EX-99.1 4 ex-9913724.htm EX-99.1 Document
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Funko Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter, Full Year Financial Results;
Provides Full-Year Outlook for 2024
--Q4 Net Sales, Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA at Upper End of Expectations,
Driven by Strong DTC Growth and Continued Operational Improvement--
EVERETT, Wash. March 7, 2024 -- Funko, Inc. (Nasdaq: FNKO), a leading pop culture lifestyle brand, today reported its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. The company also provided financial guidance for the 2024 first quarter and full year.
Fourth-Quarter Financial Results Summary: 2023 vs 2022
Net sales were $291.2 million versus $333.0 million
Gross profit was $109.4 million, equal to gross margin of 37.6%, compared with $94.3 million, equal to gross margin of 28.3%
SG&A expenses were $97.4 million, which included $8.0 million of non-recurring charges primarily related to fair market value adjustments for assets held for sale. This compares with $139.2 million, which included $32.5 million of non-recurring charges related to the write down of an enterprise resource planning system, for the fourth quarter of 2022
Net loss was $10.8 million, or $0.21 per share, versus $42.2 million, or $0.89 per diluted share
Adjusted net income* was $0.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, versus adjusted net loss of $17.9 million, or $0.35 per share
Adjusted EBITDA* was $23.5 million versus negative adjusted EBITDA* of $6.3 million
Full-Year Financial Results Summary: 2023 vs 2022
Net sales were $1.1 billion versus $1.3 billion
Gross profit was $333.0 million, equal to gross margin of 30.4%, which included $39.0 million of non-recurring charges related to the disposal of excess inventory and finished and unfinished goods held at offshore factories. This compares with $434.0 million, equal to gross margin of 32.8%
SG&A expenses were $377.1 million, which included $20.7 million of non-recurring charges primarily related to the termination of a lease agreement, fair market value adjustments for assets held for sale and severance and related charges. This compares with $398.3 million for the 2022 full year, which included $32.5 million of non-recurring charges related to the write-down of an enterprise resource planning system
Net loss was $154.1 million, or $3.19 per share, compared with $8.0 million, or $0.18 per share
Adjusted net loss* was $45.4 million, or $0.87 per share, versus adjusted net income* of $29.6 million, or $0.57 per diluted share
Adjusted EBITDA* was $27.2 million compared with $97.4 million

"In 2023, we implemented a comprehensive plan to significantly reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies and focus on our core product offerings,” said Michael Lunsford, Funko’s Interim Chief Executive Officer. "The major elements of that plan, which addressed the company's inventory issues, unprofitable product lines and SKUs, workforce size, and several other factors, were successfully completed, and we believe our company is now on a significantly more solid foundation upon which we intend to build and grow.



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"For the 2023 fourth quarter, net sales and adjusted EBITDA were at the upper end of our guidance range, fueled in part by growth in our direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, which accounted for 26 percent of
our revenue and increased nearly 30 percent compared with the same quarter of the prior year. Gross margin of 38 percent was the highest of any quarter in 2023.

“Turning to our balance sheet, we substantially lowered our inventory levels to $119 million at December 31, 2023 from $246 million at the end of last year and $162 million at September 30, 2023. We also paid down our debt by $26 million in the fourth quarter and used the proceeds from a transaction related to our Games business to further reduce our debt in the first quarter of 2024.

"Looking ahead, we face a softer content schedule following the recent Hollywood strikes and uncertainty around shipping costs caused by the Red Sea situation. Despite these headwinds, we expect our bottom line to significantly improve in 2024 compared with 2023. Our belief is based on the actions we are taking to, among other things, further expand our DTC business and increase sales of Pop! Yourself and limited-edition products – areas we control and can grow profitably."

Leadership Update 

The company also announced today that Steve Nave, Funko’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer, is resigning effective March 15, 2024. Yves LePendeven, the company’s Deputy CFO, will serve as Acting CFO as of the same date.

“Steve joined us a year ago to help with our cost reduction and operational improvement plan,” said Lunsford. “We have made significant progress against that plan and thank Steve for his contributions. We wish Steve success in his future endeavors.

