iPower Inc. Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue: Q4 2021 revenue was $14.7 million, slightly up from Q4 2020, despite challenging comps due to strong demand during the pandemic in the previous year. Full-year 2021 revenue increased 35.4% year-over-year, at the high end of the company’s organic growth target (25%-35%).
  • In-House Products: Continued emphasis on proprietary products:
    • Q4 2021: Accounted for 71% of sales vs. 65% in Q4 2020.
    • Full year 2021: Made up 70% of sales vs. 55% in 2020.
    • In-house product revenue grew nearly 80% year-over-year.
    • iPower introduced the majority of new proprietary SKUs in the last 6 months of FY21, with plans to continue rollout (e.g. a new nutrient line).
  • Gross Margin:
    • Q4 2021 gross margin was 44.4%, flat compared to 44.7% in Q4 2020.
    • FY21 gross margin was 42.2% vs. 37.9% in FY20, driven by higher in-house product sales (20-25% higher margins than third-party products).
  • Operating Expenses: Increased to $6.3 million in Q4 2021 from $4.8 million in Q4 2020. Driven by:
    • Higher merchant fees, particularly for drop-shipping programs.
    • Ramp-up in advertising spend post-IPO (focus on newly launched SKUs).

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Operator: Thank you for standing by and welcome to the iPower Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today’s conference call maybe recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host Mr. Kevin Vassily, Chief Financial Officer. Sir, you may begin. Kevin Vassily: Yes, thanks, Valarie. Good afternoon, everyone. By now everyone should have access to our fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings press release, which was issued earlier today at approximately 4:05 PM Eastern Time. The release is available in the Investor Relations section of iPower's website at www.meetipower.com. This call will also be available for webcast replay on the company's website. Following management remarks, we will open the call for your questions. Before I introduce our CEO, Lawrence Tan, I would like to remind listeners that certain comments made on this conference call and webcast are considered forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties as well as the functions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are also subject to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the company's filings with the SEC. Do not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements which a

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