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Laird Superfood Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

 

Net Sales grew 10%. Gross Margin at 36.5%. Positive cash flow of $1.1 million. 

 

Boulder, Colorado November 10, 2025 – Laird Superfood, Inc. (NYSE American: LSF) (“Laird Superfood,” the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”), today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

 

Jason Vieth, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Despite the ongoing economic challenges for US consumers, I’m pleased to report another quarter of double-digit growth in our business. During the third quarter, we continued to expand distribution, improve operational efficiency, and innovate in our core categories. Though the quarter was challenged by retail order timing and softer e-commerce trends, we remain confident in the long-term trajectory of our business and believe our disciplined execution and strengthened financial foundation position us well to generate sustainable, profitable growth.”

 

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

 

  Net Sales of $12.9 million compared to $11.8 million in the corresponding prior year period, and $12.0 million in the second quarter of 2025. Net Sales increased by 10% compared to the corresponding prior year period. Net Sales of Laird Superfood branded products increased 14%, and Net Sales from Picky Bars branded products declined by 45%. 
     
  Wholesale sales increased by 39% year-over-year and contributed 53% of total Net Sales, primarily driven by distribution gains.
     
  E-commerce sales decreased by 11% year-over-year and contributed 47% of total Net Sales, due to softening of new-customer sales on our direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) platform, offset in part by growth on Amazon.com. 
     
  Gross Margin was 36.5% compared to 43.0% in the corresponding prior year period, and 39.9% in the second quarter of 2025. Gross margin compression relative to the prior year period was primarily due to the non-recurrence of a supplier settlement benefit recorded in the third quarter of 2024, as well as increased commodity cost inflation and tariff costs. 
     
  Net Loss was $1.0 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to Net Loss of $0.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the corresponding prior year period and Net Loss of $0.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025. The increase in Net Loss relative to the prior year period was driven primarily by the impairment of long-lived intangible assets related to the Picky Bars brand, as well as higher marketing and selling costs on higher top-line sales, offset in part by decreased personnel costs. 
     
  Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, and non-recurring items (“adjusted EBITDA”), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to ($11.4) thousand, or ($0.00) per diluted share, in the corresponding prior year period. For more details on non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the information in the non-GAAP financial measures section of this press release.

 

Year-to-Date 2025 Highlights

 

  Net Sales of $36.5 million compared to $31.7 million in the corresponding prior year period. Net sales increased by 15% compared to the corresponding prior year period. Net Sales of Laird Superfood branded products increased by 20% and Net Sales from Picky Bars branded products which declined by 39%.
     
  Wholesale sales increased by 40% year-over-year and contributed 49% of total Net Sales, driven by distribution gains and velocity improvements.
     
  E-commerce sales were relatively flat year-over-year, and contributed 51% of total Net Sales, due to offset by a softening of new-customer sales on our DTC platform, partially offset by growth on Amazon.com. 
     
  Gross Margin was 39.3% compared to 41.7% in the corresponding prior year period. Gross margin compression relative to the prior year period was primarily due to increased commodity cost inflation, channel mix, and the non-recurrence of a supplier settlement benefit recorded in the third quarter of 2024.  
     
  Net Loss was $1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to Net Loss of $1.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the corresponding prior year period. The increase was driven by impairment charges and higher selling costs on increased top-line sales, offset in part by top-line sales growth and decreased personnel costs.
     
  Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $0.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to ($0.8) million, or ($0.08) per diluted share, in the corresponding prior year period. For more details on non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the information in the non-GAAP financial measures section of this press release.

 

 

 

Revenue Disaggregation

 

Revenue by Product

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

Coffee creamers

  $ 7,730,555       60 %   $ 6,273,157       53 %

Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate products

    4,036,805       31 %     3,298,363       28 %

Hydration and beverage enhancing products

    1,591,363       12 %     2,520,402       21 %

Snacks and other food items

    1,376,125       11 %     1,558,611       13 %

Other

    11,506       %     75,339       1 %

Gross sales

    14,746,354       114 %     13,725,872       116 %

Shipping income

    121,170       1 %     142,002       1 %

Discounts and promotional activity

    (1,971,862 )     (15 )%     (2,091,528 )     (17 )%

Sales, net

  $ 12,895,662       100 %   $ 11,776,346       100 %

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

Coffee creamers

  $ 21,214,128       58 %   $ 16,540,456       52 %

Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate products

    10,856,733       30 %     7,977,157       25 %

Hydration and beverage enhancing products

    5,521,567       15 %     6,855,274       22 %

Snacks and other food items

    4,219,833       12 %     4,546,448       14 %

Other

    154,824       %     289,261       1 %

Gross sales

    41,967,085       115 %     36,208,596       114 %

Shipping income

    381,517       1 %     373,832       1 %

Discounts and promotional activity

    (5,807,939 )     (16 )%     (4,893,490 )     (15 )%

Sales, net

  $ 36,540,663       100 %   $ 31,688,938       100 %

 