“I have worked with Yves for several years now, as both a board member and as the interim CEO. I have complete faith in Yves to lead our Finance and Accounting functions. We believe we now have in place a strong, lean, aligned senior leadership team to support the arrival of a new CEO and the growth of Funko.”

Fourth Quarter 2023 Net Sales by Category and Geography
The tables below show the breakdown of net sales on a brand category and geographical basis (in thousands):

Three Months Ended December 31,Period Over Period Change
20232022DollarPercentage
Net sales by product brand:
Core Collectibles$212,776 $243,340 $(30,564)(12.6)%
Loungefly Branded Products54,908 73,346 (18,438)(25.1)%
Other23,552 16,354 7,198 44.0 %
Total net sales$291,236 $333,040 $(41,804)(12.6)%

Three Months Ended December 31,Period Over Period Change
20232022DollarPercentage
Net sales by geography:
United States$197,368 $240,647 $(43,279)(18.0)%
Europe78,138 61,869 16,269 26.3 %
Other International15,730 30,524 (14,794)(48.5)%
Total net sales$291,236 $333,040 $(41,804)(12.6)%



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Balance Sheet Highlights - At December 31, 2023 vs December 31, 2022
Total cash and cash equivalents were $36.5 million at December 31, 2023 versus $19.2 million at December 31, 2022
Inventories were $119.5 million at December 31, 2023 versus $246.4 million at December 31, 2022
Total debt was $273.6 million at December 31, 2023 versus $245.8 million at December 31, 2022. Total debt includes the amount outstanding under the company's term loan facility, net of unamortized discounts, revolving line of credit and the company's equipment finance loan

Outlook for 2024
Based on its current outlook, the company provided its 2024 full-year outlook and 2024 first-quarter guidance, as follows:
Current Outlook
2024 Full Year
  Net Sales
$1.047 billion to $1.103 billion
  Adjusted EBITDA*$65 million to $85 million
2024 First Quarter
Net sales$214 million to $227 million
Gross margin %~37%
SG&A expense, in dollars$87 million to $88 million
Adjusted net loss*$17 million to $13 million
Adjusted net loss per share*$0.32 to $0.24
Adjusted EBITDA*$0 million to $5 million

*Adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of historical adjusted net loss, adjusted loss per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA, to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, please refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release. A reconciliation of adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA outlook to the corresponding GAAP measure on a forward-looking basis cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts, as we are unable to provide reconciling information with respect to certain items. However, for the first quarter of 2024 the company expects equity-based compensation of approximately $4 million, depreciation and amortization of approximately $16 million and interest expense of approximately $6 million. For the full year 2024, the company expects equity-based compensation of approximately $15 million, depreciation and amortization of approximately $64 million and interest expense of approximately $18 million, each of which is a reconciling item to net loss. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the attached reconciliations for more information.

Conference Call and Webcast
The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) today, March 7, 2024, to further discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year results and business update. A live webcast, presentation materials and a replay of the event will be available on the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website at investor.funko.com. The replay of the webcast will be available for one year.


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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains references to non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income (loss), including per share amounts, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin, which are financial measures that are not prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). Management uses these measures internally for evaluating its operating performance, for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and financials projections, and to assess incentive compensation for our employees, and to evaluate our capacity to expand our business. In addition, our senior secured credit facilities use adjusted EBITDA to measure our compliance with covenants such as senior leverage ratio. The company's management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information regarding operational performance, because it enhances an investor's overall understanding of the financial results for the company's core business. Additionally, it provides a basis for the comparison of the financial results for the company's core business between current, past and future periods as they remove the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations. The company also believes that including Adjusted EBITDA and the other non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release is appropriate to provide additional information to investors and help to compare against other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should be considered only as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for or as a superior measure to, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of adjusted net income (loss), including per share amounts, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by our competitors, because not all companies and analysts calculate these measures in the same manner.
Detailed reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the financial tables following this release.
About Funko
Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Funko is a leading pop culture lifestyle brand. Funko designs, sources and distributes licensed pop culture products across multiple categories, including vinyl figures, action toys, plush, apparel, housewares and accessories for consumers who seek tangible ways to connect with their favorite pop culture brands and characters. Learn more at www.funko.com, and follow us on Twitter (@OriginalFunko) and Instagram (@OriginalFunko).


