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AKA

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.

AKA

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. • NYSE
$14.22 ▲ 3.57% (+0.49)
Market Cap $152.74 M
52w High $23.60
52w Low $7.00
Dividend Yield 0%
P/E -5.78
Volume 3.91K
Outstanding Shares 10.74M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q3-2025 $147.077M ▼ $88.411M ▼ $-4.96M ▼ -3.372% ▼ $-0.46 ▼ $-1.727M ▼
Q2-2025 $160.524M ▲ $92.835M ▲ $-3.625M ▲ -2.258% ▲ $-0.34 ▲ $3.214M ▲
Q1-2025 $128.657M ▼ $79.039M ▼ $-8.35M ▲ -6.49% ▼ $-0.78 ▲ $-1.304M ▼
Q4-2024 $159.023M ▲ $91.734M ▲ $-9.357M ▼ -5.884% ▼ $-0.88 ▼ $1.786M ▲
Q3-2024 $149.903M $88.992M $-5.439M -3.628% $-0.51 $1.633M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q3-2025 $23.426M ▲ $411.327M ▲ $301.222M ▲ $110.105M ▼
Q2-2025 $23.105M ▼ $410.823M ▲ $296.683M ▲ $114.14M ▲
Q1-2025 $26.679M ▲ $396.569M ▲ $285.09M ▲ $111.479M ▼
Q4-2024 $24.192M ▲ $385.204M ▼ $267.57M ▲ $117.634M ▼
Q3-2024 $23.077M $404.101M $267.169M $136.932M

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q3-2025 $-4.96M ▼ $4.735M ▼ $-4.418M ▲ $505K ▲ $760K ▲ $317K ▼
Q2-2025 $-3.625M ▲ $11.888M ▲ $-4.486M ▼ $-11.412M ▼ $-3.456M ▼ $7.402M ▲
Q1-2025 $-8.35M ▲ $-1.875M ▼ $-3.436M ▲ $7.595M ▲ $2.392M ▲ $-5.311M ▼
Q4-2024 $-9.357M ▼ $7.007M ▲ $-3.9M ▲ $-729K ▼ $921K ▲ $3.107M ▲
Q3-2024 $-5.439M $-2.14M $-4.963M $4.233M $-2.234M $-7.103M

Revenue by Products

Product Q4-2024Q1-2025Q2-2025Q3-2025
Breakage Of Online Credit And Gift Cards
Breakage Of Online Credit And Gift Cards
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Five-Year Company Overview

Income Statement

Income Statement Revenue has grown meaningfully from early levels and, while it dipped after its peak, it has started to stabilize and edge back up. The company consistently produces solid gross profit, which suggests its brands can still command decent pricing and margins at the product level. The main issue sits below that line: operating and net results have been negative for several years, with the worst losses appearing in the middle of the period and then improving more recently. In plain terms, the core business can sell product, but overhead costs, scale investments, and possibly financing costs still weigh on profitability. The direction of travel is better, but the company has yet to show a sustained, clean year of earnings after going public.

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet The balance sheet shows a business that once scaled up aggressively and is now operating with a leaner asset base. Total assets are lower than at the peak, and equity has come down as losses accumulated, leaving a thinner cushion for future shocks, though it remains positive. Debt increased sharply as the company grew and now represents a meaningful claim on the business, particularly relative to equity. Cash levels are modest but fairly steady, which suggests careful liquidity management but not a large safety buffer. Overall, the company is not overextended to an extreme degree, but it does not have a fortress balance sheet and remains sensitive to any downturn in performance or financing conditions.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow Cash generation is roughly at breakeven over time. Operating cash flow has been only slightly positive or flat, and free cash flow has hovered around small positive or small negative levels. Capital spending is low and controlled, which fits an asset-light, digital-first strategy and reduces the need for heavy ongoing investment. The flip side is that, without strong cash inflow from operations, the company has limited self-funded capacity to reduce debt, build cash reserves, or reinvest aggressively. Stability in cash flow is a plus, but the absence of a clear, sustained cash surplus keeps financial flexibility constrained.

Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge a.k.a. Brands operates in one of the toughest corners of retail: fast-moving, fashion-driven, and heavily influenced by social media. Its edge comes from a portfolio of digital-first brands that are tightly focused on younger consumers, along with strong capabilities in influencer marketing, rapid product testing, and data-driven merchandising. Brands like Princess Polly and Culture Kings have distinct identities, engaged communities, and elements of “retailtainment” that help them stand out from generic online fashion sellers. Shared infrastructure across the portfolio can create cost and marketing synergies. The main competitive risks are the intensity of fashion competition, constant shifts in taste, and dependence on social platforms for traffic and engagement. Maintaining brand relevance and avoiding discount-driven customer behavior will be critical to preserving its position.

Innovation and R&D

Innovation and R&D The company’s innovation is less about lab-style R&D and more about commercial experimentation and technology-enabled retail. Its “test and repeat” model, grounded in real-time data, allows it to quickly bring new styles to market and cut losers early. An integrated, largely third-party tech stack helps it stay nimble without heavy fixed investments. The inventory optimization work, which meaningfully reduced the number of products without hurting sales, shows real operational discipline. Looking ahead, omnichannel expansion—especially physical stores for key brands—and deeper wholesale partnerships are major strategic bets. Continued investment in analytics, personalization, and social media engagement, as well as careful sourcing diversification, are likely to be the main levers for margin improvement and growth rather than traditional R&D spends.

Summary

a.k.a. Brands has built a recognizable, digitally native fashion portfolio with clear appeal to younger shoppers and a strong grasp of social media and data-driven merchandising. Financially, it demonstrates the ability to drive revenue and gross profit but has not yet converted that into durable, bottom-line profitability or strong, recurring cash generation. The balance sheet carries meaningful debt and a slimmer equity base than in earlier years, which heightens sensitivity to execution missteps. On the positive side, the company’s asset-light technology approach, flexible merchandising, and omnichannel ambitions create paths to improve economics if executed well. The overall picture is of a brand-led, innovation-focused retailer that has proven demand but is still in the process of solidifying its financial foundation and demonstrating that its model can consistently translate cultural relevance into robust, sustainable earnings and cash flow.

NEWS

November 5, 2025 · 4:05 PM UTC

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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October 22, 2025 · 8:00 AM UTC

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. to Report Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results on November 5, 2025

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October 15, 2025 · 4:15 PM UTC

AKA Brands Strengthens Balance Sheet with Refinancing

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