 

 

Revenue by Channel

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

E-commerce

  $ 6,123,360       47 %   $ 6,887,356       58 %

Wholesale

    6,772,302       53 %     4,888,990       42 %

Sales, net

  $ 12,895,662       100 %   $ 11,776,346       100 %

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

E-commerce

  $ 18,573,820       51 %   $ 18,854,020       59 %

Wholesale

    17,966,843       49 %     12,834,918       41 %

Sales, net

  $ 36,540,663       100 %   $ 31,688,938       100 %

 

Revenue by Brand

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

Laird Superfood

  $ 12,472,480       97 %   $ 11,008,406       93 %

Picky Bars

    423,182       3 %     767,940       7 %

Sales, net

  $ 12,895,662       100 %   $ 11,776,346       100 %

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 
   

$

   

% of Total

   

$

   

% of Total

 

Laird Superfood

  $ 35,080,057       96 %   $ 29,300,815       92 %

Picky Bars

    1,460,606       4 %     2,388,123       8 %

Sales, net

  $ 36,540,663       100 %   $ 31,688,938       100 %

 

 

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

 

We had $5.3 million of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as of September 30, 2025, and no outstanding debt. 

 

Cash used in operating activities was $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $0.5 million in the same period in 2024. The increase in cash used relative to the corresponding prior year period was driven by strategic investments to bolster our inventory to meet high demand for our products and to address the out-of-stocks experienced at the end of 2024 and in Q1 2025, as well as to forward purchase raw materials to mitigate anticipated tariff costs. We intend to normalize cash usage in the upcoming quarters as we convert inventory into cash.

 

2025 Outlook

 

Based on year-to-date performance, management now expects full-year 2025 Net Sales growth of approximately 15%. It is worth noting that as our business shifts more toward wholesale, variability may increase due to the timing of larger orders from key customers; regardless, we remain confident in the underlying demand trends that support our full-year growth outlook.

 

Management continues to expect full-year Gross Margin to be in the upper 30% range, supported by ongoing productivity initiatives and cost-management actions that are anticipated to offset commodity inflation, tariffs, and other cost pressures.

 

The Company also reaffirms its expectation of achieving breakeven Adjusted EBITDA for the full year and continues to anticipate reporting a Net Loss on a GAAP basis for fiscal 2025.

 

Laird Superfood has not provided a reconciliation between its forecasted adjusted EBITDA and net loss, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, because applicable information for future periods, on which this reconciliation would be based, is not available without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for stock-based compensation, due to volatility in our stock price, and state and local income taxes, among other items. These items may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.

 

Conference Call and Webcast Details

 

We will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss our financial results. Participants may access the live webcast on the Laird Superfood Investor Relations website at https://investors.lairdsuperfood.com under “Events”. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website and will be available for replay for at least two weeks. 

 

About Laird Superfood

 

