Boutique fitness studio franchisor Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) reported Q1 CY2024 results topping analysts' expectations, with revenue up 12.5% year on year to $79.52 million. The company expects the full year's revenue to be around $345 million, in line with analysts' estimates. It made a non-GAAP profit of $0.16 per share, improving from its loss of $0.01 per share in the same quarter last year.
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Xponential Fitness (XPOF) Q1 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $79.52 million vs analyst estimates of $78.77 million (small beat)
- Adjusted EBITDA: $29.8 million vs analyst estimates of $29.5 million (small beat)
- The company reconfirmed its revenue guidance for the full year of $345 million at the midpoint (reconfirmed its full year adjusted EBITDA guidance as well)
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 75.5%, up from 74.4% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow of $1.84 million is up from -$4.05 million in the previous quarter
- Market Capitalization: $410.9 million
Owner of CycleBar, Rumble, and Club Pilates, Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) is a boutique fitness brand offering diverse and specialized exercise experiences.
Leisure FacilitiesLeisure facilities companies often sell experiences rather than tangible products, and in the last decade-plus, consumers have slowly shifted their spending from "things" to "experiences". Leisure facilities seek to benefit but must innovate to do so because of the industry's high competition and capital intensity.
Sales GrowthExamining a company's long-term performance can provide clues about its business quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Xponential Fitness's annualized revenue growth rate of 46.6% over the last three years was incredible for a consumer discretionary business. Within consumer discretionary, product cycles are short and revenue can be hit-driven due to rapidly changing trends. That's why we also follow short-term performance. Xponential Fitness's recent history shows its momentum has slowed as its annualized revenue growth of 36.3% over the last two years is below its three-year trend.
We can better understand the company's revenue dynamics by analyzing its three most important segments: Franchise, Equipment, and Merchandise, which are 52.5%, 0%, and 0% of revenue. Over the last two years, Xponential Fitness's revenues in all three segments increased.Franchise revenue (royalty fees) averaged year-on-year growth of 34% while Equipment (apparel sold to franchisees) and Merchandise (workout equipment sold to franchisees) averaged 41.6% and 13.1%.
This quarter, Xponential Fitness reported robust year-on-year revenue growth of 12.5%, and its $79.52 million of revenue exceeded Wall Street's estimates by 0.9%. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 8.4% over the next 12 months, a deceleration from this quarter.
Cash Is KingIf you've followed StockStory for a while, you know we emphasize free cash flow. Why, you ask? We believe that in the end, cash is king, and you can't use accounting profits to pay the bills.
Over the last two years, Xponential Fitness has shown decent cash profitability, giving it some reinvestment opportunities. The company's free cash flow margin has averaged 12.1%, slightly better than the broader consumer discretionary sector.
Xponential Fitness's free cash flow came in at $1.84 million in Q1, equivalent to a 2.3% margin and down 80.1% year on year.
Key Takeaways from Xponential Fitness's Q1 Results It was encouraging to see Xponential Fitness narrowly top analysts' revenue and adjusted EBITDA expectations this quarter. Adjusted EBITDA also beat by a small amount, and the company reaffirmed full year guidance, showing that it's staying on track. Overall, this was a solid quarter for Xponential Fitness. The stock is up 17.2% after reporting and currently trades at $15.75 per share.
