchase Plan remains in effect through the earlier of (i) the date that $25 million of our outstanding common stock has been purchased under the Share Repurchase Plan or (ii) the date that our board of directors cancels the Share Repurchase Plan.

We did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended December 31, 2020, including pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program. A total of $17.1 million remains available for purchase under the Share Repurchase Program as of December 31, 2020.

Item 3. Defaults upon senior securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine safety disclosures.

None

Item 5. Other information.

None

Item 6. Exhibits.

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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.1*

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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*This certification is deemed furnished, and not filed, with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

February 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Tarang P. Amin
Date		Tarang P. Amin Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

February 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Mandy Fields
Date		Mandy Fields Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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