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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our anticipated financial results and financial position, the underlying trends in our business and the retail industry, including ongoing impacts from the Hollywood strikes and uncertainty relating to the situation in the Red Sea, our potential for growth, expectations regarding annualized cost savings and the impact of restructuring initiatives; and our strategic growth priorities. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to execute our business strategy; our ability to manage our inventories and growth; our ability to maintain and realize the full value of our license agreements; impacts from economic downturns; changes in the retail industry and markets for our consumer products; our ability to maintain our relationships with retail customers and distributors; risks related to the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial results and financial condition; our ability to compete effectively; fluctuations in our gross margin; our dependence on content development and creation by third parties; the ongoing level of popularity of our products with consumers; our ability to develop and introduce products in a timely and cost-effective manner; our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property rights or those of our licensors; potential violations of the intellectual property rights of others; risks associated with counterfeit versions of our products; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and maintain our corporate culture; our use of third-party manufacturing; risks associated with climate change; increased attention to sustainability and environmental, social and governance initiatives; geographic concentration of our operations; risks associated with our international operations; changes in effective tax rates or tax law; our dependence on vendors and outsourcers; risks relating to government regulation; risks relating to litigation, including products liability claims and securities class action litigation; any failure to successfully integrate or realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions or investments; future development and acceptance of blockchain networks; risks associated with receiving payments in digital assets; risk resulting from our e-commerce business and social media presence; our ability to successfully operate our information systems and implement new technology; risks relating to our indebtedness, including our ability to comply with financial and negative covenants under our Credit Agreement, as amended; our ability to secure additional financing on favorable terms or at all; the potential for our or our third party providers’ electronic data or the electronic data of our customers to be compromised; the influence of our significant stockholder, TCG, and the possibility that TCG’s interests may conflict with the interests of our other stockholders; risks relating to our organizational structure; volatility in the price of our Class A common stock; and risks associated with our internal control over financial reporting. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
Investor Relations:
investorrelations@funko.com
Media:
pr@funko.com


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Funko, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2023202220232022
(in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales$291,236 $333,040 $1,096,086 $1,322,706 
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization shown separately below)
181,827 238,711 763,085 888,685 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses97,380 139,229 377,065 398,272 
Depreciation and amortization15,429 13,160 59,763 47,669 
Total operating expenses294,636 391,100 1,199,913 1,334,626 
(Loss) income from operations(3,400)(58,060)(103,827)(11,920)
Interest expense, net7,419 4,480 27,970 10,334 
Loss on extinguishment of debt— — 494 — 
Gain on tax receivable agreement liability adjustment(603)— (100,223)— 
Other (income) expense, net(646)(971)(127)787 
(Loss) income before income taxes(9,570)(61,569)(31,941)(23,041)
Income tax expense (benefit)1,638 (14,869)132,497 (17,801)
Net (loss) income (11,208)(46,700)(164,438)(5,240)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests
(447)(4,481)(10,359)2,795 
Net (loss) income attributable to Funko, Inc.$(10,761)$(42,219)$(154,079)$(8,035)
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common
  stock:
Basic$(0.21)$(0.89)$(3.19)$(0.18)
Diluted$(0.21)$(0.89)$(3.19)$(0.18)
Weighted average shares of Class A common
stock outstanding:
Basic50,384 47,179 48,332 44,555 
Diluted50,384 47,179 48,332 44,555 



