XCel Brands, Inc. XELB
Xcel Brands, Inc. (the "Company," "Xcel," "we," "us," or "our") is a media and consumer products company engaged in the design, licensing, marketing, live streaming, and social commerce sales of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, fine jewelry, home goods and other consumer products, and the acquisition of dynamic consumer lifestyle brands. Xcel was founded in 2011 with a vision to reimagine shopping, entertainment, and social media as social commerce.
● the Halston brands (the "Halston Brand"), the Judith Ripka brands (the "Ripka Brand"), and the C Wonder brands (the "C Wonder Brand"), which are wholly owned by the Company;
● the Longaberger by Shannon Doherty brand (the "Longaberger Brand"), which we manage through our 50% ownership interest in Longaberger Licensing, LLC;
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9M | $8.3M | $17.8M | $25.8M | $37.9M | $29.4M | $41.7M | $35.5M | $31.7M | $32.7M |
| Cost of revenue | — | $445.0K | $6.9M | $8.0M | $10.7M | $5.5M | $10.3M | $2.7M | — | $196.0K |
| Gross profit | $4.9M | $7.8M | $10.8M | $17.8M | $27.3M | $24.0M | $31.5M | $32.8M | $31.7M | $32.6M |
| SG&A | $4.6M | $6.8M | $13.3M | $16.3M | $14.4M | $9.7M | $5.6M | $5.2M | $4.7M | $5.7M |
| Total operating expenses | $8.6M | $12.8M | $23.2M | $620.0K | $39.8M | $40.4M | $36.9M | $28.8M | $40.9M | $31.2M |
| Operating income | -$13.2M | -$21.4M | -$20.6M | -$2.3M | -$12.6M | -$16.4M | -$2.6M | $3.9M | -$9.2M | $4.9M |
| Interest expense | $2.1M | $618.0K | $113.0K | $3.5M | $3.6M | $1.2M | $1.3M | — | — | — |
| Pre-tax income | -$17.5M | -$22.3M | -$21.0M | -$5.8M | -$16.1M | -$17.6M | -$4.1M | $2.9M | -$10.6M | $3.0M |
| Income tax | $75.0K | $220.0K | $1.2M | $431.0K | $3.1M | $4.5M | $642.0K | $1.8M | $447.0K | $315.0K |
| Net income | -$17.5M | -$22.4M | -$21.1M | -$4.0M | -$12.2M | -$12.9M | -$3.4M | $1.1M | -$10.1M | $2.7M |
| EPS, basic | -5.08 | -9.84 | -10.68 | -0.20 | -0.63 | -0.68 | -0.18 | 0.06 | -0.55 | — |
| EPS, diluted | -5.08 | -9.84 | -10.68 | -0.20 | -0.63 | -0.68 | -0.18 | 0.06 | -0.55 | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 3.4M | 2.3M | 2.0M | 19.6M | 19.5M | 19.1M | 18.9M | 18.3M | 18.5M | 19.0M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $1.1M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $4.6M | $5.2M | $6.1M | $5.8M | $10.3M | $11.7M | $15.6M |
| Receivables | $956.0K | $2.3M | $3.5M | $5.1M | $7.6M | $8.9M | $10.6M | $11.0M | $8.5M | $7.0M |
| Inventory | — | $0 | $453.0K | $2.8M | $3.4M | $1.2M | $899.0K | $2.0M | $0 | — |
| Total current assets | $3.7M | $4.0M | $7.3M | $14.0M | $17.2M | $16.1M | $17.6M | $23.9M | $19.3M | $21.9M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $130.0K | $182.0K | $634.0K | $1.4M | $2.5M | $3.4M | $3.7M | $3.2M | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| Goodwill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $12.4M |
| Other intangibles | $31.2M | $34.8M | $41.5M | $47.7M | $98.3M | $93.5M | $111.1M | $109.0M | $110.1M | $111.2M |
| Total assets | $38.9M | $53.8M | $71.7M | $88.9M | $125.8M | $123.1M | $143.2M | $138.1M | $135.0M | $151.1M |
| Accounts payable | $1.1M | $2.7M | $2.2M | $3.9M | $6.2M | $4.4M | $4.4M | $5.1M | $1.3M | $1.5M |
| Short-term debt | $3.2M | — | $750.0K | — | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.2M | $5.3M | $5.5M | $6.4M |
| Total current liabilities | $7.5M | $10.4M | $6.5M | $6.6M | $10.5M | $10.3M | $9.8M | $16.1M | $9.1M | $10.4M |
| Long-term debt | $9.5M | $6.6M | $4.0M | — | $25.5M | $13.8M | $16.6M | $11.3M | $19.4M | $25.5M |
| Total liabilities | $23.1M | $25.4M | $23.5M | $18.8M | $50.8M | $36.8M | $44.7M | $38.2M | $37.3M | $44.9M |
| Retained earnings | -$93.7M | -$76.2M | -$53.8M | -$32.8M | -$28.8M | -$16.6M | -$3.7M | -$233.0K | -$1.3M | $8.8M |
| Total equity | $18.0M | $30.4M | $48.2M | $70.1M | $74.9M | $86.3M | $98.5M | $99.9M | $97.7M | $106.2M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$7.0M | -$4.7M | -$6.5M | -$14.2M | -$6.6M | $3.2M | $3.5M | $6.6M | $4.7M | $7.9M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $3.6M | $4.9M | $7.0M | $7.3M | $6.8M | $5.5M | $3.9M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $570.0K | $403.0K | $242.0K | $620.0K | $720.0K | $850.0K | $976.0K | $1.8M | $3.2M | $4.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $10.0K | $112.0K | $100.0K | $265.0K | $1.1M | $748.0K | $1.1M | $1.5M | $208.0K | $2.2M |
| Investing cash flow | -$10.0K | -$112.0K | $209.0K | $44.5M | -$4.8M | -$702.0K | -$10.3M | -$1.5M | -$238.0K | -$2.8M |
| Financing cash flow | $7.9M | $3.8M | $4.7M | -$31.0M | $10.5M | -$2.2M | $2.3M | -$6.5M | -$8.4M | -$7.5M |
| Buybacks | $204.0K | $107.0K | — | $442.0K | $16.0K | $190.0K | $174.0K | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.4M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001104659-26-091375.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $32.7M | $31.7M | $35.5M | $41.7M | $29.4M | $37.9M | $25.8M | $17.8M | $8.3M | $4.9M |
| Gross profit | $32.6M | $31.7M | $32.8M | $31.5M | $24.0M | $27.3M | $17.8M | $10.8M | $7.8M | $4.9M |
| Net income | $2.7M | -$10.1M | $1.1M | -$3.4M | -$12.9M | -$12.2M | -$4.0M | -$21.1M | -$22.4M | -$17.5M |
Recent filings and events
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Unregistered share sale Shares issued outside a registered offering. Dilution, and for a small company often the way it is funded. Item 3.02
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation Item 2.03
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation Item 2.03
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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