Stran & Company Revenue Increases 62.5% to a Record $12.3 Million for the First Quarter of 2022
May 13, 2022 at 07:01 am EDT
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QUINCY, Mass., May 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stran & Company, Inc. ("Stran" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: STRN) (NASDAQ: STRNW), a leading outsourced marketing solutions provider that leverages its promotional products and loyalty incentive expertise, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Andy Shape, President and CEO of Stran, commented, “We continue to successfully execute on our business strategy, as demonstrated by a 62.5% increase in revenue to $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year. Furthermore, we completed the highly synergistic and accretive acquisition of G.A.P. Promotions in January 2022. G.A.P. expands our reach within the beverage and consumer packaged goods industries. Even excluding the G.A.P. acquisition, our organic revenue increased 50.8% over the same period last year. As confirmation of the traction we’re gaining in the market, we also secured a multi-year contract with a large, nationally recognized healthcare company, which reflects our ability to address the complex marketing needs of our customers. The healthcare industry represents a significant market opportunity for promotional products. This contract alone is expected to generate over $6 million in annual recurring revenue for Stran with the ability to expand our engagement as we continue to perform. To support our continued growth, we appointed Sheila Johnshoy as Chief Operating Officer in March 2022. Sheila brings over 20 years of industry experience with an impressive track record developing and executing growth strategies, as well as building effective sales and marketing teams. We are honored to have Sheila join our team during this exciting time, as we work aggressively to expand our market share.
“Overall, we believe that we have built a highly scalable business model, as illustrated by the decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, despite acquisition and integration expenses related to the G.A.P. acquisition, continued implementation of Oracle’s NetSuite as our new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, as well as the addition of public company costs and other fixed expenses to support our planned growth. As a result, we expect to continue and improve upon our track record of profitability in 2022 and beyond. We ended the quarter with $30 million in cash reserves and no long-term debt. Moreover, we are well capitalized to internally fund and execute both our organic growth and acquisition strategies.”
Financial Results
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $12.3 million compared to $7.5 million for the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher spending from existing clients as well as business from new customers. Additionally, we benefited from the acquisition of the G.A.P. Promotions assets in January 2022.
Gross profit increased 40.4% to $3.2 million, or 26.3% of sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $2.3 million, or 30.4% of revenue, for the same period last year. The increase in gross profit was due to increased sales, partially offset by an increase in purchasing costs.
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately $0.5 million, compared to net loss of approximately $0.3 million for the same period last year. This decrease was primarily due to integration expenses related to the acquisition of the GAP Promo assets, ongoing expenses related to being a public company, and higher cost of purchases. These factors were partially offset by the increase in sales from our January 2022 G.A.P. asset purchase and the increase from recurring organic sales.
Conference Call
Stran will host a conference call today at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.
The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll free 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0011 for international callers and using entry code: 832782. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2855/45543 or on the Investors section of the Company’s website at ir.stran.com.
A webcast replay will also be available on the Company’s Investors section of the website (ir.stran.com) through May 12, 2023. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through May 26, 2022, and can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering conference ID: 45543.
About Stran
Over the past 27 years, Stran has grown to become a leader in the promotional products industry, specializing in complex marketing programs to help recognize the value of promotional products, branded merchandise and loyalty incentive programs as a tool to drive awareness, build brands and impact sales. Stran is the chosen partner of many Fortune 500 companies, across a variety of industries, to execute their promotional marketing, loyalty and incentive, sponsorship activation, recruitment, retention, and wellness campaigns. Stran provides world-class customer service and utilizes cutting-edge technology, including efficient ordering and logistics technology to provide order processing, warehousing and fulfillment functions. The Company’s mission is to develop long-term relationships with its clients, enabling them to connect with both their customers and employees in order to build lasting brand loyalty. Additional information about the Company is available at: www.stran.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” "will” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the public offering filed with the SEC and other reports filed with the SEC thereafter. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
Stran & Company, Inc. is a provider of outsourced marketing solutions. The Company purchases products and branding through various third-party manufacturers and decorators and resells the finished goods to customers. It offers its clients custom sourcing capabilities and a flexible and customizable e-commerce solution for promoting branded merchandise and other promotional products, managing promotional loyalty and incentives, print collateral, and event assets, order and inventory management, and designing and hosting online retail popup shops, fixed public retail online stores, and online business-to-business service offerings. It also offers creative and merchandising services; warehousing/fulfillment and distribution; print-on-demand; kitting; point of sale displays; and loyalty and incentive programs. It serves a diversified customer base across many industry verticals, including pharmaceutical and healthcare, manufacturing, technology, finance, construction and consumer goods.
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