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Funko, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31,
20232022
(in thousands, except per share data)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$36,453 $19,200 
Accounts receivable, net130,831 167,895 
Inventory, net119,458 246,429 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets56,134 39,648 
Total current assets342,876 473,172 
Property and equipment, net91,335 102,232 
Operating lease right-of-use assets61,499 71,072 
Goodwill133,795 131,380 
Intangible assets, net167,388 181,284 
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance— 123,893 
Other assets7,752 8,112 
Total assets$804,645 $1,091,145 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Line of credit$120,500 $70,000 
Current portion long-term debt, net of unamortized discount22,072 22,041 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities17,486 18,904 
Accounts payable52,919 67,651 
Income taxes payable986 871 
Accrued royalties54,375 69,098 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities90,494 112,832 
Total current liabilities358,832 361,397 
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount130,986 153,778 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion71,309 82,356 
Deferred tax liability402 382 
Liabilities under tax receivable agreement, net of current portion— 99,620 
Other long-term liabilities5,076 3,923 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 200,000 shares authorized; 50,549 shares and 47,192 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 50,000 shares authorized; 2,277 shares and 3,293 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively— — 
Additional paid-in-capital326,180 310,807 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(180)(2,603)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings(94,064)60,015 
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Funko, Inc.231,941 368,224 
Non-controlling interests6,099 21,465 
Total stockholders' equity238,040 389,689 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$804,645 $1,091,145 




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Funko, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Operating Activities
Net (loss) income$(164,438)$(5,240)$67,854 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other57,389 47,919 40,056 
Equity-based compensation10,534 16,591 12,994 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts1,274 902 1,118 
Loss on debt extinguishment494 — 675 
Gain on tax receivable agreement liability adjustment(100,223)— — 
Deferred tax expense (benefit)123,124 (17,414)(361)
Other4,090 5,244 1,403 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Accounts receivable, net40,513 19,075 (56,648)
Inventory122,479 (82,214)(107,166)
Prepaid expenses and other assets3,242 (7,263)3,700 
Accounts payable(17,968)11,043 26,933 
Income taxes payable75 (15,018)15,585 
Accrued royalties(14,723)9,082 17,633 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(34,927)(22,841)63,586 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities30,935 (40,134)87,362 
Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment$(35,131)$(59,148)$(27,759)
Acquisitions of business and intangible assets, net of cash acquired(5,364)(19,479)199 
Other699 562 179 
Net cash used in investing activities(39,796)(78,065)(27,381)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on line of credit$71,000 $120,000 $— 
Payments on line of credit(20,500)(50,000)— 
Debt issuance costs(1,957)(405)(1,055)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net— 20,000 180,000 
Payment of long-term debt(22,581)(18,000)(198,375)
Contingent consideration— — (2,000)
Distributions to continuing equity owners(1,118)(10,710)(9,277)
Payments under tax receivable agreement(4)(7,718)(1,715)
Proceeds from exercise of equity-based options756 1,472 3,794 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities25,596 54,639 (28,628)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents518 (797)(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents17,253 (64,357)31,302 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period19,200 83,557 52,255 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$36,453 $19,200 $83,557 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest$24,635 $8,856 $5,679 
Income tax payments1,059 22,363 1,462 
Establishment of liabilities under tax receivable agreement— 30,034 20,691 
Issuance of equity instruments for acquisitions— 1,487 — 
Tenant allowance— 17,236 — 



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The following tables reconcile the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income (loss), for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended December 31,Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2023202220232022
(in thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income attributable to Funko, Inc.$(10,761)$(42,219)$(154,079)$(8,035)
Reallocation of net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of FAH, LLC for Class A common stock (1)
(447)(4,481)(10,359)2,795 
Equity-based compensation (2)
3,013 4,592 10,534 16,591 
Acquisition transaction costs and other expenses (3)
7,320 — 14,241 2,850 
Certain severance, relocation and related costs (4)
702 1,572 6,486 9,775 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (5)
— — 494 — 
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss (6)
(641)(4,990)854 (3,232)
Tax receivable agreement liability adjustments (7)
(603)3,987 (100,223)3,987 
One-time cloud based computing arrangement abandonment (8)
— 32,492 — 32,492 
One-time disposal costs for finished inventory held at offshore factories (9)
135 — 6,283 — 
One-time disposal costs for unfinished inventory held at offshore factories (10)
— — 2,404 — 
Inventory write-down (11)
254 — 30,338 — 
Income tax expense (9)
1,486 (8,890)147,630 (27,657)
Adjusted net income (loss) $458 $(17,937)$(45,397)$29,566 
Adjusted net income (loss) margin (13)
0.2 %(5.4)%(4.1)%2.2 %
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding-basic50,384 47,179 48,332 44,555 
Equity-based compensation awards and common units of FAH, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock2,808 4,335 4,021 6,967 
Adjusted weighted-average shares of Class A stock outstanding - diluted53,192 51,514 52,353 51,522 
Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share$0.01 $(0.35)$(0.87)$0.57 