Laird Superfood, Inc. creates award-winning, plant-based superfood products that are clean, delicious, and functional. Our products are designed to enhance a consumer's daily ritual and keep them fueled naturally throughout the day. Laird Superfood was co-founded in 2015 by the world's most prolific big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton. Laird Superfood's offerings are environmentally conscientious, responsibly tested and made with real ingredients. Shop all products online at www.lairdsuperfood.com and join the Laird Superfood community on social media for the latest news and daily doses of inspiration.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release and the conference call referencing this press release contain “forward-looking” statements, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements regarding Laird Superfood’s anticipated cash runway, future financial performance, and growth. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "continues," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "outlook," "plans," "potential," predicts," "projects," "seeks," "should," "will," "would", or the antonyms of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on Laird Superfood’s current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause Laird Superfood’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to: (1) the effects of global outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases or fear of such outbreaks, including on our supply chain, the demand for our products, and on overall economic conditions and consumer confidence and spending levels; (2) volatility regarding our revenue, expenses, including shipping expenses, and other operating results; (3) our ability to acquire new direct and wholesale customers and successfully retain existing customers; (4) our ability to attract and retain our suppliers, distributors and co-manufacturers, and effectively manage their costs and performance; (5) effects of real or perceived quality or health issues with our products or other issues that adversely affect our brand and reputation; (6) our ability to innovate on a timely and cost-effective basis, predict changes in consumer preferences and develop successful new products, or updates to existing products, and develop innovative marketing strategies; (7) adverse developments regarding prices and availability of raw materials and other inputs, a substantial amount of which come from a limited number of suppliers outside the United States, including in areas which may be adversely affected by climate change; (8) effects of changes in the tastes and preferences of our consumers and consumer preferences for natural and organic food products; (9) the financial condition of, and our relationships with, our suppliers, co-manufacturers, distributors, retailers and food service customers, as well as the health of the food service industry generally; (10) the ability of ourselves, our suppliers and co-manufacturers to comply with food safety, environmental or other laws or regulations; (11) our plans for future investments in our business, our anticipated capital expenditures and our estimates regarding our capital requirements, including our ability to continue as a going concern; (12) the costs and success of our marketing efforts, and our ability to promote our brand; (13) our reliance on our executive team and other key personnel and our ability to identify, recruit and retain skilled and general working personnel; (14) our ability to effectively manage our growth; (15) our ability to compete effectively with existing competitors and new market entrants; (16) the impact of adverse economic conditions; (17) the growth rates of the markets in which we compete, and (18) the other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 

Investor Relations Contact

Trevor Rousseau

investors@lairdsuperfood.com

 

 

LAIRD SUPERFOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Sales, net

  $ 12,895,662     $ 11,776,346     $ 36,540,663     $ 31,688,938  

Cost of goods sold

    (8,193,480 )     (6,712,214 )     (22,175,938 )     (18,483,424 )

Gross profit

    4,702,182       5,064,132       14,364,725       13,205,514  

General and administrative

                               

Salaries, wages, and benefits

    1,004,766       1,247,066       3,348,560       3,145,282  

Other general and administrative

    1,694,823       1,377,628       3,797,556       3,785,332  

Total general and administrative expenses

    2,699,589       2,624,694       7,146,116       6,930,614  

Sales and marketing

                               

Marketing and advertising

    1,838,393       1,579,763       5,394,695       5,016,446  

Selling

    1,067,698       1,057,800       3,197,735       2,757,695  

Related party marketing agreements

    92,084       70,465       239,257       196,532  

Total sales and marketing expenses

    2,998,175       2,708,028       8,831,687       7,970,673  

Total operating expenses

    5,697,764       5,332,722       15,977,803       14,901,287  

Operating loss

    (995,582 )     (268,590 )     (1,613,078 )     (1,695,773 )

Other income

    27,647       107,891       147,656       321,957  

Loss before income taxes

    (967,935 )     (160,699 )     (1,465,422 )     (1,373,816 )

Income tax expense

    (7,131 )     (5,421 )     (28,004 )     (47,902 )

Net loss

  $ (975,066 )   $ (166,120 )   $ (1,493,426 )   $ (1,421,718 )

Net loss per share:

                               

Basic and diluted

  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.14 )

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted

    10,664,585       10,256,802       10,513,356       9,831,927  

 

 

LAIRD SUPERFOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net loss

  $ (1,493,426 )   $ (1,421,718 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    186,034       204,419  

Stock-based compensation

    1,436,436       1,073,698  

Provision for inventory obsolescence

    515,147       560,519  

Impairment of long-lived intangible assets

    661,103        

Other operating activities, net

    60,037       141,119  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (211,756 )     (812,249 )

Inventory

    (4,518,384 )     (393,402 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    735,043       113,083  

Operating lease liability

    (79,475 )     (97,520 )

Accounts payable

    397,462       35,178  

Accrued expenses

    (588,385 )     1,096,152  

Related party liabilities

    46,333       26,979  

Net cash from operating activities

    (2,853,831 )     526,258  

Cash flows from investing activities

    (76,454 )     (19,178 )

Cash flows from financing activities

    (301,635 )     (12,495 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (3,231,920 )     494,585  

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

    8,514,152       7,706,806  

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

  $ 5,282,232     $ 8,201,391  

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities

               

