ThredUp Q4 Loss Wider Than Estimates, Active Buyers Decline 6% Y/Y

ThredUp Inc. TDUP reported fourth-quarter 2024 results, wherein the top line increased year over year and met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the bottom line decreased year over year, missing the Consensus Estimate.Stay up-to-date with all quarterly releases: See Zacks Earnings Calendar.In the fourth quarter, ThredUp completed the divestiture of 91% of its European business and Bulgarian subsidiary, Remix Global EAD ("Remix"), meeting the necessary criteria to report Remix as a discontinued operation.In 2025, the company aims to leverage its multi-year investments in infrastructure and technology to accelerate growth while making steady progress toward long-term profitability targets.ThredUp Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise  ThredUp Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | ThredUp Inc. QuoteTDUP’s Quarterly PerformanceThredUp reported a loss of 19 cents per share, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents. Also, the bottom line was wider than the loss of 14 cents in the year-ago quarter.Revenues increased 9.5% year over year to $67.3 million. This strong performance was fueled by investments in marketing and inbound processing, AI enhancements to the customer experience, a renewed emphasis on its core business after the European divestiture, and pent-up demand following the election.Consignment revenues grew 16.6% to $64.6 million from $55.4 million in the prior year, while Product revenues declined 55.8% to $2.7 million from $6 million. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of Consignment revenues was pegged at $51.3 million for the quarter under review. Active buyers totaled 1.3 million, reflecting a 6% year-over-year decline, while order growth rebounded to 1.2 million, marking a 2% increase from the previous year.Sneak Peek Into TDUP’s Margins & CostsGross profit marked a 14% year-over-year increase to $54.1 million. The gross margin was 80.4%, reflecting a 290-basis-point increase from the prior-year period, driven by a higher proportion of sales from consignment.Operating expenses of $62.3 million increased 10.7% from $56.2 million in the prior-year quarter.Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $5 million, doubling from $2.5 million in the prior year period. The adjusted EBITDA margin was 7.4%, reflecting an approximately 330-basis-point margin improvement year over year as the company leveraged its multi-year investments on higher revenues. The strong performance highlights how ThredUp's marketplace model drives significant margin flow-through on incremental revenues.Sneak Peek Into TDUP’s Other FinancialsThe company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $31.9 million, and total stockholders’ equity of $56.3 million. Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $4.9 million for the 52-week ended Dec. 31, 2024. Total CapEx for the quarter was $2.5 million, bringing the full-year total to $6.6 million. For 2025, the company expects the maintenance CapEx level to be $8 million.TDUP Stock Past Three-Month Performance Image Source: Zacks Investment Research TDUP's 2025 GuidanceFor the first quarter of 2025, ThredUp expects revenue of $67.5-$69.5 million, indicating a 6% year-over-year increase at the mid-point. The company anticipates a gross margin between 77% and 79%, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 2.5-3.5%.For 2025, ThredUp projects revenues between $270 million and $280 million, implying a 6% year-over-year increase at the mid-point. The company expects a gross margin between 77% and 79%, with the adjusted EBITDA margin remaining flat year over year at 3.3%.This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company’s shares have gained 28.2% in the past three months compared with the industry’s growth of 1.2%.Other Key PicksHere, we have highlighted three other top-ranked stocks, namely BRF Brasil Foods SA BRFS, Post Holdings POST and Lancaster Colony Corporation LANC.BRF is a Brazil-based food company focused on the production and sale of poultry, pork, beef cuts, milk, dairy products and processed food products. It presently has a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BRF's current financial-year earnings and sales indicates growth of 19.4% and 0.3%, respectively, from the year-ago reported figures. 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