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Three Months Ended December 31,Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2023202220232022
(in thousands)
Net (loss) income $(11,208)$(46,700)$(164,438)$(5,240)
Interest expense, net7,419 4,480 27,970 10,334 
Income tax expense1,638 (14,869)132,497 (17,801)
Depreciation and amortization15,429 13,160 59,763 47,669 
EBITDA$13,278 $(43,929)$55,792 $34,962 
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation (2)
3,013 4,592 10,534 16,591 
Acquisition transaction costs and other expenses (3)
7,320 — 14,241 2,850 
Certain severance, relocation and related costs (4)
702 1,572 6,486 9,775 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (5)
— — 494 — 
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss (6)
(641)(4,990)854 (3,232)
Tax receivable agreement liability adjustments (7)
(603)3,987 (100,223)3,987 
One-time cloud based computing arrangement abandonment (8)
— 32,492 — 32,492 
One-time disposal costs for finished inventory held at offshore factories (9)
135 — 6,283 — 
One-time disposal costs for unfinished inventory held at offshore factories (10)
— — 2,404 — 
Inventory write-down (11)
254 — 30,338 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$23,458 $(6,276)$27,203 $97,425 
Adjusted EBITDA margin (14)
8.1 %(1.9)%2.5 %7.4 %



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(1)
Represents the reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of FAH, LLC in periods in which income was attributable to non-controlling interests.
(2)
Represents non-cash charges related to equity-based compensation programs, which vary from period to period depending on timing of awards.
(3)
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, includes fair market value adjustments for assets held for sale. For the year ended December 31, 2023, includes costs related to the termination of a lease agreement and related expenses, fair market value adjustments for assets held for sale, partially offset by acquisition-related benefits. For the year ended December 31, 2022, includes acquisition-related costs related to investment banking and due diligence fees.
(4)

Represents certain severance, relocation and related costs. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, includes residual charges for severance and benefit costs for reductions-in-force. For the year ended December 31, 2023, includes charges to remove leasehold improvements and return multiple Washington-based warehouses, and charges related to severance and benefit costs for reductions-in-force. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, includes charges related to severance for the transition of management personnel. For the year ended December 31, 2022, includes charges related to residual one-time relocation and severance costs for U.S. warehouse personnel in connection with the opening of a warehouse and distribution facility in Buckeye, Arizona.
(5)Represents write-off of unamortized debt financing fees for the year ended December 31, 2023.
(6)Represents both unrealized and realized foreign currency losses (gains) on transactions other than in U.S. dollars.
(7)
Represents recognized adjustments to the tax receivable agreement liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, reduction of the tax receivable agreement liability as a result of recognizing a full valuation allowance of the Company's deferred tax assets and anticipated inability to realize future tax benefits.
(8)Represents abandoned cloud computing arrangement charge related to the enterprise resource planning project for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022.
(9)Represents one-time disposal costs related to unfinished goods held at offshore factories for the year ended December 31, 2023.
(10)
Represents one-time disposal costs related to finished goods held at offshore factories primarily due to customer order cancellations for the year ended December 31, 2023. Incremental charge during the three months ended December 31, 2023 were related to a true-up of original estimate of third-party destruction costs.
(11)Represents an inventory write-down, outside of normal business operations, to improve U.S. warehouse operational efficiency for the year ended December 31, 2023. Incremental charge during the three months ended December 31, 2023 were related to a true-up of original estimate of third-party destruction costs.
(12)Represents the income tax expense effect of the above adjustments. This adjustment uses an effective tax rate of 25% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023, this also includes $123.2 million recognized valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets. For the year ended December 31, 2022, this also includes the $11.0 million discrete benefit from the release of a valuation allowance on the outside basis deferred tax asset.
(13)
Adjusted net income (loss) margin is calculated as Adjusted net income (loss) as a percentage of net sales.
(14) Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.