Purple Innovation (PRPL) 1 Mar 222021 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Purple Innovation's Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Cody McAlester of ICR.

Thank you for joining Purple Innovation's Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. earnings of is Purple's our Investor on of section Relations website copy press available release the A at www.purple.com. to this statements. like will would remind certain that I statements make in presentation forward-looking are you we as These forward-looking Innovation's on from and Purple business. statements a materially number results differ expectations affecting of the analysis may company's judgment actual current today and reflect only based of factors these Accordingly, forward-looking reliance statements. not should you on place undue

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[Operator Instructions] Our first question is from KeyBanc Brad Thomas Capital with Markets.

with the to congratulations full-time on here as looking role forward Rob, permanent you. working CEO,

Brad. you, Thank

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comes question Matt next with Our Koranda Capital. ROTH from

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Matt. Thank you,

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Our from Wedbush. Basham with next comes question Seth

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QX QX, million to implied $XXX here million, for think, midpoint average, So per million QX I $XXX is to $XXX about quarter.

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DTC deliver XX% year, me the got partly In channel. there. do XX% ends growth wholesale. of let tell to Jeremy, we that XXX year me plan, what's you to come will than to that a but this about numbers store because backwards still at it are we I we the about projected that, XXX the have pace to and lot work on clearer being sooner door wholesale And in the got up I in

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additional So there. just any color

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was we're work in we've late early and done signs. make done QX, so the investment more to some That our encouraged Jeremy, by advertising productive.

level. Our advertising is investment year-on-year relatively

gone So hasn't it down.

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Our B. next question Riley. is with from Alec Legg

on wholesale. just DTC My between was split question and the

even forward? going mix? baseline expect to Is expectation XX-XX And increasing year. should expectations your a term essentially your revert it this new we longer back XX-XX XX-XX? Or or You to that wholesale mentioned

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go back XX-XX, level. I we think to that don't So

on my at then liquidity follow-up end just quarter. is first the of this your balance cash and And

then mentioned, What the think, the -- delta to million to $XX between first $XX million You fiscal this million. $XX to remind 'XX ending year at $XX and I was getting end the that quarter? us what of of million

in million the an down. about include $XX at go advertising ended the We major in payables had that million, for so other some enhanced reduction areas, quarter, EBITDA, $XX We million and will the spending net loss to in our drivers net and $XX capital.

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the It gets the available swept against revolver, part to it's still of as but revolver. us

next is Truist. with Hughes question Our Keith from

give You you of at the this any in XX% what's going your the guidance range? that's months. how to away to had last mentioned earlier from you the decline be couple some of midpoint sales Can idea contributing stepped much stores

half first the heard second. the I of not the Keith, question,

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that were about for decline play guidance, be in move which your talked big stores had you going think, calls XXX, do to You revenue about I -- much how a How in role year-over-year? that XX% exiting.

different It partner. stores by or productive customers. the X for not very us definition, really involved But they were

total. existing it of not volume doors more in more netted the slots either growth a part gets big of by in it's equation doors and So out and

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America. with next comes of Our Nagle question from Curtis Bank

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difference So trying there's penetration bp much and wholesale question gross second right, DTC. between was like X,XXX we the a right? to planned, for year? wholesale And -- work the larger a math, margin out have just I the think

of are that understand at I headwinds a big the wholesale efficiency. of things the you're or things to But operational the in the that to that place guess headwind? continual do here improve in mid-XXs gross putting with that place I some not margin So in how get we So end business? is year

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company can this I so that offset that believe for greater the we think in has I efficiencies demand been long by chasing operation.

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question UBS. from Maheswari with comes last Atul Our

question I first. have guidance a X-parter, but ask going to I'm the

this right consistent the the just can on contingent demands revenue have and sharp in is it even calls So a industry Is improving? that in industry you outlook, back believe if going now? where this you pretty acceleration Or the pretty guidance implications remain achieve for year. guidance the later do to you with demand that the

execution. these Atul, confident are the haven't headwinds choices those in that the basis plans or then easier, we so but it's Clearly, a of month on good made the question. -- and built last we any strategic and And the better of numbers.

think it's a us category us given the inside So opposed as executing I of much category better do to the tailwind.

based reasons my months Rob, you on Purple's here, X that due the were were done diligence the what it. what issues and then accelerate third in primary just as since And didn't you've after in Got that past the quarter? over production the -- the marketing So ramped caused revenues fourth up the the later was was even holdback? were fixed quarter, follow-up, what

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no are for like closing floor any this over I'd at further questions back the DeMartini to turn time. to comment. There Rob

our on focus on get reiterate has the with I of excellence, product you. as thank the Purple's a future in know get elevating , team together our there. innovation, executional pull fundamentals both Well my company and this of development to can we to I want ability and confidence and a to lot potential, brand, back track. channel

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