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TGE Value Creative Solutions Corp

BEBE

TGE Value Creative Solutions Corp NYSE
$9.99 0.00% (+0.00)

Market Cap $149.85 M
52w High $10.00
52w Low $9.81
Dividend Yield 340.00%
Frequency Special
P/E 0
Volume 760.23K
Outstanding Shares 15.00M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q1-2024 $13.16M $9.55M $2K 0.02% $0 $2.7M
Q4-2023 $14.19M $9.64M $-606K -4.27% $-0.05 $3.49M
Q3-2023 $15.2M $10.3M $262K 1.72% $0.02 $4.05M
Q2-2023 $14.24M $10.58M $-321K -2.25% $-0.02 $2.6M
Q1-2023 $13.26M $9.84M $65K 0.49% $0.01 $2.48M

What's going well?

The company managed to avoid a net loss this quarter, swinging from a $606,000 loss to breakeven. Gross margins improved slightly, and operating expenses were kept roughly flat.

What's concerning?

Revenue is shrinking, and the core business is still losing money with a widening operating loss. High interest costs and heavy overhead are weighing on results, and profitability is only being achieved through a tax benefit.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q1-2024 $7.54M $88.11M $40.67M $47.44M
Q4-2023 $6.32M $88.17M $40.31M $47.85M
Q3-2023 $4.17M $89.4M $40.85M $48.54M
Q2-2023 $3.73M $94.4M $45.86M $48.54M
Q1-2023 $8.24M $95.53M $42.75M $52.78M

What's financially strong about this company?

The company has enough current assets to cover its short-term bills, and cash increased this quarter. Debt is mostly long-term, giving them some breathing room.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Retained earnings are deeply negative, showing years of losses. Rising payables and a high share of goodwill and intangibles make the balance sheet less sturdy.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q1-2024 $2K $1.9M $137K $-916K $1.21M $1.76M
Q4-2023 $-606K $2.39M $242K $-397K $2.15M $2.3M
Q3-2023 $263K $365K $732K $-650K $442K $259K
Q2-2023 $-321K $-487K $265K $-4.23M $-4.51M $-631K
Q1-2023 $65K $972K $-398K $-354K $472K $812K

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

The business keeps producing real cash, with $1.9 million from operations and $1.76 million in free cash flow. Debt is being paid down, and the company started returning cash to shareholders through dividends.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Cash flow is down from last quarter, mainly because more money is tied up in inventory. If inventory keeps growing, it could keep draining cash.

5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at TGE Value Creative Solutions Corp's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

Key strengths include strong gross margins, healthy cash generation, and a solid liquidity profile supported by ample current assets and manageable debt. The franchise-based rent-to-own model offers a resilient niche with a proven operating playbook, allowing BEBE to generate positive free cash flow even while reported profits remain thin.

! Risks

Major risks stem from structurally weak operating profitability, heavy overhead costs, and a long history of cumulative losses reflected in deeply negative retained earnings. Additional concerns include reliance on non-operating items to stay marginally profitable, significant goodwill that could face impairment, competitive and reputational pressures in the rent-to-own industry, and exposure to working capital swings and interest expenses.

Outlook

Looking ahead, the company appears stable from a cash and liquidity standpoint but needs to improve core operating profitability to strengthen the balance sheet and reduce reliance on non-operating boosts. The outlook is highly dependent on management’s ability to trim costs, enhance store-level economics, carefully expand within its franchise system, and navigate a competitive, scrutinized market, all under conditions where historical growth and trend data are limited.