Prepaid expenses paid for with a short-term financing arrangement included in accrued expenses

  $ 169,229     $  

Taxes withheld to cover net issuances of incentive stock awards included in accrued expenses

  $ 29,898     $  

 

 

LAIRD SUPERFOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

   

As of

 
   

September 30, 2025

   

December 31, 2024

 

Assets

               

Current assets

               

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

  $ 5,282,232     $ 8,514,152  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,983,808       1,762,911  

Inventory

    9,978,913       5,975,676  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    1,148,075       1,713,889  

Total current assets

    18,393,028       17,966,628  

Noncurrent assets

               

Property and equipment, net

    63,887       58,447  

Intangible assets, net

    120,000       896,123  

Related party license agreements

    132,100       132,100  

Right-of-use assets

    148,722       205,703  

Total noncurrent assets

    464,709       1,292,373  

Total assets

  $ 18,857,737     $ 19,259,001  

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

               

Current liabilities

               

Accounts payable

  $ 2,535,222     $ 2,137,760  

Accrued expenses

    3,253,740       3,642,998  

Related party liabilities

    81,280       34,947  

Lease liabilities, current portion

    108,350       105,966  

Total current liabilities

    5,978,592       5,921,671  

Lease liabilities

    70,802       140,464  

Total liabilities

    6,049,394       6,062,135  

Stockholders’ equity

               

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 11,049,489 and 10,673,158 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025, respectively; and 10,668,705 and 10,292,374 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024, respectively.

    10,673       10,292  

Additional paid-in capital

    122,409,406       121,304,884  

Accumulated deficit

    (109,611,736 )     (108,118,310 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    12,808,343       13,196,866  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 18,857,737     $ 19,259,001  

 

 

LAIRD SUPERFOOD, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(unaudited)

 

In this press release, we report Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per diluted share, which are financial measures not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company’s management uses non-GAAP financial measures, both internally and externally, to assess and communicate the financial performance of the Company. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude: (1) interest expense and other (income) loss, (2) income tax (benefit) expense, (3) depreciation and amortization expenses, (4) stock-based compensation, (5) expenses related to the impairment of long-lived intangible assets, and (6) expenses and recoveries related to a product quality issue. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it facilitates comparisons of its core business operations, excluding non-cash costs and non-recurring events, across periods on a consistent basis. 

 

Management uses Adjusted EBITDA internally in analyzing the Company’s financial results to assess operational performance and to determine the Company’s future capital requirements. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to Adjusted EBITDA in assessing its performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and others to understand and evaluate the Company’s operating results and it allows for a more meaningful comparison between the Company’s performance and that of competitors. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this performance measure in isolation from or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are that Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect, among other things: cash capital expenditures for assets underlying depreciation and amortization expense that may need to be replaced or for new capital expenditures; interest expense; income tax expense from continuing operations; our working capital requirements; the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation; and the provision for income taxes. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA along with other financial performance measures, including Net Sales, net loss, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, net cash used in operating activities and our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP, to adjusted EBITDA, for each of the periods presented:

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Net loss

  $ (975,066 )   $ (166,120 )   $ (1,493,426 )   $ (1,421,718 )

Adjusted for:

                               

Depreciation and amortization

    60,137       65,840       186,034       204,419  

Stock-based compensation

    439,450       540,425       1,436,436       1,073,698  

Income tax expense

    7,131       5,421       28,004       47,902  

Interest expense and other (income) expense, net

    (27,647 )     (107,891 )     (147,656 )     (321,957 )

Impairment of long-lived intangible assets

    661,103             661,103        

Product quality issue (a)

          (349,115 )           (384,329 )

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 165,108     $ (11,440 )   $ 670,495     $ (801,985 )

Net loss per share, diluted:

  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.14 )

Adjusted EBITDA per share, diluted:

  $ 0.01     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.06     $ (0.08 )

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic

    10,664,585       10,256,802       10,513,356       9,831,927  

Dilutive securities

    1,303,650             1,385,110        

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing adjusted EBITDA per share of common stock, diluted

    11,968,235       10,256,802       11,898,466       9,831,927  

(a) In January 2023, we identified a product quality issue with raw material from one vendor and we voluntarily withdrew any affected finished goods. We previously incurred costs associated with product testing, discounts for replacement orders, and inventory obsolescence costs. We reached settlement with a supplier in the third quarter of 2023 and recorded recoveries in 2024.